What percentage of people rent in the Town of Big Flats, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Big Flats, NY, 2020–2024
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20.9% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Big Flats, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 708 renting households against 2,687 that own their home.

In the Town of Big Flats, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.9% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 708 (±167)
Median renter income: $62,625 (±$11,422)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Big Flats

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Big Flats	Chemung County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.9% (±4.6 points)	31.6% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	708 (±167)	11,130 (±573)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,687 (±207)	24,132 (±593)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,625 (±$11,422)	$36,043 (±$5,382)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,563 (±$16,201)	$81,475 (±$4,143)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Big Flats, the renter share is lower than in Chemung County (31.6%).

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

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

In Chemung County, the Town of Big Flats ranks 5 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 394 of 1,004.

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

How renting in the Town of Big Flats has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	15.1% (±4.8 points)	20.9% (±4.6 points)	+5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,188 (±$142)	$1,345 (±$111)	+13.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,286 (±$10,681)	$87,044 (±$10,746)	−0.3%	Down after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near the Town of Big Flats

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Big Flats
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Big Flats	—	20.9% (±4.6 points)	—
Village of Elmira Heights	4.6 mi	47.7% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Village of Horseheads	4.8 mi	39.6% (±4.9 points)	Higher
West Elmira	5.0 mi	11.1% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Town of Corning	5.2 mi	14.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Elmira	6.2 mi	49.9% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Village of South Corning	6.3 mi	27.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Southport	6.4 mi	24.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Catlin	6.5 mi	10.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Elmira, NY (11.1%), Town of Corning, NY (14.0%), Town of Catlin, NY (10.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Elmira Heights, NY (47.7%), Village of Horseheads, NY (39.6%), Elmira, NY (49.9%).

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

Households that rent across Chemung County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Elmira	49.9% (±3.6 points)
2	Town of Horseheads	32.7% (±3.1 points)
3	Town of Southport	24.6% (±5.0 points)
4	Town of Ashland (Chemung County)	21.0% (±6.7 points)
5	Town of Big Flats	20.9% (±4.6 points)
6	Town of Van Etten	20.8% (±6.5 points)
7	Town of Chemung	19.4% (±6.9 points)
8	Town of Elmira	17.2% (±5.1 points)
9	Town of Veteran	14.7% (±6.3 points)
10	Town of Catlin	10.8% (±5.1 points)
11	Town of Erin	8.3% (±4.2 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Chemung County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Big Flats include them.

The figures for the Town of Big Flats include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Big Flats (community).

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 Big Flats

How many renters are there in the Town of Big Flats?

The Town of Big Flats has an estimated 708 (±167) renting households, 20.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Big Flats?

In the Town of Big Flats, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Big Flats?

A renting household in the Town of Big Flats has 1.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Big Flats?

The median renting household in the Town of Big Flats, NY has an income of $62,625 (±$11,422) a year, against $96,563 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 Big Flats town, Chemung County, New York (county subdivision:06475, 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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