Cortland County, NY housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 16
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Home Value
$210,017
+6.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
16
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
14%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,221/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$142
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 63% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+12% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (16/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 14% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $65k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,131 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $401/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $142 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +14% over the next 12 months (83% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.9% to +13.5% (80% range; middle estimate +6.6%), chance of a rise 83%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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ZIP codes in Cortland County, NY
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland, NY 13045 | $210.2K | +5.8% | 8 |
| Homer, NY 13077 | $234.7K | +6.8% | 26 |
| Marathon, NY 13803 | $208.8K | +9.2% | 77 |
| Cincinnatus, NY 13040 | $182.9K | +9.7% | 90 |
| Mc Graw, NY 13101 | $184K | +5.9% | 58 |
| Cuyler, NY 13158 | $200.3K | +5.4% | 16 |
| Preble, NY 13141 | $224.7K | +7.2% | 13 |
| Harford, NY 13784 | $175.1K | +12.7% | 20 |
| Willet, NY 13863 | $156.6K | +12.6% | 25 |
| Little York, NY 13087 | – | – | 65 |
| ZIP 13738 | – | – | 13 |