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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Shandaken, NY, 2020–2024
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20.8% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Shandaken, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 308 renting households against 1,171 that own their home.

In the Town of Shandaken, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.8% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 308 (±115)
Median renter income: $55,446 (±$35,068)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Shandaken

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Shandaken	Ulster County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.8% (±7.7 points)	30.1% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	308 (±115)	22,354 (±1,186)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,171 (±195)	51,924 (±1,045)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,446 (±$35,068)	$47,196 (±$3,143)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,284 (±$16,839)	$107,312 (±$2,664)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Shandaken, 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 Shandaken ranks 12 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 406 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 Shandaken 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	25.7% (±7.3 points)	20.8% (±7.7 points)	−4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,061 (±$229)	$1,191 (±$344)	+12.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,144 (±$9,588)	$66,031 (±$15,223)	+46.3%	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 Shandaken

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Shandaken
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Shandaken	—	20.8% (±7.7 points)	—
Shokan	9.0 mi	12.3% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Olive	9.1 mi	10.6% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Woodstock	9.3 mi	16.3% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lexington	10 mi	5.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Denning	10 mi	23.1% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Fleischmanns	11 mi	16.2% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Woodstock (community)	12 mi	29.0% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hunter	12 mi	50.5% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Olive, NY (10.6%), Town of Lexington, NY (5.6%).

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
5 (tie)	Town of Saugerties	32.1% (±3.5 points)
7	Town of Ulster	30.5% (±4.6 points)
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)

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 Shandaken 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 Shandaken

How many renters are there in the Town of Shandaken?

The Town of Shandaken has an estimated 308 (±115) renting households, 20.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Shandaken?

In the Town of Shandaken, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Shandaken?

A renting household in the Town of Shandaken has 1.8 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Shandaken?

The median renting household in the Town of Shandaken, NY has an income of $55,446 (±$35,068) a year, against $70,284 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 Shandaken town, Ulster County, New York (county subdivision:66597, 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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