Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $425,000 | Redfin · Ithaca, NY | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 62 days | Redfin · Ithaca, NY | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 37 homes | Redfin · Ithaca, NY | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $355,495 | Zillow · Tompkins County, NY · countywide | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 146 homes | Zillow · Ithaca, NY | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Ithaca, NY seller information / Market report
Ithaca, NY Housing Market and Selling Costs
Use this report to compare local market measures and selling costs with the choices for your own house: selling as-is, repairing and listing, or waiting.
USA Home Buyers buys houses in Ithaca and Tompkins County, New York. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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Read each number with its measure, source, area, and period. These market measures are context for a comparison, not a price for one property.
Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $425,000 | Redfin · Ithaca, NY | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 62 days | Redfin · Ithaca, NY | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 37 homes | Redfin · Ithaca, NY | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $355,495 | Zillow · Tompkins County, NY · countywide | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 146 homes | Zillow · Ithaca, NY | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
What the numbers mean
A market figure cannot price your particular house
The display summarizes activity for its named place and period. Your house is different: condition and repairs, whether tenants or access affect a sale, and how long you can wait all change the comparison.
Compare the likely listing path with an as-is offer using the facts for your address. Include cleanup or repair work and the bills you would keep paying while the house is on the market; a town-wide figure cannot supply those property-specific numbers.
Local selling costs
New York and Tompkins County transfer taxes
New York State's real estate transfer tax is $2 for each $500 of sale price, or part of $500, when the price exceeds $500. The state base tax is normally paid by the seller, though the sale agreement can provide otherwise; local transfer taxes may add to it.
The Tompkins County Clerk lists an ordinary combined real estate transfer tax of $6 per $1,000 before applicable exemptions: $4 per $1,000 for the state portion and $2 per $1,000 for the county portion. A separate 1% mansion tax applies to residential sales of $1 million or more and is normally paid by the buyer.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including New York State real estate transfer tax and any applicable local real estate transfer taxes. This does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
What you may keep
Compare the sale price with money left after costs
The sale price is the amount before costs. What you keep depends on the agreed price, repair and listing expenses, closing costs, ongoing bills, and amounts still owed on the property. Compare those items rather than treating the sale price as your net proceeds.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Compare what you may keep with the Ithaca calculator →What sellers say about USA Home Buyers
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Ithaca market report questions
Does Ithaca's median sale price tell me what my house is worth?
No. A median summarizes sales in the place and period shown; it does not price your address. Condition, repairs, occupancy, and timing all affect the comparison for your house.
Can I sell a house in Ithaca as-is?
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses in Ithaca and Tompkins County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
What transfer taxes should I include in a Tompkins County comparison?
The Tompkins County Clerk lists an ordinary combined real estate transfer tax of $6 per $1,000 before applicable exemptions: $4 per $1,000 for the state portion and $2 per $1,000 for the county portion. The state base tax is normally paid by the seller, though the sale agreement can provide otherwise. A separate 1% mansion tax applies to residential sales of $1 million or more and is normally paid by the buyer. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including New York State real estate transfer tax and any applicable local real estate transfer taxes. This does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes.
What does the calculator mean by money you may keep?
Net proceeds are what may remain after sale costs and obligations, not the sale price itself. Use the calculator to compare your own assumptions for a listing or a cash sale; its result is an estimate, not a property-specific offer.