What percentage of people rent in Northfield, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Northfield, MA, 2020–2024
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14.9% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Northfield, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 195 renting households against 1,118 that own their home.

In Northfield, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.9% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 195 (±92)
Median renter income: $68,472 (±$37,953)

Who rents and who owns in Northfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Northfield	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.9% (±6.7 points)	29.9% (±1.4 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	195 (±92)	9,427 (±450)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,118 (±117)	22,143 (±480)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,472 (±$37,953)	$39,323 (±$4,450)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,950 (±$15,196)	$88,952 (±$2,834)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Northfield, the renter share is lower than in Franklin County (29.9%).

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

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

In Franklin County, Northfield ranks 13 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 218 of 351.

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

How renting in Northfield 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	16.3% (±6.2 points)	14.9% (±6.7 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$775 (±$248)	$1,142 (±$200)	+47.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,875 (±$14,240)	$103,375 (±$10,346)	+36.2%	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 Northfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Northfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Northfield	—	14.9% (±6.7 points)	—
Gill	4.6 mi	17.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Erving	4.6 mi	18.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bernardston	5.5 mi	22.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Warwick	5.8 mi	11.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon	6.9 mi	23.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Millers Falls	7.0 mi	23.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Turners Falls	7.6 mi	44.3% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Winchester (community)	7.9 mi	37.7% (±12.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Turners Falls, MA (44.3%), Winchester (community), NH (37.7%).

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

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Monroe	24.1% (±23.6 points)
8	Bernardston	22.1% (±6.1 points)
9	Charlemont	21.7% (±6.7 points)
10	Deerfield	21.6% (±5.1 points)
11	Erving	18.5% (±5.5 points)
12	Gill	17.7% (±5.4 points)
13	Northfield	14.9% (±6.7 points)
14	Ashfield	14.5% (±6.5 points)
15	Colrain	13.5% (±6.5 points)
16	Wendell	13.3% (±6.9 points)
17	Leverett	12.8% (±4.4 points)
18	Whately	11.8% (±4.8 points)
19	Heath	11.7% (±7.6 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Franklin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Northfield include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Northfield (community).

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 Northfield

How many renters are there in Northfield?

Northfield has an estimated 195 (±92) renting households, 14.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Northfield?

In Northfield, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Northfield?

A renting household in Northfield has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Northfield?

The median renting household in Northfield, MA has an income of $68,472 (±$37,953) a year, against $104,950 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 Northfield town, Franklin County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:47835, in state:25 county:011).

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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