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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Chester, NY, 2020–2024
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49.8% (±11.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Chester, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 773 renting households against 779 that own their home.

In the Village of Chester, the share of households that rent went from 41.6% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.8% (±11.8 points)
Renting households: 773 (±177)
Median renter income: $100,974 (±$30,172)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Chester

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Chester	Orange County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.8% (±11.8 points)	32.2% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	773 (±177)	44,606 (±1,364)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	779 (±243)	94,002 (±1,435)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$100,974 (±$30,172)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,946 (±$40,826)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Chester, the renter share is higher than in Orange County (32.2%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

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

In Orange County, the Village of Chester ranks 3 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Chester 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	41.6% (±9.2 points)	49.8% (±11.8 points)	+8.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,215 (±$271)	$2,010 (±$224)	+65.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$73,582 (±$24,630)	$100,514 (±$28,198)	+36.6%	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 Chester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Chester
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Chester	—	49.8% (±11.8 points)	—
Town of Chester (Orange County)	1.8 mi	21.5% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Walton Park	4.0 mi	11.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Village of Goshen	4.0 mi	37.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Goshen	4.3 mi	20.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Village of Florida	4.4 mi	19.8% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Village of Monroe	5.5 mi	19.0% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Blooming Grove	5.5 mi	18.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Monroe	5.6 mi	17.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Chester (Orange County), NY (21.5%), Walton Park, NY (11.9%), Town of Goshen, NY (20.5%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Kiryas Joel	66.6% (±4.7 points)
2	Village of Maybrook	50.6% (±8.3 points)
3	Village of Chester	49.8% (±11.8 points)
4	Village of Warwick	42.2% (±5.6 points)
5	Village of Highland Falls	41.1% (±7.4 points)
6	Village of Harriman	40.7% (±8.6 points)
7	Village of Walden	40.4% (±11.0 points)
8	Village of Otisville	38.3% (±13.0 points)
9 (tie)	Village of Goshen	37.7% (±6.9 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Chester

How many renters are there in the Village of Chester?

The Village of Chester has an estimated 773 (±177) renting households, 49.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Chester?

In the Village of Chester, the share of households that rent went from 41.6% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Chester?

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

How much do renters earn in the Village of Chester?

The median renting household in the Village of Chester, NY has an income of $100,974 (±$30,172) a year, against $97,946 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 Chester village, New York (place:15297, 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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