What percentage of people rent in New Milford Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in New Milford Township, PA, 2020–2024
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20.8% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in New Milford Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 137 renting households against 523 that own their home.

In New Milford Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.8% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 137 (±49)
Median renter income: $45,313 (±$25,601)

Who rents and who owns in New Milford Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Milford Township	Susquehanna County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.8% (±6.4 points)	21.5% (±1.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	137 (±49)	3,340 (±212)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	523 (±77)	12,177 (±267)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,313 (±$25,601)	$41,077 (±$4,432)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,083 (±$12,584)	$77,233 (±$3,140)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In New Milford Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Susquehanna County (21.5%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

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

In Susquehanna County, New Milford Township ranks 16 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1098 of 2,557.

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

How renting in New Milford Township 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	16.4% (±6.2 points)	20.8% (±6.4 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$735 (±$213)	$1,070 (±$276)	+45.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,942 (±$11,311)	$61,932 (±$14,019)	+5.1%	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 New Milford Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Milford Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Milford Township	—	20.8% (±6.4 points)	—
New Milford	2.2 mi	40.1% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Jackson Township (Susquehanna County)	5.4 mi	16.2% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Harford Township	5.5 mi	10.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Great Bend Township	5.9 mi	15.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gibson Township (Susquehanna County)	7.2 mi	14.2% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Susquehanna County)	7.4 mi	17.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Susquehanna Depot	7.9 mi	28.8% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brooklyn Township	8.0 mi	10.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Harford Township, PA (10.0%), Brooklyn Township, PA (10.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Milford, PA (40.1%).

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

Households that rent across Susquehanna County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Oakland Township (Susquehanna County)	27.1% (±15.1 points)
11	Dimock Township	26.1% (±9.0 points)
12	Lathrop Township	25.9% (±7.9 points)
13	Oakland	23.8% (±8.8 points)
14	Rush Township (Susquehanna County)	23.4% (±5.8 points)
15	Bridgewater Township	22.6% (±10.1 points)
16	New Milford Township	20.8% (±6.4 points)
17	Harmony Township (Susquehanna County)	20.0% (±9.5 points)
18	Forest Lake Township	19.8% (±7.5 points)
19	Hop Bottom	19.4% (±15.0 points)
20	Ararat Township	18.6% (±8.2 points)
21	Franklin Township (Susquehanna County)	17.4% (±6.3 points)
22	Auburn Township	17.1% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Susquehanna 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 New Milford Township

How many renters are there in New Milford Township?

New Milford Township has an estimated 137 (±49) renting households, 20.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Milford Township?

In New Milford Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Milford Township?

A renting household in New Milford Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Milford Township?

The median renting household in New Milford Township, PA has an income of $45,313 (±$25,601) a year, against $71,083 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 New Milford township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:53888, in state:42 county:115).

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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