Housing data for the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), NY

The Town of Ashland (Chemung County), NY has an estimated 1,428 residents and 714 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Chemung County.

21.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $917 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,428 (±266)
Housing units
714 (±98)
Households that rent
21.0%
Median gross rent
$917
Residents since 2015–2019
−3.0%

What stands out in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 1.1% (±5.9 points) in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), lower than in Chemung County (9.6%).

Median home value: $76,700 (±$21,850) in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), lower than in Chemung County ($141,100).

Households that rent: 21.0% (±6.7 points) in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), lower than in Chemung County (31.6%).

Homes built before 1980: 58.6% (±11.4 points) in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), lower than in Chemung County (81.7%).

Housing in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $917 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $850 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 45.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 21.0% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $56,154 median household income
  • Home values: $76,700 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,255 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,841 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 1.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 65.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 58.6% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 16.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 69.7% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 20.5 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −3.0% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 20.3% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Ashland (Chemung County) against Chemung County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of Ashland (Chemung County)Chemung CountyNew YorkUnited States
Residents1,428 (±266)82,147 (exact)19,852,366 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units714 (±98)39,252 (±68)8,585,241 (±652)143,775,355
Households that rent21.0% (±6.7 points)31.6% (±1.5 points)45.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$917 (±$255)$1,059 (±$36)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$56,154 (±$6,685)$63,716 (±$2,911)$85,974 (±$402)$80,734
Median home value$76,700 (±$21,850)$141,100 (±$6,793)$423,800 (±$1,627)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,841 (±$791)$3,451 (±$110)$6,582 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198058.6% (±11.4 points)81.7% (±2.9 points)73.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute20.5 minutes (±2.5)20.2 minutes (±0.8)32.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband91.9% (±4.0 points)88.0% (±1.3 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.3 years (±6.8)42.0 years (±0.4)39.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Ashland (Chemung County) covers 14.2 square miles of land, about 101 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,472 (±200)1,428 (±266)−3.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units675 (±77)714 (±98)+5.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$921 (±$120)$917 (±$255)−0.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$81,600 (±$6,386)$76,700 (±$21,850)−6.0%Down after inflation
Median household income$47,955 (±$7,035)$56,154 (±$6,685)+17.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,091 (±$156)$1,255 (±$155)+15.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,522 (±$372)$2,841 (±$791)+12.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent9.5% (±4.6 points)21.0% (±6.7 points)+11.5 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±37.3 points)16.7% (±16.2 points)+16.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Chemung County

The Town of Ashland (Chemung County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Chemung County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Chemung County recorded 274 violent and 1,724 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
1489487%1,244$950$77,700$51,250

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Village of Wellsburg1.1 mi$758$97,90010.9%
Southport (community)4.8 mi$1,136$107,90029.7%
South Creek Township5.2 mi$893$163,70032.0%
Town of Elmira5.4 mi$1,154$187,90017.2%
Elmira5.9 mi$909$93,00049.9%
Ridgebury Township6.0 mi$975$199,60016.0%
West Elmira6.7 mi$1,221$198,30011.1%
Town of Southport6.9 mi$1,121$123,20024.6%

Places in New York most like the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of Hinsdale$922$91,200$56,14625.3%
Town of Friendship$916$78,600$59,75018.8%
Town of Machias$1,018$89,200$59,48523.8%
Town of Smyrna$888$89,500$59,40811.2%
Town of Unadilla$849$126,100$56,48417.9%
Town of Bangor$839$106,400$65,00010.7%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New York.

HUD Fair Market Rent for the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), fiscal year 2027

Elmira, NY MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,020$1,030$1,348$1,643$1,793

HUD income limits for the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), fiscal year 2026

Elmira, NY MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,900$31,500$50,350
2 people$21,640$36,000$57,550
3 people$27,320$40,500$64,750
4 people$33,000$44,950$71,900
5 people$38,680$48,550$77,700
6 people$44,360$52,150$83,450
7 people$50,040$55,750$89,200
8 people$55,720$59,350$94,950

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Elmira, NY MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) include them.

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 Town of Ashland (Chemung County)

What is the average rent in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) is $917 (±$255) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

Are renters in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) rent-burdened?

45.6% of renting households in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)?

The Town of Ashland (Chemung County) has an estimated 130 (±45) renting households, 21.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)?

The median household income in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) is $56,154 (±$6,685) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $76,700 (±$21,850) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), NY is $1,255 (±$155) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

Is the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) growing?

In the Town of Ashland (Chemung County), the number of residents went from 1,472 in 2015–2019 to 1,428 in 2020–2024 (−3.0%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Ashland (Chemung County)?

The ZIP code that covers the Town of Ashland (Chemung County) is 14894.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 14894?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 14894 is $950 (±$248) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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) for Ashland town, Chemung County, New York (county subdivision:02781, in state:36 county:015).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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