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Buying a home in Salt Point, New York

The typical owner-occupied home in Salt Point is worth about $248,100, 41% below the New York median of $423,800 and 25% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $117,750 a year, so the median home costs 2.1 times the median income (4.9 times for New York). 55% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 52% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Salt Point at a glance

Salt Point New York U.S.
Median home value $248,100 $423,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $6,582 $3,119
Median household income $117,750 $85,974 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 55% 54% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 52% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $2,674 $2,555 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 18.3% 22.5% 21.0%
Median rent $1,691 $1,621 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 51.0% 31.2% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1972 1959 1980
Vacant homes 0.0% 10.0% 10.1%
Population 322 19,852,366 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Salt Point

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Salt Point home of $248,100 with 20% down costs about $1,666 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $2,079, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $71,400 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 17% of the median Salt Point household income of $117,750; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $409,000.

The median rent here is $1,691 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$49,620
Loan amount$198,480
Principal and interest$1,335
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$227
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$103
PMI$0
Total per month$1,666

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$8,684
Loan amount$243,606
Principal and interest$1,639
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$227
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$103
FHA mortgage insurance$110
Total per month$2,079

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Questions about home buying in Salt Point

What is the median home value in Salt Point?

About $248,100 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Salt Point?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $1,666 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $71,400 a year.

More about Salt Point

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data