What percentage of people rent in Ludlow, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ludlow, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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22.5% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Ludlow, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,911 renting households against 6,593 that own their home.

In Ludlow, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.5% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 1,911 (±290)
Median renter income: $43,894 (±$12,732)

Who rents and who owns in Ludlow

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ludlow	Hampden County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.5% (±3.2 points)	37.8% (±0.8 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,911 (±290)	69,691 (±1,576)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,593 (±345)	114,780 (±1,486)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,894 (±$12,732)	$36,774 (±$1,012)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,578 (±$14,902)	$99,457 (±$2,943)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Ludlow, the renter share is lower than in Hampden County (37.8%).

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

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

In Hampden County, Ludlow ranks 8 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 137 of 351.

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

How renting in Ludlow 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	27.1% (±3.3 points)	22.5% (±3.2 points)	−4.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,027 (±$49)	$1,223 (±$82)	+19.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,458 (±$6,212)	$84,838 (±$6,856)	+15.5%	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 Ludlow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ludlow
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ludlow	—	22.5% (±3.2 points)	—
Wilbraham (community)	3.7 mi	13.7% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Wilbraham	4.2 mi	11.2% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Granby	4.8 mi	5.1% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Chicopee	5.8 mi	44.3% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Springfield	6.3 mi	50.4% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Belchertown (community)	6.7 mi	30.0% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Granby (community)	6.8 mi	7.1% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Belchertown	7.2 mi	12.9% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wilbraham (community), MA (13.7%), Wilbraham, MA (11.2%), Granby, MA (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Chicopee, MA (44.3%), Springfield, MA (50.4%).

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

Households that rent across Hampden County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Springfield	50.4% (±1.7 points)
3	Chicopee	44.3% (±2.6 points)
4	West Springfield Town	41.5% (±4.0 points)
5	Westfield	31.4% (±3.1 points)
6	Palmer Town	28.5% (±5.2 points)
7	Agawam Town	25.6% (±2.7 points)
8	Ludlow	22.5% (±3.2 points)
9 (tie)	Chester	17.5% (±7.3 points)
9 (tie)	Monson	17.5% (±5.4 points)
11	Southwick	16.6% (±6.0 points)
12	Russell	15.4% (±10.1 points)
13	East Longmeadow	13.4% (±3.9 points)
14	Brimfield	12.5% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Hampden 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 Ludlow

How many renters are there in Ludlow?

Ludlow has an estimated 1,911 (±290) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ludlow?

In Ludlow, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ludlow?

A renting household in Ludlow has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ludlow?

The median renting household in Ludlow, MA has an income of $43,894 (±$12,732) a year, against $103,578 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 Ludlow town, Hampden County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:37175, in state:25 county:013).

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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