These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in Mercer County (New Jersey) for the week ending November 8, 2026, and together they came to $5.18 million. Princeton accounts for two of them, with the others in Princeton Junction, Lawrence Township and Hamilton.
Four of the five are Colonials, and the fifth is a 1965 Contemporary. The group spans nearly four decades of building, from a home finished in 1948 to one completed in 1986, and the sales reach from established Princeton streets close to town to suburban communities with wooded backyards and in-ground pools.
No. 1 — $1,360,000 · 15 Linwood Cir, Princeton, New Jersey
The top sale of the week is a Contemporary from 1965 in Princeton’s Littlebrook neighborhood, and it sits on 0.53 acres, the largest lot among the five. The backyard is mature and private, with an in-ground pool.
Inside, a few steps up from the entry is a large living room with a wood-burning fireplace, open wide to the dining room. Double doors lead from the dining room into a sunroom, and the eat-in kitchen is next to the dining room. Down a few steps from the entry, a family room has sliding doors straight out to the pool and the yard, and that level also has a bedroom and a half bath. Further down, a second family room offers room for a gym, a playroom or a media room. Hardwood and ceramic tile cover the floors.
The home has five bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, and 2,360 square feet of living space, along with an attached two-car garage.
It went under contract 14 days after it was listed and sold for $1.36 million, $61,000 above its asking price of $1.299 million. Ingela Kostenbader of Queenston Realty, LLC was the listing agent, and Robin Wallack of BHHS Fox & Roach – Princeton represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,330,000 · 299 Walnut Ln, Princeton, New Jersey
The oldest home in this week’s group, a 1948 Colonial on Walnut Lane, is in the American Way subdivision, in what is known as the Tree Streets neighborhood. It is close to much of Princeton: Princeton Shopping Center is 0.4 miles away, Princeton High School is 0.6 miles away and downtown Princeton is roughly a mile off.
The home has four bedrooms, along with a first-floor office that could serve as a fifth, plus two full baths and a half bath in 2,391 square feet. Wood floors run through a traditional plan with formal living and dining rooms. A large family room overlooks the backyard, there is an enclosed patio, and the primary bedroom has its own bath. The full basement has windows and walkout stairs, and there are two attics. An attached one-car garage and a driveway sit on a lot of 10,454 square feet.
The home went under contract 13 days after it was listed and sold for $1.33 million, $55,000 above its $1.275 million asking price. Eric Payne of Weichert Realtors – Princeton was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the agent who represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $925,000 · 4 Stanford Pl, Princeton Junction, New Jersey
In the Heritage Club community of Princeton Junction, a brick-front Colonial built in 1985 sits on 0.52 acres. The backyard is fully fenced and has a deck and an in-ground pool.
The foyer opens to hardwood floors and a spacious living room. The eat-in kitchen adjoins the family room, where a wood-burning fireplace has a brick mantel and sliding doors lead out to the yard. There is also a formal dining room, and a bedroom on the main level works as a guest room or an office, alongside a powder room and a laundry and mudroom. Upstairs, the primary bedroom has an en-suite bath, and three more bedrooms share a refreshed hall bath. In all, the home has five bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, and 2,388 square feet, plus a full basement and an attached two-car garage.
The NJ Transit train station is about six minutes away by car and downtown Princeton about 15 minutes, and the home is in the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District. The property last sold for $580,000 in 2007.
It went under contract 11 days after it was listed and sold for $925,000. Theza Friedman of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Princeton was the listing agent, and Tanya Dorfman of the same brokerage, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Princeton, represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $800,000 · 4 Theresa Dr, Lawrence Township, New Jersey
The newest home of the five, a brick and vinyl Colonial in Lawrence Township, was built in 1986 to a design known as the Oxford Federal. It has the most living space of the group, at 2,728 square feet, on the smallest lot, 9,191 square feet that are level and back to trees.
A two-story foyer has the formal living room on one side and the formal dining room on the other, and opens into an open kitchen and family room. The kitchen has been renovated, with granite countertops, a subway tile backsplash, two-tone cabinets, stainless steel appliances and an island with seating in view of a stone fireplace covering a full wall of the family room. Exposed beams, chair rails and recessed lighting add detail, and the first floor has hardwood. There is a deck, and the surroundings are wooded.
The home has four bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, an unfinished basement and an attached two-car garage. The Village of Lawrenceville, Village Park and downtown Princeton are all within a short drive. The property last sold for $196,275 in 1986.
It sold for $800,000, which was $25,000 above its $775,000 asking price. Beth Miller of BHHS Fox & Roach – Princeton was the listing agent, and Geniene Polukord of Compass New Jersey, LLC – Princeton represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $769,900 · 93 Peter Rafferty Dr, Hamilton, New Jersey
A covered front porch runs the full width of this 1983 center-hall Colonial in Hamilton’s Golden Crest community, looking out over a slate walkway. The home is the Princeton model, and the backyard behind it backs to woods.
A masonry in-ground pool has a built-in spa and a heater, with a wide paver patio around it, landscaped grounds and a sprinkler system.
Inside, the eat-in kitchen opens to a family room with a brick gas fireplace, There are also formal living and dining rooms and a first-floor laundry room. The primary suite has an updated bath. The home has four bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, and 2,457 square feet on 0.34 acres. A finished basement runs the length of the home, and the attached two-car garage has heat and air conditioning. The property last sold for $246,000 in 1992.
It went under contract 14 days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price of $769,900. Joan Martinez of Smires & Associates was the listing agent, and Josephine Mastriana of Keller Williams Realty West Monmouth represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 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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