Housing in Westvale

A typical Westvale home is worth roughly $288,000

The median sale price was $345,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value

$288K

▲ 10.9% in a year · NY $424K

Estimate

Median sale price

$345K

May 2026 · Redfin

Homes sold

in May · 4 for sale

2-bedroom rent

$1,430

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$6,183

NY $6,582

Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Westvale?

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

Prices climbing fastUp 10.9% in a year.A high tax rateAbout 2.89% of a home’s value a year, vs 1.55% across New York.A town of owners98% of households own their home.Your money goes further32% below the New York typical home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 66% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Westvale rose 66% over the past 5 years, faster than across New York (52%). Last year prices rose 11%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Westvale home at roughly $288,000 today.

Westvale areaNew York

+11%

past year

+66%

past 5 years

+100%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $288K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Westvale, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.9 years of income

Less than across New York (4.9 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$302,000

Typical Westvale home $288K

That covers a typical Westvale home, with $14K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$2,200

Loan $1,420Tax $690Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,430 a month here, $770 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Geddes$182K Syracuse$225K Fairmount$184K Camillus$209K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Westvale’s typical property tax (2.89% 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

98% of Westvale households own their home

Half of Westvale’s homes were built before 1956.

Owners and renters

Own 98%Rent 2%

New York: 54% own.

1956

typical home built · NY 1959

$6,183

median property tax bill · NY $6,582

2.89%

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

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,430

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,020

1 bedroom$1,150

2 bedrooms$1,430

3 bedrooms$1,740

4 bedrooms$1,900

of households rent · NY 46%

renter households

50%

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

17%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

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

Westvale vs. its neighbors

Westvale is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Westvale$288K Syracuse$225K Camillus$209K Fairmount$184K Geddes$182K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Westvale	$288K*	+10.9%†	$1,430	—	$98,542
Geddes	$182K*	+5.4%†	$1,350	16	$76,839
Syracuse	$225K	+5.4%	$1,360	1,160	$47,819
Fairmount	$184K*	+11.4%†	$1,520	—	$84,225
Camillus	$209K*	+11.2%†	$1,560	21	$85,915

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, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.