What percentage of people rent in Ridgefield, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Ridgefield, CT, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Ridgefield, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,513 renting households against 7,681 that own their home.

In Ridgefield, the share of households that rent went from 14.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 1,513 (±291)
Median renter income: $71,652 (±$19,448)

Who rents and who owns in Ridgefield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ridgefield	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±2.7 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,513 (±291)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,681 (±296)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,652 (±$19,448)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$212,342 (±$11,849)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Ridgefield, 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, Ridgefield ranks 8 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 93 of 169.

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

How renting in Ridgefield 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	14.2% (±2.4 points)	16.5% (±2.7 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,786 (±$220)	$2,026 (±$200)	+13.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$163,945 (±$9,796)	$179,219 (±$12,450)	+9.3%	Down 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 Ridgefield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ridgefield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ridgefield	—	16.5% (±2.7 points)	—
Bethel (community)	5.3 mi	36.5% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Peach Lake	5.4 mi	15.1% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Redding	5.6 mi	8.4% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Danbury	5.7 mi	46.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Town of Lewisboro	5.8 mi	6.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Town of North Salem	6.1 mi	19.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	6.2 mi	15.9% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel	6.8 mi	24.8% (±3.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Redding, CT (8.4%), Town of Lewisboro, NY (6.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bethel (community), CT (36.5%), Danbury, CT (46.2%), Bethel, CT (24.8%).

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
2	Danbury	46.2% (±2.7 points)
3	Norwalk	44.4% (±2.1 points)
4	Greenwich	30.0% (±1.9 points)
5	Bethel	24.8% (±3.9 points)
6	New Milford	19.6% (±2.7 points)
7	Darien	17.6% (±3.4 points)
8	Ridgefield	16.5% (±2.7 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Ridgefield include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lakes East, Lakes West, Ridgebury, Ridgefield (community), Route 7 Gateway.

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 Ridgefield

How many renters are there in Ridgefield?

Ridgefield has an estimated 1,513 (±291) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ridgefield?

In Ridgefield, the share of households that rent went from 14.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ridgefield?

A renting household in Ridgefield has 1.8 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ridgefield?

The median renting household in Ridgefield, CT has an income of $71,652 (±$19,448) a year, against $212,342 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 Ridgefield town, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:63970, 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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