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Toilet Repair in New York

Across the 364 New York towns we route calls in, 46% of households own their home and 84% of the housing was built before 1990. The first figure decides who pays for the repair; the second decides what is probably installed.

Short version

Across the 364 New York towns covered here, 46% of households own their home and 84% of the housing was built before 1990. The first figure decides who pays for a toilet repair; the second is about the house rather than the fixture in it.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B25003 and B25034.

Tank and Bowl is a referral service, not a contractor. We connect homeowners with independent contractors. Contractors are required to hold whatever credential their state or municipality demands. Every state page sets out who licenses plumbers there and where to check, so you can confirm before work begins. We carry out no work, we sell no fixtures, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call.

The two figures, for New York as a whole

New York	Share	Homes
Owner-occupied	46%	2,289,231
Rented	54%	2,642,004

Weighted across 4,931,235 occupied homes. Separately, 84% of the state’s 5,394,014 housing units — a wider universe, because it includes vacant ones — were built before 1990, which is before the Energy Policy Act of 1992 set a 1.6 gallon flush maximum.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B25003 (tenure) and B25034 (year structure built), 2023 release. Flush volumes: US EPA WaterSense, tank-type toilet supporting statement.

New York does not divide evenly

A state average hides the thing that matters. Of the 364 towns we route in here, 260 are mostly pre-1990 housing and 6 are mostly post-1990 housing; on tenure, 201 are strongly owner-occupied and 38 are renter-heavy.

The two are close to independent of each other, so an old town is not reliably an owning town or a renting one. That is why every town page below carries its own pair of figures rather than inheriting these.

The largest towns we route in New York

Town	Owner-occupied	Built before 1990	Occupied homes
Brooklyn	30%	84%	1,009,555
New York	25%	85%	755,085
Bronx	20%	84%	531,571
Staten Island	68%	76%	170,047
Syracuse	55%	90%	93,451
Jamaica	44%	83%	80,323
Flushing	41%	85%	79,851
Yonkers	44%	87%	71,722

What goes wrong, wherever you are in New York

The fault list does not vary by state. A running tank is the flapper or the fill valve, and EPA publishes a ten-minute test that tells them apart. Water at the base is four different faults, one of which is condensation and not a leak at all. A fixture that rocks is the one that causes the seal failure you will meet later.

What varies by town is who fixes it. In a rented home the toilet is normally the landlord’s repair, and in the towns above that is a large share of households.

Checking a plumber in New York

Checking a credential in New York

New York issues no state plumbing license. New York City licenses Master and Journeyman Plumbers through the Department of Buildings; elsewhere in the state it is your own city, town or county. Start here. Ask the contractor which municipality licenses them and confirm it with that office before work begins.

Towns we route in New York

Accord 81% owner-occupied · 80% pre-1990
Albany 50% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Albertson 88% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Altamont 78% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Altmar 83% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
Amawalk 97% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Amityville 67% owner-occupied · 70% pre-1990
Ardsley 84% owner-occupied · 80% pre-1990
Armonk 95% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
Astoria 18% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Auburn 63% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Ava 83% owner-occupied · 78% pre-1990
Averill Park 84% owner-occupied · 71% pre-1990
Babylon 83% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Baldwin 88% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Baldwin Place 69% owner-occupied · 18% pre-1990
Baldwinsville 70% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
Barneveld 78% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Bay Shore 75% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Bayport 86% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Bayville 86% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Bearsville 85% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Bedford 97% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Bedford Hills 65% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Bellerose 70% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Bellmore 91% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Bellport 68% owner-occupied · 68% pre-1990
Bernhards Bay 96% owner-occupied · 63% pre-1990
Bethpage 90% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Blossvale 86% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Blue Point 87% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
Bohemia 84% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Boiceville 95% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Boonville 72% owner-occupied · 68% pre-1990
Bouckville 75% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Brewerton 77% owner-occupied · 57% pre-1990
Briarcliff Manor 82% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Bridgehampton 85% owner-occupied · 48% pre-1990
Bridgeport 87% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Bridgewater 68% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Brightwaters 96% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Bronx 20% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Bronxville 76% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Brookhaven 72% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Brooklyn 30% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Buchanan 88% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Calverton 84% owner-occupied · 60% pre-1990
Camden 86% owner-occupied · 71% pre-1990
Camillus 76% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Canastota 81% owner-occupied · 80% pre-1990
Carle Place 76% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Cassville 93% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Castleton On Hudson 79% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Cato 86% owner-occupied · 70% pre-1990
Cazenovia 85% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Cedarhurst 70% owner-occupied · 99% pre-1990
Centereach 86% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Centerport 96% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Central Islip 77% owner-occupied · 78% pre-1990
Central Square 79% owner-occupied · 61% pre-1990
Chadwicks 63% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Chappaqua 88% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Chittenango 75% owner-occupied · 70% pre-1990
Cicero 84% owner-occupied · 61% pre-1990
Clark Mills 58% owner-occupied · 34% pre-1990
Clay 89% owner-occupied · 61% pre-1990
Clayville 91% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Cleveland 90% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Clinton 69% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Cold Brook 90% owner-occupied · 67% pre-1990
Cold Spring Harbor 95% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
College Point 49% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Commack 93% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Constantia 93% owner-occupied · 68% pre-1990
Copiague 74% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Coram 67% owner-occupied · 70% pre-1990
Corona 22% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Cortlandt Manor 93% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Cottekill 79% owner-occupied · 65% pre-1990
Cropseyville 92% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Cross River 96% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Croton On Hudson 69% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
De Ruyter 84% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Deansboro 89% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Deer Park 85% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
Delmar 75% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Dobbs Ferry 62% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Dolgeville 71% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Durhamville 88% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
East Elmhurst 52% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
East Greenbush 77% owner-occupied · 60% pre-1990
East Islip 85% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
East Meadow 90% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
East Nassau 81% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
East Northport 91% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
East Norwich 66% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
East Rockaway 76% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
East Schodack 100% owner-occupied · 80% pre-1990
East Setauket 85% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
East Syracuse 74% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Eastchester 77% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Eaton 74% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Elbridge 89% owner-occupied · 73% pre-1990
Elmhurst 28% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Elmsford 54% owner-occupied · 69% pre-1990
Erieville 92% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Fabius 90% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
Farmingdale 82% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Farmingville 79% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Fayetteville 82% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Floral Park 87% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Flushing 41% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Forest Hills 52% owner-occupied · 96% pre-1990
Forestport 89% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Frankfort 81% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Franklin Square 84% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Freeport 71% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Fresh Meadows 52% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Garden City 89% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Georgetown 83% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Glen Cove 55% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Glen Head 90% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Glen Oaks 69% owner-occupied · 99% pre-1990
Glenmont 77% owner-occupied · 57% pre-1990
Glenwood Landing 80% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Goldens Bridge 92% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Great Neck 75% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Great River 96% owner-occupied · 96% pre-1990
Greenlawn 81% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Greenvale 86% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Guilderland 24% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Hamilton 71% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Harrison 54% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Hartsdale 86% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Hastings 96% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
Hastings On Hudson 80% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Hauppauge 84% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Hawthorne 87% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Hempstead 48% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Herkimer 61% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Hewlett 95% owner-occupied · 96% pre-1990
High Falls 84% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Holbrook 77% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Holland Patent 90% owner-occupied · 68% pre-1990
Hollis 57% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
Holtsville 82% owner-occupied · 68% pre-1990
Howard Beach 77% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Hubbardsville 87% owner-occupied · 57% pre-1990
Huntington 89% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Huntington Station 85% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Hurley 92% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Ilion 69% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Irvington 83% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
Island Park 64% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Islandia 96% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
Islip 83% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Islip Terrace 87% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Jackson Heights 35% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Jamaica 44% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Jamesville 84% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
Jericho 85% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Jordan 81% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Jordanville 80% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Katonah 88% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Kew Gardens 43% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Kings Park 86% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Kingston 57% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Kirkville 94% owner-occupied · 78% pre-1990
La Fayette 76% owner-occupied · 65% pre-1990
Lacona 78% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Lake Grove 80% owner-occupied · 78% pre-1990
Lake Peekskill 83% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Larchmont 78% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Latham 65% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Lawrence 75% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Lee Center 95% owner-occupied · 58% pre-1990
Levittown 94% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Lindenhurst 84% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Little Falls 78% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Liverpool 64% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Locust Valley 82% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
Long Beach 64% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Long Island City 17% owner-occupied · 35% pre-1990
Lowville 75% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Lynbrook 75% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Madison 81% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Malverne 95% owner-occupied · 98% pre-1990
Mamaroneck 60% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Manhasset 90% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Manlius 81% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Manorville 87% owner-occupied · 40% pre-1990
Marcellus 79% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Marcy 81% owner-occupied · 70% pre-1990
Marietta 90% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Maspeth 54% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
Massapequa 94% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Massapequa Park 98% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Medford 90% owner-occupied · 73% pre-1990
Melrose 99% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Melville 88% owner-occupied · 56% pre-1990
Memphis 82% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Merrick 96% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Middle Island 65% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
Middle Village 58% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
Mill Neck 84% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
Miller Place 79% owner-occupied · 64% pre-1990
Millwood 89% owner-occupied · 96% pre-1990
Mineola 66% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Minoa 80% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Mohawk 80% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Mohegan Lake 66% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Montrose 80% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Morrisville 84% owner-occupied · 68% pre-1990
Mount Kisco 74% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Mount Sinai 97% owner-occupied · 57% pre-1990
Mount Tremper 70% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Mount Vernon 42% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Munnsville 88% owner-occupied · 70% pre-1990
Nassau 83% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Nedrow 91% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Nesconset 91% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
New Hartford 77% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
New Hyde Park 89% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
New Rochelle 50% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
New Woodstock 87% owner-occupied · 49% pre-1990
New York 25% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
New York Mills 46% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Newport 84% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
North Babylon 85% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
North Salem 85% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Northport 92% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Oakdale 86% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Oceanside 92% owner-occupied · 96% pre-1990
Old Bethpage 90% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
Old Forge 87% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Old Westbury 94% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Olivebridge 84% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
Oneida 68% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Oriskany 84% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Oriskany Falls 76% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Ossining 61% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Oyster Bay 72% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Ozone Park 55% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Parish 85% owner-occupied · 70% pre-1990
Patchogue 70% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Peekskill 58% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Pelham 81% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Pennellville 93% owner-occupied · 69% pre-1990
Phoenicia 70% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Phoenix 73% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Plainview 93% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Pleasantville 86% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Poestenkill 90% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
Poland 83% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Port Byron 79% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Port Chester 57% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Port Jefferson 74% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Port Jefferson Station 78% owner-occupied · 73% pre-1990
Port Washington 70% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Pound Ridge 94% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Purchase 98% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Purdys 100% owner-occupied · 100% pre-1990
Rego Park 40% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Remsen 85% owner-occupied · 73% pre-1990
Rensselaer 59% owner-occupied · 69% pre-1990
Richland 86% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Richmond Hill 49% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Ridgewood 30% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Rifton 89% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Riverhead 70% owner-occupied · 61% pre-1990
Rockville Centre 76% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Rocky Point 94% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Rome 63% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Ronkonkoma 76% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Rosendale 57% owner-occupied · 78% pre-1990
Roslyn 90% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Roslyn Heights 93% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Rye 72% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Sag Harbor 83% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
Sagaponack 95% owner-occupied · 41% pre-1990
Saint Albans 74% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Saint James 87% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Salisbury Center 92% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Sand Lake 99% owner-occupied · 67% pre-1990
Sauquoit 81% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Sayville 76% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Scarsdale 85% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
Schaghticoke 89% owner-occupied · 71% pre-1990
Schodack Landing 88% owner-occupied · 69% pre-1990
Sea Cliff 82% owner-occupied · 97% pre-1990
Seaford 93% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Selden 86% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Selkirk 70% owner-occupied · 56% pre-1990
Sherrill 72% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Shokan 92% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
Shoreham 96% owner-occupied · 77% pre-1990
Shrub Oak 65% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
Skaneateles 78% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Slingerlands 72% owner-occupied · 54% pre-1990
Smithtown 86% owner-occupied · 85% pre-1990
Somers 91% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
Sound Beach 85% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
South Ozone Park 72% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
South Richmond Hill 62% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
South Salem 94% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Southampton 86% owner-occupied · 58% pre-1990
Staten Island 68% owner-occupied · 76% pre-1990
Stittville 89% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Stone Ridge 92% owner-occupied · 79% pre-1990
Stony Brook 90% owner-occupied · 96% pre-1990
Sunnyside 21% owner-occupied · 96% pre-1990
Sylvan Beach 71% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Syosset 93% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Syracuse 55% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Taberg 86% owner-occupied · 71% pre-1990
Tarrytown 51% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Thornwood 89% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Tillson 73% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Troy 48% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Tuckahoe 56% owner-occupied · 86% pre-1990
Tully 87% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
Uniondale 75% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Utica 55% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
Valhalla 73% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Valley Stream 83% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
Vernon 61% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
Vernon Center 81% owner-occupied · 68% pre-1990
Verona 91% owner-occupied · 73% pre-1990
Verplanck 61% owner-occupied · 100% pre-1990
Wading River 99% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
Wantagh 96% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Warners 91% owner-occupied · 62% pre-1990
Water Mill 91% owner-occupied · 37% pre-1990
Waterville 72% owner-occupied · 83% pre-1990
Weedsport 81% owner-occupied · 72% pre-1990
West Babylon 74% owner-occupied · 89% pre-1990
West Edmeston 84% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
West Harrison 54% owner-occupied · 81% pre-1990
West Hempstead 91% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
West Hurley 97% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
West Islip 96% owner-occupied · 91% pre-1990
West Monroe 88% owner-occupied · 58% pre-1990
West Sand Lake 91% owner-occupied · 55% pre-1990
West Sayville 84% owner-occupied · 93% pre-1990
West Shokan 97% owner-occupied · 48% pre-1990
West Winfield 82% owner-occupied · 74% pre-1990
Westbury 77% owner-occupied · 82% pre-1990
Westernville 89% owner-occupied · 73% pre-1990
Westmoreland 100% owner-occupied · 66% pre-1990
White Plains 57% owner-occupied · 80% pre-1990
Whitesboro 77% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Whitestone 76% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Williamstown 84% owner-occupied · 56% pre-1990
Williston Park 83% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990
Woodbury 87% owner-occupied · 75% pre-1990
Woodhaven 53% owner-occupied · 94% pre-1990
Woodmere 88% owner-occupied · 92% pre-1990
Woodside 29% owner-occupied · 90% pre-1990
Woodstock 78% owner-occupied · 84% pre-1990
Wynantskill 75% owner-occupied · 73% pre-1990
Yaphank 72% owner-occupied · 58% pre-1990
Yonkers 44% owner-occupied · 87% pre-1990
Yorktown Heights 88% owner-occupied · 88% pre-1990
Yorkville 61% owner-occupied · 95% pre-1990

If the dye test pointed at the flapper, that is a part, not a fixture.Worth saying on the call, because it changes what somebody arrives with. We connect you to a contractor covering your area and you are never charged. Toilets head this site, but any plumbing job is welcome.

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