The Hideout Community Market Update

Through August 2026, The Hideout had 101 closed sales year to date, up 12.2% from 90 over the same period in 2025. The year-to-date median sale price sits at $289,990, essentially flat, down just 0.4% from $291,250 a year ago, which suggests pricing has stabilized rather than moved meaningfully in either direction. This month alone brought 13 closings, a low-volume snapshot worth reading with that context in mind.

Active inventory this month stands at 67 listings, down 13.0% from 77 a year ago, while months of supply eased to 4.96 from 6.12, a shift from buyer-leaning territory towards a buyer/seller balance. At the same time, homes are taking longer to sell: the year-to-date average days on market climbed to 66, up 32.0% from 50 last year. This month's average sale price jumped to $501,001, up 44.22% year over year, while the median sale price rose a more modest 10.71% to $310,000, a sign that one or more higher-end closings pulled this month's average upward without shifting where most buyers are actually transacting. Remember, one or two lakefronts can drastically change price points.

The average sale price adds up every closing and divides by the number of sales, so a single high-end home can pull it noticeably upward. The median is the true middle, half the sales were above it, half below, which makes it a steadier read on where most buyers are actually transacting.

This month, the average sale price inside The Hideout was $501,001, while the median landed at $310,000, a $191,001 gap. On just 13 closings this month, one or two higher-priced sales were enough to pull the average sharply upward (up 44.22% year over year) while the median moved a more modest 10.71%. The year-to-date figures tell a steadier story: an average of $354,775 against a median of $289,990. With 101 sales spread across a wide price range, the median remains the more reliable indicator of where most buyers in The Hideout are actually closing.

At 4.96 months of supply, The Hideout sits within balanced territory, and it has eased notably from 6.12 months a year ago. At the current pace of sales, all available inventory would be absorbed in just under five months if no new homes came to market. For sellers, this is a meaningful improvement from a year ago. For buyers, it means less urgency than in a tight seller's market, though well-priced homes in the $300K–$399K core are still moving at a healthy clip.

The Hideout draws the majority of its buyers from the New York metro area, New Jersey, and the Philadelphia corridor. These are second-home and vacation-property buyers making lifestyle-driven decisions, and their timelines, motivations, and price sensitivity operate differently than in a primary-home market. The steady year-to-date sales pace, 101 closings and counting, even as active inventory has tightened, tells us that demand from these feeder markets remains real even as the broader rate environment keeps some buyers weighing carrying costs against lifestyle return.

The Hideout is a four-season gated amenity community near Lake Ariel, with a private lake, pools, skiing, golf, tennis, and dining. Property types include single-family homes, chalets, townhomes, and vacant lots. Across the wider tri-county MLS region, covering Pike Wayne, Greater Scranton, and Pocono Mountains associations, closed sales are averaging roughly 87 days on market, a helpful backdrop for understanding why 66 days YTD within The Hideout still reads as a relatively efficient pace for a lifestyle-driven, second-home community.

Whether you're watching the market from across the state or across the street, these numbers are worth paying attention to. Sales are keeping pace with last year, inventory has eased into better balance, and pricing has held steady, a community that continues to draw genuine interest from feeder markets even as the broader landscape shifts. If you're thinking about your next move inside The Hideout, this is a good moment to get informed.