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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Cooperstown, NY, 2020–2024
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40.6% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Cooperstown, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 372 renting households against 544 that own their home.

In the Village of Cooperstown, the share of households that rent went from 47.4% in 2015–2019 to 40.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.6% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 372 (±101)
Median renter income: $70,000 (±$26,442)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Cooperstown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Cooperstown	Otsego County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.6% (±8.4 points)	26.1% (±2.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	372 (±101)	6,060 (±519)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	544 (±97)	17,129 (±444)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$70,000 (±$26,442)	$46,448 (±$5,635)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,500 (±$56,481)	$81,969 (±$2,506)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Cooperstown, the renter share is higher than in Otsego County (26.1%).

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

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

In Otsego County, the Village of Cooperstown ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 144 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Cooperstown 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	47.4% (±7.1 points)	40.6% (±8.4 points)	−6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$964 (±$109)	$1,223 (±$109)	+26.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,180 (±$12,991)	$76,000 (±$21,778)	+32.9%	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 Cooperstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Cooperstown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Cooperstown	—	40.6% (±8.4 points)	—
Town of Middlefield	3.8 mi	17.3% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Town of Otsego	4.5 mi	29.6% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Town of Hartwick	5.7 mi	20.0% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Town of Westford	6.5 mi	10.9% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Village of Milford	7.5 mi	31.4% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Springfield	9.8 mi	19.0% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Town of Exeter	10 mi	2.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Town of Maryland	11 mi	6.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Middlefield, NY (17.3%), Town of Otsego, NY (29.6%), Town of Hartwick, NY (20.0%).

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

Households that rent across Otsego County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Cooperstown	40.6% (±8.4 points)
2	Village of Morris	34.1% (±14.9 points)
3	Village of Milford	31.4% (±13.7 points)
4	Village of Laurens	31.2% (±19.5 points)
5	Village of Otego	29.8% (±9.5 points)
6 (tie)	Village of Richfield Springs	28.2% (±11.0 points)
6 (tie)	Village of Unadilla	28.2% (±9.1 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Otsego 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 Cooperstown

How many renters are there in the Village of Cooperstown?

The Village of Cooperstown has an estimated 372 (±101) renting households, 40.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Cooperstown?

In the Village of Cooperstown, the share of households that rent went from 47.4% in 2015–2019 to 40.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Cooperstown?

A renting household in the Village of Cooperstown has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Cooperstown?

The median renting household in the Village of Cooperstown, NY has an income of $70,000 (±$26,442) a year, against $92,500 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 Cooperstown village, New York (place:18047, 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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