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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Vestal, NY, 2020–2024
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23.9% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Vestal, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,237 renting households against 7,110 that own their home.

In the Town of Vestal, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.9% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 2,237 (±333)
Median renter income: $46,116 (±$22,364)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Vestal

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Vestal	Broome County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.9% (±3.4 points)	35.5% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,237 (±333)	29,085 (±1,055)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,110 (±443)	52,920 (±984)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,116 (±$22,364)	$36,405 (±$2,439)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,477 (±$9,492)	$83,520 (±$2,890)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Vestal, 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 Vestal ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 302 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 Vestal 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	22.8% (±2.7 points)	23.9% (±3.4 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$929 (±$51)	$1,199 (±$59)	+29.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,910 (±$5,650)	$83,012 (±$7,679)	+22.2%	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 Vestal

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Vestal
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Vestal	—	23.9% (±3.4 points)	—
Village of Endicott	4.1 mi	60.6% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Endwell	5.1 mi	24.9% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tioga Terrace	5.2 mi	1.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Town of Union	5.3 mi	41.1% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Crest View Heights	5.7 mi	2.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Binghamton	5.8 mi	7.0% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Village of Johnson City	5.9 mi	47.7% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Binghamton	6.6 mi	56.0% (±2.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tioga Terrace, NY (1.4%), Crest View Heights, NY (2.4%), Town of Binghamton, NY (7.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Endicott, NY (60.6%), Town of Union, NY (41.1%), Village of Johnson City, NY (47.7%).

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
1	Binghamton	56.0% (±2.5 points)
2	Town of Union	41.1% (±1.9 points)
3	Town of Kirkwood	28.3% (±7.2 points)
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)

Showing 12 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 Vestal include them.

The figures for the Town of Vestal include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Binghamton University.

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 Vestal

How many renters are there in the Town of Vestal?

The Town of Vestal has an estimated 2,237 (±333) renting households, 23.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Vestal?

In the Town of Vestal, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Vestal?

A renting household in the Town of Vestal has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Vestal?

The median renting household in the Town of Vestal, NY has an income of $46,116 (±$22,364) a year, against $102,477 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 Vestal town, Broome County, New York (county subdivision:77255, 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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