A typical Arcade home is worth roughly $207,000
Home prices around Arcade have risen about 48% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Arcade?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 3.5 years of income
Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $14K short of a typical Arcade home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090 a month here, $390 less than owning.
How Arcade ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Arcade’s typical property tax (2.29% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 48% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Arcade rose 48% over the past 5 years, slower than across New York (52%). Last year prices fell 13%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Arcade home at roughly $207,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $207K.
How Arcade ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Arcade, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090
Renters already here pay a median of $805, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
51% of Arcade households own their home
Half of Arcade’s homes were built before 1962.
New York: 54% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Arcade vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Arcade. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade | $207K* | −12.9%† | $1,090 | — | $58,695 |
| Freedom | $177K* | — | $1,030 | 0 | $73,646 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
On the market in Arcade
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Arcade buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.