Cohoes, NY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Cohoes home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

16,687
Population Estimate
$155,704
Median Home Value
93.2%
Employment Rate
26.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$238
Median Listing Price$362,500
Median Days on Market34
Active Listings22
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)57
Avg Listing Price$475,099
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY28%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.98
Family Dual Income51.3
Median Household Income$55,054
Median Individual Income$30,429
Home Ownership39.9%
Home Value$155,704
Median Rent$944
Rent Burden29.6%
Poverty15.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.5%
  • Highschool Education33.2%
  • Some College29.2%
  • Bachelors Degree17.5%
  • Graduate Degree8.6%
  • Total College or Above26.1%
  • Stem Degree48.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.0%
  • Female55.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married35.7%
  • Divorced13.0%
  • Never Married42.0%
  • Widowed9.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCohoes
State IDNY
Population16,687

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.3%
19–2917.3%
30–3914.1%
40–4911.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.0%
60–6911.0%
70–797.1%
80+6.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.9%
Unemployment Rate6.8%
Disabled16.2%

ETHNICITY

White83.7%
Black6.4%
Asian0.8%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other0.2%
Multiple8.5%

OTHER

Hispanic5.8%
Limited English1.4%
Health Uninsured3.8%
Veteran8.3%

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  5. What are the most affordable neighborhoods in Cohoes, NY?

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  8. What are the best neighborhoods in Cohoes, NY for first-time home buyers?

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Neighborhoods in Cohoes, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Cohoes, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Brighton Pointe

    Brighton Pointe ↗

    Median asking price
    $379,400
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    7
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    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.