Watervliet, NY Housing Market & City Data

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9,900
Population Estimate
$145,787
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
21.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$215
Median Listing Price$254,950
Median Days on Market45
Active Listings21
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)41
Avg Listing Price$364,983
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.93
Family Dual Income49.7
Median Household Income$43,803
Median Individual Income$29,231
Home Ownership30.8%
Home Value$145,787
Median Rent$884
Rent Burden31.7%
Poverty18.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED15.1%
  • Highschool Education30.2%
  • Some College33.1%
  • Bachelors Degree14.3%
  • Graduate Degree7.3%
  • Total College or Above21.6%
  • Stem Degree43.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.7%
  • Female51.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married31.4%
  • Divorced16.8%
  • Never Married45.2%
  • Widowed6.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWatervliet
State IDNY
Population9,900

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1817.3%
19–2917.2%
30–3915.9%
40–4912.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.8%
60–6911.4%
70–796.9%
80+4.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.6%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled19.7%

ETHNICITY

White75.0%
Black9.7%
Asian3.9%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.6%
Multiple8.8%

OTHER

Hispanic7.7%
Limited English5.1%
Health Uninsured5.3%
Veteran7.9%

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Neighborhoods in Watervliet, NY

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

  • Country Gardens Apartments

    Country Gardens ↗

    Median asking price
    $244,900
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
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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.