What percentage of people rent in Show Low, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Show Low, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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34.5% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Show Low, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,757 renting households against 3,343 that own their home.

In Show Low, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 34.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.5% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,757 (±288)
Median renter income: $52,836 (±$13,624)

Who rents and who owns in Show Low

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Show Low	Navajo County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.5% (±4.6 points)	26.8% (±1.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,757 (±288)	10,742 (±706)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,343 (±252)	29,321 (±658)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,836 (±$13,624)	$43,363 (±$3,954)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,375 (±$10,948)	$58,695 (±$2,043)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Show Low, the renter share is higher than in Navajo County (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from Arizona (32.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Navajo County, Show Low ranks 9 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 56 of 213.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Show Low has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	38.7% (±5.6 points)	34.5% (±4.6 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$930 (±$28)	$1,110 (±$89)	+19.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,310 (±$4,965)	$60,368 (±$7,322)	+30.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Show Low

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Show Low
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Show Low	—	34.5% (±4.6 points)	—
Wagon Wheel	4.7 mi	31.0% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Linden	5.6 mi	4.7% (±6.0 points)	Lower
White Mountain Lake	6.2 mi	15.7% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Lake of the Woods	8.2 mi	18.4% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Pinetop-Lakeside	9.1 mi	23.2% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Taylor	13 mi	17.4% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Pinetop Country Club	13 mi	3.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Snowflake	18 mi	16.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Linden, AZ (4.7%), White Mountain Lake, AZ (15.7%), Lake of the Woods, AZ (18.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Navajo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Whiteriver	49.1% (±11.2 points)
4	Kayenta	46.2% (±13.7 points)
5	Winslow	46.0% (±6.4 points)
6	Pinon	44.2% (±16.2 points)
7	Holbrook	39.1% (±9.3 points)
8	Shongopovi	37.3% (±22.0 points)
9	Show Low	34.5% (±4.6 points)
10	Wagon Wheel	31.0% (±14.0 points)
11	North Fork	30.1% (±16.0 points)
12	Joseph City	27.3% (±14.3 points)
13	First Mesa	23.8% (±16.2 points)
14	Pinetop-Lakeside	23.2% (±7.8 points)
15	Lake of the Woods	18.4% (±7.5 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Navajo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Show Low

How many renters are there in Show Low?

Show Low has an estimated 1,757 (±288) renting households, 34.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Show Low?

In Show Low, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 34.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Show Low?

A renting household in Show Low has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Show Low?

The median renting household in Show Low, AZ has an income of $52,836 (±$13,624) a year, against $71,375 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Show Low city, Arizona (place:66470, in state:04).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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