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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Lyme, NY, 2020–2024
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6.7% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Lyme, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 60 renting households against 842 that own their home.

In the Town of Lyme, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 6.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.7% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 60 (±21)
Median renter income: $26,250 (±$20,753)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Lyme

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Lyme	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.7% (±2.3 points)	45.3% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	60 (±21)	21,588 (±884)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	842 (±107)	26,018 (±723)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±1.0)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,250 (±$20,753)	$46,409 (±$3,971)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,250 (±$11,676)	$87,905 (±$2,518)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Lyme, the renter share is lower than in Jefferson County (45.3%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, the Town of Lyme ranks 22 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 940 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 Lyme 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	17.4% (±5.0 points)	6.7% (±2.3 points)	−10.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$995 (±$187)	$838 (±$190)	−15.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$54,118 (±$7,527)	$81,400 (±$5,439)	+50.4%	Up 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 Lyme

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lyme
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Lyme	—	6.7% (±2.3 points)	—
Village of Chaumont	5.6 mi	18.8% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Town of Cape Vincent	6.9 mi	12.2% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Town of Brownville	7.2 mi	15.2% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Village of Sackets Harbor	8.3 mi	58.6% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Village of Cape Vincent	8.5 mi	26.2% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Town of Hounsfield	8.9 mi	35.9% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Village of Dexter	9.3 mi	35.8% (±12.6 points)	Higher
Town of Henderson	12 mi	11.3% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Chaumont, NY (18.8%), Town of Cape Vincent, NY (12.2%), Town of Brownville, NY (15.2%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Town of Antwerp	19.1% (±6.4 points)
17	Town of Ellisburg	18.4% (±4.2 points)
18	Town of Brownville	15.2% (±5.0 points)
19	Town of Cape Vincent	12.2% (±4.5 points)
20	Town of Henderson	11.3% (±4.3 points)
21	Town of Lorraine	11.1% (±6.0 points)
22	Town of Lyme	6.7% (±2.3 points)
23	Town of Worth	4.7% (±7.2 points)

Showing 8 of 23 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Lyme?

The Town of Lyme has an estimated 60 (±21) renting households, 6.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Lyme?

In the Town of Lyme, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 6.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Lyme?

A renting household in the Town of Lyme has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Lyme?

The median renting household in the Town of Lyme, NY has an income of $26,250 (±$20,753) a year, against $82,250 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 Lyme town, Jefferson County, New York (county subdivision:43863, in state:36 county:045).

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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