Monroe County, NY real estate

What the numbers say

Monroe County, NY real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Monroe County listed for $282,400, up 8.7% from a year earlier. That is 53% below the New York median of $605,000.

Homes spent a median of 27 days on the market, faster than 32 days a year ago. That makes Monroe County the #1 fastest-selling of 48 New York counties we track.

Homeowners in Monroe County pay a median of $5,616 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $213,700, an effective rate of about 2.63%. The New York average is 1.55%, which makes Monroe County the #59 lowest-tax of 62 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,173 a month, and $1,268 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 20 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 $282,000 home here comes to about $2,276 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $98,000 a year (the median household here earns $76,382).