Richmond County, NY real estate

What the numbers say

Richmond County, NY real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Richmond County listed for $700,000, down 3.2% from a year earlier. That is 16% above the New York median of $605,000.

Homes spent a median of 59 days on the market, faster than 61 days a year ago. That makes Richmond County the #31 fastest-selling of 48 New York counties we track.

Homeowners in Richmond County pay a median of $6,247 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $675,500, an effective rate of about 0.92%. The New York average is 1.55%, which makes Richmond County the #4 lowest-tax of 62 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,733 a month, and $1,782 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 34 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 $700,000 home here comes to about $4,648 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $199,000 a year (the median household here earns $98,333).