What percentage of people rent in Westport, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Westport, CT, 2020–2024
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11.2% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Westport, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,097 renting households against 8,681 that own their home.

In Westport, the share of households that rent went from 14.8% in 2015–2019 to 11.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.2% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 1,097 (±203)
Median renter income: $86,442 (±$48,888)

Who rents and who owns in Westport

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Westport	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.2% (±2.1 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,097 (±203)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,681 (±425)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	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	$86,442 (±$48,888)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Westport, 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, Westport ranks 12 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 133 of 169.

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

How renting in Westport 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	14.8% (±2.4 points)	11.2% (±2.1 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,956 (±$239)	$2,509 (±$709)	+28.3%	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 Westport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Westport
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Westport	—	11.2% (±2.1 points)	—
Southport	3.1 mi	17.7% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Norwalk	4.4 mi	44.4% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Mill Plain	4.6 mi	5.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield University	5.2 mi	100.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
South Wilton	5.2 mi	23.2% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Fairfield	5.3 mi	16.7% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Wilton Center	6.5 mi	41.0% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Darien Downtown	7.2 mi	31.5% (±12.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Norwalk, CT (44.4%), South Wilton, CT (23.2%), Fairfield, CT (16.7%).

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

The figures for Westport include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Coleytown, Compo, Greens Farms, Old Hill, Poplar Plains, Saugatuck, Staples, Westport Village.

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 Westport

How many renters are there in Westport?

Westport has an estimated 1,097 (±203) renting households, 11.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Westport?

In Westport, the share of households that rent went from 14.8% in 2015–2019 to 11.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Westport?

A renting household in Westport has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Westport?

The median renting household in Westport, CT has an income of $86,442 (±$48,888) a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Westport town, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:83500, 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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