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The median home value in Wayne County, NY is $256,621 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.01% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$256,621
Year-over-Year
+6.01%
National Rank
#1306 of 3071
Wayne County ranks 33rd out of 62 counties in NY by median home price, and is +9.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within NY, the typical county has a median home value of $257,530, making Wayne County -0.4% below the NY state median.
Households here earn a median of $74,506 a year against a typical home value of $256,621 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 42% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Wayne County recorded a violent crime rate of 233 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,730 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 15,891 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Wayne County is $256,621. That's up 6.01% from a year earlier. That is about 9.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Wayne County the 33rd most expensive of 62 counties in New York.
Median household income here is $74,506, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Wayne County recorded 233 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,891 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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