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The median home value in Cayuga County, NY is $238,643 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.13% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$238,643
Year-over-Year
+6.13%
National Rank
#1485 of 3071
Cayuga County ranks 39th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +1.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Cayuga County -7.3% below the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $67,904 a year against a typical home value of $238,643 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 45% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cayuga County recorded a violent crime rate of 230 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,260 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 27,454 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cayuga County is $238,643. That's up 6.13% from a year earlier. That is about 1.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cayuga County the 39th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $67,904, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cayuga County recorded 230 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 27,454 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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