What percentage of people rent in Highland-on-the-Lake, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Highland-on-the-Lake, NY, 2020–2024
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18.7% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Highland-on-the-Lake, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 276 renting households against 1,200 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.7% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 276 (±111)
Median renter income: $75,049 (±$20,456)

Who rents and who owns in Highland-on-the-Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Highland-on-the-Lake	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.7% (±6.7 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	276 (±111)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,200 (±152)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$75,049 (±$20,456)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,050 (±$5,510)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Highland-on-the-Lake, the renter share is lower than in Erie County (34.2%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Erie County, Highland-on-the-Lake ranks 10 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 189 of 414.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Highland-on-the-Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Highland-on-the-Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Highland-on-the-Lake	—	18.7% (±6.7 points)	—
Angola on the Lake	4.8 mi	18.4% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wanakah	5.0 mi	2.8% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Village of Angola	5.0 mi	14.0% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Eden (community)	5.3 mi	12.6% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Eden	6.0 mi	10.3% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Hamburg	6.9 mi	24.6% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Erie Beach	7.3 mi	1.4% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Village of Hamburg	7.6 mi	24.4% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wanakah, NY (2.8%), Town of Eden, NY (10.3%), Lake Erie Beach, NY (1.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Cheektowaga (community)	28.9% (±1.6 points)
5	North Boston	27.0% (±9.4 points)
6	Tonawanda Town	26.9% (±2.3 points)
7	Eggertsville	26.5% (±4.6 points)
8	Holland (community)	25.9% (±15.7 points)
9	West Seneca (community)	23.1% (±2.2 points)
10	Highland-on-the-Lake	18.7% (±6.7 points)
11	Angola on the Lake	18.4% (±9.0 points)
12	Elma Center	14.6% (±6.9 points)
13	Eden (community)	12.6% (±6.4 points)
14	Clarence Center	9.1% (±5.8 points)
15	Grandyle Village	8.1% (±5.1 points)
16	Town Line	6.2% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Highland-on-the-Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Evans, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Highland-on-the-Lake

How many renters are there in Highland-on-the-Lake?

Highland-on-the-Lake has an estimated 276 (±111) renting households, 18.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Highland-on-the-Lake?

A renting household in Highland-on-the-Lake has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Highland-on-the-Lake?

The median renting household in Highland-on-the-Lake, NY has an income of $75,049 (±$20,456) a year, against $89,050 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Highland-on-the-Lake CDP, New York (place:34528, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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