A typical Dresden home is worth about $237,000
Up 3.5% in a year, 55% below the New York typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Dresden?
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What it takes to buy in Dresden
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That covers a typical Dresden home, with $70K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170 a month here, $380 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the New York typical property tax (1.55% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
75% of Dresden households own their home
Half of Dresden’s homes were built before 1938.
New York: 54% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Up 29% in five years
About the same pace as New York (29.5%).
Show as a table
| January | Dresden | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $136,000 | $298,000 |
| 2018 | $140,000 | $317,000 |
| 2019 | $146,000 | $337,000 |
| 2020 | $154,000 | $353,000 |
| 2021 | $170,000 | $379,000 |
| 2022 | $189,000 | $417,000 |
| 2023 | $200,000 | $437,000 |
| 2024 | $208,000 | $458,000 |
| 2025 | $229,000 | $489,000 |
| 2026 | $233,000 | $510,000 |
| August 2026 | $237,000 | $527,000 |
A typical Dresden home worth $133K in September 2016 is worth about $237K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170
Renters already here pay a median of $718, 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 (Yates County, NY): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Dresden in 2025. The last year with any was 2016 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Dresden's population fell by 15 even though 2 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 19% of Dresden's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across New York: 2.2 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
On the market in Dresden
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Dresden buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. 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.