What percentage of people rent in North Scituate, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in North Scituate, MA, 2020–2024
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11.1% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in North Scituate, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 248 renting households against 1,991 that own their home.

In North Scituate, the share of households that rent went from 9.0% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.1% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 248 (±89)
Median renter income: $35,746 (±$8,721)

Who rents and who owns in North Scituate

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Scituate	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.1% (±4.0 points)	22.4% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	248 (±89)	45,476 (±1,378)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,991 (±201)	157,665 (±1,436)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,746 (±$8,721)	$54,822 (±$2,991)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$164,688 (±$38,745)	$135,062 (±$2,332)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In North Scituate, the renter share is lower than in Plymouth County (22.4%).

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

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

In Plymouth County, North Scituate ranks 18 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 142 of 167.

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

How renting in North Scituate 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	9.0% (±3.9 points)	11.1% (±4.0 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$108,676 (±$14,051)	$140,329 (±$37,630)	+29.1%	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 North Scituate

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Scituate
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Scituate	—	11.1% (±4.0 points)	—
Scituate (community)	2.8 mi	17.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cohasset	3.8 mi	17.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Norwell	4.3 mi	8.4% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield Hills	5.2 mi	6.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hingham	5.9 mi	19.3% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Hingham (community)	6.5 mi	22.7% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Marshfield	7.3 mi	19.2% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Hanover	7.7 mi	15.5% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hingham, MA (19.3%), Hingham (community), MA (22.7%), Marshfield, MA (19.2%).

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

Households that rent across Plymouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Hull (community)	20.4% (±3.6 points)
13	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	17.8% (±6.1 points)
14	Scituate (community)	17.0% (±7.0 points)
15	Kingston (community)	16.4% (±6.1 points)
16	The Pinehills	12.1% (±3.7 points)
17	Weweantic	11.3% (±14.1 points)
18	North Scituate	11.1% (±4.0 points)
19	Onset	10.9% (±16.2 points)
20	Marshfield Hills	6.2% (±9.4 points)
21	Marion Center	6.0% (±9.4 points)
22	South Duxbury	3.8% (±2.6 points)
23	Duxbury (community)	3.4% (±4.1 points)
24	White Island Shores	2.4% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Scituate, 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 North Scituate

How many renters are there in North Scituate?

North Scituate has an estimated 248 (±89) renting households, 11.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Scituate?

In North Scituate, the share of households that rent went from 9.0% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Scituate?

A renting household in North Scituate has 1.7 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Scituate?

The median renting household in North Scituate, MA has an income of $35,746 (±$8,721) a year, against $164,688 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 North Scituate CDP, Massachusetts (place:49165, 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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