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Median Home Price in Beacon, NY

The median home value in Beacon, NY is $569,746 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.48% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$569,746

Year-over-Year

+6.48%

Population

15,267

Beacon ranks #40 of 95 New York cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 28.0% above the state's city median of $445,174. It sits in Dutchess County, where the county-wide median is $505,712.

Housing affordability in Beacon

Median household income in Beacon is $107,859, so the typical home value is about 5.3× 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 Beacon

Beacon police recorded a violent crime rate of 111 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 655 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 Beacon

What is the average home price in Beacon, 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 Beacon, that value is $569,746. That's up 6.48% from a year earlier. It is about 28.0% above the typical New York city tracked here.

Is Beacon expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Beacon are more expensive than Dutchess County as a whole, where the median is $505,712 — a difference of about 12.7%.

Is Beacon affordable?

Median household income here is $107,859, so the typical home value is about 5.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Beacon a safe place to live?

Beacon police reported 111 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 15,267. 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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