What percentage of people rent in Cohasset, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cohasset, MA, 2020–2024
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17.0% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Cohasset, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 515 renting households against 2,522 that own their home.

In Cohasset, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.0% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 515 (±144)
Median renter income: $67,772 (±$35,887)

Who rents and who owns in Cohasset

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cohasset	Norfolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.0% (±4.4 points)	31.3% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	515 (±144)	88,556 (±2,152)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,522 (±195)	194,812 (±2,140)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,772 (±$35,887)	$74,159 (±$3,427)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$166,233 (±$2,455)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Cohasset, the renter share is lower than in Norfolk County (31.3%).

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

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

In Norfolk County, Cohasset ranks 16 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 189 of 351.

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

How renting in Cohasset 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	22.5% (±5.6 points)	17.0% (±4.4 points)	−5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,455 (±$452)	$2,755 (±$399)	+89.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$145,679 (±$28,307)	$199,306 (±$53,082)	+36.8%	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 Cohasset

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cohasset
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cohasset	—	17.0% (±4.4 points)	—
North Scituate	3.8 mi	11.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Scituate	4.9 mi	12.2% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hingham	4.9 mi	19.3% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hingham (community)	5.1 mi	22.7% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Scituate (community)	6.6 mi	17.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Norwell	6.8 mi	8.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Hull (community)	6.9 mi	20.4% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hull	6.9 mi	20.4% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Norwell, MA (8.4%).

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

Households that rent across Norfolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Stoughton	25.9% (±3.1 points)
11	Avon	24.3% (±8.1 points)
12	Braintree Town	22.4% (±2.4 points)
13	Franklin Town	21.8% (±2.3 points)
14	Bellingham	21.1% (±4.7 points)
15	Wrentham	18.0% (±4.3 points)
16	Cohasset	17.0% (±4.4 points)
17	Needham	16.9% (±2.1 points)
18	Millis	16.8% (±3.9 points)
19	Walpole	16.5% (±2.6 points)
20	Holbrook	16.0% (±5.2 points)
21	Wellesley	15.6% (±1.9 points)
22	Milton	14.8% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Norfolk 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 Cohasset

How many renters are there in Cohasset?

Cohasset has an estimated 515 (±144) renting households, 17.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cohasset?

In Cohasset, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cohasset?

A renting household in Cohasset has 1.6 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cohasset?

The median renting household in Cohasset, MA has an income of $67,772 (±$35,887) a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Cohasset town, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:14640, in state:25 county:021).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.