Champion, NY housing market
Home prices around Champion have risen about 49% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Champion compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Champion rose 49% over the past 5 years, slower than across New York (52%). Last year prices fell 9.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Champion home at roughly $311,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2002 | New York since 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −9.2% | +140% | +145% |
| 2024 | +22% | +165% | +131% |
| 2023 | +0.5% | +118% | +116% |
| 2022 | +22% | +117% | +99% |
| 2021 | +10% | +78% | +77% |
| 2020 | −9.6% | +62% | +61% |
| 2019 | +16% | +79% | +56% |
| 2018 | −9.3% | +54% | +51% |
| 2017 | +2.9% | +69% | +43% |
| 2016 | −4% | +65% | +36% |
| 2015 | −2.1% | +71% | +32% |
| 2014 | +1.9% | +75% | +29% |
| 2013 | +6.3% | +72% | +26% |
| 2012 | −0.5% | +62% | +25% |
| 2011 | −3.1% | +62% | +28% |
| 2010 | +4.1% | +68% | +31% |
| 2009 | +5.9% | +61% | +35% |
| 2008 | −4.5% | +52% | +43% |
| 2007 | +27% | +59% | +47% |
| 2006 | −3.6% | +26% | +46% |
| 2005 | +27% | +30% | +37% |
| 2004 | +4.8% | +2.7% | +21% |
| 2003 | −2% | −2% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 13619, 13626, 13612, 13602, covering 80% of Champion’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
Champion and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | — | −9.2%† | $1,250 | — | $56,875 |
| Wilna | — | — | — | 2 | $60,213 |
| Le Ray | — | — | $1,480 | — | $63,073 |
| Carthage | $208K | +3.8% | $1,260 | — | $58,125 |
| Deferiet | — | −9.4%† | $1,240 | — | $66,875 |
| West Carthage | — | −9.4%† | $1,260 | — | $49,885 |
| Rutland | — | +1.1%† | $1,230 | — | $72,404 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.5 years of income
The typical Champion home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, less than across New York (6.1 years).
How Champion ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,250
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Champion is $1,250 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Champion pay a median of $1,054, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.
Studio $870 · 4 bedrooms $2,080
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (13602, 13612, 13619, 13626; Watertown-Fort Drum, NY MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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.