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Cost of living in Horseheads North, New York

Horseheads North, New York has about 2,676 people. Typical rent is $1,323 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $90,481 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $1,323 a month.

Horseheads North is a Census community, not a separate city government in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $90,481 a year.

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People
2,676
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,323
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$90,481
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$210,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,348
Elmira, NY MSA

Horseheads North, New York has about 2,676 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $210,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chemung County is $1,348 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Horseheads North. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Elmira, NY metro area, prices sit at 94.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Horseheads North's exact store tax.

Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Horseheads North bill.

In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Horseheads North's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 414 have higher typical rent than Horseheads North.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.