What percentage of people rent in Sagamore, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sagamore, MA, 2020–2024
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16.0% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in Sagamore, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 261 renting households against 1,372 that own their home.

In Sagamore, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.0% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 261 (±146)
Median renter income: $60,997 (±$23,599)

Who rents and who owns in Sagamore

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sagamore	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.0% (±7.8 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	261 (±146)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,372 (±202)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.9)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,997 (±$23,599)	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$130,595 (±$32,816)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Sagamore, 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, Sagamore ranks 19 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 119 of 167.

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

How renting in Sagamore 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	22.7% (±6.1 points)	16.0% (±7.8 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,341 (±$243)	$2,123 (±$330)	+58.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$91,688 (±$21,760)	$108,315 (±$37,800)	+18.1%	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 Sagamore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sagamore
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sagamore	—	16.0% (±7.8 points)	—
Sandwich (community)	2.5 mi	22.9% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Buzzards Bay	4.8 mi	24.3% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sandwich	5.4 mi	10.8% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
White Island Shores	5.5 mi	2.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Bourne (community)	5.6 mi	18.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Monument Beach	5.6 mi	23.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Sandwich	6.2 mi	10.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Forestdale	7.0 mi	11.1% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Island Shores, MA (2.4%).

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
13	Sandwich (community)	22.9% (±9.5 points)
14	South Yarmouth	19.8% (±4.8 points)
15	Brewster (community)	19.6% (±10.5 points)
16	Bourne (community)	18.8% (±9.1 points)
17	South Dennis	17.3% (±7.9 points)
18	West Chatham	16.2% (±12.3 points)
19	Sagamore	16.0% (±7.8 points)
20 (tie)	Dennis (community)	14.2% (±7.0 points)
20 (tie)	North Falmouth	14.2% (±8.2 points)
22	West Falmouth	13.5% (±11.9 points)
23	East Dennis	13.4% (±7.5 points)
24	East Falmouth	12.4% (±5.7 points)
25	Forestdale	11.1% (±7.5 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Bourne, 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 Sagamore

How many renters are there in Sagamore?

Sagamore has an estimated 261 (±146) renting households, 16.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sagamore?

In Sagamore, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sagamore?

A renting household in Sagamore has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sagamore?

The median renting household in Sagamore, MA has an income of $60,997 (±$23,599) a year, against $130,595 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 Sagamore CDP, Massachusetts (place:58965, 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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