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The median home value in Schenectady County, NY is $317,519 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.37% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$317,519
Year-over-Year
+5.37%
National Rank
#851 of 3071
Schenectady County ranks 24th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +35.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Schenectady County +23.3% above the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $79,623 a year against a typical home value of $317,519 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 62% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Schenectady County recorded a violent crime rate of 596 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,977 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 75,817 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Schenectady County is $317,519. That's up 5.37% from a year earlier. That is about 35.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Schenectady County the 24th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $79,623, so a typical home costs about 4.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Schenectady County recorded 596 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 75,817 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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