What percentage of people rent in Falmouth, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Falmouth, MA, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Falmouth, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,736 renting households against 12,154 that own their home.

In Falmouth, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.4% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 2,736 (±427)
Median renter income: $40,361 (±$10,960)

Who rents and who owns in Falmouth

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Falmouth	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.4% (±2.6 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,736 (±427)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,154 (±509)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,361 (±$10,960)	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,875 (±$6,630)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Falmouth, 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, Falmouth ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 169 of 351.

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

How renting in Falmouth 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	22.1% (±2.3 points)	18.4% (±2.6 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,235 (±$79)	$1,451 (±$238)	+17.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,820 (±$3,764)	$93,043 (±$9,416)	+22.7%	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 Falmouth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Falmouth
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Falmouth	—	18.4% (±2.6 points)	—
Mashpee	5.7 mi	18.1% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pocasset	6.9 mi	25.4% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Forestdale	7.6 mi	11.1% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Tisbury	8.5 mi	24.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bourne	8.5 mi	24.2% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Monument Beach	8.6 mi	23.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bourne (community)	9.5 mi	18.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Vineyard Haven	9.5 mi	20.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bourne, MA (24.2%).

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
1	Barnstable Town	24.3% (±2.6 points)
2	Bourne	24.2% (±4.0 points)
3	Provincetown	23.7% (±8.9 points)
4	Dennis	21.1% (±3.5 points)
5	Orleans	19.1% (±6.3 points)
6	Falmouth	18.4% (±2.6 points)
7	Mashpee	18.1% (±3.7 points)
8	Yarmouth	17.7% (±3.2 points)
9	Truro	15.8% (±10.6 points)
10	Harwich	15.2% (±3.7 points)
11	Brewster	15.0% (±4.9 points)
12	Chatham	14.6% (±4.1 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Falmouth include the places inside it that have pages of their own: East Falmouth, Falmouth (community), North Falmouth, Teaticket, West Falmouth.

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 Falmouth

How many renters are there in Falmouth?

Falmouth has an estimated 2,736 (±427) renting households, 18.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Falmouth?

In Falmouth, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Falmouth?

A renting household in Falmouth has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Falmouth?

The median renting household in Falmouth, MA has an income of $40,361 (±$10,960) a year, against $106,875 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 Falmouth town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:23105, in state:25 county:001).

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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