What percentage of people rent in the Town of Van Buren, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Van Buren, NY, 2020–2024
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38.4% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Van Buren, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,566 renting households against 4,112 that own their home.

In the Town of Van Buren, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.4% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 2,566 (±287)
Median renter income: $48,089 (±$6,907)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Van Buren

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Van Buren	Onondaga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.4% (±3.5 points)	34.1% (±0.8 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,566 (±287)	67,371 (±1,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,112 (±255)	130,389 (±1,587)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,089 (±$6,907)	$41,636 (±$1,919)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,095 (±$13,453)	$100,652 (±$1,861)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Van Buren, the renter share is higher than in Onondaga County (34.1%).

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

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

In Onondaga County, the Town of Van Buren ranks 2 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 88 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 Van Buren 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	32.6% (±3.4 points)	38.4% (±3.5 points)	+5.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$967 (±$54)	$1,269 (±$87)	+31.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,962 (±$5,919)	$73,779 (±$8,472)	+25.1%	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 Van Buren

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Van Buren
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Van Buren	—	38.4% (±3.5 points)	—
Village of Baldwinsville	2.9 mi	48.4% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Town of Camillus	4.3 mi	20.6% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Town of Lysander	4.5 mi	18.5% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Radisson	5.2 mi	26.7% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Lakeland	6.0 mi	22.9% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Village of Camillus	6.1 mi	51.5% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Town of Elbridge	6.2 mi	12.8% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Village of Jordan	7.0 mi	25.4% (±6.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Camillus, NY (20.6%), Town of Lysander, NY (18.5%), Radisson, NY (26.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Baldwinsville, NY (48.4%), Village of Camillus, NY (51.5%).

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

Households that rent across Onondaga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Syracuse	58.4% (±1.6 points)
2	Town of Van Buren	38.4% (±3.5 points)
3	Town of Salina	31.3% (±2.9 points)
4	Town of Clay	28.8% (±1.7 points)
5	Town of Geddes	26.7% (±3.2 points)
6	Town of De Witt	26.4% (±3.7 points)
7	Town of Marcellus	21.6% (±4.9 points)
8	Town of LaFayette	21.3% (±7.4 points)

Showing 8 of 21 places in Onondaga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Van Buren include them.

The figures for the Town of Van Buren include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Seneca Knolls, Village Green.

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 Van Buren

How many renters are there in the Town of Van Buren?

The Town of Van Buren has an estimated 2,566 (±287) renting households, 38.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Van Buren?

In the Town of Van Buren, the share of households that rent went from 32.6% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Van Buren?

A renting household in the Town of Van Buren has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Van Buren?

The median renting household in the Town of Van Buren, NY has an income of $48,089 (±$6,907) a year, against $99,095 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 Van Buren town, Onondaga County, New York (county subdivision:76760, in state:36 county:067).

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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