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Preble, NY housing market

Home prices around Preble have risen about 57% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Home values, sales, trends and how Preble compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

Price trend

Home prices up 57% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Preble rose 57% over the past 5 years, faster than across New York (52%). Last year prices rose 9.8%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Preble home at roughly $304,000 today.

Past year
+9.8%
New York: +6%
Past 5 years
+57%
New York: +52%
Past 10 years
+89%
New York: +86%
Estimated value
$304K
Census median, carried to 2025
Preble areaNew York
0%+50%+100%+150%+200% 200020052010201520202025 2000: 0% since 20002001: +2.9% since 2000 · +2.9% that year2002: +5.7% since 2000 · +2.8% that year2003: +11% since 2000 · +5.3% that year2004: +17% since 2000 · +5.4% that year2005: +30% since 2000 · +11% that year2006: +35% since 2000 · +3.8% that year2007: +35% since 2000 · +0.5% that year2008: +47% since 2000 · +8.6% that year2009: +45% since 2000 · −1.6% that year2010: +40% since 2000 · −3.1% that year2011: +41% since 2000 · +0.9% that year2012: +39% since 2000 · −1.9% that year2013: +36% since 2000 · −1.6% that year2014: +36% since 2000 · −0.1% that year2015: +41% since 2000 · +3.6% that year2016: +42% since 2000 · +0.7% that year2017: +56% since 2000 · +10% that year2018: +55% since 2000 · −0.9% that year2019: +65% since 2000 · +6.3% that year2020: +70% since 2000 · +3.1% that year2021: +93% since 2000 · +14% that year2022: +122% since 2000 · +15% that year2023: +125% since 2000 · +1.2% that year2024: +143% since 2000 · +8.1% that year2025: +167% since 2000 · +9.8% that year Preble +167%
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YearChange that yearSince 2000New York since 2000
2025+9.8%+167%+189%
2024+8.1%+143%+173%
2023+1.2%+125%+154%
2022+15%+122%+135%
2021+14%+93%+108%
2020+3.1%+70%+90%
2019+6.3%+65%+84%
2018−0.9%+55%+78%
2017+10%+56%+68%
2016+0.7%+42%+61%
2015+3.6%+41%+56%
2014−0.1%+36%+52%
2013−1.6%+36%+48%
2012−1.9%+39%+47%
2011+0.9%+41%+51%
2010−3.1%+40%+54%
2009−1.6%+45%+59%
2008+8.6%+47%+69%
2007+0.5%+35%+73%
2006+3.8%+35%+73%
2005+11%+30%+62%
2004+5.4%+17%+43%
2003+5.3%+11%+28%
2002+2.8%+5.7%+18%
2001+2.9%+2.9%+8.3%
2000———

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 13159, 13141, 13077, 13045, covering 65% of Preble’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Preble in 2025. The last year with any was 2022 (3 new homes).

New homes, 2025
0
0 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Single-family2026 so far
0123 2000: 1 home 2000 2001: 1 home 2002: 2 homes 2003: 2 homes 2004: 3 homes 2005: 1 home 2005 2006: 1 home 2007: 2 homes 2008: 1 home 2009: 0 homes 2010: 0 homes 2010 2011: 0 homes 2012: 0 homes 2013: 0 homes 2014: 0 homes 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 0 homes 2017: 0 homes 2018: 0 homes 2019: 0 homes 2020: 0 homes 2020 2021: 0 homes 2022: 3 homes 2023: 0 homes 2024: 0 homes 2025: 0 homes 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−36
New homes0

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Preble's population fell by 36 and no new homes were permitted. 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.

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YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022330$870,000
2021000—
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008110$121,000
2007220$242,000
2006110$131,000
2005110$81,000
2004330$610,000
2003220$254,000
2002220$557,000
2001110$235,000
2000110$235,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

Preble and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Town1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Preble +9.8%† $1,410 0 $82,083
Homer +13.1%† $1,420 3 $74,012
Tully +6.9%† $1,490 3 $108,529
Scott +14%† $1,380 5 $93,889
Truxton — $1,300 3 $95,000

† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.

Affordability

2.2 years of income

The typical Preble home costs about 2.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across New York (6.1 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
86%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$4,323
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$1,278
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1960
New York: 1959

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,410

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Preble is $1,410 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Preble pay a median of $1,278, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$1,140
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,410
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,740
a month, with utilities
Share of income
21%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $1,070 · 4 bedrooms $2,090

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (13045, 13077, 13141, 13159; Syracuse, 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. 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.

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