Housing · Freetown

Freetown, NY housing market

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

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

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Freetown in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (1 new home).

New homes, 2025
0
0 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Single-family2026 so far
0246 2000: 4 homes 2000 2001: 2 homes 2002: 2 homes 2003: 6 homes 2004: 6 homes 2005: 1 home 2005 2006: 1 home 2007: 0 homes 2008: 0 homes 2009: 0 homes 2010: 2 homes 2010 2011: 5 homes 2012: 0 homes 2013: 2 homes 2014: 5 homes 2015: 2 homes 2015 2016: 4 homes 2017: 0 homes 2018: 2 homes 2019: 2 homes 2020: 2 homes 2020 2021: 2 homes 2022: 2 homes 2023: 1 home 2024: 0 homes 2025: 0 homes 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents+10
New homes+24

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Freetown gained 10 residents while 24 new homes were permitted: about 0.4 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. 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—
2025000—
2024000—
2023110$75,000
2022220$150,000
2021220$150,000
2020220$150,000
2019220$150,000
2018220$150,000
2017000—
2016440$202,000
2015220$217,000
2014550$244,000
2013220$230,000
2012000—
2011550$218,000
2010220$265,000
2009000—
2008000—
2007000—
2006110$98,000
2005110$98,000
2004660$388,000
2003660$456,000
2002220$202,000
2001220$173,000
2000440$367,000

Freetown's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.

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

Nearby

Freetown and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Town1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Freetown — $1,120 0 $62,386
Marathon — $1,140 1 $64,438
Solon — $1,100 3 $80,000
Virgil +11.1%† $1,490 1 $91,094
Cincinnatus — $1,070 4 $68,698
Cortlandville +11.6%† $1,400 7 $73,617

† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
84.2%
Median tax bill
$3,894
Median rent
$1,219
Typical home built
1983

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Freetown is $1,120 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Freetown pay a median of $1,219.

1 bedroom
$890
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,120
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,410
a month, with utilities

Studio $890 · 4 bedrooms $1,860

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (13040, 13101, 13803; Binghamton, 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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