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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Somerset, NY, 2020–2024
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14.4% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Somerset, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 175 renting households against 1,039 that own their home.

In the Town of Somerset, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.4% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.4% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 175 (±60)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Somerset

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Somerset	Niagara County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.4% (±4.8 points)	28.8% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	175 (±60)	26,501 (±969)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,039 (±96)	65,383 (±914)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,954 (±$2,192)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,083 (±$15,438)	$86,318 (±$1,827)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Somerset, the renter share is lower than in Niagara County (28.8%).

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

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

In Niagara County, the Town of Somerset ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 660 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 Somerset 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	21.1% (±6.5 points)	14.4% (±4.8 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$589 (±$208)	$769 (±$259)	+30.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,173 (±$13,068)	$69,167 (±$13,523)	+9.5%	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 Somerset

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Somerset
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Somerset	—	14.4% (±4.8 points)	—
Village of Barker	0.6 mi	39.5% (±14.7 points)	Higher
Town of Hartland	5.4 mi	10.8% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Newfane	7.9 mi	16.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Yates	8.0 mi	14.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lyndonville	8.1 mi	28.1% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Newfane (community)	8.1 mi	20.4% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Middleport	9.3 mi	27.9% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Town of Ridgeway	10.0 mi	30.2% (±6.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Barker, NY (39.5%), Village of Lyndonville, NY (28.1%), Village of Middleport, NY (27.9%).

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

Households that rent across Niagara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5 (tie)	Town of Lewiston	23.6% (±5.4 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Wheatfield	23.6% (±3.6 points)
7	Town of Niagara	23.4% (±5.6 points)
8	Town of Lockport	22.0% (±3.5 points)
9	Town of Royalton	21.4% (±8.4 points)
10	Town of Newfane	16.8% (±5.7 points)
11	Town of Somerset	14.4% (±4.8 points)
12	Tuscarora Nation Reservation	13.4% (±9.8 points)
13	Town of Cambria	12.8% (±4.8 points)
14	Town of Hartland	10.8% (±4.7 points)
15	Town of Wilson	10.0% (±3.8 points)
16	Town of Pendleton	8.9% (±4.4 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Niagara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Somerset?

The Town of Somerset has an estimated 175 (±60) renting households, 14.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Somerset?

In the Town of Somerset, the share of households that rent went from 21.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.4% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Somerset?

A renting household in the Town of Somerset has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Somerset town, Niagara County, New York (county subdivision:68330, in state:36 county:063).

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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