What percentage of people rent in Winchester (community), MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Winchester (community), MA, 2020–2024
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18.3% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Winchester (community), MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,529 renting households against 6,811 that own their home.

In Winchester (community), the share of households that rent went from 13.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.3% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 1,529 (±263)
Median renter income: $99,625 (±$25,599)

Who rents and who owns in Winchester (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Winchester (community)	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.3% (±3.0 points)	38.7% (±0.4 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,529 (±263)	245,322 (±2,507)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,811 (±322)	388,893 (±2,870)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$99,625 (±$25,599)	$84,135 (±$1,906)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$169,746 (±$1,660)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Winchester (community), 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, Winchester (community) ranks 16 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 167.

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

How renting in Winchester (community) 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	13.6% (±1.7 points)	18.3% (±3.0 points)	+4.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,900 (±$143)	$2,279 (±$481)	+19.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$169,623 (±$10,363)	$230,198 (±$20,670)	+35.7%	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 Winchester (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Winchester (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Winchester (community)	—	18.3% (±3.0 points)	—
Woburn	2.5 mi	44.3% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Arlington (community)	2.6 mi	38.4% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Arlington	2.6 mi	38.4% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Medford	2.7 mi	45.9% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Stoneham (community)	2.8 mi	29.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Stoneham	2.8 mi	29.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Melrose	4.4 mi	32.8% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Belmont (community)	4.4 mi	35.3% (±2.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woburn, MA (44.3%), Arlington (community), MA (38.4%), Arlington, MA (38.4%).

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
10	Stoneham (community)	29.0% (±4.2 points)
11	Burlington (community)	25.8% (±2.8 points)
12	Groton (community)	25.1% (±12.5 points)
13	Maynard (community)	25.0% (±4.8 points)
14	Lexington (community)	19.5% (±2.3 points)
15	Hopkinton (community)	18.7% (±8.9 points)
16	Winchester (community)	18.3% (±3.0 points)
17	Reading (community)	17.6% (±2.4 points)
18	Littleton Common	15.8% (±8.4 points)
19	East Pepperell	15.4% (±7.8 points)
20	Cochituate	14.4% (±4.6 points)
21	Wilmington (community)	11.9% (±3.1 points)
22	Pinehurst	2.6% (±1.7 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Winchester, 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 Winchester (community)

How many renters are there in Winchester (community)?

Winchester (community) has an estimated 1,529 (±263) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Winchester (community)?

In Winchester (community), the share of households that rent went from 13.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Winchester (community)?

A renting household in Winchester (community) has 2.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Winchester (community)?

The median renting household in Winchester (community), MA has an income of $99,625 (±$25,599) a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Winchester CDP, Massachusetts (place:80545, 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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