Genesee County, NY real estate

What the numbers say

Genesee County, NY real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Genesee County listed for $278,225, down 6.2% from a year earlier. That is 54% below the New York median of $605,000.

Homes spent a median of 39 days on the market, faster than 42 days a year ago. That makes Genesee County the #3 fastest-selling of 48 New York counties we track.

Homeowners in Genesee County pay a median of $4,113 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $170,500, an effective rate of about 2.41%. The New York average is 1.55%, which makes Genesee County the #50 lowest-tax of 62 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $929 a month, and $982 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $278,000 home here comes to about $2,192 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $94,000 a year (the median household here earns $73,314).