Home values, rents and more in Schenectady, NY
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Schenectady compares
The typical home in Schenectady, NY is worth about $331,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Schenectady are 11% below the typical value in the Albany metro area ($373,000) and 9% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Schenectady rose 5.1%, compared with +5.0% in the Albany metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,517 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% below the Albany metro area ($1,693) and 21% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.4% over the past year.
The median household income is $58,399, against $88,074 in the Albany metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 68,847 people live in Schenectady (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Schenectady has the 11th-lowest typical home value of the 28 cities in the Albany metro area and the 354th-lowest of 728 in New York with Zillow figures.
Part of: Schenectady County, NY · Albany metro area · New York
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.