What percentage of people rent in the Town of York, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of York, NY, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of York, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 349 renting households against 962 that own their home.

In the Town of York, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 349 (±133)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of York

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of York	Livingston County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±9.7 points)	23.7% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	349 (±133)	5,789 (±429)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	962 (±173)	18,684 (±383)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,321 (±$4,714)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,761 (±$10,122)	$88,911 (±$4,076)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of York, the renter share is not measurably different from Livingston County (23.7%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Livingston County, the Town of York ranks 3 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 226 of 1,004.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in the Town of York has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	24.9% (±7.4 points)	26.6% (±9.7 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$789 (±$43)	$1,063 (±$116)	+34.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,555 (±$12,630)	$79,886 (±$14,660)	+36.4%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near the Town of York

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of York
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of York	—	26.6% (±9.7 points)	—
Village of Geneseo	6.1 mi	57.5% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Village of Leicester	6.4 mi	10.2% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Town of Covington	6.7 mi	6.7% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Pavilion	6.8 mi	9.2% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Town of Geneseo	6.9 mi	48.7% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Town of Leicester	7.2 mi	13.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Caledonia	7.6 mi	24.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Caledonia	7.9 mi	37.4% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Leicester, NY (10.2%), Town of Covington, NY (6.7%), Town of Pavilion, NY (9.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Geneseo, NY (57.5%), Town of Geneseo, NY (48.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Livingston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Geneseo	48.7% (±5.8 points)
2	Town of Nunda	28.2% (±7.1 points)
3	Town of York	26.6% (±9.7 points)
4	Town of Avon	26.5% (±5.1 points)
5	Town of North Dansville	25.8% (±5.8 points)
6	Town of Caledonia	24.0% (±5.5 points)
7	Town of Mount Morris	21.3% (±7.5 points)
8	Town of Lima	17.3% (±4.9 points)
9	Town of Portage	15.9% (±9.3 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Livingston County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of York?

The Town of York has an estimated 349 (±133) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of York?

In the Town of York, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of York?

A renting household in the Town of York has 2.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for York town, Livingston County, New York (county subdivision:84022, in state:36 county:051).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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