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The median home value in Oswego County, NY is $211,749 as of 2026-07-31, up 8.39% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$211,749
Year-over-Year
+8.39%
National Rank
#1802 of 3071
Oswego County ranks 48th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is -9.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Oswego County -17.8% below the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $69,183 a year against a typical home value of $211,749 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 29% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Oswego County recorded a violent crime rate of 131 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,129 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 17,536 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Oswego County is $211,749. That's up 8.39% from a year earlier. That is about 9.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Oswego County the 48th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $69,183, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Oswego County recorded 131 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 17,536 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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