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Binghamton - NY housing market

The Binghamton metro has a typical home value of $203,310, up 6.9% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 14 days on market, a strong seller's market. 24% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$203,310
+6.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$212,333
+10.1% YoY
Median list price
$211,333
Sale-to-list ratio
101.0%
Selling above ask
Days on market
14d
Listings w/ price cut
24.0%
New listings / mo
236
+15.7% YoY
Homes for sale
624
+17.1% YoY
Typical rent
$1,610/mo
+6.8% YoY
Income needed to buy
$59,200
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Binghamton housing market, October 2026

The typical Binghamton home is worth $203,310 as of September 2026, up 0.5% from the prior month, up 2.0% over three months, and up 6.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $185,335 to $203,310.

Homes are going pending in about 14 days, slower than the 10 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 624 homes for sale, 17% more than a year ago. 24.0% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 21.4% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,610 a month, up 6.8% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 10.5.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($40,662), the typical Binghamton home costs about $1,380 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $59,200 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$203k$185kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
20d10dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
624375Oct 24Oct 25Sep 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($203,310) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Binghamton - NY metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 6.9% over the past year. In Binghamton - NY, that means a home worth $190,187 last year is now worth roughly $203,310.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $212,333. Homes are selling at 101.0% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Binghamton - NY sit on the market for roughly 14 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 24.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 236 new listings hit the market each month in Binghamton - NY. There are currently 624 homes for sale, up 17.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Binghamton - NY is $1,610, up 6.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 10.5x, buying territory (#194 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,126 a month in principal and interest, $484 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 11.49% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in NY

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
New York - NY$730,949 +4.9% 33.0d
Buffalo - NY$287,359 +3.6% 13.0d
Rochester - NY$281,279 +4.9% 10.0d
Albany - NY$373,057 +5.0% 10.0d
Syracuse - NY$268,949 +6.6% 9.0d
Utica - NY$231,322 +5.8% 18.0d
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