Farmingdale, NY Housing Market & City Data

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9,002
Population Estimate
$397,084
Median Home Value
97.5%
Employment Rate
41.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$504
Median Listing Price$729,475
Median Days on Market34
Active Listings31
New Listings32
Total Listings (Active + Pending)69
Avg Listing Price$761,020
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY0%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.05
Family Dual Income64.8
Median Household Income$95,885
Median Individual Income$48,617
Home Ownership67.9%
Home Value$397,084
Median Rent$1,577
Rent Burden44.0%
Poverty6.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED6.8%
  • Highschool Education29.1%
  • Some College22.7%
  • Bachelors Degree26.9%
  • Graduate Degree14.5%
  • Total College or Above41.4%
  • Stem Degree41.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.3%
  • Female50.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.1%
  • Divorced14.4%
  • Never Married31.2%
  • Widowed7.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityFarmingdale
State IDNY
Population9,002

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1817.8%
19–2911.3%
30–3913.6%
40–4911.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5918.9%
60–6914.4%
70–797.4%
80+5.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.2%
Unemployment Rate2.5%
Disabled11.5%

ETHNICITY

White81.9%
Black4.0%
Asian8.7%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.0%
Multiple2.3%

OTHER

Hispanic9.8%
Limited English5.6%
Health Uninsured3.2%
Veteran6.1%

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Neighborhoods in Farmingdale, NY

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

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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.