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42.20° N · 76.80° W · GEOID 3635710

Horseheads North

Chemung County, New York · part of the Elmira, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Horseheads North is home to 2,676 people. Median household income is $90,481 a year and median rent is $1,323 a month, 17.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $210,600, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,323
3% below the median place
Median household income
$90,481
13% above the median place
Median home value
$210,600
34% below the median place
Unemployment
6.2%
26% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Horseheads North

  • Only 31% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 93% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Horseheads North

Chemung County loses about 4.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,665
Moved out2,940
Net−275

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Tioga County, NY209182+27
Schuyler County, NY134123+11
Tioga County, PA6975−6

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$67K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Chemung County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Chemung County report $53,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,500, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$52,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,323 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,750 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $210,600.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 8.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Monticello, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$53,763
24% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.1%
29% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.4%
30% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHorseheads NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.1%29% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.4%30% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$53,76324% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,5145% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 30.7%, 39% below the median place.

Horseheads North17.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$52,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.5%
14% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
39% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$75,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Horseheads North, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Hampton Manor, NY14.5% vs 17.5%$8,900Compare
Pleasant Hills, PA13.5% vs 17.5%$12,900Compare
Schlusser, PA12.7% vs 17.5%$5,200Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
30.7%
39% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.2%
145% above the median place
Homeownership1
81.7%
23% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHorseheads NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3233% below
Rent to income117.5%14% below
Property tax rate12.2%145% above
Home price to income12.3x39% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.46% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,34817% below
HUD area median income4County figure$89,80016% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,70644% above
Median home value1$210,60034% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.9%21% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure37.0%28% below
Homeownership181.7%23% above
Renters paying 30%+130.7%39% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7507% below
Vacant homes1County figure10.2%44% above
Median year built119700% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
19% below the median place
Works from home1
8.1%
35% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHorseheads NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$90,48113% above
Income per person1$43,5999% above
Unemployment1County figure6.2%26% above
Average annual pay6County figure$63,8553% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure33,48578% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.3%51% above
Mean commute120 min19% below
Works from home18.1%35% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.3%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.3%
6% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.7%
5% above the median place
Median age1
44.3
14% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureHorseheads NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,6766646th largest
Median age144.314% above
Bachelor's or higher139.3%23% above
High school or higher198.3%6% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure3.5%60% below
No health insurance1County figure4.1%36% below
Homes with broadband196.7%5% above
05

Life in Horseheads North

49 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.7 −66%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.5 +3%
Shops36.6 +21%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.1 −40%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
12.1
40% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
36.6
21% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.9
17% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHorseheads NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure24167% above
Public school students11County figure10,788120% above
Students per teacher11County figure13.711% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.53% above
Shops per 10k8County figure36.621% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure12.140% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k93.766% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure49277% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 54.8, 41% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Horseheads North. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
54.8
41% below the median place
July average high12
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature12
47°F
14% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureHorseheads NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure81°F7% below
January average low12County figure15°F40% below
Average temperature12County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation12County figure37.5 in14% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure54.841% below
Hurricane risk13County figure66.36% below
Tornado risk13County figure52.835% below
Wildfire risk13County figure22.663% below
Heat wave risk13County figure55.438% below
08

Horseheads North in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,323/mo (2024)$1,690/mo$1,380 to $2,050/mo+4.1%
Median household income$90,481 (2024)$116,000$98,000 to $137,000+4.2%
Median home value$210,600 (2024)$294,000$213,000 to $405,000+5.7%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Horseheads North

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Monticello, IL$1,379$99,449Compare
Olmsted Falls, OH$1,241$96,837Compare
Finneytown, OH$1,456$83,424Compare
Livonia, MI$1,322$98,460Compare
Livonia, MIFinneytown, OHOlmsted Falls, OHMonticello, ILHorseheads North, NYHorseheads NorthMonticelloOlmsted FallsFinneytownLivoniaHorseheads NorthMonticelloFinneytownLivonia

Common questions

Is Horseheads North a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 31% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 93% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 89% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Horseheads North expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $210,600.

What salary do you need to live in Horseheads North?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $52,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Horseheads North?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Monticello, IL, Olmsted Falls, OH, Finneytown, OH and Livonia, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Horseheads North with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Horseheads North itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/horseheads-north-new-york

Citytistics. “Horseheads North, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/horseheads-north-new-york/

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