What percentage of people rent in Ashfield, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ashfield, MA, 2020–2024
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14.5% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Ashfield, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 136 renting households against 800 that own their home.

In Ashfield, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.5% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 136 (±63)
Median renter income: $46,389 (±$31,408)

Who rents and who owns in Ashfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ashfield	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.5% (±6.5 points)	29.9% (±1.4 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	136 (±63)	9,427 (±450)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	800 (±101)	22,143 (±480)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±1.0)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,389 (±$31,408)	$39,323 (±$4,450)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,833 (±$8,943)	$88,952 (±$2,834)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Ashfield, the renter share is lower than in Franklin County (29.9%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (37.5%).

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

In Franklin County, Ashfield ranks 14 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 231 of 351.

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

How renting in Ashfield 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	18.5% (±5.3 points)	14.5% (±6.5 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$812 (±$110)	$1,100 (±$200)	+35.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,978 (±$6,597)	$80,833 (±$15,701)	+13.9%	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 Ashfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ashfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ashfield	—	14.5% (±6.5 points)	—
Buckland	5.0 mi	25.4% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Conway	5.1 mi	6.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Goshen	5.7 mi	11.1% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield	5.8 mi	2.0% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Hawley	6.2 mi	6.0% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Shelburne Falls	6.8 mi	40.2% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Cummington	6.9 mi	14.2% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Charlemont	8.2 mi	21.7% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conway, MA (6.6%), Plainfield, MA (2.0%), Hawley, MA (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Buckland, MA (25.4%), Shelburne Falls, MA (40.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Bernardston	22.1% (±6.1 points)
9	Charlemont	21.7% (±6.7 points)
10	Deerfield	21.6% (±5.1 points)
11	Erving	18.5% (±5.5 points)
12	Gill	17.7% (±5.4 points)
13	Northfield	14.9% (±6.7 points)
14	Ashfield	14.5% (±6.5 points)
15	Colrain	13.5% (±6.5 points)
16	Wendell	13.3% (±6.9 points)
17	Leverett	12.8% (±4.4 points)
18	Whately	11.8% (±4.8 points)
19	Heath	11.7% (±7.6 points)
20 (tie)	New Salem	11.0% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Franklin County, 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 Ashfield

How many renters are there in Ashfield?

Ashfield has an estimated 136 (±63) renting households, 14.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ashfield?

In Ashfield, the share of households that rent went from 18.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ashfield?

A renting household in Ashfield has 2.1 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ashfield?

The median renting household in Ashfield, MA has an income of $46,389 (±$31,408) a year, against $84,833 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 Ashfield town, Franklin County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:02095, in state:25 county:011).

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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