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Housing in Granger

A typical Granger home is worth roughly $125,000

Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.

Typical home value
$125K
NY $527K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,160
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,754
NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Granger?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.9 years of income

Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$221,000
Typical Granger home $125K

That covers a typical Granger home, with $96K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$880
Loan $620Tax $230Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month here, $280 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Granger’s typical property tax (2.20% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

83% of Granger households own their home

Half of Granger’s homes were built before 1983.

Owners and renters
Own 83%Rent 18%

New York: 54% own.

1983
typical home built · NY 1959
$2,754
median property tax bill · NY $6,582
2.20%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%
25%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160

Renters already here pay a median of $588, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$850
1 bedroom$910
2 bedrooms$1,160
3 bedrooms$1,420
4 bedrooms$1,610
18%
of households rent · NY 46%
21
renter households
$588
median rent paid today · Census

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

New construction

1 new home permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 1 new home in Granger in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Granger has permitted 18 homes in all.

Single-family
012345 200020052010201520202025
1
new homes permitted in 2025
3
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
18
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−19
New homes+9

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Granger's population fell by 19 even though 9 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 25% of Granger'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
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)330$550,000
2025110$250,000
2024550$750,000
2023110$162,000
2022220$23,000
2021220$23,000
2020220$23,000
2019220$23,000
2018220$23,000
2017000—
2016110$246,000
2015110$35,000
2014000—
2013110$100,000
2012000—
2011000—
2010220$48,000
2009000—
2008220$210,000
2007000—
2006110$60,000
2005110$32,000
2004110$42,000
2003220$57,000
2002330$59,000
2001220$114,000
2000440$284,000

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

Next door

Granger vs. its neighbors

Granger is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Granger$125K*—$1,1601$66,875
Hume$111K*—$1,0106$68,958
Grove$109K*—$1,3001$55,000
Allen——$1,0305$59,583
Portage$146K*—$1,2900$70,556

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. 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.

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