Housing data for the Town of Gerry, NY

The Town of Gerry, NY has an estimated 1,668 residents and 768 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Chautauqua County.

24.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,138 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,668 (±223)
Housing units
768 (±101)
Households that rent
24.8%
Median gross rent
$1,138
Residents since 2015–2019
+4.8%

What stands out in the Town of Gerry

Median gross rent: $1,138 (±$260) in the Town of Gerry, higher than in Chautauqua County ($812).

Households that moved in since 2020: 7.7% (±4.4 points) in the Town of Gerry, lower than in Chautauqua County (17.9%).

Households without a vehicle: 6.5% (±2.7 points) in the Town of Gerry, lower than in Chautauqua County (11.1%).

Average commute: 27.0 minutes (±3.6) in the Town of Gerry, higher than in Chautauqua County (19.6 minutes).

Housing in the Town of Gerry at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,138 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,528 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 61.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 24.8% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $68,667 median household income
  • Home values: $119,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,336 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,606 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 4.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 65.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 65.0% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 9.8% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 58.0% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 27.0 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +4.8% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 7.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Gerry against Chautauqua County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of GerryChautauqua CountyNew YorkUnited States
Residents1,668 (±223)125,544 (exact)19,852,366 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units768 (±101)66,476 (±257)8,585,241 (±652)143,775,355
Households that rent24.8% (±5.8 points)31.1% (±1.2 points)45.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,138 (±$260)$812 (±$21)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$68,667 (±$11,710)$58,351 (±$1,736)$85,974 (±$402)$80,734
Median home value$119,200 (±$10,321)$127,900 (±$4,463)$423,800 (±$1,627)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,606 (±$520)$2,901 (±$75)$6,582 (±$21)$3,119
Built before 198065.0% (±9.8 points)77.3% (±2.1 points)73.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute27.0 minutes (±3.6)19.6 minutes (±0.6)32.6 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband89.1% (±4.0 points)88.5% (±1.0 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents52.4 years (±5.7)42.9 years (±0.3)39.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Gerry covers 36.1 square miles of land, about 46 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Gerry has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,592 (±175)1,668 (±223)+4.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units803 (±72)768 (±101)−4.4%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$723 (±$107)$1,138 (±$260)+57.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$91,600 (±$9,585)$119,200 (±$10,321)+30.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$55,282 (±$6,114)$68,667 (±$11,710)+24.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$999 (±$71)$1,336 (±$173)+33.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,368 (±$342)$2,606 (±$520)+10.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent19.3% (±5.0 points)24.8% (±5.8 points)+5.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate15.7% (±10.5 points)9.8% (±11.4 points)−5.9 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 Chautauqua County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Chautauqua County recorded 224 violent and 1,325 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 Gerry

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
1474065%1,269$1,417$126,000$64,853
1478227%2,099$725$121,200$71,250

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 Gerry

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Village of Sinclairville3.0 mi$486$107,30031.2%
Town of Charlotte5.4 mi$648$107,50019.3%
Town of Ellington5.9 mi$681$114,30011.6%
Town of Ellicott6.5 mi$875$120,70028.1%
Town of Ellery6.8 mi$845$235,90010.5%
Town of Cherry Creek7.6 mi$741$122,70025.2%
Village of Falconer7.7 mi$745$98,40028.5%
Town of Stockton8.1 mi$809$138,90018.3%

Places in New York most like the Town of Gerry

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
West End$1,157$151,100$71,56330.8%
Town of Edmeston$988$147,400$67,63921.5%
Town of Brutus$1,114$154,900$77,03125.8%
Town of Canisteo$975$116,800$62,66024.9%
Town of Potter$1,005$130,300$67,34420.5%
Town of Hancock$1,052$161,100$62,24323.6%

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 Gerry, fiscal year 2027

Chautauqua County, NY, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$786$1,014$1,338$1,393

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

Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County, NY, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $78,900.

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 Gerry 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 Gerry

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in the Town of Gerry is $1,138 (±$260) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

Are renters in the Town of Gerry rent-burdened?

61.2% of renting households in the Town of Gerry 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 Gerry?

The Town of Gerry has an estimated 157 (±43) renting households, 24.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

The median household income in the Town of Gerry is $68,667 (±$11,710) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $119,200 (±$10,321) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Gerry (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Gerry, NY is $1,336 (±$173) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

Is the Town of Gerry growing?

In the Town of Gerry, the number of residents went from 1,592 in 2015–2019 to 1,668 in 2020–2024 (+4.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Gerry?

The ZIP codes that cover the Town of Gerry are 14740, 14782.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 14740?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 14740 is $1,417 (±$660) 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 Gerry town, Chautauqua County, New York (county subdivision:28838, in state:36 county:013).

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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