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New York - NY housing market

The New York metro has a typical home value of $730,949, up 4.9% from a year ago. Homes sell in 33 days on average, a balanced market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$730,949
+4.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$694,910
+4.6% YoY
Median list price
$732,667
Sale-to-list ratio
102.3%
Selling above ask
Days on market
33d
Listings w/ price cut
16.6%
New listings / mo
12,824
+1.5% YoY
Homes for sale
48,783
+3.2% YoY
Typical rent
$3,546/mo
+4.3% YoY
Income needed to buy
$212,700
Rent vs buy
17.2x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

New York housing market, October 2026

The typical New York home is worth $730,949 as of September 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 1.3% over three months, and up 4.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $679,018 to $730,949.

Homes are going pending in about 33 days, slower than the 24 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 48,783 homes for sale, 3% more than a year ago. 16.6% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 14.9% three months ago).

Typical rent is $3,546 a month, up 4.3% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 17.2.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($146,190), the typical New York home costs about $4,962 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $212,700 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$731k$679kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
45d22dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
49.9k35.4kOct 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 ($730,949) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the New York - 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 4.9% over the past year. In New York - NY, that means a home worth $696,806 last year is now worth roughly $730,949.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $694,910. Homes are selling at 102.3% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in New York - NY sit on the market for roughly 33 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 16.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 12,824 new listings hit the market each month in New York - NY. There are currently 48,783 homes for sale, up 3.2% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in New York - NY is $3,546, up 4.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.2x, toss-up (#91 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $4,049 a month in principal and interest, $503 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.11% 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
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
Binghamton - NY$203,310 +6.9% 14.0d
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