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The median home value in Ulster County, NY is $449,947 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.26% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$449,947
Year-over-Year
+3.26%
National Rank
#306 of 3071
Ulster County ranks 15th out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +92.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Ulster County +74.7% above the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $86,271 a year against a typical home value of $449,947 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.2×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 87% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Ulster County recorded a violent crime rate of 51 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,114 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 31,330 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Ulster County is $449,947. That's up 3.26% from a year earlier. That is about 92.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Ulster County the 15th most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $86,271, so a typical home costs about 5.2× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Ulster County recorded 51 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 31,330 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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