Oswego, NY Housing Market & City Data

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17,236
Population Estimate
$88,023
Median Home Value
90.0%
Employment Rate
28.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$123
Median Listing Price$180,000
Median Days on Market62
Active Listings74
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)147
Avg Listing Price$220,954
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.85
Family Dual Income42.6
Median Household Income$43,258
Median Individual Income$25,361
Home Ownership52.4%
Home Value$88,023
Median Rent$774
Rent Burden37.2%
Poverty26.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.0%
  • Highschool Education30.4%
  • Some College30.5%
  • Bachelors Degree14.8%
  • Graduate Degree13.2%
  • Total College or Above28.0%
  • Stem Degree41.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.6%
  • Female49.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married36.2%
  • Divorced14.4%
  • Never Married42.8%
  • Widowed6.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOswego
State IDNY
Population17,236

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.2%
19–2921.3%
30–3912.6%
40–499.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.5%
60–6910.5%
70–795.3%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.8%
Unemployment Rate10.0%
Disabled13.3%

ETHNICITY

White92.4%
Black1.7%
Asian1.4%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other1.0%
Multiple3.3%

OTHER

Hispanic4.3%
Limited English1.0%
Health Uninsured5.2%
Veteran8.3%

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Neighborhoods in Oswego, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Oswego, 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.