Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in Schenectady is about $325,000 as of Sep 2026, down 4.9% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Only if you move fast. Sellers have more pull in Schenectady than usual. Compared with 2017–2019 at this time of year, there are 57% fewer homes for sale, and 12% of sellers have cut their price, against 22% then. Good homes go under contract quickly. If you want one, be ready to move in days.
Schenectady has 57% fewer homes for sale than in 2017–2019 at this time of year, and the typical listing has been on the market 41 days, shorter than 87% of the 765 cities we track. For every 100 homes still for sale, 109 are under contract. Well-priced homes will draw more than one offer. Your discount is in the listing that has sat, so set a price alert and move when a stale one gets cut.
About as many homes are under contract as are sitting unsold. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 69. Your room to negotiate depends on the listing. Few sellers are dropping their price. Asking prices are holding firm. Your discount will come from one stale listing.
The typical Schenectady listing has been on the market 41 days. That is 18% shorter than a year ago. There are 291 homes for sale in Schenectady. That is 2.4 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 921. Supply is growing against last year.
The median asking price is 12.9% below its Mar 2023 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. Schenectady prices have risen in 104 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.
If you plan to sell in the next two years, move it up. This much buyer demand does not last. Right now it does your negotiating for you.
Across 9 full years, Schenectady asking prices ran lowest in January, about 6.8% below the year's average. They peaked in May. The most homes for sale show up in September, about 13% above the yearly average. Shop in September for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in January.
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Read how the pending ratio measures demand and how we read these numbers, then run the numbers on a deal.
The median asking price in Schenectady is about $325,000 as of Sep 2026, down 4.9% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our Schenectady figures cover the 10 ZIP codes with a Schenectady mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Sellers have more pull in Schenectady than usual. We compare Schenectady with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 57% fewer homes for sale; 12% of sellers have cut their price, against 22% then; the typical listing has been up 40% fewer days.
The median asking price is 12.9% below its Mar 2023 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Schenectady County is $1,702 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,041 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
ZIP 12302 is on both lists. That is rare. It is the one place in Schenectady where leverage and growth overlap.
| ZIP | $/sqft, 2 yrs | $/sqft now | Buyers per home | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12306 | +26.2% | $216 | 0.82 | 71 |
| 12308 | +22.8% | $165 | 0.95 | 19 |
| 12303 | +18.7% | $220 | 1.61 | 36 |
| 12304 | +11.0% | $210 | 1.25 | 33 |
| 12302 | +7.9% | $229 | 1.01 | 56 |
Computed from each ZIP's own ten-year history. ZIPs with fewer than 10 homes for sale are excluded: a median across a handful of listings is noise, not a signal.
Schenectady has ten ZIP codes. Each links to its live market dashboard.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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