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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Cohoes, NY

2 county programs and 3 statewide.

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What’s local to Cohoes

No program run for Cohoes alone is listed. A home in Cohoes can use Albany County’s programs below, plus the New York statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Troy, about 3 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Albany

2 county programs

2 more programs are for homes in Albany and Colonie. See them
  • Albany — Home Acquisition Program (HAP)
  • Colonie — Town of Colonie First Time Homebuyer Program

The Cohoes market

Kinds of homes here

  • 28.1% single-family
  • 7.1% townhouse
  • 38.1% 2–4 units
  • 26.8% 5+ units
  • 0% mobile & other

Condos count. All 2 of Cohoes’s local and county programs accept condos.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

68.2%

of Cohoes homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$123,100
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$61,145
Cohoes median household income

See the published limits for Albany County

Free help nearby

4 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

2 programs here ask for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across New York and nationwide

65 statewide & federal programs

Cohoes questions

Does Cohoes have its own down payment program?

No program run for Cohoes alone is listed. A home in Cohoes can use the 2 programs that cover Albany County and the 3 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Cohoes?

All 2 of Cohoes’s local and county programs accept condos. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Albany County?

Each program sets its own. 11 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Albany County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Cohoes?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 4 agencies are within 15 miles of Cohoes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

12047

Sources: agency sites (July–September 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.