Adirondack waterfront properties are among the most unique and valuable real estate assets in the Northeast. Determining their value requires specialized knowledge of lakes, shoreline characteristics, waterfront footage, boating access, privacy, views, and current buyer demand.
Whether you're considering selling this year or simply curious about your property's current value, understanding what drives Adirondack waterfront prices is an important first step.
Unlike traditional homes, waterfront properties are valued on much more than square footage. Shoreline quality, water depth, privacy, views, boathouses, docks, acreage, lake reputation, and recent sales activity all play a significant role in determining value. Two properties on the same lake can differ in value by hundreds of thousands of dollars based on features that automated valuation tools often overlook.
For more than 38 years, Peter Day has specialized in Adirondack waterfront real estate, helping buyers and sellers understand the unique factors that influence waterfront property values throughout the region. From Lake Placid and Upper Saranac Lake to Long Lake, Tupper Lake, Rainbow Lake, and beyond, every waterfront property tells its own story.
On this page, you'll learn what influences waterfront values, explore recent market trends, and discover how a professional waterfront valuation can help you make informed decisions about your property. Whether you're planning to sell now, in the near future, or simply want to stay informed, this information will help you better understand one of your most valuable assets.
When it comes to waterfront real estate, location remains one of the most important factors influencing value. However, waterfront location involves much more than an address. The lake itself, proximity to nearby communities, access, privacy, views, boating opportunities, and the overall reputation of a waterfront area all contribute to market value. Properties on highly sought-after lakes often command premium prices due to limited supply and strong buyer demand. Even within the same lake, values can vary significantly based on shoreline characteristics, exposure to sun and wind, distance from amenities, and the quality of neighboring properties. Understanding how location affects value requires more than reviewing recent sales—it requires knowledge of the unique characteristics that make each Adirondack waterfront property desirable to today's buyers. I've decided to not shy away from the first rule of real estate here, location-location-location.
We have chosen to work exclusively with buyers and sellers of Adirondack Waterfront Property at Martha Day Realty because simply said, waterfront real estate is the most attractive place to be that everyone loves and enjoys.
No two Adirondack waterfront properties are exactly alike, which is why determining value requires much more than reviewing a few recent sales. Over nearly four decades specializing in waterfront real estate, I have found that buyers evaluate properties based on a unique combination of factors that extend far beyond the home itself.
The lake, shoreline quality, water depth, privacy, views, waterfront footage, boathouses, docks, acreage, access, and overall setting all influence market value. In many cases, two properties with similar homes can sell for dramatically different prices because of differences in waterfront characteristics and buyer appeal.
At Martha Day Realty, we carefully analyze recent waterfront sales, current market conditions, and the specific features that make your property unique. Our goal is to provide sellers with a realistic understanding of value based on what today's buyers are actually willing to pay.
Below are many different Adirondack Lakes sales broken down by lakes and areas for you to see. The market is robust for these properties and its our pleasure for you to see this information here at www.adirondackwaterfront.com
Understanding the value of your Adirondack waterfront property begins with a conversation. Whether you are considering selling in the near future or simply want to better understand your property's position in today's market, a professional waterfront valuation can provide valuable insight.
The valuation process includes a review of your property's location, shoreline characteristics, waterfront footage, improvements, recent comparable sales, and current market conditions. Because waterfront properties are highly unique, careful analysis is required to accurately assess value and identify the features that buyers are willing to pay a premium for.
With nearly 40 years of experience specializing in Adirondack waterfront real estate, Peter Day provides knowledgeable, confidential guidance tailored to your specific property and goals. There is no obligation and no pressure—just professional insight based on decades of waterfront sales experience.
If you would like to learn more about your property's current market value, I invite you to complete the form below or contact me directly. I would be pleased to discuss your property, answer your questions, and provide an informed opinion of value based on today's Adirondack waterfront market.
Your waterfront property is unique. Its valuation should be too.
One of the best ways to understand the value of your waterfront property is to review recent sales on your lake and throughout the Adirondacks. While no two waterfront properties are exactly alike, studying comparable sales can provide valuable insight into current buyer demand, pricing trends, and the features that command premium values.
To help waterfront owners stay informed, we have organized recent waterfront sales by lake and region. Whether your property is located on Upper Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, Long Lake, Rainbow Lake, Tupper Lake, or another Adirondack waterfront destination, these sales archives offer a unique look at the market.
I invite you to explore the sold waterfront properties featured throughout AdirondackWaterfront.com. As you review these sales, remember that factors such as shoreline quality, privacy, water depth, views, waterfront footage, and improvements can significantly influence value. If you would like a professional opinion of how your property compares to recent sales, I would be pleased to provide a confidential waterfront valuation tailored to your property and goals.
19 Deerwood Lane, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
7 Beds | 7 Baths | 7,500 Sq.Ft.
533 Hawk Ridge Road, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
7 Beds | 5 Baths | 4,000 Sq.Ft.
745 Bartlett Carry Road, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
6 Beds | 5 Baths | 4,000 Sq.Ft.
738 Bartlett Carry Road, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
7 Beds | 6 Baths | 7,000 Sq.Ft.
534 Hawk Ridge Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
5 Beds | 3 Baths | 3,000 Sq.Ft.
779 Bartlett Carry Road, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
4 Beds | 4 Baths | 3,224 Sq.Ft.
5096 State Route 30, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
13 Beds | 10 Baths | 4,000 Sq.Ft.
478 Bungalow Bay, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 3,184 Sq.Ft.
88 Saranac Inn Lane, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,400 Sq.Ft.
690 Bartlett Carry Road, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,208 Sq.Ft.
83 Saranac Inn Lane, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,675 Sq.Ft.
5082 State Rte 30, Lake Clear, NY 12945
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,900 Sq.Ft.
436 Gilpin Bay Rd, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,862 Sq.Ft.
28 Old Hotel Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12983
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,422 Sq.Ft.
423 Gilpin Bay, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
2 Beds | 1 Bath | 1,348 Sq.Ft.
822 Bartlett Carry Rd, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,305 Sq.Ft.
27 County Rte 46, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,728 Sq.Ft.
7 Back Bay Road Road, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,167 Sq.Ft.
74 Saranac Inn Lane, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
5 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,195 Sq.Ft.
807 Bartlett Carry Road, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
2 Beds | 1 Bath | 672 Sq.Ft.
596 Mount Whitney Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
5 Beds | 5 Baths | 5,450 Sq.Ft.
193 Ruisseaumont Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
9 Beds | 8 Baths | 6,000 Sq.Ft.
636 Mt Whitney Road, Lake Placid, NY 12946
5 Beds | 4 Baths | 4,320 Sq.Ft.
63 Camp Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
4 Beds | 5 Baths | 2,610 Sq.Ft.
280 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
4 Beds | 5 Baths | 3,640 Sq.Ft.
29 Taylor Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
7 Beds | 6 Baths | 3,400 Sq.Ft.
312 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
6 Beds | 5 Baths | 3,850 Sq.Ft.
160 Peninsula Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,350 Sq.Ft.
12 George and Bliss Lane,Pier 240, Lake Placid, NY 12946
6 Beds | 4 Baths | 3,738 Sq.Ft.
29 Point O View Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
4 Beds | 4 Baths | 4,493 Sq.Ft.
338 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 3,500 Sq.Ft.
274 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
4 Beds | 4 Baths | 1,968 Sq.Ft.
2575 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY 12946
5 Beds | 5 Baths | 3,332 Sq.Ft.
171 Beech Hill, Lake Placid, NY 12946
5 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,564 Sq.Ft.
2181 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, NY 12946
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,016 Sq.Ft.
22 Swiss Road, 4, Lake Placid, NY 12946
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,998 Sq.Ft.
36 Waters Edge Way, Unit 2, Lake Placid, NY 12946
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,600 Sq.Ft.
2221 Saranac Avenue, Unit B, Lake Placid, NY 12946
2 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,000 Sq.Ft.
12 George & Bliss 509 Lake, Lake Placid, NY 12946
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 3,000 Sq.Ft.
12 George & Bliss Pier 273, SOA 273, Lake Placid, NY 12946
5 Beds | 4 Baths | 2,500 Sq.Ft.
44 St. Regis Carry Road, Paul Smiths, NY 12970
14 Beds | 16 Baths | 8,000 Sq.Ft.
67 St. Regis Carry Road, Lake Clear, NY 12945
10 Beds | 9 Baths | 6,966 Sq.Ft.
86 Hoffman Road, Paul Smiths, NY 12970
6 Beds | 6 Baths | 3,280 Sq.Ft.
55 St. Regis Carry Road, Paul Smiths, NY 12970
7 Beds | 7 Baths | 3,073 Sq.Ft.
36 ST. Regis Carry Road, Brighton, NY 12970
7 Beds | 5 Baths | 2,125 Sq.Ft.
218 Beech Hill Camp Road, Paul Smiths, NY 12970
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,233 Sq.Ft.
0 Heron Lane, Paul Smiths, NY 12970
63 Fawn Way, Long Lake, NY 12847
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,360 Sq.Ft.
40 Eaton Outlet Way, Long Lake, NY 12847
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 3,100 Sq.Ft.
885 Deerland Road, Long Lake, NY 12847
7 Beds | 3 Baths | 3,420 Sq.Ft.
88 Dock Lane, Long Lake, NY 12847
6 Beds | 4 Baths | 3,000 Sq.Ft.
11 Bonnieview, Long Lake, NY 12847
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,190 Sq.Ft.
9 Api Si Sin, Long Lake, NY 12847
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,242 Sq.Ft.
132 Jim Bird Ln., Long Lake, NY 12847
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 943 Sq.Ft.
59 Alice Bissell Lane, Long Lake, NY 12847
2 Beds | 1 Bath | 926 Sq.Ft.
1035 Deerland Road, Long Lake, NY 12847
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,720 Sq.Ft.
8 Rocky Dell Way, Long Lake, NY 12847
5 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,020 Sq.Ft.
65 Eaton Outlet Way, Long Lake, NY 12847
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,265 Sq.Ft.
465 Endion Lane, Long Lake, NY 12847
2 Beds | 1 Bath | 504 Sq.Ft.
49 Clear Pond Road, Long Lake, NY 12847
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,282 Sq.Ft.
0 Beecher Park Way, Long Lake, NY 12847
203 Big Wolf Road E, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
6 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,600 Sq.Ft.
157 Lake Simond Rd Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
6 Beds | 4 Baths | 2,658 Sq.Ft.
31 Charland Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
2 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,095 Sq.Ft.
29-30 Labarge Lane, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,518 Sq.Ft.
24 Hemlock Ledge Road, Lot 6, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
6 Beds | 4 Baths | 2,000 Sq.Ft.
10 Gull Pond Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
5 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,160 Sq.Ft.
23 Lake Simond Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,600 Sq.Ft.
33 Gull Pond Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,980 Sq.Ft.
36 Gull Pond Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,096 Sq.Ft.
75 Charland Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,824 Sq.Ft.
00 Martin's Point, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
160 Racquette Flow Drive, Piercefield, NY 12973
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,620 Sq.Ft.
1718 State Route 30, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
4 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,344 Sq.Ft.
122 Raquette Flow Drive, Piercefield, NY 12973
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,146 Sq.Ft.
83 Haymeadow Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,356 Sq.Ft.
5 Logan Lane, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,394 Sq.Ft.
5 Park Ridge, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,266 Sq.Ft.
86 S Little Wolf Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
2 Beds | 1 Bath | 645 Sq.Ft.
38 Eagle Crag Lake, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
2 Beds | 1 Bath | 800 Sq.Ft.
32 Lake Ridge, Tupper Lake, NY 12986
2 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,178 Sq.Ft.
00 Highland Road, Keeseville, NY 12944
1 Point Au Fer Rd, Champlain, NY 12919
6,132 Sq.Ft.
15 Harbor View Way, Essex, NY 12936
5 Beds | 4 Baths | 2,633 Sq.Ft.
54 Loch Lane, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
5 Beds | 3 Baths | 4,323 Sq.Ft.
47 Ligonier Way, Willsboro, NY 12996
4 Beds | 1 Bath | 2,915 Sq.Ft.
96 Furnace Point Road, Westport, NY 12993
6 Beds | 6 Baths | 20,000 Sq.Ft.
6398 Main St. Street, Westport, NY 12993
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,448 Sq.Ft.
34 Loch Hame Way, Westport, NY 12993
5 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,662 Sq.Ft.
392 Point Au Fer Road, Champlain, NY 12919
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 4,107 Sq.Ft.
1646 Lake Shore Road, Chazy, NY 12921
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 4,694 Sq.Ft.
500 Bridge Road, Crown Point, NY 12928
4 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,421 Sq.Ft.
16 Coastland Drive, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
5 Beds | 4 Baths | 3,640 Sq.Ft.
3388 Essex Road, Willsboro, NY 12996
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,880 Sq.Ft.
5812 NYS Route 9N, Westport, NY 12993
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,598 Sq.Ft.
306 School Street, Essex, NY 12936
4 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,632 Sq.Ft.
0 Ledge Lane, Willsboro, NY 12996
102 Cedar Lane, Willsboro, NY 12996
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,600 Sq.Ft.
393 Corlear Drive, Willsboro, NY 12996
9 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,200 Sq.Ft.
32 Colligan Point Road Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,558 Sq.Ft.
3036 Essex Road, Willsboro, NY 12996
4 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,062 Sq.Ft.
33 Loon Landing, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,980 Sq.Ft.
163 Vosburgh, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,720 Sq.Ft.
134 Vosburgh Road, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,644 Sq.Ft.
157 Vosburgh Road, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
2 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,466 Sq.Ft.
303 County Route 60, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
3 Beds | 1 Bath | 1,000 Sq.Ft.
30 Kushaqua Mud Pond Road, Onchiota, NY 12989
4 Beds | 2 Baths | 2,036 Sq.Ft.
38 Vosburgh Road, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
3 Beds | 2 Baths | 1,765 Sq.Ft.
703 County Route 60, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
3 Beds | 3 Baths | 1,758 Sq.Ft.
6 Kushaqua Mud Pond Rd Road, Onchiota, NY 12989
1 Bed | 1 Bath | 640 Sq.Ft.