What percentage of people rent in Darien Downtown, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Darien Downtown, CT, 2020–2024
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31.5% (±12.7 points) of the occupied homes in Darien Downtown, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 195 renting households against 425 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.5% (±12.7 points)
Renting households: 195 (±84)
Median renter income: $60,350 (±$36,526)

Who rents and who owns in Darien Downtown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Darien Downtown	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.5% (±12.7 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	195 (±84)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	425 (±141)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,350 (±$36,526)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$185,694 (±$105,620)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Darien Downtown, the renter share is not measurably different from Western Connecticut Planning Region (33.6%).

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

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

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Darien Downtown ranks 9 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 45 of 132.

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

Households that rent in places near Darien Downtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Darien Downtown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Darien Downtown	—	31.5% (±12.7 points)	—
Noroton Heights	1.4 mi	24.1% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tokeneke	1.7 mi	12.2% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Noroton	1.7 mi	28.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Norwalk	2.8 mi	44.4% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Stamford	4.0 mi	51.2% (±1.8 points)	Higher
New Canaan (community)	4.6 mi	33.8% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Saugatuck	5.8 mi	15.5% (±6.9 points)	Lower
New Canaan	6.0 mi	16.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tokeneke, CT (12.2%), Saugatuck, CT (15.5%), New Canaan, CT (16.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Norwalk, CT (44.4%), Stamford, CT (51.2%).

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
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)
8	Cos Cob	33.3% (±7.9 points)
9	Darien Downtown	31.5% (±12.7 points)
10	Noroton	28.5% (±8.1 points)
11	Ridgefield (community)	28.1% (±6.9 points)
12	Glenville	27.4% (±10.2 points)
13	Pemberwick	26.7% (±8.9 points)
14	Noroton Heights	24.1% (±10.7 points)
15	South Wilton	23.2% (±11.8 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Darien, 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 Darien Downtown

How many renters are there in Darien Downtown?

Darien Downtown has an estimated 195 (±84) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Darien Downtown?

A renting household in Darien Downtown has 1.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Darien Downtown?

The median renting household in Darien Downtown, CT has an income of $60,350 (±$36,526) a year, against $185,694 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 Darien Downtown CDP, Connecticut (place:18936, 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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