A typical Hounsfield home is worth roughly $258,000
What kind of housing town is Hounsfield?
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A typical home costs 3.1 years of income
Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Hounsfield home, with $32K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360 a month here, $360 less than owning.
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An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Hounsfield’s typical property tax (1.72% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
7 of Hounsfield’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Hounsfield’s homes were built before 1980.
New York: 54% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360
Renters already here pay a median of $1,315.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
Hounsfield vs. its neighbors
Hounsfield is the 2nd priciest of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hounsfield | $258K* | — | $1,360 | — | $82,981 |
| Henderson | $282K | +8.4% | $1,170 | — | $92,400 |
| Brownville | $217K | +0.8% | $1,210 | — | $88,071 |
| Dexter | $247K | +6.5% | $1,170 | 2 | $49,408 |
| Watertown | $206K | +4.4% | $1,290 | — | $69,809 |
| Lyme | $235K* | — | $1,240 | 0 | $81,400 |
| Brownville | $192K* | — | $1,160 | — | $101,563 |
| Adams | $225K | +4.2% | $1,280 | — | $78,750 |
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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.