Measured against area pay, Scriba costs less to live in than 71% of U.S. towns
It ranks #62 of 757 in New York for affordability. Home prices around Scriba have risen about 64% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 8 new homes in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Syracuse, NY metro area ($75K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
Only 4 sales in September 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
The grade compares costs with what households across the Syracuse metro earn ($75K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.1 years of metro income, and 44% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,360a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 96prices across the Syracuse metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 81)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 2.1 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$75K, Syracuse-area income
- 16%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 44%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across New York: 52%Census 2020–24
- 13%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Scriba
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median tax bill is $3,649, under the New York median of $6,582, because homes cost less. As a share of value, though, it’s 2.30% a year, against 1.55% statewide. On the typical home, that’s about $380 a month. Property taxes ↓
Fewer people, more homes
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Scriba lost 223 residents while 66 new homes were permitted. New homes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Scriba, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Scriba’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Scriba is more affordable than 71% of U.S. towns, #62 of 757 in New York. Property tax pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
Home prices up 64% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Scriba rose 64% over the past 5 years, faster than across New York (52%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Scriba home at roughly $198,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $198K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Scriba, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.1 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Scriba’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Scriba home, with $47K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360 a month here, $60 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Scriba’s typical property tax (2.30% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,360
Renters already here pay a median of $980, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Syracuse, NY MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
8 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 8 new homes in Scriba in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.5 million to build. That's 1.2 per 1,000 residents, slower than across New York (1.8). Over the past 10 years, Scriba has permitted 86 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Scriba's population fell by 223 even though 66 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across New York: 2.2 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $179,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2022 | 28 | 8 | 20 | $5.8 million |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $946,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $202,000 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $392,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $727,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $704,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $401,000 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $644,000 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $923,000 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $812,000 |
| 2005 | 16 | 14 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $844,000 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2002 | 38 | 25 | 13 | $3 million |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2000 | 22 | 18 | 4 | $1.7 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $3,649, under the New York median of $6,582, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 2.30% a year, against 1.55% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Scriba
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Syracuse, NY metro area, or New York. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 96 | NY 108 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 100 | NY 107 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 133 | NY 134 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 98 | NY 104 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Electricity cents per kWh, homes | 29.9¢ | U.S. 18.3¢ | state | EIA, July 2026 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Scriba vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Scriba. Minetto and New Haven and Volney and Oswego have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scriba | B+ | — | $159K | 2.30% | $1,360 |
| New Haven | A− | — | $151K | 2.55% | $1,240 |
| Oswego | C+ | — | $121K | 2.79% | $1,360 |
| Minetto | B+ | — | $186K | 2.52% | $1,350 |
| Volney | B | — | $149K | 2.49% | $1,230 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Scriba
Is Scriba expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Scriba costs less than 71% of U.S. towns: a B+ for cost of living, #62 of 757 in New York. The typical home costs 2.1 years of the median household income of the Syracuse, NY metro area ($75K).
How much is rent in Scriba?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,360 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $980 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Scriba?
The median bill is $3,649 a year, 2.30% of the median home value (New York: $6,582, 1.55%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Scriba buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.