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

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Cortlandt, NY, 2020–2024
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The Town of Cortlandt, NY has 16,010 (±386) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 407 homes per square mile of land.

69.9% are detached single-family houses.

7.4% are in buildings of two to four units.

14.4% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 16,010 (±386)
Detached houses: 69.9%
2–4 unit buildings: 7.4%
5+ unit buildings: 14.4%

Homes in the Town of Cortlandt by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Cortlandt	Westchester County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	69.9% (±2.5 points)	43.4%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	7.9% (±1.5 points)	6.4%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	4.4% (±1.3 points)	7.7%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.0% (±1.1 points)	7.0%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	3.7% (±1.1 points)	5.0%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	4.5% (±1.7 points)	5.1%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.2% (±1.4 points)	25.2%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.5% (±0.4 points)	0.2%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Cortlandt, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Westchester County (35.3%).

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 Cortlandt

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Cortlandt
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Cortlandt	—	14.4% (±2.5 points)	—
Village of Buchanan	2.1 mi	7.9% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Peekskill	2.6 mi	28.2% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Village of Croton-on-Hudson	2.9 mi	7.8% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Crompond	4.6 mi	6.0% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Yorktown	4.8 mi	10.9% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Stony Point (community)	5.0 mi	3.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Town of Stony Point	5.0 mi	3.6% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Village of West Haverstraw	5.2 mi	15.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY (7.8%), Stony Point (community), NY (3.0%), Town of Stony Point, NY (3.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Peekskill, NY (28.2%).

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 Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
9	Peekskill	28.2% (±3.8 points)
10	Town of Ossining	27.4% (±3.3 points)
11	Town of Rye	27.3% (±3.1 points)
12	Town of Pelham	25.3% (±5.0 points)
13	Rye	22.9% (±4.4 points)
14	Town of Mount Pleasant	18.3% (±3.0 points)
15	Town of Cortlandt	14.4% (±2.5 points)
16	Town of Harrison	13.7% (±2.5 points)
17	Town of Yorktown	10.9% (±2.8 points)
18	Town of Bedford	7.1% (±2.4 points)
19	Town of Scarsdale	5.8% (±1.9 points)
20 (tie)	Town of North Salem	5.2% (±4.5 points)
20 (tie)	Town of Somers	5.2% (±2.2 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Cortlandt include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Crugers, Montrose.

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 Cortlandt

How many homes are in the Town of Cortlandt?

The Town of Cortlandt, NY has an estimated 16,010 (±386) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

69.9% are detached houses and 7.9% attached houses, while 21.8% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

7.4% of homes in the Town of Cortlandt 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 — Cortlandt town, Westchester 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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