A typical Laurel home is worth about $1,036,000
Up 6.2% in a year, 97% above the New York typical home.
Only 3 sales 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 Laurel?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 7.5 years of income
More than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $503K short of a typical Laurel home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,330 a month here, $3,980 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Laurel’s typical property tax (1.01% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
85% of Laurel households own their home
Half of Laurel’s homes were built before 1972.
New York: 54% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Up 30.3% in five years
About the same pace as New York (29.5%).
Show as a table
| January | Laurel | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $598,000 | $298,000 |
| 2018 | $586,000 | $317,000 |
| 2019 | $597,000 | $337,000 |
| 2020 | $651,000 | $353,000 |
| 2021 | $711,000 | $379,000 |
| 2022 | $822,000 | $417,000 |
| 2023 | $853,000 | $437,000 |
| 2024 | $908,000 | $458,000 |
| 2025 | $959,000 | $489,000 |
| 2026 | $1,027,000 | $510,000 |
| August 2026 | $1,036,000 | $527,000 |
A typical Laurel home worth $591K in September 2016 is worth about $1.04M today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,330
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
Laurel vs. its neighbors
Laurel is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Laurel buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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.