What percentage of people rent in Stoneham, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Stoneham, MA, 2020–2024
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29.0% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Stoneham, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,826 renting households against 6,923 that own their home.

In Stoneham, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 29.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.0% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 2,826 (±429)
Median renter income: $87,750 (±$17,674)

Who rents and who owns in Stoneham

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stoneham	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.0% (±4.2 points)	38.7% (±0.4 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,826 (±429)	245,322 (±2,507)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,923 (±482)	388,893 (±2,870)	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	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$87,750 (±$17,674)	$84,135 (±$1,906)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$143,575 (±$20,173)	$169,746 (±$1,660)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Stoneham, the renter share is lower than in Middlesex County (38.7%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Stoneham ranks 21 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 79 of 351.

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

How renting in Stoneham 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	34.6% (±3.3 points)	29.0% (±4.2 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,483 (±$102)	$2,035 (±$142)	+37.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$101,549 (±$6,873)	$113,964 (±$10,253)	+12.2%	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 Stoneham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stoneham
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stoneham	—	29.0% (±4.2 points)	—
Melrose	2.3 mi	32.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Wakefield (community)	2.7 mi	29.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wakefield	2.7 mi	29.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Winchester (community)	2.8 mi	18.3% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Winchester	2.8 mi	18.3% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Woburn	3.1 mi	44.3% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Medford	3.5 mi	45.9% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Malden	3.7 mi	58.7% (±2.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winchester (community), MA (18.3%), Winchester, MA (18.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woburn, MA (44.3%), Medford, MA (45.9%), Malden, MA (58.7%).

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

Households that rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	Melrose	32.8% (±3.1 points)
16	Natick	31.8% (±3.2 points)
17	Bedford	31.2% (±5.0 points)
18	Ayer	30.8% (±5.5 points)
19	Newton	30.0% (±1.7 points)
20	Wakefield	29.3% (±3.8 points)
21	Stoneham	29.0% (±4.2 points)
22	Hudson	26.8% (±4.1 points)
23	Boxborough	26.6% (±9.0 points)
24	Burlington	25.8% (±2.8 points)
25	Acton	25.1% (±3.3 points)
26	Maynard	25.0% (±4.8 points)
27	Ashland	24.7% (±4.3 points)

Showing 13 of 54 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Stoneham include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Stoneham (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 Stoneham

How many renters are there in Stoneham?

Stoneham has an estimated 2,826 (±429) renting households, 29.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stoneham?

In Stoneham, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 29.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Stoneham?

A renting household in Stoneham has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stoneham?

The median renting household in Stoneham, MA has an income of $87,750 (±$17,674) a year, against $143,575 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 Stoneham town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:67665, in state:25 county:017).

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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