u/Ok_Power_7531

Is there any possibility of any of these three stores opening up in the Binghamton area? There are none of them at all anywhere in the southern tier of ny.

Costco and Trader Joes are nationally growing businesses. And I imagine that Whole Foods will be popular with the SUNY Binghamton crowd.

I just feel like the region is completely starved of good grocery stores. We have enough Walmarts and dollar generals all over the area. Weis is mid. We need better options.

As of the latest census data released February 8, 2026, the average home value in the Binghamton metro area in 2024 (most recent data available) was $155,900. Out of all 36 metropolitan areas considered to be part of the Rust Belt (five of which are in New York), the Binghamton metropolitan area had the lowest home values. For most years, the Binghamton area was the second or third lowest, only ahead of the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area and the Flint, MI metro area.

A "metro area" is defined as an urban center + its suburbs with a population of 200,000 or more. There are 243,971 residents of the Binghamton metropolitan area, which is comprised of Broome and Tioga counties.

The average home value in Broome County in 2024 was $154,000. In Tioga County, it was $160,200. For comparison, the average home value in New York State and the entire US was $423,800 and $332,700 respectively.

Sources:

https://data.census.gov/table?q=median+home+value+&

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