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

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Orangetown, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The Town of Orangetown, NY has 19,121 (±456) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 795 homes per square mile of land.

66.1% are detached single-family houses.

11.4% are in buildings of two to four units.

17.9% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 19,121 (±456)
Detached houses: 66.1%
2–4 unit buildings: 11.4%
5+ unit buildings: 17.9%

Homes in the Town of Orangetown by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Orangetown	Rockland County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	66.1% (±2.2 points)	57.3%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	4.5% (±1.1 points)	8.3%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	6.3% (±1.4 points)	6.1%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	5.1% (±1.3 points)	7.5%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.4% (±1.3 points)	7.5%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.8% (±1.1 points)	4.2%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	8.7% (±1.7 points)	8.1%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.9%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Orangetown, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Rockland County (19.8%).

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 Orangetown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Orangetown
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Orangetown	—	17.9% (±2.4 points)	—
Village of Grand View-on-Hudson	1.6 mi	14.4% (±28.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Piermont	2.1 mi	42.1% (±11.7 points)	Higher
West Nyack	2.8 mi	0.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Northvale Borough	2.8 mi	7.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Old Tappan Borough	2.8 mi	1.3% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Village of Nyack	3.2 mi	40.0% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Rockleigh Borough	3.8 mi	6.0% (±49.5 points)	Not measurably different
River Vale Township	4.1 mi	8.6% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Nyack, NY (0.0%), Northvale Borough, NJ (7.9%), Old Tappan Borough, NJ (1.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Piermont, NY (42.1%), Village of Nyack, NY (40.0%).

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 Rockland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Town of Ramapo	26.9% (±1.9 points)
2	Town of Haverstraw	23.4% (±3.6 points)
3	Town of Orangetown	17.9% (±2.4 points)
4	Town of Clarkstown	12.8% (±1.6 points)
5	Town of Stony Point	3.6% (±1.9 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Orangetown include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Blauvelt, Orangeburg, Pearl River, Sparkill, Tappan.

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 Orangetown

How many homes are in the Town of Orangetown?

The Town of Orangetown, NY has an estimated 19,121 (±456) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

66.1% are detached houses and 4.5% attached houses, while 29.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

11.4% of homes in the Town of Orangetown 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 — Orangetown town, Rockland 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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