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

Name: Types of homes in the Town of Yorktown, NY, 2020–2024
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The Town of Yorktown, NY has 13,599 (±406) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 370 homes per square mile of land.

74.1% are detached single-family houses.

8.2% are in buildings of two to four units.

10.9% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 13,599 (±406)
Detached houses: 74.1%
2–4 unit buildings: 8.2%
5+ unit buildings: 10.9%

Homes in the Town of Yorktown by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Town of Yorktown	Westchester County	New York	United States
Single-family, detached	74.1% (±3.0 points)	43.4%	41.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	6.7% (±1.5 points)	6.4%	5.5%	6.2%
2 units	3.5% (±1.4 points)	7.7%	9.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.7% (±1.2 points)	7.0%	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	3.9% (±1.1 points)	5.0%	5.2%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.5% (±1.7 points)	5.1%	4.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.5% (±1.9 points)	25.2%	25.1%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	2.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In the Town of Yorktown, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Westchester County (35.3%).

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 Yorktown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Yorktown
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Town of Yorktown	—	10.9% (±2.8 points)	—
Town of Cortlandt	4.8 mi	14.4% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Millwood	4.8 mi	1.6% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Somers	5.5 mi	5.2% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Peekskill	5.6 mi	28.2% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Shenorock	5.8 mi	0.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Croton-on-Hudson	6.0 mi	7.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Crugers	6.2 mi	66.2% (±14.2 points)	Higher
Town of New Castle	6.5 mi	4.6% (±2.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Somers, NY (5.2%), Town of New Castle, NY (4.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Peekskill, NY (28.2%), Crugers, NY (66.2%).

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 Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
11	Town of Rye	27.3% (±3.1 points)
12	Town of Pelham	25.3% (±5.0 points)
13	Rye	22.9% (±4.4 points)
14	Town of Mount Pleasant	18.3% (±3.0 points)
15	Town of Cortlandt	14.4% (±2.5 points)
16	Town of Harrison	13.7% (±2.5 points)
17	Town of Yorktown	10.9% (±2.8 points)
18	Town of Bedford	7.1% (±2.4 points)
19	Town of Scarsdale	5.8% (±1.9 points)
20 (tie)	Town of North Salem	5.2% (±4.5 points)
20 (tie)	Town of Somers	5.2% (±2.2 points)
22	Town of New Castle	4.6% (±2.4 points)
23	Town of North Castle	4.3% (±3.3 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Yorktown include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Crompond, Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, Lake Mohegan, Shrub Oak, Yorktown Heights.

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 Yorktown

How many homes are in the Town of Yorktown?

The Town of Yorktown, NY has an estimated 13,599 (±406) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

74.1% are detached houses and 6.7% attached houses, while 19.1% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

8.2% of homes in the Town of Yorktown 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 — Yorktown town, Westchester 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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