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The median home value in Essex County, NY is $297,848 as of 2026-07-31, up 10.48% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$297,848
Year-over-Year
+10.48%
National Rank
#965 of 3071
Essex County ranks 26th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +27.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Essex County +15.7% above the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $71,661 a year against a typical home value of $297,848 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, 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.)
The median home value in Essex County is $297,848. That's up 10.48% from a year earlier. That is about 27.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Essex County the 26th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $71,661, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
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