What percentage of people rent in Sandy Hook, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Sandy Hook, CT, 2020–2024
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7.1% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Sandy Hook, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 250 renting households against 3,272 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.1% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 250 (±102)
Median renter income: $70,714 (±$24,353)

Who rents and who owns in Sandy Hook

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sandy Hook	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.1% (±2.7 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	250 (±102)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,272 (±293)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$70,714 (±$24,353)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$166,929 (±$20,344)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Sandy Hook, 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, Sandy Hook ranks 28 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 120 of 132.

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

Households that rent in places near Sandy Hook

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sandy Hook
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sandy Hook	—	7.1% (±2.7 points)	—
East Village	4.4 mi	0.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Southbury	4.7 mi	11.8% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Monroe	4.9 mi	4.3% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Heritage Village	5.3 mi	19.9% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Oxford	5.5 mi	9.6% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Stepney	6.0 mi	3.6% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel	8.1 mi	24.8% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Seymour	8.4 mi	25.8% (±5.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Village, CT (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Southbury, CT (11.8%), Heritage Village, CT (19.9%), 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
22	Tokeneke	12.2% (±7.9 points)
23	Compo	10.3% (±6.0 points)
24	Ball Pond	10.1% (±6.4 points)
25	Ridgebury	9.4% (±8.9 points)
26	Greens Farms	9.0% (±5.9 points)
27	Old Hill	7.8% (±6.2 points)
28	Sandy Hook	7.1% (±2.7 points)
29	Coleytown	5.1% (±4.4 points)
30	Inglenook	3.3% (±4.3 points)
31	Poplar Plains	1.6% (±2.3 points)
32 (tie)	Lakes East	0.0% (±8.9 points)
32 (tie)	Lakes West	0.0% (±9.4 points)

Showing 12 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Newtown, 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 Sandy Hook

How many renters are there in Sandy Hook?

Sandy Hook has an estimated 250 (±102) renting households, 7.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Sandy Hook?

A renting household in Sandy Hook has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sandy Hook?

The median renting household in Sandy Hook, CT has an income of $70,714 (±$24,353) a year, against $166,929 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 Sandy Hook CDP, Connecticut (place:66700, 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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