West Sand Lake, NY Housing Market & City Data

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2,697
Population Estimate
$202,071
Median Home Value
99.1%
Employment Rate
39.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$223
Median Listing Price$549,450
Median Days on Market79
Active Listings3
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)9
Avg Listing Price$562,225
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY93%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.7
Family Dual Income60.8
Median Household Income$94,167
Median Individual Income$47,622
Home Ownership90.6%
Home Value$202,071
Median Rent$838
Rent Burden32.2%
Poverty5.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.7%
  • Highschool Education27.9%
  • Some College24.7%
  • Bachelors Degree18.8%
  • Graduate Degree20.9%
  • Total College or Above39.7%
  • Stem Degree55.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.3%
  • Female49.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married64.0%
  • Divorced8.8%
  • Never Married21.4%
  • Widowed5.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWest Sand Lake
State IDNY
Population2,697

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.3%
19–2910.0%
30–399.1%
40–4920.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.4%
60–6918.9%
70–795.7%
80+1.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation71.0%
Unemployment Rate0.9%
Disabled7.1%

ETHNICITY

White98.6%
Black1.4%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic1.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured0.0%
Veteran9.1%

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Neighborhoods in West Sand Lake, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in West Sand Lake, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Forest Glen, West Sand Lake

    Forest Glen ↗

    Median asking price
    $409,900
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    20
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 1 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.