What percentage of people rent in Buzzards Bay, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Buzzards Bay, MA, 2020–2024
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24.3% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Buzzards Bay, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 334 renting households against 1,038 that own their home.

In Buzzards Bay, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.3% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 334 (±118)

Who rents and who owns in Buzzards Bay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buzzards Bay	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.3% (±7.7 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	334 (±118)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,038 (±164)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,592 (±$8,817)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Buzzards Bay, the renter share is not measurably different from Barnstable County (18.9%).

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

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

In Barnstable County, Buzzards Bay ranks 9 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 76 of 167.

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

How renting in Buzzards Bay 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	29.4% (±8.2 points)	24.3% (±7.7 points)	−5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,303 (±$115)	$1,484 (±$601)	+13.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,142 (±$19,264)	$94,388 (±$11,533)	+25.6%	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 Buzzards Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buzzards Bay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buzzards Bay	—	24.3% (±7.7 points)	—
Bourne (community)	1.5 mi	18.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Monument Beach	2.6 mi	23.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Onset	2.7 mi	10.9% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
White Island Shores	3.2 mi	2.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Wareham	4.4 mi	16.5% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sagamore	4.8 mi	16.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pocasset	4.9 mi	25.4% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wareham Center	5.4 mi	28.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Island Shores, MA (2.4%).

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

Households that rent across Barnstable County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Harwich Center	32.3% (±11.8 points)
4	Dennis Port	31.3% (±8.3 points)
5	Chatham (community)	27.1% (±10.3 points)
6	Pocasset	25.4% (±15.0 points)
7	West Dennis	24.6% (±7.2 points)
8	Harwich Port	24.4% (±7.3 points)
9 (tie)	Buzzards Bay	24.3% (±7.7 points)
9 (tie)	Provincetown (community)	24.3% (±9.4 points)
11	Monument Beach	23.6% (±11.2 points)
12	West Yarmouth	23.5% (±6.0 points)
13	Sandwich (community)	22.9% (±9.5 points)
14	South Yarmouth	19.8% (±4.8 points)
15	Brewster (community)	19.6% (±10.5 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Bourne, whose figures include it.

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 Buzzards Bay

How many renters are there in Buzzards Bay?

Buzzards Bay has an estimated 334 (±118) renting households, 24.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buzzards Bay?

In Buzzards Bay, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Buzzards Bay?

A renting household in Buzzards Bay has 1.4 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Buzzards Bay CDP, Massachusetts (place:10015, in state:25).

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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