Housing · Cortland

Cortland, NY housing market

The typical Cortland home is worth about $211,000, up 5.7% in a year, 60% below the New York typical home. Homes typically sell in 35 days, below asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Cortland compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Cortland at a glance

Typical home value
$211K
▲ 5.7% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$186K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
35
New York: 42 days
Sale-to-list
97.7%
Homes sell below asking
Homes sold
9
in May · 36 for sale
Market temperature

A balanced market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

About 4 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

CortlandNew York
$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K$600K 20182020202220242026 Cortland $211K New York $527K
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JanuaryCortlandNew York
2017$117,000$298,000
2018$120,000$317,000
2019$128,000$337,000
2020$133,000$353,000
2021$145,000$379,000
2022$159,000$417,000
2023$172,000$437,000
2024$182,000$458,000
2025$193,000$489,000
2026$203,000$510,000
August 2026$211,000$527,000
Affordability

3.5 years of income

The typical Cortland home costs about 3.5 years of the town's median household income, less than across New York (6.1 years).

How Cortland ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
45.9%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$4,190
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$975
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1947
New York: 1959

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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