Housing · Rathbone

Rathbone, NY housing market

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.

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

New construction

2 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Rathbone in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.7 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of New York as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Rathbone has permitted 38 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
2
3 in 2024
2026 so far
2
Jan–Aug
Per 1,000 residents
1.7
New York: 1.8
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-family2026 so far
0246810 2000: 2 homes 2000 2001: 2 homes 2002: 1 home 2003: 3 homes 2004: 0 homes 2005: 0 homes 2005 2006: 2 homes 2007: 1 home 2008: 1 home 2009: 2 homes 2010: 1 home 2010 2011: 1 home 2012: 0 homes 2013: 3 homes 2014: 6 homes 2015: 0 homes 2015 2016: 2 homes 2017: 2 homes 2018: 2 homes 2019: 2 homes 2020: 3 homes 2020 2021: 8 homes 2022: 9 homes 2023: 5 homes 2024: 3 homes 2025: 2 homes 2025 2026 so far: 2 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−33
New homes+19

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Rathbone's population fell by 33 even though 19 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 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.

Show as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)220$77,000
2025220$60,000
2024330$140,000
2023550$445,000
2022990$857,000
2021880$762,000
2020330$745,000
2019220$140,000
2018220$140,000
2017220$120,000
2016220$120,000
2015000—
2014660$433,000
2013330$140,000
2012000—
2011110$30,000
2010110$22,000
2009220$92,000
2008110$20,000
2007110$50,000
2006220$117,000
2005000—
2004000—
2003330$240,000
2002110$8,000
2001220$230,000
2000220$140,000

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

Nearby

Rathbone and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
Town1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Rathbone — $1,000 2 $63,375
Cameron — $1,390 5 $59,125
Woodhull — $970 2 $60,106
Tuscarora — $1,020 0 $77,411
Affordability

1.9 years of income

The typical Rathbone home costs about 1.9 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
91%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$2,571
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$837
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1979
New York: 1959

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Rathbone is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Rathbone pay a median of $837, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$810
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,000
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,310
a month, with utilities
Share of income
19%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $810 · 4 bedrooms $1,680

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (14801, 14820; Steuben County, NY), 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.

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