Billington HeightsNY
1,610 people call this town in New York home.
Is Billington Heights a good place to live?
Billington Heights’ median age is 58.2 years, above both New York’s towns (43 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 759 New York towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Billington Heights. Billington Heights’ trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. We don’t grade Billington Heights yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Billington Heights.
Fewer children than New York overall
New York has two in five adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 47%. Children under 18 are 8% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 31% of residents (18% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Billington Heights | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 34.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Billington Heights has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Billington Heights, 72% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Billington Heights has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Billington Heights’ typical July afternoon high stands at 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Billington Heights has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,197 commuters
Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. Billington Heights’ typical journey to work comes in at 17 minutes. Employers in Billington Heights added 140 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,208. The top destinations are Buffalo (21%), Aurora (14%) and Amherst (12%).
| Billington Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Billington Heights stands out in New York and nationally: a larger share of its adults had a checkup this year
For adults in Billington Heights, the share who report frequent mental distress is 13%. The town does better than the New York average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.
| Billington Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Billington Heights | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households in Billington Heights are owner-occupiers than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Billington Heights
Highmark Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Billington Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw30 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
9 mi WaterfallEternal Flame Falls
14 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
14 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansPhoto credits
Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
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Moving to Billington Heights: who provides what
Billington Heights is unincorporated, so Erie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Billington Heights
About 7 of every 100 Billington Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Billington Heights
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Billington Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Elma and Aurora in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Billington Heights had a population of 1,748. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 951 ft
Billington Heights’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Billington Heights.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billington Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Aurora | #58 | A | C− | — | A− | A+ |
| Elma Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elma | #112 | A | C+ | — | A− | A |
| Aurora | #95 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
East Aurora, Elma and Aurora report no FBI crime data of their own. Billington Heights and Elma Center aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Billington Heights with a neighbor →
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