What is the median home value in Amsterdam, NY?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Amsterdam, NY is $137,900 (±$11,186), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Amsterdam, the median home value went from $86,100 in 2015–2019 to $137,900 in 2020–2024 (+60.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$137,900 (±$11,186)
Owner-occupied homes
4,073 (±310)
Most common range
$50,000 to $99,999

Home values in Amsterdam

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueAmsterdamMontgomery CountyNew YorkUnited States
Less than $50,0006.0% (±2.2 points)9.1%3.9%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,99928.6% (±4.9 points)22.1%5.6%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,99920.9% (±4.6 points)15.4%6.7%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,99921.0% (±4.5 points)17.4%8.3%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99916.8% (±4.4 points)20.6%13.2%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,9995.0% (±2.6 points)11.7%19.7%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9991.7% (±1.2 points)2.8%30.1%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.0% (±1.0 points)0.9%12.6%7.1%

The most common range is $50,000 to $99,999, 28.6% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Amsterdam against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
AmsterdamMontgomery CountyNew YorkUnited States
Median home value$137,900 (±$11,186)$157,500 (±$5,744)$423,800 (±$1,627)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes4,073 (±310)13,798 (±392)4,196,985 (±19,607)84,210,142

In Amsterdam, the median home value is lower than in Montgomery County ($157,500).

It is also lower than in New York ($423,800).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Montgomery County, Amsterdam ranks 8 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 778 of 1,003.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Amsterdam have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$86,100 (±$3,441)$137,900 (±$11,186)+60.2%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,179 (±$33)$1,491 (±$106)+26.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,393 (±$235)$4,369 (±$376)+28.8%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Amsterdam

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amsterdam
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Amsterdam—$137,900 (±$11,186)—
Town of Amsterdam1.6 mi$216,100 (±$12,679)Higher
Village of Hagaman2.5 mi$203,800 (±$23,436)Higher
Village of Fort Johnson2.6 mi$163,800 (±$31,444)Not measurably different
Town of Florida3.3 mi$214,300 (±$24,836)Higher
Town of Perth4.5 mi$349,200 (±$74,401)Higher
Village of Broadalbin7.9 mi$164,300 (±$15,134)Higher
Town of Glen8.6 mi$198,800 (±$32,891)Higher
Mariaville Lake8.6 mi$248,200 (±$47,490)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Amsterdam, NY ($216,100), Village of Hagaman, NY ($203,800), Town of Florida, NY ($214,300).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Montgomery County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
2Town of Florida$214,300 (±$24,836)
3Town of Root$209,000 (±$29,019)
4Town of Glen$198,800 (±$32,891)
5Town of Charleston$184,200 (±$23,150)
6Town of Mohawk$174,700 (±$37,368)
7Town of Palatine$142,500 (±$37,797)
8Amsterdam$137,900 (±$11,186)
9Town of Canajoharie$137,500 (±$27,571)
10Town of Minden$90,500 (±$9,291)
11Town of St. Johnsville$88,000 (±$19,006)

Showing 10 of 11 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Amsterdam

What is the average home value in Amsterdam, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $137,900 (±$11,186) for owner-occupied homes in Amsterdam (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Amsterdam gone up?

In Amsterdam, the median home value went from $86,100 in 2015–2019 to $137,900 in 2020–2024 (+60.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Amsterdam sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Amsterdam city, Montgomery County, New York (county subdivision:02066, in state:36 county:057).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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