Housing in Smyrna

A typical Smyrna home is worth roughly $90,000

Typical home value

$90K

NY $527K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,290

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,056

NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Smyrna?

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

Your money goes further83% below the New York typical home.A high tax rateAbout 2.30% of a home’s value a year, vs 1.55% across New York.A town of owners89% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.5 years of income

Less than across New York (6.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$192,000

Typical Smyrna home $90K

That covers a typical Smyrna home, with $103K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$640

Loan $440Tax $170Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290 a month here, $650 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Plymouth$155K Otselic$108K Lebanon$128K Sherburne$149K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Smyrna’s typical property tax (2.30% 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

89% of Smyrna households own their home

Half of Smyrna’s homes were built before 1976.

Owners and renters

Own 89%Rent 11%

New York: 54% own.

1976

typical home built · NY 1959

$2,056

median property tax bill · NY $6,582

2.30%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · NY 1.55%

15%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290

Renters already here pay a median of $888, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,090

1 bedroom$1,120

2 bedrooms$1,290

3 bedrooms$1,760

4 bedrooms$1,930

11%

of households rent · NY 46%

renter households

68%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NY 52%

26%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$888

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Smyrna vs. its neighbors

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

Plymouth$155K Sherburne$149K Lebanon$128K Otselic$108K Smyrna$90K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Smyrna	$90K*	—	$1,290	—	$59,408
Plymouth	$155K*	—	$1,050	—	$78,148
Otselic	$108K*	—	$1,100	—	$63,854
Lebanon	$128K*	—	$1,430	3	$67,212
Sherburne	$149K*	—	$1,210	—	$63,203

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. 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.