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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Westport, NY, 2020–2024
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17.3% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Westport, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 122 renting households against 584 that own their home.

In the Town of Westport, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (−12.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.3% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 122 (±43)
Median renter income: $45,000 (±$19,408)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Westport

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Westport	Essex County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.3% (±5.7 points)	22.7% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	122 (±43)	3,717 (±342)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	584 (±102)	12,625 (±339)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,000 (±$19,408)	$38,928 (±$3,474)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,529 (±$16,565)	$82,816 (±$5,040)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Westport, the renter share is not measurably different from Essex County (22.7%).

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

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

In Essex County, the Town of Westport ranks 10 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 550 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 Westport 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	29.4% (±7.0 points)	17.3% (±5.7 points)	−12.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$691 (±$125)	$895 (±$71)	+29.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,065 (±$5,401)	$71,146 (±$12,521)	+39.3%	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 Westport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Westport
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Westport	—	17.3% (±5.7 points)	—
Panton	6.5 mi	16.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mineville	7.3 mi	2.2% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Essex	8.0 mi	18.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ferrisburgh	8.4 mi	14.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Vergennes	9.5 mi	27.9% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Port Henry	9.6 mi	32.6% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Moriah	9.9 mi	19.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elizabethtown	10 mi	18.8% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mineville, NY (2.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vergennes, VT (27.9%).

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

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Town of Chesterfield	21.1% (±7.5 points)
5	Town of Wilmington	20.0% (±7.6 points)
6	Town of Moriah	19.1% (±7.2 points)
7	Town of Elizabethtown	18.8% (±8.3 points)
8	Town of Essex	18.3% (±9.7 points)
9	Town of Lewis (Essex County)	18.0% (±8.0 points)
10	Town of Westport	17.3% (±5.7 points)
11	Town of Keene	16.7% (±10.1 points)
12	Town of Willsboro	15.5% (±7.5 points)
13	Town of Schroon	12.9% (±6.0 points)
14	Town of Minerva	12.0% (±5.9 points)
15	Town of Jay	11.6% (±6.3 points)
16	Town of Newcomb	9.0% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Westport?

The Town of Westport has an estimated 122 (±43) renting households, 17.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Westport?

In the Town of Westport, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (−12.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Westport?

A renting household in the Town of Westport has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Westport?

The median renting household in the Town of Westport, NY has an income of $45,000 (±$19,408) a year, against $88,529 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 Westport town, Essex County, New York (county subdivision:80775, in state:36 county:031).

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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