What percentage of people rent in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County), NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County), NY, 2020–2024
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10.2% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County), NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 62 renting households against 543 that own their home.

In the Town of Franklin (Franklin County), the share of households that rent went from 10.8% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.2% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 62 (±32)
Median renter income: $56,500 (±$30,345)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Franklin (Franklin County)	Franklin County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.2% (±4.9 points)	27.5% (±2.1 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	62 (±32)	5,363 (±448)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	543 (±75)	14,151 (±423)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.7)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,500 (±$30,345)	$38,729 (±$4,087)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,303 (±$10,672)	$76,481 (±$3,827)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Franklin (Franklin County), the renter share is lower than in Franklin County (27.5%).

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

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

In Franklin County, the Town of Franklin (Franklin County) ranks 17 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 822 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 Franklin (Franklin County) 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	10.8% (±5.3 points)	10.2% (±4.9 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$755 (±$307)	$706 (±$273)	−6.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,139 (±$11,770)	$88,456 (±$18,042)	+35.8%	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 the Town of Franklin (Franklin County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Franklin (Franklin County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Franklin (Franklin County)	—	10.2% (±4.9 points)	—
Town of Brighton (Franklin County)	9.4 mi	29.5% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Town of Duane	9.8 mi	2.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of St. Armand	10 mi	23.3% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Town of Black Brook	12 mi	11.9% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wilmington	13 mi	20.0% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Village of Saranac Lake	14 mi	52.8% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Town of Santa Clara	15 mi	13.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Saranac	16 mi	9.8% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Duane, NY (2.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Brighton (Franklin County), NY (29.5%), Town of St. Armand, NY (23.3%), Town of Wilmington, NY (20.0%).

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

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Town of Bellmont	15.8% (±7.0 points)
12	Town of Westville	15.7% (±4.0 points)
13	Town of Fort Covington	13.9% (±4.9 points)
14	Town of Santa Clara	13.3% (±5.7 points)
15	Town of Constable	11.2% (±4.8 points)
16	Town of Bangor	10.7% (±5.7 points)
17	Town of Franklin (Franklin County)	10.2% (±4.9 points)
18	Town of Dickinson (Franklin County)	9.8% (±4.7 points)
19	Town of Duane	2.9% (±4.3 points)
20	Town of Brandon	1.8% (±2.3 points)

Showing 10 of 20 places in Franklin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Franklin (Franklin County) 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 Franklin (Franklin County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County)?

The Town of Franklin (Franklin County) has an estimated 62 (±32) renting households, 10.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County)?

In the Town of Franklin (Franklin County), the share of households that rent went from 10.8% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County)?

A renting household in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County) has 1.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County)?

The median renting household in the Town of Franklin (Franklin County), NY has an income of $56,500 (±$30,345) a year, against $92,303 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 Franklin town, Franklin County, New York (county subdivision:27243, in state:36 county:033).

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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