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The median home value in Rensselaer County, NY is $332,753 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.33% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$332,753
Year-over-Year
+6.33%
National Rank
#745 of 3071
Rensselaer County ranks 20th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +42.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Rensselaer County +29.2% above the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $87,915 a year against a typical home value of $332,753 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 56% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rensselaer County recorded a violent crime rate of 391 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,428 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 62,849 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rensselaer County is $332,753. That's up 6.33% from a year earlier. That is about 42.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Rensselaer County the 20th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $87,915, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rensselaer County recorded 391 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 62,849 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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