Melville, NY housing market
The typical Melville home is worth about $990,000, up 1.8% in a year, 88% above the New York typical home. Homes typically sell in 20 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Melville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Melville at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.9 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Melville | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $675,000 | $298,000 |
| 2018 | $677,000 | $317,000 |
| 2019 | $726,000 | $337,000 |
| 2020 | $758,000 | $353,000 |
| 2021 | $765,000 | $379,000 |
| 2022 | $888,000 | $417,000 |
| 2023 | $903,000 | $437,000 |
| 2024 | $930,000 | $458,000 |
| 2025 | $985,000 | $489,000 |
| 2026 | $981,000 | $510,000 |
| August 2026 | $990,000 | $527,000 |
Melville and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melville | $990K | +1.8% | 20 | $159,922 |
| Dix Hills | $1.27M | +11.7% | 21 | $227,944 |
| West Hills | — | — | 31 | $185,745 |
| Huntington | $936K | +2.6% | 20 | $168,029 |
| South Huntington | $750K | −2.3% | 36 | $147,569 |
| Babylon | $771K | +0.6% | — | $128,108 |
| East Farmingdale | — | — | 18 | $119,000 |
6.2 years of income
The typical Melville home costs about 6.2 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across New York (6.1).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
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. Listings link to their publishers.