What percentage of people rent in West Springfield Town, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in West Springfield Town, MA, 2020–2024
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41.5% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in West Springfield Town, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,285 renting households against 7,447 that own their home.

In West Springfield Town, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.5% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 5,285 (±558)
Median renter income: $39,954 (±$9,288)

Who rents and who owns in West Springfield Town

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Springfield Town	Hampden County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.5% (±4.0 points)	37.8% (±0.8 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,285 (±558)	69,691 (±1,576)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,447 (±595)	114,780 (±1,486)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,954 (±$9,288)	$36,774 (±$1,012)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,672 (±$11,430)	$99,457 (±$2,943)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In West Springfield Town, the renter share is not measurably different from Hampden County (37.8%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (37.5%).

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

In Hampden County, West Springfield Town ranks 4 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 40 of 351.

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

How renting in West Springfield Town 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	41.2% (±2.4 points)	41.5% (±4.0 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$878 (±$33)	$1,144 (±$68)	+30.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,053 (±$3,094)	$69,371 (±$7,051)	+30.8%	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 West Springfield Town

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Springfield Town
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Springfield Town	—	41.5% (±4.0 points)	—
Agawam Town	4.3 mi	25.6% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Chicopee	5.4 mi	44.3% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield	5.5 mi	31.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Springfield	5.7 mi	50.4% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Holyoke	6.0 mi	58.7% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Longmeadow (community)	6.8 mi	9.9% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Longmeadow	6.8 mi	9.9% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Southwick	8.3 mi	16.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Agawam Town, MA (25.6%), Westfield, MA (31.4%), Longmeadow (community), MA (9.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Springfield, MA (50.4%), Holyoke, MA (58.7%).

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

Households that rent across Hampden County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Holyoke	58.7% (±2.3 points)
2	Springfield	50.4% (±1.7 points)
3	Chicopee	44.3% (±2.6 points)
4	West Springfield Town	41.5% (±4.0 points)
5	Westfield	31.4% (±3.1 points)
6	Palmer Town	28.5% (±5.2 points)
7	Agawam Town	25.6% (±2.7 points)
8	Ludlow	22.5% (±3.2 points)
9 (tie)	Chester	17.5% (±7.3 points)
9 (tie)	Monson	17.5% (±5.4 points)

Showing 10 of 23 places in Hampden County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 West Springfield Town

How many renters are there in West Springfield Town?

West Springfield Town has an estimated 5,285 (±558) renting households, 41.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Springfield Town?

In West Springfield Town, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Springfield Town?

A renting household in West Springfield Town has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Springfield Town?

The median renting household in West Springfield Town, MA has an income of $39,954 (±$9,288) a year, against $104,672 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 West Springfield Town city, Massachusetts (place:77890, 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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