Westchester Real Estate, 2025 Recap: One Neighborhood, Many Markets
From North Kentwood to Loyola Village, differences in lot sizes, home styles, and buyer profiles have long shaped how each pocket performs. As a longtime Silicon Beach resident and the founder of Team Tami, I’ve spent over two decades helping homeowners and buyers navigate these nuances. What made 2025 especially interesting wasn’t that Westchester behaved differently, it’s that the data made those differences impossible to ignore.
At a headline level, Westchester’s single-family home market posted solid growth in 2025. The median sale price rose 7.8% year over year, supported by a 4.0% increase in median price per square foot, indicating genuine value appreciation rather than just larger homes trading hands. Sales volume dipped slightly, but buyer demand remained healthy overall. The real story, however, emerged when comparing the different areas within Westchester.
North Kentwood was the clear standout. In 2025, median sale prices in North Kentwood jumped nearly 20%, reaching approximately $2.39 million. This growth was driven by limited inventory, strong demand for larger homes, and North Kentwood’s position as Westchester’s premier luxury pocket. Importantly, appreciation here wasn’t only a function of size. Price per square foot increased by 8.0%, confirming meaningful underlying value growth.
South Kentwood, by contrast, told a more measured story. Median prices rose about 3.6% in 2025, while price per square foot remained essentially flat. This reflects a stable, balanced segment of the market, one that continues to attract buyers seeking the Kentwood lifestyle at a different price point.
Loyola Village and West Westchester highlighted an important lesson: headline numbers can be misleading. In 2025, median prices in this area declined year over year, but not because demand weakened. Rather, a higher proportion of smaller homes sold, pulling down the median sales price. When viewed through price-per-square-foot data, values actually increased by just over 3%, signaling a healthy market where affordability and turnover played a larger role.
Other Westchester pockets, including areas such as Westport Heights, experienced steady appreciation driven by consistent demand and solid fundamentals. As in Kentwood and Loyola Village, results varied based on home size, condition, and pricing strategy rather than neighborhood name alone.
For Westchester homeowners, 2025 reinforced something that has always been true here: outcomes are hyper-local. Two homes just blocks apart can experience very different results depending on their specific location, lot characteristics, and how well they align with buyer expectations. Today’s buyers are highly informed and selective, placing a premium on homes that are thoughtfully prepared and realistically priced.
Looking ahead, Westchester remains a resilient and desirable community with strong long-term appeal. Its central location, neighborhood character, and diverse housing options continue to attract buyers across a range of price points. Success, however, increasingly depends on understanding where your home fits within Westchester’s broader patchwork of sub-markets.
In a neighborhood as layered as Westchester, informed decisions grounded in local insight remain one of the greatest advantages a homeowner can have.
