Housing market/New York/ZIP 13601
ZIP 13601 Watertown, Lewis County, New York
Lewis County, NY · New York. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 13601 · NY
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 13601 — Watertown, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 13601
- 1-unit detached9,62151.6%
- 1-unit attached8014.3%
- 2–4 units4,06721.8%
- 5–49 units2,69014.4%
- 50+ units7454.0%
- Mobile7293.9%
2–4 unit share 21.8% · 5–49 unit share 14.4% · combined 2–49 36.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $974 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $851.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 45.1%; ≥50% 19.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,360 (1.396× ACS median gross rent).
Population
37,409 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -0.6%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 15 projects, 1,226 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 6 properties, 668 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 70 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 13601 50.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 12.1%; ACS median gross rent is $974; population changed -0.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 4,067 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,690 units in 5–49-unit structures; 15 LIHTC projects totaling 1,226 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,360 versus ACS median gross rent of $974. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
New York research
ZIP 13601 is a Census / HUD profile for Lewis County, NY. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 13601 — Watertown, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·New York ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is New York research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 13601?
ZIP 13601 (Lewis County, NY) has 37,409 residents, 16,401 households, a renter share of 50.4%, median household income of $57,503, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $974. Vacancy is 12.1%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 13601?
ACS counts 1,843 units in 2-unit buildings, 2,224 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,364 in 5–9, 383 in 10–19, and 943 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 6,757 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 13601?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,360. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 13601 — Watertown, NY HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New York ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 13601 is Census / HUD research for Lewis County, NY. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list New York property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.