What percentage of people rent in Bernardston, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bernardston, MA, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Bernardston, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 203 renting households against 714 that own their home.

In Bernardston, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.1% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 203 (±67)
Median renter income: $56,513 (±$9,906)

Who rents and who owns in Bernardston

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bernardston	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.1% (±6.1 points)	29.9% (±1.4 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	203 (±67)	9,427 (±450)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	714 (±79)	22,143 (±480)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,513 (±$9,906)	$39,323 (±$4,450)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,310 (±$6,822)	$88,952 (±$2,834)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Bernardston, 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, Bernardston ranks 8 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 139 of 351.

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

How renting in Bernardston 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	21.8% (±5.9 points)	22.1% (±6.1 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$883 (±$362)	$1,283 (±$553)	+45.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,607 (±$7,799)	$81,940 (±$10,171)	+33.0%	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 Bernardston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bernardston
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bernardston	—	22.1% (±6.1 points)	—
Leyden	3.5 mi	6.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Vernon	5.3 mi	23.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gill	5.4 mi	17.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Northfield	5.5 mi	14.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Greenfield	5.7 mi	44.3% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Guilford	6.4 mi	19.9% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Turners Falls	6.6 mi	44.3% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Northfield (community)	7.1 mi	23.8% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leyden, MA (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Greenfield, MA (44.3%), Turners Falls, MA (44.3%).

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
2	Greenfield	44.3% (±2.9 points)
3	Montague	37.3% (±5.0 points)
4	Shelburne	32.2% (±6.7 points)
5	Orange	30.0% (±5.5 points)
6	Buckland	25.4% (±8.1 points)
7	Monroe	24.1% (±23.6 points)
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)

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 Bernardston

How many renters are there in Bernardston?

Bernardston has an estimated 203 (±67) renting households, 22.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bernardston?

In Bernardston, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bernardston?

A renting household in Bernardston has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bernardston?

The median renting household in Bernardston, MA has an income of $56,513 (±$9,906) a year, against $91,310 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 Bernardston town, Franklin County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:05560, 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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