What percentage of people rent in Byram, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Byram, CT, 2020–2024
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53.9% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in Byram, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 907 renting households against 775 that own their home.

In Byram, the share of households that rent went from 57.8% in 2015–2019 to 53.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.9% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 907 (±291)
Median renter income: $90,189 (±$64,384)

Who rents and who owns in Byram

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Byram	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.9% (±10.9 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	907 (±291)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	775 (±194)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$90,189 (±$64,384)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,375 (±$35,610)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Byram, the renter share is higher than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (33.6%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (33.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Byram ranks 1 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 10 of 132.

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

How renting in Byram 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	57.8% (±5.4 points)	53.9% (±10.9 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,901 (±$148)	$2,413 (±$267)	+26.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$81,324 (±$19,705)	$99,734 (±$34,711)	+22.6%	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 Byram

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Byram
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Byram	—	53.9% (±10.9 points)	—
Village of Port Chester	0.7 mi	53.5% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pemberwick	1.2 mi	26.7% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Town of Rye	1.8 mi	42.1% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Greenwich (community)	2.3 mi	45.9% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Glenville	2.4 mi	27.4% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Village of Rye Brook	2.6 mi	15.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Harrison	3.7 mi	39.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Village of Harrison	3.7 mi	39.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pemberwick, CT (26.7%), Town of Rye, NY (42.1%), Glenville, CT (27.4%).

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

Households that rent across Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Byram	53.9% (±10.9 points)
2	Route 7 Gateway	50.7% (±15.4 points)
3	Greenwich (community)	45.9% (±4.5 points)
4	Wilton Center	41.0% (±8.9 points)
5	New Milford (community)	40.3% (±6.8 points)
6	Bethel (community)	36.5% (±5.7 points)
7	New Canaan (community)	33.8% (±7.1 points)

Showing 7 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Byram is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Greenwich, whose figures include it.

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 Byram

How many renters are there in Byram?

Byram has an estimated 907 (±291) renting households, 53.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Byram?

In Byram, the share of households that rent went from 57.8% in 2015–2019 to 53.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Byram?

A renting household in Byram has 3.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Byram?

The median renting household in Byram, CT has an income of $90,189 (±$64,384) a year, against $119,375 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 Byram CDP, Connecticut (place:10660, in state:09).

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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