20 Places To Buy a Home in New York If You Want It To Gain Value

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20. Niagara Falls

• September 2025 average home value: $167,277
• 1-year home value change (%): 3.3%
• 5-year home value change (%): 55.2%

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19. Hopewell Junction

• September 2025 average home value: $580,697
• 1-year home value change (%): 6%
• 5-year home value change (%): 46.8%

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18. Wappingers Falls

• September 2025 average home value: $487,677
• 1-year home value change (%): 4.7%
• 5-year home value change (%): 51.7%

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17. Coram

• September 2025 average home value: $595,602
• 1-year home value change (%): 3.6%
• 5-year home value change (%): 55.8%

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16. Buffalo

• September 2025 average home value: $241,479
• 1-year home value change (%): 3.4%
• 5-year home value change (%): 56.9%

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15. Middletown

• September 2025 average home value: $409,977
• 1-year home value change (%): 3.1%
• 5-year home value change (%): 58.2%

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14. Monsey

• September 2025 average home value: $1,239,516
• 1-year home value change (%): 0.8%
• 5-year home value change (%): 67.8%

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13. Great Neck

• September 2025 average home value: $1,596,292
• 1-year home value change (%): 9.1%
• 5-year home value change (%): 40.7%

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12. North Tonawanda

• September 2025 average home value: $275,579
• 1-year home value change (%): 5.6%
• 5-year home value change (%): 53.4%

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11. New Rochelle

• September 2025 average home value: $1,006,718
• 1-year home value change (%): 6.9%
• 5-year home value change (%): 49.4%

Read More: 10 Cities Where Home Values Are Rising in 2025

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10. Lockport

• September 2025 average home value: $258,317
• 1-year home value change (%): 5.7%
• 5-year home value change (%): 53.8%

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9. Jamestown

• September 2025 average home value: $123,604
• 1-year home value change (%): 4.7%
• 5-year home value change (%): 58.4%

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8. Fairport

• September 2025 average home value: $388,672
• 1-year home value change (%): 5.2%
• 5-year home value change (%): 56.6%

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7. East Northport

• September 2025 average home value: $768,536
• 1-year home value change (%): 7.7%
• 5-year home value change (%): 52%

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6. Spring Valley

• September 2025 average home value: $869,879
• 1-year home value change (%): 2.9%
• 5-year home value change (%): 68.5%

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5. Baldwinsville

• September 2025 average home value: $321,672
• 1-year home value change (%): 6%
• 5-year home value change (%): 62.2%

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4. Syracuse

• September 2025 average home value: $210,667
• 1-year home value change (%): 5.9%
• 5-year home value change (%): 64.4%

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3. Liverpool

• September 2025 average home value: $277,939
• 1-year home value change (%): 5.8%
• 5-year home value change (%): 67.2%

Also See: 33 Cities Where You Need To Earn Six Figures To Afford a Typical Home

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2. Rome

• September 2025 average home value: $207,042
• 1-year home value change (%): 7.8%
• 5-year home value change (%): 61.8%

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1. Utica

• September 2025 average home value: $202,260
• 1-year home value change (%): 8.2%
• 5-year home value change (%): 61.5%

Editor’s note: Photos are for representational purposes only and might not reflect the exact locations listed.

Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates analyzed only New York cities ranked among Zillow’s 2,500 largest housing markets. To qualify, each city had to show both 1-year and 5-year home value growth above the national average. These growth rates were scored and combined, with lower scores indicating stronger performance. The analysis uses Zillow’s September 2025 data, current as of Nov. 3, 2025.

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