Wayne County, NY real estate

What the numbers say

Wayne County, NY real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Wayne County listed for $249,950, down 7.0% from a year earlier. That is 59% below the New York median of $605,000.

Homes spent a median of 47 days on the market, slower than 24 days a year ago. That makes Wayne County the #11 fastest-selling of 48 New York counties we track.

Homeowners in Wayne County pay a median of $4,250 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $170,000, an effective rate of about 2.50%. The New York average is 1.55%, which makes Wayne County the #56 lowest-tax of 62 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $938 a month, and $984 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 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 $250,000 home here comes to about $1,988 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $85,000 a year (the median household here earns $74,506).