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Housing in Jamesport

A typical Jamesport home is worth roughly $802,000

The median sale price was $1,595,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value
$802K
▲ 4.7% in a year · NY $424K
Estimate
Median sale price
$1.6M
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
1
in May · 7 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$2,560
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$10,001
NY $6,582

Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Jamesport?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 8.3 years of income

More than across New York (4.9 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$349,000
Typical Jamesport home $802K

That’s $453K short of a typical Jamesport home.

The typical home, each month
$5,200
Loan $3,970Tax $990Insurance $230

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,560 a month here, $2,640 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jamesport’s typical property tax (1.48% 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

95% of Jamesport households own their home

Half of Jamesport’s homes were built before 1971.

Owners and renters
Own 95%Rent 5%

New York: 54% own.

1971
typical home built · NY 1959
$10,001
median property tax bill · NY $6,582
1.48%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%
30%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Price trend

Home prices up 52% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Jamesport rose 52% over the past 5 years, about the same as across New York. Last year prices rose 4.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Jamesport home at roughly $802,000 today.

Jamesport areaNew York
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%+250%+300%200020052010201520202025
+4.7%
past year
+52%
past 5 years
+102%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $802K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Jamesport, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,560

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,850
1 bedroom$2,210
2 bedrooms$2,560
3 bedrooms$3,320
4 bedrooms$3,510
5%
of households rent · NY 46%
38
renter households
0%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%
32%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom

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

Next door

Jamesport vs. its neighbors

Jamesport is the 2nd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Jamesport$802K*+4.7%†$2,560—$97,005
Aquebogue$832K+5%$2,580—$93,523
Laurel$1.04M+6.2%$2,330—$138,726
Riverhead$641K+4.6%$2,80028$94,249
Southold$1.13M+2.4%$2,66031$116,667

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, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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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