Metropolitan market · New York · September 2026 data

What is the Batavia, NY real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Batavia, NY asks $277,000, down 3.6% year over year. Homes spend a median of 39 days on market, with 63 active listings and 11% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 158% of active listings, and inventory sits at 66% of the same month in 2019 — a seller's market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$277,000
▼ 3.6% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$158
1,693 sq ft median
Median days on market
39
September 2026
Active listings
63
For sale now
New listings
44
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
11%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
66%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
158%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$230,000
▲ 0.4% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
106.1%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
48
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Batavia, NY housing market doing right now?

The Batavia, NY housing market lists at a $277,000 median as of September 2026, down 3.6% year over year, with a 39-day median market time and 63 homes for sale (11% with a price cut). Active inventory is 66% of the 2019 level, reading as a seller's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Batavia housing market statistics

The table summarizes Batavia's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Batavia.

Batavia, NY housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$277,000-3.6% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1581,693 sq ft median
Median days on market39-1% YoY
Active listings630% YoY
New listings this month44September 2026
Listings with a price cut11%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$230,000+0.4% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio106.1%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio157.6%99 pending
Inventory vs 201966%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Batavia?

Batavia home prices are down 3.6% year over year and -4.2% month over month as of September 2026, at a $277,000 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$287K$270K$252K$235K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Batavia NY · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$279K$238K$197K$156K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Batavia NY · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Batavia?

Batavia has 63 active listings, 44 new this month, 99 pending as of September 2026. About 11% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 66% of its 2019 level — a seller's market by pace.

Active listings
63
New this month
44
Pending
99
Price-reduced
6

Is Batavia a good real estate investment?

Batavia scores 69/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #114 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
69/100
#114 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+3.2%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Momentum
53
Value
81
Rental yield
48
Supply risk
22
Market heat
98

Batavia scores 69/100 on our composite Investor Score (#114 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 66% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 3.6% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Batavia ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Batavia?

A home at Batavia's $277,000 median listing runs about $1,516 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,369/mo
−$147/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,516/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,669/mo
+$153/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $277,000 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Batavia?

To buy Batavia’s $277,000 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $90,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,096/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.2× the area’s $72,055 median household income, so a typical Batavia household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Batavia, NY — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$277,000September 2026
Down payment (20%)$55,400Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,516/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (2.51% effective rate)$579/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$90,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$72,055Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Batavia housing market?

Longer-run demand in Batavia shows up in 52 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +168 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
52
▼ 5.5% vs 2024
0.9 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+168
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$4.13M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Batavia housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Batavia?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Batavia, NY is $277,000, down 3.6% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Batavia, NY metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Batavia?
The median home listed in Batavia asks $277,000 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,516 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Batavia?
The median property in Batavia spends 39 days on the market, with 63 homes actively listed and 11% of them carrying a price cut — a seller's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Batavia?
With a median 39 days on market and 11% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 158% of active listings, Batavia reads as a seller's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Batavia a good place to invest in real estate?
Batavia scores 69/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #114 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Batavia?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Batavia and the wider New York market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Batavia, NY metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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