Housing · Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, NY housing market
The typical Watkins Glen home is worth about $244,000, up 2.5% in a year, 54% below the New York typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Watkins Glen compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Watkins Glen at a glance
Typical home value
$244K
▲ 2.5% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Watkins GlenNew York
Show as a table
| January | Watkins Glen | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $154,000 | $298,000 |
| 2018 | $156,000 | $317,000 |
| 2019 | $164,000 | $337,000 |
| 2020 | $173,000 | $353,000 |
| 2021 | $196,000 | $379,000 |
| 2022 | $211,000 | $417,000 |
| 2023 | $228,000 | $437,000 |
| 2024 | $234,000 | $458,000 |
| 2025 | $245,000 | $489,000 |
| 2026 | $236,000 | $510,000 |
| August 2026 | $244,000 | $527,000 |
Affordability
4.9 years of income
The typical Watkins Glen home costs about 4.9 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
49.6%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$3,985
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$741
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1938
New York: 1959
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.