What percentage of people rent in New Fairfield, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in New Fairfield, CT, 2020–2024
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8.3% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in New Fairfield, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 379 renting households against 4,183 that own their home.

In New Fairfield, the share of households that rent went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 8.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.3% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 379 (±133)
Median renter income: $101,823 (±$12,169)

Who rents and who owns in New Fairfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Fairfield	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.3% (±2.8 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	379 (±133)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,183 (±309)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$101,823 (±$12,169)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$142,734 (±$16,555)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In New Fairfield, the renter share is lower than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (33.6%).

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

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

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, New Fairfield ranks 15 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 148 of 169.

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

How renting in New Fairfield 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	6.6% (±2.4 points)	8.3% (±2.8 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,067 (±$322)	$1,896 (±$280)	−8.3%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$112,457 (±$11,057)	$137,647 (±$13,943)	+22.4%	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 New Fairfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Fairfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Fairfield	—	8.3% (±2.8 points)	—
Putnam Lake	3.3 mi	3.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Brookfield	4.8 mi	13.5% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Town of Patterson	5.2 mi	18.7% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Danbury	5.7 mi	46.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Sherman	6.9 mi	5.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgewater	7.1 mi	7.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster Hill	7.4 mi	5.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Southeast	7.7 mi	21.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Putnam Lake, NY (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brookfield, CT (13.5%), Town of Patterson, NY (18.7%), Danbury, CT (46.2%).

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
9	New Canaan	16.3% (±3.1 points)
10	Brookfield	13.5% (±3.1 points)
11	Wilton	11.4% (±2.4 points)
12	Westport	11.2% (±2.1 points)
13	Newtown	10.0% (±1.8 points)
14	Redding	8.4% (±3.3 points)
15	New Fairfield	8.3% (±2.8 points)
16	Bridgewater	7.9% (±3.2 points)
17	Sherman	5.6% (±4.4 points)
18	Weston	3.1% (±1.8 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for New Fairfield include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ball Pond, Inglenook.

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 New Fairfield

How many renters are there in New Fairfield?

New Fairfield has an estimated 379 (±133) renting households, 8.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Fairfield?

In New Fairfield, the share of households that rent went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 8.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Fairfield?

A renting household in New Fairfield has 2.3 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Fairfield?

The median renting household in New Fairfield, CT has an income of $101,823 (±$12,169) a year, against $142,734 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 New Fairfield town, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:50860, in state:09 county:190).

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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