What percentage of people rent in the Town of Clifton, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Clifton, NY, 2020–2024
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22.3% (±9.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Clifton, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 75 renting households against 262 that own their home.

In the Town of Clifton, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.3% (±9.3 points)
Renting households: 75 (±36)
Median renter income: $45,417 (±$37,732)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Clifton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Clifton	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.3% (±9.3 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	75 (±36)	11,721 (±832)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	262 (±53)	29,945 (±777)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,417 (±$37,732)	$29,658 (±$3,475)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,250 (±$22,391)	$79,263 (±$2,997)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Clifton, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Lawrence County (28.1%).

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

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

In St. Lawrence County, the Town of Clifton ranks 10 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 352 of 1,004.

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

How renting in the Town of Clifton 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	23.8% (±7.2 points)	22.3% (±9.3 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$608 (±$162)	$806 (±$211)	+32.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,333 (±$7,385)	$47,228 (±$9,866)	+6.5%	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 the Town of Clifton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Clifton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Clifton	—	22.3% (±9.3 points)	—
Town of Fine	10 mi	11.7% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Town of Colton	12 mi	8.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Clare	12 mi	8.8% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Town of Piercefield	14 mi	6.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Russell	19 mi	17.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pitcairn	19 mi	8.6% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Edwards	20 mi	19.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Long Lake	20 mi	17.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Fine, NY (11.7%), Town of Colton, NY (8.2%), Town of Clare, NY (8.8%).

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

Households that rent across St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Town of Massena	39.1% (±4.8 points)
5	Ogdensburg	33.5% (±5.1 points)
6	Akwesasne	31.8% (±9.9 points)
7	Town of Brasher	24.6% (±8.5 points)
8	Town of Norfolk	23.9% (±7.9 points)
9	Town of Morristown	22.7% (±7.0 points)
10	Town of Clifton	22.3% (±9.3 points)
11	Town of Stockholm	21.3% (±9.3 points)
12	Town of Hammond	21.2% (±6.7 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Edwards	19.1% (±6.6 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Fowler	19.1% (±7.7 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Hermon	17.1% (±7.4 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Russell	17.1% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in St. Lawrence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Clifton include them.

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 Town of Clifton

How many renters are there in the Town of Clifton?

The Town of Clifton has an estimated 75 (±36) renting households, 22.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Clifton?

In the Town of Clifton, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Clifton?

A renting household in the Town of Clifton has 2.3 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Clifton?

The median renting household in the Town of Clifton, NY has an income of $45,417 (±$37,732) a year, against $51,250 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 Clifton town, St. Lawrence County, New York (county subdivision:16287, in state:36 county:089).

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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