What percentage of people rent in Plaistow, NH?

Name: Renters and owners in Plaistow, NH, 2020–2024
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21.9% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Plaistow, NH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 698 renting households against 2,487 that own their home.

In Plaistow, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.9% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 698 (±179)
Median renter income: $74,167 (±$30,751)

Who rents and who owns in Plaistow

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plaistow	Rockingham County	New Hampshire	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.9% (±6.0 points)	21.6% (±0.9 points)	27.2% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	698 (±179)	27,495 (±1,181)	151,369 (±2,344)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,487 (±297)	100,075 (±1,186)	404,453 (±2,690)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$74,167 (±$30,751)	$67,946 (±$3,101)	$58,605 (±$1,528)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$125,375 (±$18,239)	$136,086 (±$3,815)	$118,067 (±$1,173)	$100,009

In Plaistow, the renter share is not measurably different from Rockingham County (21.6%).

It is not measurably different from New Hampshire (27.2%).

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

In Rockingham County, Plaistow ranks 9 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 66 of 234.

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

How renting in Plaistow 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	18.3% (±5.4 points)	21.9% (±6.0 points)	+3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,365 (±$124)	$1,664 (±$187)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,659 (±$18,875)	$108,317 (±$13,386)	+25.0%	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 Plaistow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plaistow
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plaistow	—	21.9% (±6.0 points)	—
Newton	2.9 mi	9.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Atkinson	3.8 mi	7.4% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Merrimac	4.1 mi	18.7% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Haverhill	4.3 mi	37.2% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Hampstead	4.7 mi	17.9% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kingston	4.8 mi	25.6% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Danville	5.8 mi	2.6% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Amesbury	7.0 mi	31.4% (±4.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Newton, NH (9.9%), Atkinson, NH (7.4%), Danville, NH (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Haverhill, MA (37.2%), Amesbury, MA (31.4%).

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

Households that rent across Rockingham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Seabrook	31.8% (±5.1 points)
4	Exeter	30.9% (±4.2 points)
5	Derry	29.8% (±3.6 points)
6	Hampton	26.2% (±3.2 points)
7	Kingston	25.6% (±10.8 points)
8	Salem	24.4% (±2.9 points)
9	Plaistow	21.9% (±6.0 points)
10	Hampstead	17.9% (±5.7 points)
11	Sandown	17.5% (±11.7 points)
12	Rye	14.5% (±3.6 points)
13	Londonderry	14.4% (±2.9 points)
14	Raymond	14.2% (±4.4 points)
15 (tie)	Epping	13.7% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Rockingham 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 Plaistow

How many renters are there in Plaistow?

Plaistow has an estimated 698 (±179) renting households, 21.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plaistow?

In Plaistow, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plaistow?

A renting household in Plaistow has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plaistow?

The median renting household in Plaistow, NH has an income of $74,167 (±$30,751) a year, against $125,375 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 Plaistow town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (county subdivision:62500, in state:33 county:015).

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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