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First-Time Homebuyer Programs in New York

New York offers several statewide homebuyer assistance programs through the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA). The SONYMA Down Payment Assistance Loan (DPAL) provides up to $15,000 in zero-interest forgivable assistance, while the DPAL PLUS program offers up to $30,000 for lower-income buyers. The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York's Homebuyer Dream Program provides grants of up to $30,000 through participating lenders statewide.

State housing agency: State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA)

Cities in New York

Albany

Albany County County

Pop. 102,671Median $265,000

Amherst

Erie County County

Pop. 131,000Median $330,000

Babylon

Suffolk County County

Pop. 12,205Median $650,000

Binghamton

Broome County County

Pop. 47,000Median $155,000

Brookhaven

Suffolk County County

Pop. 495,162Median $700,000

Buffalo

Erie County County

Pop. 276,617Median $215,000

Cheektowaga

Erie County County

Pop. 88,000Median $250,000

Clarkstown

Rockland County County

Pop. 86,000Median $635,000

Clay

Onondaga County County

Pop. 59,124Median $262,500

Cortlandt

Westchester County County

Pop. 42,000Median $640,000

Freeport

Nassau County County

Pop. 43,900Median $635,000

Greece

Monroe County County

Pop. 94,627Median $245,000

Greenburgh

Westchester County County

Pop. 95,000Median $625,000

Hamburg

Erie County County

Pop. 57,000Median $320,000

Hempstead

Nassau County County

Pop. 58,569Median $508,000

Henrietta

Monroe County County

Pop. 46,000Median $280,000

Huntington

Suffolk County County

Pop. 205,000Median $798,000

Irondequoit

Monroe County County

Pop. 50,149Median $234,000

Islip

Suffolk County County

Pop. 16,886Median $600,000

Mount Pleasant

Westchester County County

Pop. 44,000Median $880,000

Mount Vernon

Westchester County County

Pop. 72,000Median $447,000

New Rochelle

Westchester County County

Pop. 88,000Median $700,000

New York City

New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond Counties County

Pop. 8,585,000Median $806,000

Niagara Falls

Niagara County County

Pop. 48,000Median $155,000

North Hempstead

Nassau County County

Pop. 234,935Median $1,000,000

Oyster Bay

Nassau County County

Pop. 6,945Median $900,000

Ramapo

Rockland County County

Pop. 157,000Median $797,000

Rochester

Monroe County County

Pop. 207,000Median $159,000

Schenectady

Schenectady County County

Pop. 70,069Median $275,000

Smithtown

Suffolk County County

Pop. 24,587Median $775,000

Syracuse

Onondaga County County

Pop. 146,000Median $180,000

Tonawanda

Erie County County

Pop. 72,000Median $240,000

Troy

Rensselaer County County

Pop. 51,000Median $255,000

Union

Broome County County

Pop. 54,144Median $200,000

Utica

Oneida County County

Pop. 64,035Median $190,000

Valley Stream

Nassau County County

Pop. 40,100Median $800,000

West Seneca

Erie County County

Pop. 45,000Median $255,000

White Plains

Westchester County County

Pop. 64,045Median $695,000

Yonkers

Westchester County County

Pop. 211,000Median $570,000