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The median home value in Erie County, NY is $301,755 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.05% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$301,755
Year-over-Year
+4.05%
National Rank
#935 of 3071
Erie County ranks 25th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +28.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Erie County +17.2% above the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $72,839 a year against a typical home value of $301,755 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 67% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Erie County recorded a violent crime rate of 671 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,658 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 291,407 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Erie County is $301,755. That's up 4.05% from a year earlier. That is about 28.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Erie County the 25th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $72,839, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Erie County recorded 671 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 291,407 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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