Housing · Fairfield

Fairfield, NY housing market

Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.

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

New construction

1 new home permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 1 new home in Fairfield in 2025. That's 0.6 per 1,000 residents, slower than across New York (1.8). Over the past 10 years, Fairfield has permitted 1 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
1
0 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Per 1,000 residents
0.6
New York: 1.8
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-family2026 so far
01234 2002: 4 homes 2002 2003: 0 homes 2004: 0 homes 2005: 0 homes 2005 2006: 0 homes 2007: 0 homes 2008: 0 homes 2009: 0 homes 2010: 0 homes 2010 2011: 0 homes 2012: 0 homes 2013: 0 homes 2014: 0 homes 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 0 homes 2017: 0 homes 2018: 0 homes 2019: 0 homes 2020: 0 homes 2020 2021: 0 homes 2022: 0 homes 2023: 0 homes 2024: 0 homes 2025: 1 home 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−152
New homes0

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Fairfield's population fell by 152 and no new homes were permitted. Across New York: 2.2 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

Show as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025110$250,000
2024000—
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2019000—
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2002440$250,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

Fairfield and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Fairfield — — $1,050 1 $89,875
Herkimer — — $1,140 0 $56,287
Newport — — $1,070 4 $79,727
Norway — — $1,050 0 $79,844
Salisbury — — $1,050 6 $81,528
Little Falls $173K +6.3% $1,050 6 $71,875
Manheim — — $1,050 0 $69,527
Affordability

1.9 years of income

The typical Fairfield home costs about 1.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across New York (6.1 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
94%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$3,492
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$1,100
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1972
New York: 1959

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Fairfield is $1,050 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Fairfield pay a median of $1,100. A two-bedroom takes about 14% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$840
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,050
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,260
a month, with utilities
Share of income
14%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,490

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (13365, 13406, 13416; Utica-Rome, NY MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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.

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