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Housing in Fort Drum

Homes in Fort Drum

Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for Fort Drum, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.

2-bedroom rent
$1,690
a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Fort Drum?

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

★ What stands out · Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,690

Renters already here pay a median of $1,622.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,150
1 bedroom$1,280
2 bedrooms$1,690
3 bedrooms$2,290
4 bedrooms$2,780
96%
of households rent · NY 46%
4,716
renter households
56%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%
33%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,622
median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

4% of Fort Drum households own their home

Half of Fort Drum’s homes were built before 2004.

Owners and renters
Own 4%Rent 96%

New York: 54% own.

2004
typical home built · NY 1959

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

Next door

Fort Drum vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Fort Drum. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Fort Drum——$1,690—$62,291
Le Ray$186K*—$1,480—$63,073
Champion$199K*−9.2%†$1,250—$56,875
Calcium$226K+6.5%$1,460—$57,668
Great Bend$173K*−9.4%†$1,260——
Black River$250K+4.4%$1,2200$86,645

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.

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