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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Lake Erie Beach, NY

1 county program and 3 statewide.

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What’s local to Lake Erie Beach

No program run for Lake Erie Beach alone is listed. A home in Lake Erie Beach can use Erie County’s programs below, plus the New York statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Hamburg, about 14 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Erie

1 county program

4 more programs are for homes in Amherst, Hamburg and Buffalo. See them
  • Amherst — Town of Amherst First-Time Homebuyer Program (Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance)
  • Hamburg — First Time Home Buyer Grant Program
  • Buffalo — City of Buffalo First-Time Homebuyer Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program
  • Buffalo — First-Time Homebuyer Assistance

The Lake Erie Beach market

Kinds of homes here

  • 96% single-family
  • 0% townhouse
  • 0.8% 2–4 units
  • 0.7% 5+ units
  • 2.5% mobile & other

About condos. Lake Erie Beach’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Down Payment & Closing Cost Plus (DPCC+) lists single-family detached and 2-family owner-occupied.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

86.5%

of Lake Erie Beach homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$101,500
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$59,968
Lake Erie Beach median household income

See the published limits for Erie County

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Lake Erie Beach’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across New York and nationwide

65 statewide & federal programs

Lake Erie Beach questions

Does Lake Erie Beach have its own down payment program?

No program run for Lake Erie Beach alone is listed. A home in Lake Erie Beach can use the 1 program that cover Erie County and the 3 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Lake Erie Beach?

Lake Erie Beach’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Down Payment & Closing Cost Plus (DPCC+) lists single-family detached and 2-family owner-occupied. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Erie County?

Each program sets its own. 10 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Erie County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Lake Erie Beach?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

Sources: agency sites (July–September 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.