What percentage of people rent in the Village of Cambridge, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Cambridge, NY, 2020–2024
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26.1% (±10.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Cambridge, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 249 renting households against 706 that own their home.

In the Village of Cambridge, the share of households that rent went from 36.2% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (−10.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.1% (±10.5 points)
Renting households: 249 (±120)
Median renter income: $29,191 (±$15,469)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Cambridge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Cambridge	Washington County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.1% (±10.5 points)	23.4% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	249 (±120)	5,714 (±473)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	706 (±135)	18,755 (±547)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,191 (±$15,469)	$44,688 (±$8,070)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,643 (±$25,261)	$84,874 (±$2,688)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Cambridge, the renter share is not measurably different from Washington County (23.4%).

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

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

In Washington County, the Village of Cambridge ranks 6 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 329 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Cambridge 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	36.2% (±6.5 points)	26.1% (±10.5 points)	−10.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$779 (±$97)	$1,164 (±$142)	+49.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,295 (±$8,639)	$72,612 (±$22,070)	+41.6%	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 Village of Cambridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Cambridge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Cambridge	—	26.1% (±10.5 points)	—
Town of Cambridge	3.6 mi	24.7% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Jackson	3.6 mi	8.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of White Creek	3.8 mi	13.7% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Village of Greenwich	7.1 mi	44.0% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Town of Easton	7.8 mi	11.7% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Arlington	8.4 mi	16.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hoosick Falls	8.9 mi	36.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shaftsbury	9.1 mi	17.7% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Jackson, NY (8.1%), Town of White Creek, NY (13.7%), Town of Easton, NY (11.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Greenwich, NY (44.0%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Granville	50.7% (±9.3 points)
2	Village of Greenwich	44.0% (±8.4 points)
3	Village of Whitehall	38.1% (±8.7 points)
4	Village of Hudson Falls	37.6% (±8.9 points)
5	Village of Fort Edward	36.3% (±11.3 points)
6	Village of Cambridge	26.1% (±10.5 points)
7	Village of Fort Ann	25.9% (±13.7 points)
8	Village of Argyle	14.8% (±12.5 points)

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 Village of Cambridge

How many renters are there in the Village of Cambridge?

The Village of Cambridge has an estimated 249 (±120) renting households, 26.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Cambridge?

In the Village of Cambridge, the share of households that rent went from 36.2% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (−10.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Cambridge?

A renting household in the Village of Cambridge has 1.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Cambridge?

The median renting household in the Village of Cambridge, NY has an income of $29,191 (±$15,469) a year, against $84,643 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 Cambridge village, New York (place:11825, 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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