$527,312 is the median home price across New York, set against a $85,820 median household income for a 6.1x price-to-income ratio, 26% above the national median price.
At a 1.3% average effective rate, New York property taxes add $571 to the monthly payment on the median home, $6,855 a year statewide.
Unlike the nine no-income-tax states, New York taxes wage income at 3.9%–10.9%. Worth running your actual take-home pay against the $3,486/month payment here before locking in a target price.
Beyond housing, New York's cost of living index sits at 126 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and healthcare.
New York's median home price runs 1% higher than New Hampshire: $521,177 there versus $527,312 here.