Housing · Elmira
Elmira, NY housing market
Homes typically sell in 74 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Elmira compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Elmira at a glance
Median sale price
$69K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
74
New York: 42 days
Sale-to-list
99.6%
Homes sell near asking
Homes sold
17
in May · 114 for sale
Market temperature
A buyer's market
Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 7 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Nearby
Elmira and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Affordability
2.2 years of income
The typical Elmira home costs about 2.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across New York (6.1 years).
How Elmira ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
50.1%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$2,918
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$909
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1938
New York: 1959
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
On the market
Recent listings in Elmira
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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.