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The median home value in Chautauqua County, NY is $180,156 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.91% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$180,156
Year-over-Year
+4.91%
National Rank
#2192 of 3071
Chautauqua County ranks 56th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is -23.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Chautauqua County -30.0% below the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,351 a year against a typical home value of $180,156 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 30% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Chautauqua County recorded a violent crime rate of 514 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,193 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 40,083 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Chautauqua County is $180,156. That's up 4.91% from a year earlier. That is about 23.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Chautauqua County the 56th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $58,351, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Chautauqua County recorded 514 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 40,083 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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