Greenville, NY housing market
Builders were permitted 6 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Greenville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
6 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 6 new homes in Greenville in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.6 million to build. That's 1.6 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of New York as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Greenville has permitted 43 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Greenville gained 2 residents while 34 new homes were permitted: about 0.1 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
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $55,000 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $715,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $715,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $190,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $450,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $782,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $606,000 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2006 | 34 | 34 | 0 | $5.2 million |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $6.1 million |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $1.6 million |
Greenville's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
How Greenville ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Greenville and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | — | $1,260 | 6 | $81,406 |
| Durham | — | $1,420 | 6 | $81,471 |
| Cairo | — | $1,450 | 22 | $79,643 |
| New Baltimore | — | $1,350 | 13 | $100,182 |
| Westerlo | — | $1,380 | 11 | $99,167 |
| Coxsackie | — | $1,260 | 14 | $88,188 |
3 years of income
The typical Greenville home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across New York (6.1 years).
How Greenville ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Greenville is $1,260 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Greenville pay a median of $951, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $960 · 4 bedrooms $1,780
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (12083, 12087, 12176, 12431, 12451; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, 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.