Hamlet · Laurel
Laurel
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Laurel hamlet performance through May 2026 — activity, pricing, and segment trends within Southold Township.
Latest data: May 2026Updated today · Jun 25, 2026
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Momentum · YTD through May 2026
$/sqft
Accelerating+7.9%YoY$617
vs $572 prior YTD
Median price
Accelerating+8.9%YoY$1.16M
vs $1.06M prior YTD
Closed sales
Declining-15.4%YoY11
vs 13 prior YTD
Total volume
Declining-12.7%YoY$14.30M
vs $16.38M prior YTD
Executive Summary
YTD Southold new listings are down 50% through May, with 1 versus 2 a year ago.
YTD median sale price rose to $1.16M, a 8.9% move versus prior-year YTD.
Time horizon
Monthly trend across 2021–2026.
2021–2026 · 5-year overview?
YTD median price (vs 2025)
$1.16M
+8.9%vs $1.06M 2025 YTD · 5yr CAGR +8.8%
YTD closings (2026 vs 2025)
11
-15.4%vs 13 2025 YTD · 2021 FY 24
YTD volume (2026 vs 2025)
$14.30M
-12.7%vs $16.38M 2025 YTD · 2021 FY $19.21M
Years of history
6
2021 → 2026 · 2026 FY closings 11 / volume $14.30M
2021 median
$759K
24 closings
2022 median
$686K
21 closings
2023 median
$1.17M
28 closings
2024 median
$945K
26 closings
2025 median
$948K
35 closings
2026 median
$1.16M
11 closings
Activity
Monthly · 2021–2026Inventory entering market
New listings
1
2026 YTD vs 2 2025
Declining-50.0%YoYUpdated Jun 25, 2026 · refreshes daily
Pending transactions
Under contract
0
2026 YTD vs 1 2025
Declining-100.0%YoYUpdated Jun 25, 2026 · refreshes daily
Completed sales
Closed transactions
11
2026 YTD vs 13 2025
Declining-15.4%YoYUpdated Jun 25, 2026 · refreshes daily
Pricing
Median price · Volume · 2021–2026All Southold closings
Monthly median sales price
Updated Jun 25, 2026 · refreshes daily
Apples-to-apples pricing
Price per sqft
Accelerating+7.9%YoY
Updated Jun 25, 2026 · refreshes daily
All Southold closings
Monthly sales volume
$14.30M
2026 YTD vs $16.38M 2025
Declining-12.7%YoYUpdated Jun 25, 2026 · refreshes daily
Seasonality
Average median price and closed sales by calendar month, averaged across 2021–2025. Filtered to Laurel.
Bars · closings · Line · median price
When deals typically happen
Peak activity
Mar
3 avg sales · busiest month for closings
Highest median price
Sep
$2.74M avg median
Quietest month
Sep
1 avg sales · best window for buyer leverage
Segment Analysis
Waterfront vs non-waterfrontAll Southold Closings
YTDClosed
11
-15.4% YoY
YTD Median
$1.16M
+8.9% YoY
YTD Average
$1.30M
+3.2% YoY
YTD Volume
$14.30M
-12.7% YoY
Waterfront
YTDClosed
0
YTD Median
—
YTD Average
—
YTD Volume
—
Non-Waterfront
YTDClosed
4
-20.0% YoY
YTD Median
$873K
+3.6% YoY
YTD Average
$1.11M
+3.2% YoY
YTD Volume
$4.44M
-17.4% YoY
Source note: waterfront / non-waterfront segmentation is sourced from MLS Grid using the WaterfrontYN flag.