The PA-32 Cherokee Six market this morning
What does a used PA-32 Cherokee Six ask right now?
With 11 for sale this morning, the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six is the 34th most-listed piston type on Barnstormers and second to the Piper PA-28 Cherokee among Piper types. 7 were listed in the last 30 days and 10 came down, a faster churn than the piston singles average. 2 of them are in CA.
Asking prices run from $75,000 to $399,000, and half of the 9 priced listings sit between $125,000 and $240,000. The median is $189,500, 85% above the piston singles median of $102,249; no other Piper type on the site asks more. Age matters: 1970s airframes ask a median of $145,000 against $399,000 for the 2000s.
1 seller cut price in the last 30 days, 9% of the live fleet against 27% across every type we track; the average cut took 4% off the ask. That is the lowest cut rate of any Piper type here right now.
Set against every other type, the PA-32 Cherokee Six also appears in our note on which models get their price cut most often, with the sample behind each figure.
Written from this morning's figures and how they compare with the other types on the site. It changes as the market does.
By variant
| Variant | Seen | Live | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-32R-300 | 12 | 4 | $157,250 |
| PA-32-301 | 8 | 2 | $319,500 |
| PA-32-300 | 5 | 0 | — |
| PA-32-260 | 3 | 2 | $115,000 |
Only listings whose title names a variant. Median is over live, priced listings of that variant.
Asking price distribution
Asking prices as typed by the seller. "Call" and "make offer" are counted as unpriced.
Median asking by decade
| Built | Seen | Median ask | Cut rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | $126,448 | 50% |
| 1970s | 9 | $145,000 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2 | $219,950 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1 | $395,000 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3 | $399,000 | 0% |
Year is read from the seller's title, so 39% of PA-32 Cherokee Six listings don't have one. They count everywhere else on this page but not in this table.
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Buyer's notes
About the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six
What it is
The PA-32 Cherokee Six is the stretched, six-seat version of the Cherokee that Piper introduced in 1965, and it is the station wagon of the single-engine world: a wide cabin with a rear door for the passengers, a front door for the pilot, baggage compartments at both ends and enough useful load to fill every seat and still carry bags. The fixed-gear Six came with a 260 hp carbureted O-540 or a 300 hp fuel-injected IO-540 and ran through 1979. The retractable Lance appeared in 1976, the tapered-wing Saratoga replaced both in 1980, and the line continued through the Saratoga II HP and II TC into 2008.
It flies like a big Cherokee, which is to say heavily and predictably. The elevator is firm and it tolerates a wide range of loading better than most singles. Pilots who own one for family trips describe it as the airplane that ended the arguments about what to leave behind. Fuel burn is the trade, and so is speed on the fixed-gear versions.
Variants that matter for price
Sellers list PA-32-260 and PA-32-300 for the Six, and the 300 is the one most buyers want for the climb with the seats full; the 260 costs less and is nearly as good. The PA-32R-300 Lance is the retractable Six, and the PA-32RT-300 Lance II from 1978 moved to a T-tail that many pilots dislike for its pitch feel on takeoff, so a conventional-tail Lance asks more than a Lance II. The Saratoga (PA-32-301) and Saratoga SP (PA-32R-301) from 1980 brought the tapered wing and a conventional tail, and the Saratoga II HP from 1993 and turbocharged II TC from 1997 sit at the top. An overhaul on a 300 hp engine is a large number, so engine time moves the price as much as the model.
What buyers check
The wing spar inspection that applies across the PA-28 family applies here too, and buyers ask whether it has been done. Fuel is the next item: the Hershey-bar Six carries four tanks including tip tanks, while the Saratoga has a two-tank wet wing that is checked for seepage. The retractable Lance and Saratoga SP have a hydraulic gear system with an automatic extension feature that is often disabled under a modification. The IO-540 is a strong engine but a big one to overhaul, so cylinder condition and oil consumption get real attention. The cargo door latches and seals and the stabilator bushings are common annual items. A modern autopilot, an engine monitor and air conditioning that works add value, and a current weight and balance matters because these airplanes get loaded. An annual tends to find strut leaks, a weeping tank and exhaust cracks.
Who it suits
The Six and Saratoga suit a family or a business that needs to carry five or six people and their luggage out of a normal airport and wants a single engine's cost and simplicity. They are not fast for the fuel they burn and they are big airplanes to hangar. Buyers cross-shop the Cessna 206 and 210, the Beech A36 Bonanza (faster, less room) and the Cherokee 235 or Dakota for a buyer who mostly flies with four.
How much does a used Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six cost?
Asking prices on Barnstormers this morning run from $75,000 to $399,000, and the median is $189,500. The middle half of the 9 priced listings sit between $125,000 and $240,000. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
How many Piper PA-32 Cherokee Sixs are for sale right now?
11 on Barnstormers as of Oct 18, 2026. 7 were listed in the last 30 days and 10 came down. PlaneSnipe has tracked 33 since Jul 19, 2026.
How long does a Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six take to sell?
Not enough PA-32 Cherokee Six listings have both appeared and closed yet to say. The survivor rate appears here once the cohort is large enough.
How often do Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six sellers cut the price?
1 price cuts in the last 30 days against 11 live listings, averaging 4% off the previous ask. Cuts are logged when the asking price drops between two consecutive mornings.
Last 30 days
Which PA-32 Cherokee Six sellers cut their price in the last 30 days?
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA32-260Oct 3 | CA | 90 d | $119,500$115,000−4% |
For sale now
Which PA-32 Cherokee Sixs are for sale right now?
Newest first. Days listed is counted from the morning we first saw the ad; listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 show the day we started watching.
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Cuts | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Lance | IN | 1 d | – | $189,500 |
| 1976 Piper Cherokee Six 300 | FL | 2 d | – | $145,000 |
| Piper Turbo Lance II | MO | 4 d | – | $349,000 |
| 2003 Piper Saratoga 6xtc Fixed | CA | 5 d | – | $399,000 |
| Project Lance | TX | 5 d | – | $75,000 |
| Cherokee Six -300 | — | 9 d | – | see ad |
| 1971 PA32-260 Cherokee Six | GA | 53 d | – | $5 |
| Piper PA32-260 | CA | 90 d | 1 | $115,000 |
| 1976 Piper PA32R-300 Lance | AZ | 91 d | – | $125,000 |
| 1980 Piper Saratoga Sp | CT | 91 d | – | $240,000 |
| 1979 Piper PA32RT-300 Lance II | OR | 91 d | – | $204,900 |
Cross-shop
What else does a PA-32 Cherokee Six buyer look at?
Other Piper types with a page here, then the same class at a similar asking price.
Geography and method
Where are the PA-32 Cherokee Sixs, and how are they counted?
Where they are
How we count
Barnstormers piston categories are read once a day. A listing is "delisted" after it is missing on two consecutive mornings. Days listed starts the morning we first saw the ad, so listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 are excluded from time-on-market figures. Prices are asking prices as typed by the seller. Nothing here is an appraisal. Full methodology.