What percentage of people rent in the Town of North East, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of North East, NY, 2020–2024
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22.9% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of North East, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 293 renting households against 984 that own their home.

In the Town of North East, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.9% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 293 (±114)
Median renter income: $65,134 (±$49,060)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of North East

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of North East	Dutchess County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.9% (±8.1 points)	30.8% (±0.8 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	293 (±114)	35,828 (±952)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	984 (±128)	80,447 (±959)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,134 (±$49,060)	$58,654 (±$3,417)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,058 (±$45,639)	$125,208 (±$3,702)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of North East, the renter share is not measurably different from Dutchess County (30.8%).

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

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

In Dutchess County, the Town of North East ranks 14 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 339 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 North East 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	33.9% (±7.4 points)	22.9% (±8.1 points)	−11.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,131 (±$224)	$1,340 (±$369)	+18.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,716 (±$10,074)	$84,757 (±$24,956)	+27.0%	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 North East

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of North East
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of North East	—	22.9% (±8.1 points)	—
Village of Millerton	1.8 mi	41.6% (±15.7 points)	Higher
Town of Pine Plains	5.5 mi	19.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Plains (community)	6.1 mi	21.9% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ancram	6.5 mi	10.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Salisbury	6.8 mi	31.8% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stanford	7.3 mi	28.0% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon	7.7 mi	27.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Amenia	8.5 mi	31.7% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Ancram, NY (10.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Millerton, NY (41.6%).

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

Households that rent across Dutchess County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Town of Dover	30.5% (±6.3 points)
9	Town of Rhinebeck	28.4% (±4.9 points)
10	Town of Pleasant Valley	28.3% (±7.3 points)
11	Town of Stanford	28.0% (±8.0 points)
12	Town of Hyde Park	27.0% (±3.2 points)
13	Town of Red Hook	23.5% (±4.2 points)
14	Town of North East	22.9% (±8.1 points)
15	Town of Pawling	21.6% (±3.4 points)
16	Town of Pine Plains	19.0% (±6.8 points)
17	Town of Milan	17.1% (±6.8 points)
18	Town of LaGrange	13.9% (±4.4 points)
19	Town of Union Vale	12.2% (±4.3 points)
20	Town of Beekman	10.3% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Dutchess County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of North East?

The Town of North East has an estimated 293 (±114) renting households, 22.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of North East?

In the Town of North East, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of North East?

A renting household in the Town of North East has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of North East?

The median renting household in the Town of North East, NY has an income of $65,134 (±$49,060) a year, against $111,058 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 North East town, Dutchess County, New York (county subdivision:51891, in state:36 county:027).

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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