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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Greig, NY, 2020–2024
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11.5% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Greig, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 56 renting households against 432 that own their home.

In the Town of Greig, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 11.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.5% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 56 (±22)
Median renter income: $38,750 (±$30,615)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Greig

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Greig	Lewis County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.5% (±4.4 points)	19.8% (±1.7 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	56 (±22)	2,198 (±199)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	432 (±72)	8,912 (±285)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,750 (±$30,615)	$41,162 (±$4,732)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,750 (±$20,922)	$75,286 (±$2,813)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Greig, the renter share is lower than in Lewis County (19.8%).

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

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

In Lewis County, the Town of Greig ranks 10 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 769 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 Greig 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	12.4% (±4.8 points)	11.5% (±4.4 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$812 (±$326)	$936 (±$33)	+15.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,381 (±$11,857)	$58,000 (±$20,443)	+10.7%	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 the Town of Greig

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Greig
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Greig	—	11.5% (±4.4 points)	—
Town of Lyonsdale	7.1 mi	9.9% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lyons Falls	9.4 mi	16.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Watson	9.7 mi	6.5% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Port Leyden	10 mi	50.7% (±12.9 points)	Higher
Village of Turin	11 mi	1.4% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Turin	11 mi	5.2% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Webb	12 mi	12.4% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Bremen	14 mi	18.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Turin, NY (1.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Port Leyden, NY (50.7%).

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

Households that rent across Lewis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Town of Denmark	25.5% (±5.3 points)
5	Town of Lewis (Lewis County)	25.3% (±11.4 points)
6	Town of Osceola	18.9% (±13.9 points)
7	Town of New Bremen	18.4% (±5.9 points)
8	Town of Pinckney	17.6% (±11.8 points)
9	Town of Croghan	14.4% (±6.2 points)
10	Town of Greig	11.5% (±4.4 points)
11	Town of West Turin	11.3% (±4.4 points)
12	Town of Diana	10.3% (±5.2 points)
13	Town of Lyonsdale	9.9% (±4.7 points)
14	Town of Harrisburg	8.8% (±5.6 points)
15	Town of Watson	6.5% (±3.6 points)
16	Town of Turin	5.2% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Lewis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Greig 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 Greig

How many renters are there in the Town of Greig?

The Town of Greig has an estimated 56 (±22) renting households, 11.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Greig?

In the Town of Greig, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 11.5% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Greig?

A renting household in the Town of Greig has 1.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Greig?

The median renting household in the Town of Greig, NY has an income of $38,750 (±$30,615) a year, against $63,750 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 Greig town, Lewis County, New York (county subdivision:30796, in state:36 county:049).

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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