What percentage of people rent in Chester Center, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Chester Center, CT, 2020–2024
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30.8% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Chester Center, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 267 renting households against 599 that own their home.

In Chester Center, the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (+14.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.8% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 267 (±102)
Median renter income: $57,734 (±$37,785)

Who rents and who owns in Chester Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chester Center	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.8% (±9.7 points)	24.2% (±1.2 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	267 (±102)	17,932 (±900)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	599 (±128)	56,136 (±1,061)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,734 (±$37,785)	$58,403 (±$5,185)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,563 (±$34,475)	$125,318 (±$3,903)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Chester Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (24.2%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (33.5%).

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

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Chester Center ranks 4 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 132.

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

How renting in Chester Center 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	16.6% (±9.4 points)	30.8% (±9.7 points)	+14.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,478 (±$605)	$1,473 (±$358)	−0.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$88,708 (±$28,464)	$89,375 (±$43,353)	+0.8%	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 Chester Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chester Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Chester Center	—	30.8% (±9.7 points)	—
Deep River Center	1.9 mi	45.2% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Deep River	2.7 mi	30.8% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Essex	4.3 mi	21.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Essex Village	4.6 mi	7.7% (±5.7 points)	Lower
East Haddam	6.1 mi	11.2% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Lyme	6.5 mi	9.2% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Killingworth	6.6 mi	3.3% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Moodus	6.9 mi	30.6% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Essex Village, CT (7.7%), East Haddam, CT (11.2%), Lyme, CT (9.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Deep River Center, CT (45.2%).

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

Households that rent across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Westbrook Center	47.6% (±11.2 points)
2	Deep River Center	45.2% (±10.1 points)
3	Clinton (community)	35.7% (±7.5 points)
4	Chester Center	30.8% (±9.7 points)
5	Moodus	30.6% (±17.3 points)
6	Old Saybrook Center	25.6% (±10.3 points)
7	Portland (community)	23.0% (±7.1 points)
8	Saybrook Manor	22.9% (±16.1 points)
9	East Hampton (community)	17.8% (±7.9 points)
10	Lake Pocotopaug	16.7% (±6.7 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Chester, 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 Chester Center

How many renters are there in Chester Center?

Chester Center has an estimated 267 (±102) renting households, 30.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Chester Center?

In Chester Center, the share of households that rent went from 16.6% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (+14.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Chester Center?

A renting household in Chester Center has 2.2 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Chester Center?

The median renting household in Chester Center, CT has an income of $57,734 (±$37,785) a year, against $111,563 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 Chester Center CDP, Connecticut (place:14370, 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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