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Buffalo, New York Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Clarence Center Ranch Leads at $1.1 Million

A custom Ranch on more than two acres in Clarence Center led a group of sales that stretched from Buffalo's Park Meadow neighborhood to Youngstown.

Buffalo, New York Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Clarence Center Ranch Leads at $1.1 Million

Five single-family homes make up the highest-priced home sales reported in the Buffalo metro area for the week ending October 11, 2026, and together they sold for $4.46 million.

Four of the five are in Erie County, in Clarence Center, Amherst, Buffalo and Lancaster, and the fifth is in Youngstown in Niagara County. The homes were built across more than seven decades, and the group takes in Tudor, Colonial, Contemporary and Ranch designs.

No. 1 — $1,100,100 · 8620 Northfield Rd, Clarence Center, New York

Top home sale No. 1 in the Buffalo metro area β€” 8620 Northfield Rd, Clarence Center, New York, week ending October 11, 2026

The top sale of the week was a one-story Ranch on a 2.19-acre flag lot in Clarence Center, the largest lot among the five. Built in 2013 as a custom home, it has 3,014 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, all on the main level, and three bathrooms, two full and one half. The property last sold for $60,000 in 2013.

Detailed millwork appears throughout, and the main floor has nine-foot ceilings and walnut floors. Off the foyer, a formal dining room leads into a butler’s pantry fitted with a sink, a refrigerator, granite counters and cabinetry. The great room has a gas fireplace and opens to the kitchen, which has a large island with seating, a walk-in pantry and an eating area. The primary suite has its own bath, and a den with a closet can serve as another bedroom.

A covered patio with electric shades extends from the kitchen, and the backyard has a large heated saltwater pool set in the ground. Below, the basement adds 1,131 square feet of finished space with nine-foot ceilings, an egress window and a walk-up to the three-car garage. The home is in the Clarence school district, a few minutes from Transit Road.

The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold for $1,100,100, which was $200,200 above its $899,900 asking price. Beth H Klipfel of HUNT Real Estate ERA was the listing agent, and Lauren Melber, also of HUNT Real Estate ERA, represented the buyer in the week’s No. 1 sale.

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No. 2 — $939,000 · 18 Harper Rd, Amherst, New York

Top home sale No. 2 in the Buffalo metro area β€” 18 Harper Rd, Amherst, New York, week ending October 11, 2026

Snyder’s shops and restaurants are a short walk from 18 Harper Road, and so is Smallwood Elementary. The brick Tudor, built in 1940, is the oldest home in this week’s group, and it stands on an extra-wide 0.43-acre lot in the Amherst neighborhood.

Stone garden beds and mature plantings line the brick walk to the front door, which is set in a turret. The living room has an arched doorway and a woodburning fireplace trimmed in stone, with French doors to a stamped concrete patio. A den with built-in bookshelves looks out on the landscaped yard, and the formal dining room keeps a vintage ceiling rosette. The kitchen has been fully remodeled, with granite counters, a Thermador gas range and heated floors.

The home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, two full and two half, in 2,840 square feet. One bedroom is on the first floor. Upstairs, the primary suite has its own woodburning fireplace and double closets, the second bedroom has a walk-in closet inside the turret, and the third connects to a large bonus room. In the finished basement, there is a family room with a third woodburning fireplace and a bar room original to the 1940s, complete with a brick bar and its original stools.

Outside are a courtyard garden, an original stone oven and a fenced saltwater pool. A two-car attached garage is joined by a separate one-stall garage known as the pony barn. The property last sold for $280,000 in 2008.

The home went under contract 13 days after it was listed and sold for $939,000, $89,100 above its $849,900 asking price. Susan D Lenahan of MJ Peterson Real Estate Inc. was the listing agent, and Giavanna Rossi of Howard Hanna WNY Inc. represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $925,000 · 30 Hallam Rd, Buffalo, New York

Top home sale No. 3 in the Buffalo metro area β€” 30 Hallam Rd, Buffalo, New York, week ending October 11, 2026

In Buffalo’s Park Meadow neighborhood, 30 Hallam Road is a brick center-entrance Colonial built in 1942. At 2,467 square feet on 0.30 acres, it is the smallest home on the smallest lot in this week’s group, yet it has the most bathrooms of the five: five in all, three full and two half, for three bedrooms.

The formal living room has a gas fireplace, and a sun room with built-in storage opens to the backyard. French doors lead from the formal dining room to a flagstone terrace and a professionally landscaped yard with mature plantings. The kitchen has been updated with quartz counters and a pantry, and the breakfast room beside it has first-floor laundry.

Upstairs, two of the three bedrooms have their own baths. The primary suite has several closets and a stall shower, and the other suite opens to a balcony that overlooks the fenced yard. The partially finished basement has a wood-paneled bar and recreation room with a wood-burning fireplace. There is an attached two-car garage. The property last sold for $280,000 in 2005.

The home went under contract seven days after it was listed and sold for $925,000, $125,100 above its $799,900 asking price. Jake Warner of Gurney Becker & Bourne was on both sides of the sale, listing the home with Ellen H Warner, also of Gurney Becker & Bourne, and representing the buyer.

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No. 4 — $780,000 · 14 Silent Meadow Ln, Lancaster, New York

Top home sale No. 4 in the Buffalo metro area β€” 14 Silent Meadow Ln, Lancaster, New York, week ending October 11, 2026

Built in 2016, 14 Silent Meadow Lane in Lancaster is the newest home among the five. The two-story Contemporary sits on a 0.32-acre lot on a quiet dead-end street, with shake and stone accents on its exterior.

A two-story foyer brings light into the home and leads to an open kitchen, living room and morning room. The home has five bedrooms, tied for the most in this week’s group, along with four bathrooms, two full and two half, and 3,780 square feet. One of the bedrooms can also work as a bonus room, such as an office or a playroom.

The basement was finished in 2022 as a place to gather, with a custom wet bar topped in concrete, two beverage refrigerators and a fitness area set apart from the main space. The home also has a custom rock-climbing wall. In the fenced backyard, a saltwater pool and spa share a spillover waterfall and two other water features, lit by color-changing LED lights. A two-and-a-half-car attached garage completes the property, which last sold for $416,900 in 2017.

Lisa Barnack of Keller Williams Realty Lancaster was the listing agent, and Chrystal A Manzare of Howard Hanna WNY Inc. represented the buyer. The home went under contract 15 days after it was listed and sold for $780,000, above its $749,500 asking price.

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No. 5 — $720,000 · 393 Glengrove Rd, Youngstown, New York

Top home sale No. 5 in the Buffalo metro area β€” 393 Glengrove Rd, Youngstown, New York, week ending October 11, 2026

The one sale this week outside Erie County was also the largest home of the five. At 393 Glengrove Road in Youngstown, in Niagara County, a three-story brick Colonial built in 1978 has 4,126 square feet of living space, five bedrooms and four bathrooms, three full and one half, on a 0.47-acre lot on a quiet dead-end block.

The main rooms include a great room, a formal dining room and a kitchen with granite counters, a large island and a breakfast nook. There is a home office, and a bonus room sits over the three-car garage. The layout includes space for guests or an in-law suite. The home has three fireplaces. The finished basement has a sitting area with a wood-burning fireplace and a kitchenette with cabinets, counter space and a refrigerator.

Outdoors, a heated gunite pool is the center of the yard, and a pool house has an outdoor kitchen and a bathroom. The property last sold for $315,000 in 2001, and it sold this week for $720,000. Stephanie Cattarin of Keller Williams Realty WNY was the listing agent, and Alisa M Talarico of Century 21 North East represented the buyer.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 11, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.

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