What percentage of people rent in Old Lyme, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Old Lyme, CT, 2020–2024
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11.2% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Old Lyme, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 357 renting households against 2,828 that own their home.

In Old Lyme, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 11.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.2% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 357 (±102)
Median renter income: $91,094 (±$55,957)

Who rents and who owns in Old Lyme

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Old Lyme	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.2% (±3.0 points)	24.2% (±1.2 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	357 (±102)	17,932 (±900)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,828 (±189)	56,136 (±1,061)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$91,094 (±$55,957)	$58,403 (±$5,185)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$137,586 (±$13,680)	$125,318 (±$3,903)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Old Lyme, the renter share is lower than in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (24.2%).

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

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

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Old Lyme ranks 14 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 132 of 169.

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

How renting in Old Lyme 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	20.4% (±4.6 points)	11.2% (±3.0 points)	−9.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,334 (±$161)	$2,238 (±$295)	+67.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$96,567 (±$7,414)	$131,899 (±$11,250)	+36.6%	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 Old Lyme

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Old Lyme
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Old Lyme	—	11.2% (±3.0 points)	—
Old Saybrook Center	3.2 mi	25.6% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Old Saybrook	4.2 mi	14.7% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Lyme	5.0 mi	24.4% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Essex Village	5.5 mi	7.7% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Niantic	5.5 mi	27.5% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Saybrook Manor	5.6 mi	22.9% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lyme	6.1 mi	9.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Essex	6.2 mi	21.9% (±7.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Old Saybrook Center, CT (25.6%), East Lyme, CT (24.4%), Niantic, CT (27.5%).

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
8	Clinton	15.3% (±2.6 points)
9	Old Saybrook	14.7% (±4.2 points)
10	East Hampton	14.5% (±3.6 points)
11	Middlefield	13.5% (±11.3 points)
12	Haddam	13.3% (±4.1 points)
13 (tie)	East Haddam	11.2% (±5.4 points)
13 (tie)	Old Lyme	11.2% (±3.0 points)
15	Lyme	9.2% (±4.7 points)
16	Durham	6.8% (±3.5 points)
17	Killingworth	3.3% (±2.7 points)

Showing 10 of 17 places in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 Old Lyme

How many renters are there in Old Lyme?

Old Lyme has an estimated 357 (±102) renting households, 11.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Old Lyme?

In Old Lyme, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 11.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Old Lyme?

A renting household in Old Lyme has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Old Lyme?

The median renting household in Old Lyme, CT has an income of $91,094 (±$55,957) a year, against $137,586 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 Old Lyme town, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:57040, in state:09 county:130).

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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