What percentage of people rent in Boylston, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Boylston, MA, 2020–2024
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20.8% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Boylston, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 409 renting households against 1,557 that own their home.

In Boylston, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.8% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 409 (±149)
Median renter income: $86,488 (±$16,088)

Who rents and who owns in Boylston

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boylston	Worcester County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.8% (±7.3 points)	34.2% (±0.5 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	409 (±149)	114,910 (±1,592)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,557 (±154)	220,916 (±1,952)	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	2.6 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$86,488 (±$16,088)	$52,395 (±$1,518)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$158,008 (±$19,096)	$126,351 (±$1,559)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Boylston, the renter share is lower than in Worcester County (34.2%).

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

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

In Worcester County, Boylston ranks 25 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 151 of 351.

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

How renting in Boylston 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	16.7% (±4.3 points)	20.8% (±7.3 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$947 (±$117)	$2,032 (±$350)	+114.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$97,591 (±$8,582)	$140,962 (±$28,329)	+44.4%	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 Boylston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boylston
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Boylston	—	20.8% (±7.3 points)	—
West Boylston	3.7 mi	22.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Clinton	4.1 mi	45.3% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Northborough	4.2 mi	16.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Northborough (community)	4.6 mi	16.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Clinton (community)	4.7 mi	52.1% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Berlin	4.7 mi	22.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Shrewsbury	4.9 mi	27.8% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
South Lancaster	5.7 mi	25.7% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Clinton, MA (45.3%), Clinton (community), MA (52.1%).

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

Households that rent across Worcester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18 (tie)	Grafton	26.8% (±4.6 points)
20	Millbury	24.6% (±3.8 points)
21	Barre	24.2% (±8.2 points)
22	Winchendon	23.4% (±4.3 points)
23	Berlin	22.7% (±6.3 points)
24	West Boylston	22.1% (±4.0 points)
25	Boylston	20.8% (±7.3 points)
26	Hopedale	20.5% (±7.4 points)
27	Auburn	20.4% (±3.5 points)
28	Uxbridge	20.1% (±6.8 points)
29	Lunenburg	19.3% (±4.8 points)
30	West Brookfield	19.2% (±6.2 points)
31	Oxford	17.2% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Worcester 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 Boylston

How many renters are there in Boylston?

Boylston has an estimated 409 (±149) renting households, 20.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Boylston?

In Boylston, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Boylston?

A renting household in Boylston has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Boylston?

The median renting household in Boylston, MA has an income of $86,488 (±$16,088) a year, against $158,008 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 Boylston town, Worcester County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:07525, in state:25 county:027).

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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