Houghton, NY Housing Market & City Data

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1,639
Population Estimate
$119,123
Median Home Value
95.0%
Employment Rate
72.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$134
Median Listing Price$339,900
Median Days on Market46
Active Listings4
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)7
Avg Listing Price$770,940
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-16%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY96%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.53
Family Dual Income71
Median Household Income$62,188
Median Individual Income$8,250
Home Ownership65.5%
Home Value$119,123
Median Rent$642
Rent Burden24.1%
Poverty10.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.9%
  • Highschool Education16.6%
  • Some College7.2%
  • Bachelors Degree31.4%
  • Graduate Degree40.8%
  • Total College or Above72.2%
  • Stem Degree27.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male44.1%
  • Female55.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married27.3%
  • Divorced2.3%
  • Never Married66.6%
  • Widowed3.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHoughton
State IDNY
Population1,639

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1843.8%
19–2927.9%
30–396.2%
40–496.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–592.7%
60–693.6%
70–793.6%
80+5.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation52.8%
Unemployment Rate5.0%
Disabled8.2%

ETHNICITY

White85.6%
Black5.2%
Asian6.1%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.5%
Multiple1.2%

OTHER

Hispanic4.7%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured4.0%
Veteran2.4%

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Neighborhoods in Houghton, NY

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

  • Campus Mount, Houghton

    Campus Mount ↗

    Median asking price
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    Active listings
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    Nearby schools · estimated

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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.