What percentage of people rent in the Village of Richfield Springs, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Richfield Springs, NY, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±11.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Richfield Springs, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 119 renting households against 303 that own their home.

In the Village of Richfield Springs, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−13.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±11.0 points)
Renting households: 119 (±57)
Median renter income: $21,202 (±$13,543)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Richfield Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Richfield Springs	Otsego County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±11.0 points)	26.1% (±2.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	119 (±57)	6,060 (±519)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	303 (±76)	17,129 (±444)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±1.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,202 (±$13,543)	$46,448 (±$5,635)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,875 (±$21,110)	$81,969 (±$2,506)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Richfield Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from Otsego County (26.1%).

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

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

In Otsego County, the Village of Richfield Springs ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 303 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Richfield Springs 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	41.8% (±12.8 points)	28.2% (±11.0 points)	−13.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$670 (±$68)	$756 (±$86)	+12.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,764 (±$9,641)	$55,750 (±$16,330)	+36.8%	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 Richfield Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Richfield Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Richfield Springs	—	28.2% (±11.0 points)	—
Town of Richfield	3.1 mi	28.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Warren	4.0 mi	21.6% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Exeter	6.0 mi	2.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Town of Columbia	6.0 mi	12.7% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Springfield	6.2 mi	19.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Otsego	6.6 mi	29.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of German Flatts	9.0 mi	29.2% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Winfield	9.6 mi	19.8% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Exeter, NY (2.3%), Town of Columbia, NY (12.7%).

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)
8	Village of Gilbertsville	12.3% (±9.5 points)
9	Village of Cherry Valley	5.7% (±5.1 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 Richfield Springs

How many renters are there in the Village of Richfield Springs?

The Village of Richfield Springs has an estimated 119 (±57) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Richfield Springs?

In the Village of Richfield Springs, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−13.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Richfield Springs?

A renting household in the Village of Richfield Springs has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Richfield Springs?

The median renting household in the Village of Richfield Springs, NY has an income of $21,202 (±$13,543) a year, against $65,875 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 Richfield Springs village, New York (place:61489, 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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