Housing data for the Town of Ellicottville, NY

The Town of Ellicottville, NY has an estimated 1,181 residents and 2,379 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Cattaraugus County.

18.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $768 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,181 (±191)
Housing units
2,379 (±126)
Households that rent
18.3%
Median gross rent
$768
Residents since 2015–2019
+2.8%

What stands out in the Town of Ellicottville

Median home value: $248,200 (±$52,445) in the Town of Ellicottville, higher than in Cattaraugus County ($113,100).

Rental vacancy rate: 2.8% (±4.1 points) in the Town of Ellicottville, lower than in Cattaraugus County (8.3%).

Median real estate taxes: $3,992 (±$639) in the Town of Ellicottville, higher than in Cattaraugus County ($2,991).

Homes built before 1980: 38.8% (±5.1 points) in the Town of Ellicottville, lower than in Cattaraugus County (68.8%).

Housing in the Town of Ellicottville at a glance

  • Median rent: $768 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $790 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 67.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 18.3% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $71,200 median household income
  • Home values: $248,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,915 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,992 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 8.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 71.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 38.8% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 2.8% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 51.9% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 23.0 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +2.8% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 15.7% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Ellicottville against Cattaraugus County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of EllicottvilleCattaraugus CountyNew YorkUnited States
Residents1,181 (±191)76,145 (exact)19,852,366 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units2,379 (±126)40,356 (±77)8,585,241 (±652)143,775,355
Households that rent18.3% (±7.4 points)24.8% (±1.3 points)45.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$768 (±$92)$770 (±$24)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$71,200 (±$15,419)$59,540 (±$2,028)$85,974 (±$402)$80,734
Median home value$248,200 (±$52,445)$113,100 (±$3,389)$423,800 (±$1,627)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,992 (±$639)$2,991 (±$81)$6,582 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198038.8% (±5.1 points)68.8% (±2.1 points)73.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute23.0 minutes (±4.9)22.6 minutes (±0.7)32.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband87.9% (±7.2 points)83.9% (±1.2 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents54.8 years (±5.8)42.8 years (±0.3)39.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Ellicottville covers 45.1 square miles of land, about 26 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Ellicottville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,149 (±154)1,181 (±191)+2.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units2,596 (±115)2,379 (±126)−8.4%Measurable decrease
Median gross rent$794 (±$415)$768 (±$92)−3.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$195,800 (±$40,855)$248,200 (±$52,445)+26.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$62,946 (±$20,173)$71,200 (±$15,419)+13.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,418 (±$157)$1,915 (±$263)+35.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,541 (±$366)$3,992 (±$639)+12.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent17.9% (±6.4 points)18.3% (±7.4 points)+0.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate16.0% (±14.7 points)2.8% (±4.1 points)−13.2 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 Cattaraugus County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Cattaraugus County recorded 121 violent and 996 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 Ellicottville

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
1473187%1,226$774$286,800$67,583
1417111%1,611$643$178,800$75,625

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 Ellicottville

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Village of Ellicottville2.7 mi$1,160$377,30014.1%
Town of Mansfield6.3 mi—$200,0003.8%
Town of Great Valley7.4 mi$779$114,9002.5%
Town of Franklinville7.4 mi$804$99,30014.3%
Town of Little Valley8.2 mi$742$118,00032.4%
Town of East Otto8.6 mi$875$182,60018.8%
Village of Little Valley8.9 mi$725$101,20042.9%
Town of Humphrey9.2 mi$1,098$158,20021.2%

Places in New York most like the Town of Ellicottville

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of Windham$850$315,600$76,47711.0%
Town of Lockport$729$234,500$86,09922.0%
Town of Newstead$772$235,500$71,20020.3%
Town of Rutland$908$201,600$72,40426.3%
Town of Louisville$843$197,800$91,42916.2%
Town of Beekmantown$944$176,700$87,16214.5%

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 Ellicottville, fiscal year 2027

Cattaraugus County, NY, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$742$794$1,014$1,274$1,438

HUD income limits for the Town of Ellicottville, fiscal year 2026

Cattaraugus County, NY, 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 Cattaraugus County, NY, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $78,200.

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 Ellicottville 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 Ellicottville

What is the average rent in the Town of Ellicottville, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Ellicottville is $768 (±$92) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in the Town of Ellicottville?

The Town of Ellicottville has an estimated 106 (±47) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in the Town of Ellicottville?

The median household income in the Town of Ellicottville is $71,200 (±$15,419) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in the Town of Ellicottville, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $248,200 (±$52,445) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Ellicottville (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Ellicottville?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Ellicottville, NY is $1,915 (±$263) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in the Town of Ellicottville?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in the Town of Ellicottville, NY is $3,992 (±$639) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is the Town of Ellicottville growing?

In the Town of Ellicottville, the number of residents went from 1,149 in 2015–2019 to 1,181 in 2020–2024 (+2.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Ellicottville?

The ZIP codes that cover the Town of Ellicottville are 14731, 14171.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 14731?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 14731 is $774 (±$83) 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 Ellicottville town, Cattaraugus County, New York (county subdivision:24031, in state:36 county:009).

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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