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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Halfmoon, NY, 2020–2024
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32.8% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Halfmoon, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,782 renting households against 7,743 that own their home.

In the Town of Halfmoon, the share of households that rent went from 32.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.8% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 3,782 (±358)
Median renter income: $70,593 (±$8,085)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Halfmoon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Halfmoon	Saratoga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.8% (±2.9 points)	27.7% (±0.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,782 (±358)	28,229 (±997)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,743 (±433)	73,682 (±1,114)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$70,593 (±$8,085)	$63,162 (±$3,274)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,014 (±$8,122)	$120,885 (±$2,491)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

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

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Saratoga County, the Town of Halfmoon ranks 4 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 129 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 Halfmoon 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	32.4% (±2.1 points)	32.8% (±2.9 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,160 (±$71)	$1,559 (±$66)	+34.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$87,169 (±$8,016)	$100,712 (±$6,517)	+15.5%	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 Halfmoon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Halfmoon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Halfmoon	—	32.8% (±2.9 points)	—
Clifton Gardens	2.8 mi	26.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mechanicville	3.7 mi	59.6% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek	3.9 mi	3.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Waterford	4.5 mi	31.5% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Clifton Park	4.7 mi	16.8% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Country Knolls	5.1 mi	2.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Village of Waterford	5.4 mi	46.2% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Cohoes	6.2 mi	60.5% (±3.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, NY (3.2%), Town of Clifton Park, NY (16.8%), Country Knolls, NY (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mechanicville, NY (59.6%), Village of Waterford, NY (46.2%), Cohoes, NY (60.5%).

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

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mechanicville	59.6% (±6.8 points)
2	Saratoga Springs	42.2% (±3.3 points)
3	Town of Malta	37.1% (±4.4 points)
4	Town of Halfmoon	32.8% (±2.9 points)
5	Town of Waterford	31.5% (±6.4 points)
6	Town of Moreau	30.8% (±4.2 points)
7	Town of Wilton	28.9% (±4.4 points)
8	Town of Milton	24.1% (±3.5 points)
9	Town of Ballston	22.6% (±5.0 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Corinth	21.4% (±4.8 points)

Showing 10 of 21 places in Saratoga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Halfmoon?

The Town of Halfmoon has an estimated 3,782 (±358) renting households, 32.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Halfmoon?

In the Town of Halfmoon, the share of households that rent went from 32.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Halfmoon?

A renting household in the Town of Halfmoon has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Halfmoon?

The median renting household in the Town of Halfmoon, NY has an income of $70,593 (±$8,085) a year, against $122,014 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 Halfmoon town, Saratoga County, New York (county subdivision:31489, 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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