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Buying a home in Three Mile Bay, New York

The typical owner-occupied home in Three Mile Bay is worth about $205,800, 51% below the New York median of $423,800 and 38% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $34,464 a year, so the median home costs 6.0 times the median income (4.9 times for New York). 100% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 100% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Three Mile Bay at a glance

Three Mile Bay New York U.S.
Median home value $205,800 $423,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $6,582 $3,119
Median household income $34,464 $85,974 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 100% 54% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 100% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,599 $2,555 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 51.0% 22.5% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,621 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1938 1959 1980
Vacant homes 0.0% 10.0% 10.1%
Population 44 19,852,366 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Three Mile Bay

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Three Mile Bay home of $205,800 with 20% down costs about $1,382 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,725, 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 $59,226 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 48% of the median Three Mile Bay household income of $34,464; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $120,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$41,160
Loan amount$164,640
Principal and interest$1,108
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$189
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$86
PMI$0
Total per month$1,382

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$7,203
Loan amount$202,072
Principal and interest$1,359
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$189
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$86
FHA mortgage insurance$91
Total per month$1,725

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Questions about home buying in Three Mile Bay

What is the median home value in Three Mile Bay?

About $205,800 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 Three Mile Bay?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $1,382 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $59,226 a year.

More about Three Mile Bay

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