Melville, NY Housing Market & City Data

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

17,716
Population Estimate
$669,664
Median Home Value
96.7%
Employment Rate
58.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$467
Median Listing Price$994,500
Median Days on Market68
Active Listings49
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)72
Avg Listing Price$1,333,241
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-11%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.08
Family Dual Income53.3
Median Household Income$127,359
Median Individual Income$51,797
Home Ownership86.4%
Home Value$669,664
Median Rent$2,325
Rent Burden43.5%
Poverty3.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.8%
  • Highschool Education14.7%
  • Some College22.0%
  • Bachelors Degree27.5%
  • Graduate Degree31.1%
  • Total College or Above58.6%
  • Stem Degree41.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.8%
  • Female54.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married58.8%
  • Divorced7.8%
  • Never Married23.6%
  • Widowed9.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMelville
State IDNY
Population17,716

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.2%
19–297.4%
30–398.6%
40–4913.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.5%
60–6913.8%
70–7912.8%
80+7.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation61.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3%
Disabled8.2%

ETHNICITY

White86.3%
Black3.2%
Asian7.8%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other0.6%
Multiple1.9%

OTHER

Hispanic4.8%
Limited English1.6%
Health Uninsured1.9%
Veteran4.9%

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Neighborhoods in Melville, NY

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

  • Country Pointe

    Country Pointe At Melville ↗

    Median asking price
    $778,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    49
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Huntington Hills Center for Health and Rehabilitation

    Huntington Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,099,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    39
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.3/10 · 3 schools

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.