What percentage of people rent in Valley Cottage, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Valley Cottage, NY, 2020–2024
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10.9% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Valley Cottage, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 363 renting households against 2,962 that own their home.

In Valley Cottage, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.9% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 363 (±152)
Median renter income: $89,698 (±$55,571)

Who rents and who owns in Valley Cottage

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valley Cottage	Rockland County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.9% (±4.5 points)	32.1% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	363 (±152)	33,315 (±1,085)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,962 (±378)	70,564 (±1,101)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	3.2 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$89,698 (±$55,571)	$55,338 (±$4,406)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$136,020 (±$24,940)	$141,306 (±$3,293)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Valley Cottage, the renter share is lower than in Rockland County (32.1%).

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

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

In Rockland County, Valley Cottage ranks 10 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 294 of 414.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Valley Cottage 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	13.9% (±5.2 points)	10.9% (±4.5 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,024 (±$358)	$2,037 (±$560)	+0.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$112,242 (±$7,725)	$133,117 (±$15,577)	+18.6%	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 Valley Cottage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Cottage
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Valley Cottage	—	10.9% (±4.5 points)	—
Village of Upper Nyack	1.7 mi	6.0% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bardonia	1.9 mi	18.5% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Nyack	2.1 mi	7.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Nyack	2.1 mi	67.4% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Congers	2.3 mi	10.5% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Blauvelt	3.3 mi	2.6% (±2.8 points)	Lower
New City	3.5 mi	6.8% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Grand View-on-Hudson	3.8 mi	20.9% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Blauvelt, NY (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Nyack, NY (67.4%).

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

Households that rent across Rockland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Mount Ivy	29.8% (±9.1 points)
5	Hillcrest	27.7% (±7.3 points)
6	Orangeburg	24.2% (±7.9 points)
7	Pearl River	22.6% (±4.1 points)
8	Bardonia	18.5% (±6.8 points)
9	Stony Point (community)	13.4% (±3.8 points)
10	Valley Cottage	10.9% (±4.5 points)
11	Congers	10.5% (±4.1 points)
12	West Nyack	7.4% (±6.3 points)
13	New City	6.8% (±1.7 points)
14	Tappan	6.5% (±4.0 points)
15	Thiells	6.2% (±4.2 points)
16	Blauvelt	2.6% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Rockland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Valley Cottage is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Clarkstown, whose figures include it.

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 Valley Cottage

How many renters are there in Valley Cottage?

Valley Cottage has an estimated 363 (±152) renting households, 10.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Valley Cottage?

In Valley Cottage, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Valley Cottage?

A renting household in Valley Cottage has 1.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Valley Cottage?

The median renting household in Valley Cottage, NY has an income of $89,698 (±$55,571) a year, against $136,020 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 Valley Cottage CDP, New York (place:76661, in state:36).

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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