Sylvan Beach, NY Housing Market & City Data

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879
Population Estimate
$100,962
Median Home Value
96.4%
Employment Rate
19.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$210
Median Listing Price$309,900
Median Days on Market79
Active Listings13
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)15
Avg Listing Price$436,092
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-11%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY26%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.73
Family Dual Income12.2
Median Household Income$45,000
Median Individual Income$28,011
Home Ownership71.2%
Home Value$100,962
Median Rent$870
Rent Burden25.2%
Poverty17.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.9%
  • Highschool Education38.1%
  • Some College30.1%
  • Bachelors Degree11.8%
  • Graduate Degree8.1%
  • Total College or Above19.9%
  • Stem Degree35.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male53.4%
  • Female46.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.3%
  • Divorced16.9%
  • Never Married20.8%
  • Widowed15.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySylvan Beach
State IDNY
Population879

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1811.7%
19–298.8%
30–393.6%
40–4916.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5917.3%
60–699.5%
70–7924.0%
80+8.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation26.8%
Unemployment Rate3.6%
Disabled31.3%

ETHNICITY

White93.9%
Black2.6%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple3.5%

OTHER

Hispanic0.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured2.6%
Veteran11.4%

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