What percentage of people rent in Burrillville, RI?

Name: Renters and owners in Burrillville, RI, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Burrillville, RI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,117 renting households against 4,941 that own their home.

In Burrillville, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.4% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 1,117 (±299)
Median renter income: $68,826 (±$12,588)

Who rents and who owns in Burrillville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burrillville	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.4% (±4.7 points)	43.1% (±0.8 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,117 (±299)	111,642 (±2,290)	160,568 (±2,793)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,941 (±383)	147,568 (±2,227)	281,002 (±2,853)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,826 (±$12,588)	$48,754 (±$1,799)	$50,251 (±$1,401)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$125,725 (±$18,551)	$108,867 (±$2,210)	$115,286 (±$1,632)	$100,009

In Burrillville, the renter share is lower than in Providence County (43.1%).

It is also lower than in Rhode Island (36.4%).

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

In Providence County, Burrillville ranks 12 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 27 of 39.

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

How renting in Burrillville 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	25.6% (±4.3 points)	18.4% (±4.7 points)	−7.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$978 (±$89)	$1,206 (±$251)	+23.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$84,680 (±$6,404)	$119,813 (±$15,898)	+41.5%	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 Burrillville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burrillville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Burrillville	—	18.4% (±4.7 points)	—
Chepachet	4.5 mi	12.4% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Glocester	5.3 mi	9.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Douglas	6.3 mi	16.2% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Harmony	6.7 mi	7.7% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Uxbridge	6.9 mi	20.1% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Millville	7.7 mi	13.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Douglas	7.7 mi	37.3% (±12.7 points)	Higher
North Smithfield	7.9 mi	22.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glocester, RI (9.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Douglas, MA (37.3%).

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

Households that rent across Providence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	North Providence	36.1% (±3.5 points)
7	Cranston	32.4% (±2.2 points)
8	Lincoln	27.9% (±3.8 points)
9	Johnston	24.1% (±3.0 points)
10	Cumberland	23.7% (±2.9 points)
11	North Smithfield	22.1% (±5.6 points)
12 (tie)	Burrillville	18.4% (±4.7 points)
12 (tie)	Smithfield	18.4% (±4.1 points)
14	Scituate	12.7% (±4.1 points)
15	Glocester	9.0% (±4.2 points)
16	Foster	8.6% (±3.8 points)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Providence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Burrillville include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Harrisville, Pascoag.

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 Burrillville

How many renters are there in Burrillville?

Burrillville has an estimated 1,117 (±299) renting households, 18.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Burrillville?

In Burrillville, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−7.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Burrillville?

A renting household in Burrillville has 2.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Burrillville?

The median renting household in Burrillville, RI has an income of $68,826 (±$12,588) a year, against $125,725 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 Burrillville town, Providence County, Rhode Island (county subdivision:11800, in state:44 county:007).

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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