What percentage of people rent in the Town of Tupper Lake, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Tupper Lake, NY, 2020–2024
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28.4% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Tupper Lake, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 630 renting households against 1,589 that own their home.

In the Town of Tupper Lake, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 28.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.4% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 630 (±173)
Median renter income: $42,941 (±$7,503)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Tupper Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Tupper Lake	Franklin County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.4% (±6.6 points)	27.5% (±2.1 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	630 (±173)	5,363 (±448)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,589 (±153)	14,151 (±423)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,941 (±$7,503)	$38,729 (±$4,087)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,981 (±$15,628)	$76,481 (±$3,827)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Tupper Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Franklin County (27.5%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Franklin County, the Town of Tupper Lake ranks 7 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 190 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 Tupper Lake 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	30.6% (±4.9 points)	28.4% (±6.6 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$530 (±$81)	$793 (±$119)	+49.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,475 (±$7,103)	$65,433 (±$10,891)	+15.9%	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 Tupper Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Tupper Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Tupper Lake	—	28.4% (±6.6 points)	—
Village of Tupper Lake	1.0 mi	35.6% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Piercefield	6.9 mi	6.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Harrietstown	13 mi	41.5% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Village of Saranac Lake	18 mi	52.8% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Town of Santa Clara	18 mi	13.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Brighton (Franklin County)	19 mi	29.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Colton	19 mi	8.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Waverly	20 mi	20.6% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Piercefield, NY (6.0%), Town of Santa Clara, NY (13.3%), Town of Colton, NY (8.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Harrietstown, NY (41.5%), Village of Saranac Lake, NY (52.8%).

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

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Bombay	45.1% (±9.7 points)
2	Town of Harrietstown	41.5% (±6.6 points)
3	Town of Malone	35.8% (±5.0 points)
4	St. Regis Mohawk Reservation	32.8% (±10.8 points)
5	Town of Moira	30.4% (±9.3 points)
6	Town of Brighton (Franklin County)	29.5% (±11.7 points)
7	Town of Tupper Lake	28.4% (±6.6 points)
8	Town of Waverly	20.6% (±8.9 points)
9	Town of Chateaugay	17.3% (±6.2 points)
10	Town of Burke	17.0% (±7.1 points)
11	Town of Bellmont	15.8% (±7.0 points)
12	Town of Westville	15.7% (±4.0 points)
13	Town of Fort Covington	13.9% (±4.9 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Franklin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Tupper Lake?

The Town of Tupper Lake has an estimated 630 (±173) renting households, 28.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Tupper Lake?

In the Town of Tupper Lake, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 28.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Tupper Lake?

A renting household in the Town of Tupper Lake has 1.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Tupper Lake?

The median renting household in the Town of Tupper Lake, NY has an income of $42,941 (±$7,503) a year, against $77,981 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 Tupper Lake town, Franklin County, New York (county subdivision:75676, in state:36 county:033).

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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