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The median home value in Rensselaer County, NY is $329,236 as of 2026-08-31, up 6.24% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$329,236
Year-over-Year
+6.24%
National Rank
#754 of 3071
Rensselaer County ranks 21st out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +40.1% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $256,722, making Rensselaer County +28.2% above the NY state median.
The typical home value increased by 1.6%, from $324,062 in May 2026 to $329,236 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $324,062 | +6.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $331,923 | +6.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $332,753 | +6.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $329,236 | +6.2% |
Households here earn a median of $87,915 a year against a typical home value of $329,236 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 54% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rensselaer County recorded a violent crime rate of 470 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,773 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 50,372 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rensselaer County is $329,236. That's up 6.24% from a year earlier. That is about 40.1% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Rensselaer County the 21st most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $87,915, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rensselaer County recorded 470 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 50,372 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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