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Median Home Price in Auburn, NY

The median home value in Auburn, NY is $229,007 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.53% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$229,007

Year-over-Year

+6.53%

Population

25,699

Auburn ranks #72 of 95 New York cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 48.6% below the state's city median of $445,174. It sits in Cayuga County, where the county-wide median is $238,643.

Housing affordability in Auburn

Median household income in Auburn is $51,052, so the typical home value is about 4.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Auburn

Auburn police recorded a violent crime rate of 245 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,342 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Auburn

What is the average home price in Auburn, NY?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Auburn, that value is $229,007. That's up 6.53% from a year earlier. It is about 48.6% below the typical New York city tracked here.

Is Auburn expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Auburn are cheaper than Cayuga County as a whole, where the median is $238,643 — a difference of about 4.0%.

Is Auburn affordable?

Median household income here is $51,052, so the typical home value is about 4.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Auburn a safe place to live?

Auburn police reported 245 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 25,699. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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