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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Rochester, NY, 2020–2024
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17.1% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Rochester, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 561 renting households against 2,718 that own their home.

In the Town of Rochester, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.1% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 561 (±214)
Median renter income: $35,694 (±$31,684)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Rochester

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Rochester	Ulster County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.1% (±6.2 points)	30.1% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	561 (±214)	22,354 (±1,186)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,718 (±216)	51,924 (±1,045)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,694 (±$31,684)	$47,196 (±$3,143)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,250 (±$15,637)	$107,312 (±$2,664)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Rochester, the renter share is lower than in Ulster County (30.1%).

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

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

In Ulster County, the Town of Rochester ranks 14 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 566 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 Rochester 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	24.6% (±6.2 points)	17.1% (±6.2 points)	−7.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$788 (±$170)	$1,290 (±$166)	+63.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$57,801 (±$7,764)	$86,691 (±$18,020)	+50.0%	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 Rochester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Rochester
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Rochester	—	17.1% (±6.2 points)	—
Kerhonkson	2.1 mi	41.2% (±14.9 points)	Higher
Stone Ridge	6.4 mi	14.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Marbletown	6.9 mi	13.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Ellenville	8.8 mi	51.3% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Town of Wawarsing	8.9 mi	34.3% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Town of Olive	9.3 mi	10.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gardiner	9.4 mi	23.9% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Paltz	9.9 mi	48.6% (±5.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kerhonkson, NY (41.2%), Village of Ellenville, NY (51.3%), Town of Wawarsing, NY (34.3%).

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

Households that rent across Ulster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Town of Rosendale	27.2% (±5.5 points)
9	Town of Marlborough	26.1% (±6.6 points)
10	Town of Gardiner	23.9% (±8.7 points)
11	Town of Denning	23.1% (±11.1 points)
12	Town of Shandaken	20.8% (±7.7 points)
13	Town of Shawangunk	17.2% (±4.8 points)
14	Town of Rochester	17.1% (±6.2 points)
15	Town of Esopus	16.7% (±5.7 points)
16	Town of Woodstock	16.3% (±5.2 points)
17	Town of Marbletown	13.8% (±6.6 points)
18	Town of Kingston	12.7% (±7.9 points)
19	Town of Olive	10.6% (±4.6 points)
20	Town of Hurley	9.2% (±4.6 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Ulster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Rochester?

The Town of Rochester has an estimated 561 (±214) renting households, 17.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Rochester?

In the Town of Rochester, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.1% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Rochester?

A renting household in the Town of Rochester has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Rochester?

The median renting household in the Town of Rochester, NY has an income of $35,694 (±$31,684) a year, against $106,250 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 Rochester town, Ulster County, New York (county subdivision:63011, in state:36 county:111).

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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