What percentage of people rent in Dalton, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dalton, MA, 2020–2024
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29.3% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Dalton, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 853 renting households against 2,054 that own their home.

In Dalton, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.3% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 853 (±275)
Median renter income: $44,940 (±$30,250)

Who rents and who owns in Dalton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dalton	Berkshire County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.3% (±8.1 points)	30.1% (±1.5 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	853 (±275)	17,322 (±959)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,054 (±220)	40,263 (±868)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,940 (±$30,250)	$39,718 (±$3,144)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,100 (±$28,178)	$95,331 (±$4,049)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Dalton, the renter share is not measurably different from Berkshire County (30.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Berkshire County, Dalton ranks 5 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 77 of 351.

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

How renting in Dalton 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	24.7% (±5.9 points)	29.3% (±8.1 points)	+4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$933 (±$187)	$872 (±$70)	−6.5%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$68,538 (±$9,773)	$79,438 (±$7,763)	+15.9%	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 Dalton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dalton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dalton	—	29.3% (±8.1 points)	—
Hinsdale	3.7 mi	21.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pittsfield	5.8 mi	37.2% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lanesborough	5.9 mi	5.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Cheshire	5.9 mi	11.0% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Windsor	6.0 mi	3.8% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Washington	7.6 mi	7.5% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Peru	7.8 mi	1.8% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Hancock	9.0 mi	17.2% (±7.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lanesborough, MA (5.0%), Cheshire, MA (11.0%), Windsor, MA (3.8%).

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

Households that rent across Berkshire County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	North Adams	49.0% (±5.5 points)
2	Adams	37.9% (±5.4 points)
3	Pittsfield	37.2% (±2.7 points)
4	Great Barrington	31.4% (±5.8 points)
5	Dalton	29.3% (±8.1 points)
6	Lee	28.9% (±7.1 points)
7	Lenox	28.6% (±7.8 points)
8	Williamstown	26.2% (±6.1 points)
9	Hinsdale	21.2% (±8.5 points)
10	Egremont	17.8% (±11.1 points)
11	Sheffield	17.7% (±8.6 points)

Showing 11 of 32 places in Berkshire 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 Dalton

How many renters are there in Dalton?

Dalton has an estimated 853 (±275) renting households, 29.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dalton?

In Dalton, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dalton?

A renting household in Dalton has 1.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dalton?

The median renting household in Dalton, MA has an income of $44,940 (±$30,250) a year, against $98,100 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 Dalton town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:16180, in state:25 county:003).

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.