What percentage of people rent in Ayer, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ayer, MA, 2020–2024
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30.8% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Ayer, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,127 renting households against 2,527 that own their home.

In Ayer, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.8% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 1,127 (±208)
Median renter income: $68,750 (±$8,923)

Who rents and who owns in Ayer

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ayer	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.8% (±5.5 points)	38.7% (±0.4 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,127 (±208)	245,322 (±2,507)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,527 (±255)	388,893 (±2,870)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,750 (±$8,923)	$84,135 (±$1,906)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$142,043 (±$13,551)	$169,746 (±$1,660)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Ayer, the renter share is lower than in Middlesex County (38.7%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Middlesex County, Ayer ranks 18 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 70 of 351.

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

How renting in Ayer 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	36.8% (±6.5 points)	30.8% (±5.5 points)	−6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,097 (±$70)	$1,415 (±$180)	+29.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$92,778 (±$17,368)	$101,875 (±$14,619)	+9.8%	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 Ayer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ayer
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ayer	—	30.8% (±5.5 points)	—
Devens	2.5 mi	20.7% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Groton (community)	3.2 mi	25.1% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Groton	3.2 mi	11.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Shirley	3.4 mi	22.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harvard	4.4 mi	10.6% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Littleton	4.8 mi	16.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Shirley (community)	5.1 mi	36.8% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Littleton Common	5.7 mi	15.8% (±8.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Groton, MA (11.2%), Harvard, MA (10.6%), Littleton, MA (16.4%).

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

Households that rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Lincoln	42.7% (±8.8 points)
13	Arlington	38.4% (±2.3 points)
14	Belmont	35.3% (±2.9 points)
15	Melrose	32.8% (±3.1 points)
16	Natick	31.8% (±3.2 points)
17	Bedford	31.2% (±5.0 points)
18	Ayer	30.8% (±5.5 points)
19	Newton	30.0% (±1.7 points)
20	Wakefield	29.3% (±3.8 points)
21	Stoneham	29.0% (±4.2 points)
22	Hudson	26.8% (±4.1 points)
23	Boxborough	26.6% (±9.0 points)
24	Burlington	25.8% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 54 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Ayer include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ayer (community).

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 Ayer

How many renters are there in Ayer?

Ayer has an estimated 1,127 (±208) renting households, 30.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ayer?

In Ayer, the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ayer?

A renting household in Ayer has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ayer?

The median renting household in Ayer, MA has an income of $68,750 (±$8,923) a year, against $142,043 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 Ayer town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:03005, in state:25 county:017).

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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