New York · Census place 26561
Forest Home CDP, NY
Quick answer
Forest Home CDP has 1,164 residents, ranking #806 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $59,107, the median home is worth $496,900 and median gross rent runs $1,378 a month.
- Population
- 1,164Forest Home CDP residents
- Median household income
- $59,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $496,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,378Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 35.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forest Home CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest Home CDP median would spend about 28% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 35.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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