What percentage of people rent in Saratoga Springs, NY?

42.2% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Saratoga Springs, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,584 renting households against 7,644 that own their home.

In Saratoga Springs, the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
42.2% (±3.3 points)
Renting households
5,584 (±495)
Median renter income
$69,012 (±$10,051)

Who rents and who owns in Saratoga Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
Saratoga SpringsSaratoga CountyNew YorkUnited States
Renter-occupied share42.2% (±3.3 points)27.7% (±0.9 points)45.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households5,584 (±495)28,229 (±997)3,525,661 (±12,362)45,017,354
Owning households7,644 (±438)73,682 (±1,114)4,196,985 (±19,607)84,210,142
Average renter household size1.6 (±0.1)1.8 (±0.1)2.3 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.3 (±0.1)2.5 (±0.0)2.7 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$69,012 (±$10,051)$63,162 (±$3,274)$57,803 (±$395)$52,966
Median owner household income$140,588 (±$14,514)$120,885 (±$2,491)$114,563 (±$568)$100,009

In Saratoga Springs, the renter share is higher than in Saratoga County (27.7%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

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

In Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs ranks 2 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 69 of 1,004.

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

How renting in Saratoga Springs has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent44.3% (±3.0 points)42.2% (±3.3 points)−2.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,293 (±$57)$1,470 (±$85)+13.7%Down after inflation
Median household income$82,816 (±$4,967)$105,944 (±$8,538)+27.9%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 Saratoga Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saratoga Springs
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Saratoga Springs—42.2% (±3.3 points)—
Milton (community, Saratoga County)4.4 mi36.9% (±7.6 points)Not measurably different
North Ballston Spa5.0 mi11.4% (±10.4 points)Lower
Village of Ballston Spa5.8 mi34.5% (±6.5 points)Lower
Town of Malta5.9 mi37.1% (±4.4 points)Not measurably different
Town of Milton6.2 mi24.1% (±3.5 points)Lower
Town of Wilton6.4 mi28.9% (±4.4 points)Lower
Town of Greenfield6.8 mi20.5% (±5.8 points)Lower
Town of Saratoga6.8 mi21.4% (±4.8 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Ballston Spa, NY (11.4%), Village of Ballston Spa, NY (34.5%), Town of Milton, NY (24.1%).

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

Households that rent across Saratoga County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Mechanicville59.6% (±6.8 points)
2Saratoga Springs42.2% (±3.3 points)
3Town of Malta37.1% (±4.4 points)
4Town of Halfmoon32.8% (±2.9 points)
5Town of Waterford31.5% (±6.4 points)
6Town of Moreau30.8% (±4.2 points)
7Town of Wilton28.9% (±4.4 points)
8Town of Milton24.1% (±3.5 points)

Showing 8 of 21 places in Saratoga 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 Saratoga Springs

How many renters are there in Saratoga Springs?

Saratoga Springs has an estimated 5,584 (±495) renting households, 42.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Saratoga Springs?

In Saratoga Springs, the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 42.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Saratoga Springs?

A renting household in Saratoga Springs has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Saratoga Springs?

The median renting household in Saratoga Springs, NY has an income of $69,012 (±$10,051) a year, against $140,588 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 Saratoga Springs city, Saratoga County, New York (county subdivision:65255, in state:36 county:091).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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