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Housing in Conewango

A typical Conewango home is worth roughly $125,000

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.

Typical home value
$125K
NY $527K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,150
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,719
NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Conewango?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.5 years of income

Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$169,000
Typical Conewango home $125K

That covers a typical Conewango home, with $44K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$880
Loan $620Tax $230Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150 a month here, $270 more than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Conewango’s typical property tax (2.18% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150

Renters already here pay a median of $567, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$880
1 bedroom$900
2 bedrooms$1,150
3 bedrooms$1,430
4 bedrooms$1,610
18%
of households rent · NY 46%
60
renter households
17%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%
27%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$567
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cattaraugus County, NY): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

2 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Conewango in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1 per 1,000 residents, slower than across New York (1.8). Over the past 10 years, Conewango has permitted 12 homes in all.

Single-family
012345 200020052010201520202025
2
new homes permitted in 2025
2
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
1
per 1,000 residents · NY 1.8
12
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−72
New homes+17

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Conewango's population fell by 72 even though 17 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across New York: 2.2 new residents per new home.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)220$267,000
2025220$300,000
2024330$350,000
2023000—
2022110$95,000
2021110$95,000
2020110$95,000
2019110$95,000
2018110$95,000
2017110$95,000
2016110$95,000
2015110$95,000
2014220$90,000
2013550$250,000
2012550$250,000
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008220$147,000
2007330$220,000
2006330$200,000
2005220$50,000
2004220$50,000
2003550$244,000
2002550$175,000
2001000—
2000000—

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

The homes

82% of Conewango households own their home

Half of Conewango’s homes were built before 1974.

Owners and renters
Own 82%Rent 18%

New York: 54% own.

1974
typical home built · NY 1959
$2,719
median property tax bill · NY $6,582
2.18%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%
13%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Conewango vs. its neighbors

Conewango is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Conewango$125K*—$1,1502$50,598
Leon$103K*—$1,1304$56,048
Ellington$114K*—$1,1805$65,000
Randolph$110K*—$9704$77,440
Napoli$106K*—$9705$91,932
Poland$107K*—$9700$70,332

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.

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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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. 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.

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