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

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Ithaca, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The Town of Ithaca, NY has 7,891 (±429) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 273 homes per square mile of land.

56.1% are detached single-family houses.

13.0% are in buildings of two to four units.

21.8% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 7,891 (±429)
Detached houses: 56.1%
2–4 unit buildings: 13.0%
5+ unit buildings: 21.8%

Homes in the Town of Ithaca by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Ithaca	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	56.1% (±4.6 points)	50.1%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	7.4% (±1.6 points)	3.9%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	6.1% (±2.3 points)	7.1%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	6.9% (±2.5 points)	7.7%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.9% (±2.1 points)	7.5%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	5.2% (±1.7 points)	5.0%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	10.7% (±3.1 points)	11.0%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.6% (±1.8 points)	7.6%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Ithaca, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Tompkins County (23.5%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ithaca
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Ithaca	—	21.8% (±4.1 points)	—
Ithaca	2.8 mi	41.4% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Town of Enfield	4.5 mi	3.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Village of Cayuga Heights	4.6 mi	26.9% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lansing	5.9 mi	64.4% (±21.0 points)	Higher
Town of Newfield	6.4 mi	3.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Danby	6.7 mi	0.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Ulysses	7.9 mi	5.3% (±2.4 points)	Lower
South Lansing	8.5 mi	12.4% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Enfield, NY (3.0%), Town of Newfield, NY (3.3%), Town of Danby, NY (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ithaca, NY (41.4%), Village of Lansing, NY (64.4%).

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 Tompkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Ithaca	41.4% (±5.2 points)
2	Town of Lansing	31.6% (±8.3 points)
3	Town of Ithaca	21.8% (±4.1 points)
4	Town of Dryden	10.4% (±2.8 points)
5	Town of Groton	6.6% (±3.2 points)
6	Town of Ulysses	5.3% (±2.4 points)
7	Town of Newfield	3.3% (±3.1 points)
8	Town of Enfield	3.0% (±4.9 points)
9	Town of Caroline	2.0% (±3.4 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Tompkins County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Ithaca include the places inside it that have pages of their own: East Ithaca, Forest Home, Northeast Ithaca, Northwest Ithaca, South Hill.

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 Ithaca

How many homes are in the Town of Ithaca?

The Town of Ithaca, NY has an estimated 7,891 (±429) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

56.1% are detached houses and 7.4% attached houses, while 34.8% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

13.0% of homes in the Town of Ithaca 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 — Ithaca town, Tompkins 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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