A typical Ward home is worth roughly $134,000
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Ward?
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What it takes to buy in Ward
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That covers a typical Ward home, with $173K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000 a month here, $130 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the New York typical property tax (1.55% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
91% of Ward households own their home
Half of Ward’s homes were built before 1979.
New York: 54% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000
Renters already here pay a median of $1,075.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Allegany County, NY): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Ward in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, Ward has permitted 12 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Ward's population fell by 34 even though 3 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 39% of Ward's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. Across New York: 2.2 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $294,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $588,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $325,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $305,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $92,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $362,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $105,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $274,000 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $342,000 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $342,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $114,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $54,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Ward vs. its neighbors
Ward is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | $134K* | — | $1,000 | 2 | $75,104 |
| West Almond | — | — | $1,080 | 0 | $92,813 |
| Amity | $87K* | — | $980 | 2 | $61,042 |
| Andover | $130K | +5.2% | $970 | 15 | $64,688 |
| Scio | $141K | +5.5% | $1,010 | 2 | $62,426 |
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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.