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The median home value in Onondaga County, NY is $290,079 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.38% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$290,079
Year-over-Year
+6.38%
National Rank
#1021 of 3071
Onondaga County ranks 28th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +23.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Onondaga County +12.6% above the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $76,945 a year against a typical home value of $290,079 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 55% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Onondaga County recorded a violent crime rate of 728 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,021 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 153,955 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Onondaga County is $290,079. That's up 6.38% from a year earlier. That is about 23.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Onondaga County the 28th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $76,945, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Onondaga County recorded 728 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 153,955 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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