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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Sanford, NY, 2020–2024
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19.3% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Sanford, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 180 renting households against 754 that own their home.

In the Town of Sanford, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.3% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 180 (±60)
Median renter income: $22,188 (±$14,924)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Sanford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Sanford	Broome County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.3% (±5.7 points)	35.5% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	180 (±60)	29,085 (±1,055)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	754 (±104)	52,920 (±984)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,188 (±$14,924)	$36,405 (±$2,439)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,750 (±$19,679)	$83,520 (±$2,890)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Sanford, the renter share is lower than in Broome County (35.5%).

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

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

In Broome County, the Town of Sanford ranks 10 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 462 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 Sanford 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	19.0% (±4.1 points)	19.3% (±5.7 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$759 (±$119)	$792 (±$88)	+4.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,580 (±$8,171)	$76,724 (±$6,456)	+68.3%	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 Sanford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Sanford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Sanford	—	19.3% (±5.7 points)	—
Village of Deposit	4.2 mi	36.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Town of Deposit	6.4 mi	30.0% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Village of Windsor	7.5 mi	20.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Windsor	9.3 mi	10.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Afton	9.4 mi	28.9% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Afton	9.5 mi	40.6% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Harmony Township (Susquehanna County)	9.6 mi	20.0% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lanesboro	9.8 mi	43.2% (±17.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Windsor, NY (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Deposit, NY (36.7%), Town of Deposit, NY (30.0%), Village of Afton, NY (40.6%).

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

Households that rent across Broome County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Town of Triangle	28.1% (±7.0 points)
5	Town of Dickinson (Broome County)	24.4% (±5.7 points)
6	Town of Vestal	23.9% (±3.4 points)
7	Town of Nanticoke	23.0% (±8.9 points)
8	Town of Conklin	20.1% (±9.9 points)
9	Town of Fenton	20.0% (±5.0 points)
10	Town of Sanford	19.3% (±5.7 points)
11	Town of Lisle	17.9% (±7.8 points)
12	Town of Colesville	16.8% (±8.7 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Chenango	14.7% (±3.7 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Maine	14.7% (±8.4 points)
15	Town of Windsor	10.5% (±3.8 points)
16	Town of Binghamton	7.0% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Broome County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Sanford?

The Town of Sanford has an estimated 180 (±60) renting households, 19.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Sanford?

In the Town of Sanford, the share of households that rent went from 19.0% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Sanford?

A renting household in the Town of Sanford has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Sanford?

The median renting household in the Town of Sanford, NY has an income of $22,188 (±$14,924) a year, against $88,750 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 Sanford town, Broome County, New York (county subdivision:65112, in state:36 county:007).

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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