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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Waterford, NY, 2020–2024
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31.5% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Waterford, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,168 renting households against 2,535 that own their home.

In the Town of Waterford, the share of households that rent went from 39.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.5% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 1,168 (±277)
Median renter income: $60,000 (±$30,699)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Waterford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Waterford	Saratoga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.5% (±6.4 points)	27.7% (±0.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,168 (±277)	28,229 (±997)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,535 (±259)	73,682 (±1,114)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,000 (±$30,699)	$63,162 (±$3,274)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,478 (±$16,053)	$120,885 (±$2,491)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Waterford, the renter share is not measurably different from Saratoga County (27.7%).

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

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

In Saratoga County, the Town of Waterford ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 148 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 Waterford 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	39.9% (±5.5 points)	31.5% (±6.4 points)	−8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$968 (±$64)	$1,116 (±$187)	+15.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,184 (±$4,907)	$87,089 (±$13,762)	+31.6%	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 Waterford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Waterford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Waterford	—	31.5% (±6.4 points)	—
Village of Waterford	0.9 mi	46.2% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Cohoes	2.4 mi	60.5% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Town of Green Island	3.9 mi	75.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Village of Green Island	3.9 mi	75.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Town of Halfmoon	4.5 mi	32.8% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	4.8 mi	62.6% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Latham	5.3 mi	37.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Watervliet	5.6 mi	65.3% (±5.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Waterford, NY (46.2%), Cohoes, NY (60.5%), Town of Green Island, NY (75.7%).

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

Households that rent across Saratoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mechanicville	59.6% (±6.8 points)
2	Saratoga Springs	42.2% (±3.3 points)
3	Town of Malta	37.1% (±4.4 points)
4	Town of Halfmoon	32.8% (±2.9 points)
5	Town of Waterford	31.5% (±6.4 points)
6	Town of Moreau	30.8% (±4.2 points)
7	Town of Wilton	28.9% (±4.4 points)
8	Town of Milton	24.1% (±3.5 points)
9	Town of Ballston	22.6% (±5.0 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Corinth	21.4% (±4.8 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Saratoga	21.4% (±4.8 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Saratoga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Waterford?

The Town of Waterford has an estimated 1,168 (±277) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Waterford?

In the Town of Waterford, the share of households that rent went from 39.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Waterford?

A renting household in the Town of Waterford has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Waterford?

The median renting household in the Town of Waterford, NY has an income of $60,000 (±$30,699) a year, against $105,478 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 Waterford town, Saratoga County, New York (county subdivision:78531, in state:36 county:091).

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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