What kinds of homes are in the Town of Cornwall, NY?

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Cornwall, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The Town of Cornwall, NY has 5,433 (±316) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 204 homes per square mile of land.

73.4% are detached single-family houses.

12.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

12.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 5,433 (±316)
Detached houses: 73.4%
2–4 unit buildings: 12.1%
5+ unit buildings: 12.0%

Homes in the Town of Cornwall by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Cornwall	Orange County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	73.4% (±4.3 points)	61.0%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.5% (±1.3 points)	7.5%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	2.9% (±1.5 points)	5.7%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	9.2% (±3.1 points)	5.9%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.3% (±2.7 points)	6.4%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.2% (±1.3 points)	4.5%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.5% (±2.0 points)	6.9%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±0.8 points)	2.0%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Cornwall, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Orange County (17.8%).

It is also lower than in New York (34.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near the Town of Cornwall

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Cornwall
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Cornwall	—	12.0% (±3.6 points)	—
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	2.7 mi	11.1% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Vails Gate	3.1 mi	56.8% (±14.1 points)	Higher
Beaver Dam Lake	3.8 mi	0.0% (±6.2 points)	Lower
New Windsor (community)	4.1 mi	19.7% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Town of Highlands	4.2 mi	8.6% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
West Point	4.3 mi	8.2% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mountain Lodge Park	4.6 mi	6.1% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Windsor	4.9 mi	20.9% (±3.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Beaver Dam Lake, NY (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vails Gate, NY (56.8%), New Windsor (community), NY (19.7%), Town of New Windsor, NY (20.9%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
5	Newburgh	21.5% (±3.8 points)
6	Town of New Windsor	20.9% (±3.4 points)
7	Town of Montgomery	14.7% (±3.8 points)
8	Town of Goshen	14.4% (±4.3 points)
9	Town of Tuxedo	13.9% (±5.5 points)
10	Town of Chester (Orange County)	13.0% (±4.9 points)
11	Town of Cornwall	12.0% (±3.6 points)
12	Town of Monroe	11.6% (±2.9 points)
13	Town of Blooming Grove	9.8% (±2.8 points)
14 (tie)	Town of Highlands	8.6% (±3.3 points)
14 (tie)	Town of Warwick	8.6% (±2.2 points)
16	Town of Newburgh	7.7% (±1.9 points)
17	Town of Mount Hope	6.8% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Cornwall include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Firthcliffe.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Cornwall

How many homes are in the Town of Cornwall?

The Town of Cornwall, NY has an estimated 5,433 (±316) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in the Town of Cornwall houses or apartments?

73.4% are detached houses and 2.5% attached houses, while 24.1% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in the Town of Cornwall?

12.1% of homes in the Town of Cornwall are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Cornwall town, Orange County, New York

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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