Housing in Varick

A typical Varick home is worth roughly $267,000

Typical home value

$267K

NY $527K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,400

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$4,604

NY $6,582

What kind of housing town is Varick?

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

Your money goes further49% below the New York typical home.A second-home town24% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.3 years of income

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

You could afford about

$279,000

Typical Varick home $267K

That covers a typical Varick home, with $12K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,780

Loan $1,320Tax $380Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,400 a month here, $380 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Geneva$230K Romulus$372K Fayette$174K Ledyard$249K Benton$259K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Varick’s typical property tax (1.72% 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

83% of Varick households own their home

Half of Varick’s homes were built before 1970.

Owners and renters

Own 83%Rent 17%

New York: 54% own.

1970

typical home built · NY 1959

$4,604

median property tax bill · NY $6,582

1.72%

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

24%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,400

Renters already here pay a median of $1,279.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,050

1 bedroom$1,110

2 bedrooms$1,400

3 bedrooms$1,830

4 bedrooms$2,290

17%

of households rent · NY 46%

renter households

30%

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

21%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,279

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Varick vs. its neighbors

Varick is the 2nd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Romulus$372K Varick$267K Benton$259K Ledyard$249K Geneva$230K Fayette$174K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Varick	$267K*	—	$1,400	—	$80,250
Geneva	$230K	+4.8%	$1,370	8	$82,589
Romulus	$372K	+10.1%	$1,310	—	$69,447
Fayette	$174K*	+9.8%†	$1,310	—	$77,875
Ledyard	$249K*	—	$1,550	2	$86,731
Benton	$259K*	+3.1%†	$1,060	5	$74,767

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.