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The median home value in Chemung County, NY is $166,792 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.7% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$166,792
Year-over-Year
+5.7%
National Rank
#2364 of 3071
Chemung County ranks 59th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is -28.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Chemung County -35.2% below the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $63,716 a year against a typical home value of $166,792 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.6×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 16% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Chemung County recorded a violent crime rate of 426 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,153 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 35,423 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Chemung County is $166,792. That's up 5.7% from a year earlier. That is about 28.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Chemung County the 59th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $63,716, so a typical home costs about 2.6× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Chemung County recorded 426 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 35,423 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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