Canandaigua, NY anchors the north end of Canandaigua Lake with a vibrant downtown, lakefront parks, marinas, restaurants, shopping, cultural attractions, and access to the Canandaigua Lake Wine Trail. Real estate ranges from city homes and historic properties to condominiums, suburban neighborhoods, rural town parcels, and luxury waterfront estates. Buyers should distinguish between the City and Town of Canandaigua, compare taxes and utilities, and closely review shoreline, dock, septic, slope, and flood considerations for lake properties. Canandaigua is one of the Finger Lakes' strongest year-round lifestyle markets.
Canandaigua, NY Housing Market & City Data
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5.0
Average City Rating
11,082
Population Estimate
$250,824
Median Home Value
97.1%
Employment Rate
48.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
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Housing & Demographic Overview
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Data as of October 2026
HOUSING DATA (October 2026)
Median Price per SqFt$285
Median Listing Price$498,300
Median Days on Market47
Active Listings69
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)142
Avg Listing Price$558,009
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-19%
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
Family Size2.85
Family Dual Income52.8
Median Household Income$84,965
Median Individual Income$41,832
Home Ownership72.4%
Home Value$250,824
Median Rent$1,171
Rent Burden28.8%
Poverty6.2%
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED3.1%
- Highschool Education20.4%
- Some College27.9%
- Bachelors Degree24.1%
- Graduate Degree24.6%
- Total College or Above48.7%
- Stem Degree42.0%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male48.5%
- Female51.5%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married48.8%
- Divorced14.9%
- Never Married29.2%
- Widowed7.1%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
CityCanandaigua
State IDNY
Population11,082
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20.9% |
| 19–29 | 9.6% |
| 30–39 | 11.0% |
| 40–49 | 13.8% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 14.8% |
| 60–69 | 15.0% |
| 70–79 | 7.8% |
| 80+ | 6.9% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
Labor Force Participation59.5%
Unemployment Rate2.9%
Disabled12.5%
ETHNICITY
White95.2%
Black1.1%
Asian0.5%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other1.1%
Multiple1.6%
OTHER
Hispanic2.5%
Limited English0.3%
Health Uninsured2.9%
Veteran7.2%
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Top Real Estate Agents in Canandaigua, NY
Andrew Griffith
Griffith Realty Group
Canandaigua, NY
4.0 (5 reviews)
42 Years of Experience
Jennifer LaRoche
Keller Williams Realty Gateway
Canandaigua, NY
5.0 (38 reviews)
14 Years of Experience
Robert Piazza Palotto
High Falls Sotheby's International Realty
Rochester, NY
4.9 (90 reviews)
25 Years of Experience
Neighborhoods in Canandaigua, NY
Get to know neighborhoods in Canandaigua, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Bristol Harbour Village ↗
- Median asking price
- $379,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 51
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Lakewood Meadows ↗
- Median asking price
- $330,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 14
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Holiday Harbour ↗
- Median asking price
- —
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 2
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.