Grand Island, NY Housing Market & City Data

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

21,047
Population Estimate
$206,799
Median Home Value
95.4%
Employment Rate
39.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$216
Median Listing Price$499,950
Median Days on Market41
Active Listings33
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)75
Avg Listing Price$607,970
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.03
Family Dual Income60.3
Median Household Income$80,733
Median Individual Income$41,207
Home Ownership81.2%
Home Value$206,799
Median Rent$1,030
Rent Burden25.6%
Poverty6.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.9%
  • Highschool Education21.7%
  • Some College34.1%
  • Bachelors Degree20.6%
  • Graduate Degree18.8%
  • Total College or Above39.4%
  • Stem Degree40.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.0%
  • Female50.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married56.9%
  • Divorced11.6%
  • Never Married26.2%
  • Widowed5.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityGrand Island
State IDNY
Population21,047

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.9%
19–299.6%
30–3911.3%
40–4912.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5918.3%
60–6912.9%
70–797.9%
80+3.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.4%
Unemployment Rate4.6%
Disabled8.3%

ETHNICITY

White93.8%
Black2.2%
Asian1.7%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.2%
Multiple1.0%

OTHER

Hispanic2.0%
Limited English1.5%
Health Uninsured0.8%
Veteran9.5%

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Neighborhoods in Grand Island, NY

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

  • Sandy Beach

    Sandy Beach ↗

    Median asking price
    $164,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    47
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Fairway Greens Condominium Association

    Fairway Greens ↗

    Median asking price
    $249,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    11
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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.