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

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Horseheads, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The Town of Horseheads, NY has 9,077 (±321) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 255 homes per square mile of land.

69.3% are detached single-family houses.

13.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

12.5% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 9,077 (±321)
Detached houses: 69.3%
2–4 unit buildings: 13.1%
5+ unit buildings: 12.5%

Homes in the Town of Horseheads by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Horseheads	Chemung County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	69.3% (±3.2 points)	67.9%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.8% (±1.5 points)	1.9%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	7.5% (±2.3 points)	11.4%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	5.6% (±2.4 points)	4.6%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.1% (±1.0 points)	3.5%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	5.8% (±1.6 points)	2.4%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.6% (±1.2 points)	3.7%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	2.0% (±0.9 points)	4.4%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.4% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Horseheads, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Chemung County (9.6%).

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 Horseheads

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Horseheads
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Horseheads	—	12.5% (±2.2 points)	—
Village of Horseheads	2.7 mi	20.4% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Village of Elmira Heights	3.2 mi	14.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elmira	4.3 mi	4.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Elmira	4.7 mi	15.7% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Town of Erin	5.8 mi	0.0% (±8.5 points)	Lower
West Elmira	5.9 mi	5.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Town of Veteran	6.2 mi	0.0% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Big Flats (community)	6.7 mi	7.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Elmira, NY (4.5%), Town of Erin, NY (0.0%), West Elmira, NY (5.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Horseheads, NY (20.4%), Elmira, NY (15.7%).

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 Chemung County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Elmira	15.7% (±2.3 points)
2	Town of Horseheads	12.5% (±2.2 points)
3	Town of Big Flats	6.3% (±4.1 points)
4	Town of Southport	5.5% (±2.3 points)
5	Town of Elmira	4.5% (±3.3 points)
6	Town of Ashland (Chemung County)	1.1% (±5.9 points)
7	Town of Van Etten	0.9% (±9.1 points)
8	Town of Chemung	0.5% (±5.7 points)

Showing 8 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 Horseheads include them.

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

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 Horseheads

How many homes are in the Town of Horseheads?

The Town of Horseheads, NY has an estimated 9,077 (±321) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

69.3% are detached houses and 2.8% attached houses, while 25.6% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

13.1% of homes in the Town of Horseheads 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 — Horseheads town, Chemung 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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