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Median Home Price in Wappingers Falls, NY

The median home value in Wappingers Falls, NY is $506,623 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.24% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$506,623

Year-over-Year

+5.24%

Population

6,027

Wappingers Falls ranks #44 of 95 New York cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 13.8% 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 Wappingers Falls

Median household income in Wappingers Falls is $65,040, so the typical home value is about 7.8× 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 Wappingers Falls

Wappingers Falls police recorded a violent crime rate of 0 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 680 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 Wappingers Falls

What is the average home price in Wappingers Falls, 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 Wappingers Falls, that value is $506,623. That's up 5.24% from a year earlier. It is about 13.8% above the typical New York city tracked here.

Is Wappingers Falls expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Wappingers Falls are more expensive than Dutchess County as a whole, where the median is $505,712 — a difference of about 0.2%.

Is Wappingers Falls affordable?

Median household income here is $65,040, so the typical home value is about 7.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Wappingers Falls a safe place to live?

Wappingers Falls police reported 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,027. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.