Name: Lake Erie Beach, NY statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Lake Erie Beach

Erie County loses about 4.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in18,978

Moved out22,403

Net−3,425

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Niagara County, NY2,8293,468−639

Monroe County, NY789750+39

Queens County, NY990313+677

Cattaraugus County, NY527586−59

Chautauqua County, NY502585−83

Wyoming County, NY285358−73

Kings County, NY597

Bronx County, NY515

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals

51%48%

Leavers

40%59%

Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K

Leavers$70K

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

Who moves here: 3.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Erie County report $61,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,500, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $35,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $880 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,370 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $162,500.
Getting to work: 30 minutes each way on average; 6.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Exeter, PA matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
3.7%
36% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.1%
46% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-4.6
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Lake Erie Beach	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	3.7%	36% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.1%	46% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-4.6	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$61,066	13% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$70,488	0% above

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 98.6%, 48% above the median place.

Lake Erie Beach17.6%

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

$35,200

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

17.6%

14% below the median place

Home price to income

2.7x

29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

18%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$50,000

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lake Erie Beach, $880 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lake Erie Beach, but easier on the budget

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

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Swoyersville, PA	12.5% vs 17.6%	$13,300	Compare
St. Marys, PA	13.6% vs 17.6%	n/a	Compare
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT	14.5% vs 17.6%	n/a	Compare

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Homeownership1
98.6%
48% above the median place
Vacant homes1
24.6%
249% above the median place
Property tax rate1
2.4%
165% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lake Erie Beach	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$880	36% below
Rent to income1	17.6%	14% below
Property tax rate1	2.4%	165% above
Home price to income1	2.7x	29% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	95.8	5% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,423	12% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$101,500	5% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,914	20% above
Median home value1	$162,500	49% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.2%	95% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	57.5%	12% above
Homeownership1	98.6%	48% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	50.3%	1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,370	27% below
Vacant homes1	24.6%	249% above
Median year built1	1955	1% below

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%)
Works from home1
6.1%
51% below the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
21% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$59,968 −25%

Poverty rate15.2% +41%

Income per person$37,265 −7%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lake Erie Beach	Vs median
Median household income1	$59,968	25% below
Income per person1	$37,265	7% below
Unemployment1County figure	4.9%	0% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$69,996	6% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.5%	22% above
Jobs6County figure	464,902	209% above
Poverty rate1	15.2%	41% above
Mean commute1	30 min	21% above
Works from home1	6.1%	51% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 53.4, 37% above the median place.

Median age1
53.4
37% above the median place
Household size1
2.0
18% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
83.4%
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.2% +2%

Bachelor's or higher25.8% −20%

No health insurance8.1% +27%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Lake Erie Beach	Vs median
Population1	3,279	6646th largest
Median age1	53.4	37% above
Bachelor's or higher1	25.8%	20% below
High school or higher1	94.2%	2% above
Household size1	2.0	18% below
Born abroad1County figure	7.5%	15% below
No health insurance1	8.1%	27% above
Homes with broadband1	83.4%	10% below

Life in Lake Erie Beach

296 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.3 +50%

Playgrounds per 10k36.6 3.9×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k21.4 +91%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −90%

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 bars23.2 +12%

Shops32.8 +8%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%

Child care centers2.5 +9%

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

Students per teacher11
10.8
30% below the median place
Public schools11
222
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
122,519
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lake Erie Beach	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	222	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	122,519	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	10.8	30% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	23.2	12% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	32.8	8% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.6	12% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	17.6	13% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.5	9% above
Parks per 10k9	15.3	50% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	36.6	289% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	21.4	91% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.2	90% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	296	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 80°F, 8% 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 Lake Erie Beach. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
80°F
8% below the median place
Average temperature12
48°F
13% below the median place
January average low12
17°F
33% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lake Erie Beach	Vs median
July average high12County figure	80°F	8% below
January average low12County figure	17°F	33% below
Average temperature12County figure	48°F	13% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	41.6 in	5% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	97.7	6% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	71.3	1% above
Tornado risk13County figure	95.4	17% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	62.6	2% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	95.4	6% above
Median air quality index14County figure	44	2% above
Good air days14County figure	63.8%	7% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 10.4% from 2019 to 2022.

Median household income

Up 1.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 54.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$50,000

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 20% of places

Pay vs rent

-3.1 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 15% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lake Erie Beach in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, up from 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$880/mo (2022)	$1,200/mo	$950 to $1,510/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$59,968 (2024)	$74,500	$63,000 to $88,000	+3.7%
Median home value	$162,500 (2024)	$237,000	$172,000 to $326,000	+6.5%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

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

Places like Lake Erie Beach

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

Place	Rent	Income
Exeter, PA	$981	$57,639	Compare
White Oak, PA	$1,000	$59,452	Compare
Swoyersville, PA	$744	$71,555	Compare
Chillicothe, IL	$899	$66,132	Compare

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Common questions

Is Lake Erie Beach a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 99% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 338 New York places. The median resident is 53.4 years old, older than in 95% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 70 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake Erie Beach expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.6% 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 $162,500.

What salary do you need to live in Lake Erie Beach?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake Erie Beach?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Exeter, PA, White Oak, PA, Swoyersville, PA and Chillicothe, IL.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

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Citytistics. “Lake Erie Beach, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lake-erie-beach-new-york/

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