What percentage of people rent in Belchertown, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Belchertown, MA, 2020–2024
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12.9% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Belchertown, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 793 renting households against 5,333 that own their home.

In Belchertown, the share of households that rent went from 18.6% in 2015–2019 to 12.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.9% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 793 (±266)
Median renter income: $34,149 (±$11,673)

Who rents and who owns in Belchertown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belchertown	Hampshire County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.9% (±4.2 points)	32.2% (±1.3 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	793 (±266)	19,998 (±900)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,333 (±325)	42,116 (±841)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,149 (±$11,673)	$46,278 (±$4,187)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,141 (±$14,780)	$113,554 (±$2,761)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Belchertown, the renter share is lower than in Hampshire County (32.2%).

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

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

In Hampshire County, Belchertown ranks 12 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 252 of 351.

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

How renting in Belchertown 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	18.6% (±4.0 points)	12.9% (±4.2 points)	−5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$975 (±$130)	$1,292 (±$230)	+32.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,191 (±$4,893)	$108,068 (±$15,245)	+18.5%	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 Belchertown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belchertown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belchertown	—	12.9% (±4.2 points)	—
Granby	5.6 mi	5.1% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Ware	6.2 mi	27.7% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Pelham	6.4 mi	20.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Granby (community)	6.6 mi	7.1% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ludlow	7.2 mi	22.5% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Palmer Town	7.9 mi	28.5% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Amherst Town	8.0 mi	55.8% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Ware (community)	8.1 mi	42.6% (±7.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Granby, MA (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ware, MA (27.7%), Ludlow, MA (22.5%), Palmer Town, MA (28.5%).

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

Households that rent across Hampshire County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Hatfield	25.4% (±9.0 points)
7	South Hadley	23.0% (±3.4 points)
8	Pelham	20.9% (±7.3 points)
9	Williamsburg	17.8% (±6.7 points)
10	Huntington	14.9% (±6.6 points)
11	Cummington	14.2% (±7.4 points)
12	Belchertown	12.9% (±4.2 points)
13	Goshen	11.1% (±5.9 points)
14	Southampton	9.3% (±5.2 points)
15	Westhampton	8.6% (±4.7 points)
16	Chesterfield	7.8% (±4.7 points)
17	Worthington	6.3% (±2.6 points)
18	Middlefield	5.9% (±5.6 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Hampshire County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Belchertown include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Belchertown (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 Belchertown

How many renters are there in Belchertown?

Belchertown has an estimated 793 (±266) renting households, 12.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belchertown?

In Belchertown, the share of households that rent went from 18.6% in 2015–2019 to 12.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Belchertown?

A renting household in Belchertown has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belchertown?

The median renting household in Belchertown, MA has an income of $34,149 (±$11,673) a year, against $120,141 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 Belchertown town, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:04825, in state:25 county:015).

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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