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City · 26,950 residents · Westchester County, New York

Ossining , New York

In Ossining, a typical home is worth $449,100 and typical rent is $2,154 a month. Compared with all of Westchester County, the typical home value is 32% lower, typical household income is 13% lower, and the share of households that own their home is 10 points lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $449,100

    32% below the county

    6% above New York

    • Ossining
    • Westchester
    • New York

  • Typical rent

    $2,154a month

    10% above the county

    33% above New York

    • Ossining
    • Westchester
    • New York

  • Typical household income

    $103,573a year

    13% below the county

    20% above New York

    • Ossining
    • Westchester
    • New York

  • Households that own their home

    51%

    10 points below the county

    3 points below New York

    • Ossining
    • Westchester
    • New York

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical rent
$3,257 a month

From Zillow (ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Ossining is in Westchester County. The FHA loan limit ($1,249,125 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Westchester County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Ossining apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. The typical home in Ossining is worth $449,100, 32% less than in Westchester County as a whole ($663,200).

  2. Nearby, in Haverstraw, the typical home value is $361,100: 20% less than in Ossining ($449,100).

  3. 51% of households in Ossining own their home, against 62% in Westchester County.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Ossining

What homes there are in Ossining, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

Much as in Westchester County, 3 in 10 homes in Ossining are in apartment buildings.

Year built

The typical year built in Ossining is 1961, about the same as in Westchester County (1959).

Homes in Ossining are smaller: 37% have 3 bedrooms or more; in Westchester County, 50%.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$3,206 a month

Westchester County: $4,000 a month

Owners with a mortgage

60%

Westchester County: 61%

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, home values in Ossining rose at about the same pace as in Westchester County: 25% against 23%.

Since 2015–2019, the typical rent in Ossining rose 31%, more than in Westchester County (27%).

Income in Ossining grew faster than housing: it rose 48%, while home values changed +25% and rent +31%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureOssiningWestchester CountyNew YorkUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate2.5%3.8%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.8%1.1%0.9%
More than one person per room 6.1%5.0%5.3%3.4%
People per household 2.742.612.492.53
Drive alone 53%50%49%69%
Carpool 13%7%6%9%
Public transit 14%17%22%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate4%6%3%
Work from home 15%19%15%15%
Other means 4%2%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate30 to 39 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

In Ossining, 6.1% of households live with more than one person per room, against 5.0% in Westchester County.

A household in Ossining has 2.74 people on average, about the same as in Westchester County (2.61).

In Ossining, 13% of workers share a car to get to work; in Westchester County, 7%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Ossining?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Ossining, worth $449,100, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 49% of the typical household income in Ossining, which is $103,573 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $180,325 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Westchester County.

Your numbers

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Down payment
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That is $15,719 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

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Term

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$4,208

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$440,965
Total interest
$634,445
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $7,584 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,417 a month

  • Tight

    $2,417 to $3,107 a month

  • Hard

    more than $3,107 a month

    Your payment · 49%

Compared with the typical household income in Ossining ($103,573 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,208
Principal & interest$2,987
Property tax$835
Home insurance$187
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$199

You need at least $15,719 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Ossining and Westchester County

Ossining is in Westchester County, New York. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Ossining's own numbers

Typical home value
$449,100
Typical monthly rent
$2,154
Typical yearly household income
$103,573
Households that own their home
51%
Effective property tax rate
2.23%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Westchester County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,209,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,971
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+42%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
1.8%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Westchester County.

Everything about Westchester County

Buying

Buying a home in Ossining

A typical home in Ossining is worth $449,100: 32% below the county and 6% above New York. With the typical household income in Ossining ($103,573 a year), a typical home costs 4.3 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Ossining 4.3 years
  • Westchester 5.6 years
  • New York 4.9 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Westchester County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Westchester County rose 62% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Westchester County.

Period County New York U.S.
Last year (2025) +5.7% +6.0% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +42% +52% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +62% +86% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Ossining next to Westchester County, New York and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Ossining $449,100
  • Westchester $663,200
  • New York $423,800
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Ossining $2,154
  • Westchester $1,951
  • New York $1,621
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Ossining $103,573
  • Westchester $118,976
  • New York $85,974
  • United States $80,734
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Ossining next to Westchester County and New York
Measure Ossining Westchester County New York U.S.
Typical home value $449,100 $663,200 $423,800 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $2,154 $1,951 $1,621 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $103,573 $118,976 $85,974 $80,734
Households that own their home 51% 62% 54% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $10,001 $10,001 $6,582 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 2.23% 1.51% 1.55% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 62% 54% 52% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Westchester County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Ossining

For a typical $449,100 home in Ossining, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Ossining's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,208a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $15,719
    Cash to close
    $29,192
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $199

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,125a month

    Down payment
    $22,455
    Cash to close
    $35,928
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $213

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,456a month

    Down payment
    $89,820
    Cash to close
    $103,293
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $3,871a month

    Down payment
    $67,365
    Cash to close
    $80,838
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Ossining and for Westchester County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Ossining

2.23%of the home’s value each year

$10,001 a year for the typical owner in Ossining.

  • Ossining 2.23%
  • Westchester 1.51%
  • New York 1.55%

What New York publishes Basic STAR school tax relief (New York State Department of Taxation and Finance)

Exemptions and deadlines in New York

Flood risk in Westchester County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Westchester County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
1.8%
3,657
Of those, with NFIP insurance
64%
County New York U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 1.8% 2% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 64% 76% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Ossining

Typical rent in Ossining is $2,154 a month: 10% above the county. In Ossining, 62% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Westchester County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,971 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $57.13 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Westchester County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $2,593 $49.87 $103,720
1 bedroom $2,729 $52.48 $109,160
2 bedrooms $2,971 $57.13 $118,840
3 bedrooms $3,760 $72.31 $150,400
4 bedrooms $4,121 $79.25 $164,840

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Ossining

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Ossining is in ZIP code 10562.

For 2 bedrooms it is $3,330: $359 more than the fair market rent for Westchester County ($2,971).

  • 10562 $3,330$4,210

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Ossining when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

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Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Ossining

HUD lists 4 buildings with rents for lower incomes in Ossining. These are the largest.

  • Snowden House 35 Snowden Ave, Ossining 10562 124 homes, 123 low-income · For families
  • Maple House 15 Maple Pl, Ossining 10562 105 homes, 104 low-income · For older adults
  • 25 State Street 25 State St, Ossining 10562 50 homes, 49 low-income · 1 bd: 17 · 2 bd: 33 · In service since 2013 · For families
  • Ossining Housing Partners #2 19 Hamilton Ave, Ossining 10562 6 low-income homes · 1 bd: 1 · 2 bd: 5 · In service since 1992 · For families

See all 183 buildings in Westchester County Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Ossining

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 6 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Westchester County; 3 say they serve in Spanish.

A man smiles on a bench outside his apartment building.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Ossining

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Ossining or Westchester County. The ones below are statewide in New York: they work in Ossining the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in New York

Housing counselors near Ossining

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Ossining, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Cambridge Credit Counseling Corporation - New York Branch

    245 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne · 5 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in Polish.

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 7 more
    (888) 656-4396

  • Housing Action Council Inc.

    55 S Broadway, Tarrytown · 5 miles away

    • Pre-purchase counseling
    (914) 332-4144

  • Rockland Housing Action Coalition

    475 Route 304, New City · 6 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 4 more
    (845) 708-5799

Every agency in Westchester County All counseling agencies in New York

Help in Spanish near Ossining

1 of the 3 agencies on this list says it serves in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Ossining

HUD’s record names them for Ossining or Westchester County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

  • Village of Ossining Section 8 Program Section 8 vouchers (914) 941-0751

14 other authorities have an office in Westchester County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Westchester County

These cities are also in Westchester County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Westchester County Housing in New York
See 18 more cities in Westchester County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Ossining, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Westchester County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Ossining.

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Questions

Housing questions about Ossining

Short answers with the numbers for Ossining and all of Westchester County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Ossining?

The typical home value in Ossining is $449,100, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Westchester County it is $663,200.

How much does it cost to rent in Ossining?

Typical rent in Ossining is $2,154 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Westchester County is $2,971.

What is the FHA loan limit in Ossining?

Ossining uses the FHA limit for all of Westchester County (2026): $1,249,125 for a one-unit home and $2,402,625 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Ossining?

The typical homeowner in Ossining pays $10,001 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 2.23% of the home’s value; in Westchester County, the rate is 1.51%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Ossining?

There are 6 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Westchester County. 3 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).