What percentage of people rent in Tisbury, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Tisbury, MA, 2020–2024
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24.1% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Tisbury, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 460 renting households against 1,452 that own their home.

In Tisbury, the share of households that rent went from 45.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.1% in 2020–2024 (−21.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.1% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 460 (±239)
Median renter income: $34,500 (±$25,789)

Who rents and who owns in Tisbury

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tisbury	Dukes County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.1% (±9.4 points)	17.9% (±4.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	460 (±239)	1,359 (±377)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,452 (±269)	6,225 (±615)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,500 (±$25,789)	$47,351 (±$18,585)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,063 (±$57,564)	$138,836 (±$22,307)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Tisbury, the renter share is not measurably different from Dukes County (17.9%).

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

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

In Dukes County, Tisbury ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 124 of 351.

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

How renting in Tisbury 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	45.2% (±8.8 points)	24.1% (±9.4 points)	−21.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,350 (±$263)	$690 (±$683)	−48.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$51,456 (±$6,912)	$74,113 (±$5,095)	+44.0%	Up 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 Tisbury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tisbury
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tisbury	—	24.1% (±9.4 points)	—
Oak Bluffs (community)	3.0 mi	40.2% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Bluffs	3.4 mi	23.6% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Falmouth (community)	5.4 mi	45.6% (±7.7 points)	Higher
West Tisbury	5.8 mi	7.9% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Teaticket	6.4 mi	5.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
East Falmouth	7.3 mi	12.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Falmouth	8.5 mi	18.4% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
West Falmouth	8.9 mi	13.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Tisbury, MA (7.9%), Teaticket, MA (5.9%), East Falmouth, MA (12.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Falmouth (community), MA (45.6%).

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

Households that rent across Dukes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gosnold	55.6% (±42.9 points)
2	Tisbury	24.1% (±9.4 points)
3	Oak Bluffs	23.6% (±12.5 points)
4	Aquinnah	20.4% (±15.0 points)
5	Edgartown	13.0% (±7.1 points)
6	Chilmark	10.6% (±6.1 points)
7	West Tisbury	7.9% (±5.6 points)

The figures for Tisbury include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Vineyard Haven.

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 Tisbury

How many renters are there in Tisbury?

Tisbury has an estimated 460 (±239) renting households, 24.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tisbury?

In Tisbury, the share of households that rent went from 45.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.1% in 2020–2024 (−21.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Tisbury?

A renting household in Tisbury has 1.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tisbury?

The median renting household in Tisbury, MA has an income of $34,500 (±$25,789) a year, against $99,063 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 Tisbury town, Dukes County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:69940, in state:25 county:007).

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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