Housing in Diana

A typical Diana home is worth roughly $124,000

Typical home value

$124K

NY $527K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,140

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,977

NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Diana?

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

Your money goes further77% below the New York typical home.A second-home town41% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.1 years of income

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

You could afford about

$209,000

Typical Diana home $124K

That covers a typical Diana home, with $86K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$810

Loan $610Tax $160Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140 a month here, $330 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Wilna$137K Pitcairn$112K Croghan$205K Natural Bridge$171K Fowler$156K Antwerp$174K Fine$87K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Diana’s typical property tax (1.60% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

90% of Diana households own their home

Half of Diana’s homes were built before 1972.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

New York: 54% own.

1972

typical home built · NY 1959

$1,977

median property tax bill · NY $6,582

1.60%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%

41%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140

Renters already here pay a median of $844, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$820

1 bedroom$910

2 bedrooms$1,140

3 bedrooms$1,500

4 bedrooms$1,730

10%

of households rent · NY 46%

renter households

54%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%

23%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$844

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Diana vs. its neighbors

Diana is the 3rd least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Croghan$205K Antwerp$174K Natural Bridge$171K Fowler$156K Wilna$137K Diana$124K Pitcairn$112K Fine$87K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Diana	$124K*	—	$1,140	—	$58,929
Wilna	$137K*	—	—	2	$60,213
Pitcairn	$112K*	—	$1,140	7	$56,389
Croghan	$205K	+5%	$1,060	—	$72,220
Natural Bridge	$171K	+1.2%	$1,160	—	$50,870
Fowler	$156K*	—	$1,160	5	$49,875
Antwerp	$174K	+3.9%	$1,160	—	$74,274
Fine	$87K*	—	$1,040	0	$59,861

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. 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.