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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Highlands, NY, 2020–2024
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56.9% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Highlands, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,272 renting households against 1,720 that own their home.

In the Town of Highlands, the share of households that rent went from 56.8% in 2015–2019 to 56.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 56.9% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 2,272 (±267)
Median renter income: $105,446 (±$9,145)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Highlands

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Highlands	Orange County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	56.9% (±5.2 points)	32.2% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,272 (±267)	44,606 (±1,364)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,720 (±224)	94,002 (±1,435)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$105,446 (±$9,145)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$124,875 (±$36,644)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Highlands, the renter share is higher than in Orange County (32.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, the Town of Highlands ranks 3 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 21 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 Highlands 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	56.8% (±4.6 points)	56.9% (±5.2 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,948 (±$261)	$2,640 (±$193)	+35.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$98,022 (±$9,809)	$116,111 (±$10,551)	+18.5%	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 Highlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Highlands
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Highlands	—	56.9% (±5.2 points)	—
Village of Highland Falls	2.0 mi	41.1% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Town of Cornwall	4.2 mi	26.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Village of Cold Spring	4.3 mi	35.1% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	4.4 mi	28.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Village of Nelsonville	5.0 mi	26.2% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Firthcliffe	5.2 mi	34.7% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Town of Philipstown	5.3 mi	20.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Woodbury	5.8 mi	13.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Highland Falls, NY (41.1%), Town of Cornwall, NY (26.8%), Village of Cold Spring, NY (35.1%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Palm Tree	66.6% (±4.7 points)
2	Newburgh	65.2% (±4.5 points)
3	Town of Highlands	56.9% (±5.2 points)
4	Port Jervis	49.4% (±5.6 points)
5	Middletown	48.3% (±4.8 points)
6	Town of Wallkill	35.9% (±3.0 points)
7	Town of Montgomery	33.1% (±4.5 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Cornwall	26.8% (±4.0 points)
8 (tie)	Town of New Windsor	26.8% (±3.0 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Highlands include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fort Montgomery, West Point.

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 Highlands

How many renters are there in the Town of Highlands?

The Town of Highlands has an estimated 2,272 (±267) renting households, 56.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Highlands?

In the Town of Highlands, the share of households that rent went from 56.8% in 2015–2019 to 56.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Highlands?

A renting household in the Town of Highlands has 2.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Highlands?

The median renting household in the Town of Highlands, NY has an income of $105,446 (±$9,145) a year, against $124,875 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 Highlands town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:34550, in state:36 county:071).

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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