What percentage of people rent in the Village of Cayuga Heights, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Cayuga Heights, NY, 2020–2024
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38.9% (±11.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Cayuga Heights, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 528 renting households against 831 that own their home.

In the Village of Cayuga Heights, the share of households that rent went from 47.8% in 2015–2019 to 38.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.9% (±11.5 points)
Renting households: 528 (±210)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Cayuga Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Cayuga Heights	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.9% (±11.5 points)	45.9% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	528 (±210)	19,841 (±806)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	831 (±123)	23,422 (±635)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$44,517 (±$2,151)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$187,891 (±$42,013)	$113,365 (±$5,936)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Cayuga Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Tompkins County (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

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

In Tompkins County, the Village of Cayuga Heights ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 166 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Cayuga Heights 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	47.8% (±7.8 points)	38.9% (±11.5 points)	−8.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,185 (±$98)	$1,700 (±$375)	+43.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$112,917 (±$41,552)	$166,526 (±$25,064)	+47.5%	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 Village of Cayuga Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Cayuga Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Cayuga Heights	—	38.9% (±11.5 points)	—
Northeast Ithaca	1.3 mi	43.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Home	1.5 mi	64.8% (±13.5 points)	Higher
Village of Lansing	1.6 mi	76.6% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Ithaca	1.8 mi	70.4% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Northwest Ithaca	2.5 mi	49.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
East Ithaca	3.3 mi	40.1% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
South Hill	4.0 mi	33.7% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Lansing	4.5 mi	40.2% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Forest Home, NY (64.8%), Village of Lansing, NY (76.6%), Ithaca, NY (70.4%).

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

Households that rent across Tompkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Lansing	76.6% (±8.3 points)
2	Village of Dryden	47.4% (±8.1 points)
3	Village of Trumansburg	40.9% (±13.7 points)
4	Village of Cayuga Heights	38.9% (±11.5 points)
5	Village of Groton	36.1% (±8.7 points)
6	Village of Freeville	33.0% (±13.4 points)

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 Village of Cayuga Heights

How many renters are there in the Village of Cayuga Heights?

The Village of Cayuga Heights has an estimated 528 (±210) renting households, 38.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Cayuga Heights?

In the Village of Cayuga Heights, the share of households that rent went from 47.8% in 2015–2019 to 38.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Cayuga Heights?

A renting household in the Village of Cayuga Heights has 1.5 people on average, against 2.6 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 Cayuga Heights village, New York (place:13079, in state:36).

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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