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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Harrison, NY, 2020–2024
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39.5% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Harrison, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,641 renting households against 5,581 that own their home.

In the Town of Harrison, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 39.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.5% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 3,641 (±431)
Median renter income: $106,997 (±$27,859)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Harrison

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Harrison	Westchester County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.5% (±4.4 points)	38.2% (±0.7 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,641 (±431)	142,281 (±2,454)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,581 (±456)	230,602 (±2,732)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$106,997 (±$27,859)	$69,175 (±$2,688)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$226,595 (±$20,421)	$168,638 (±$3,260)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Harrison, the renter share is not measurably different from Westchester County (38.2%).

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

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

In Westchester County, the Town of Harrison ranks 7 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 81 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 Harrison 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	33.4% (±3.7 points)	39.5% (±4.4 points)	+6.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$2,222 (±$151)	$2,616 (±$155)	+17.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$123,030 (±$10,166)	$164,250 (±$17,352)	+33.5%	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 Harrison

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Harrison
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Harrison	—	39.5% (±4.4 points)	—
Village of Harrison	0.0 mi	39.5% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
White Plains	1.7 mi	49.0% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Village of Rye Brook	1.8 mi	15.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Rye	2.1 mi	42.1% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Glenville	3.0 mi	27.4% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Village of Port Chester	3.0 mi	53.5% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Pemberwick	3.3 mi	26.7% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Town of Scarsdale	3.7 mi	7.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Rye Brook, NY (15.3%), Glenville, CT (27.4%), Pemberwick, CT (26.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: White Plains, NY (49.0%), Village of Port Chester, NY (53.5%).

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

Households that rent across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mount Vernon	57.1% (±2.4 points)
2	Yonkers	53.8% (±1.5 points)
3	White Plains	49.0% (±2.8 points)
4	New Rochelle	46.3% (±2.2 points)
5	Town of Rye	42.1% (±3.0 points)
6	Peekskill	40.6% (±4.7 points)
7	Town of Harrison	39.5% (±4.4 points)
8	Town of Ossining	37.2% (±3.6 points)
9	Town of Mamaroneck	33.1% (±4.2 points)
10	Rye	29.6% (±5.0 points)
11	Town of Mount Pleasant	29.5% (±2.8 points)
12	Town of Mount Kisco	28.9% (±5.9 points)
13	Town of Eastchester	27.7% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Harrison?

The Town of Harrison has an estimated 3,641 (±431) renting households, 39.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Harrison?

In the Town of Harrison, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 39.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Harrison?

A renting household in the Town of Harrison has 2.6 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Harrison?

The median renting household in the Town of Harrison, NY has an income of $106,997 (±$27,859) a year, against $226,595 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 Harrison town, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:32413, in state:36 county:119).

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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