What percentage of people rent in North Bennington, VT?

Name: Renters and owners in North Bennington, VT, 2020–2024
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38.6% (±12.1 points) of the occupied homes in North Bennington, VT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 136 renting households against 216 that own their home.

In North Bennington, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.6% (±12.1 points)
Renting households: 136 (±60)
Median renter income: $45,714 (±$13,161)

Who rents and who owns in North Bennington

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Bennington	Bennington County	Vermont	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.6% (±12.1 points)	26.3% (±2.4 points)	26.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	136 (±60)	3,945 (±389)	73,337 (±1,434)	45,017,354
Owning households	216 (±52)	11,042 (±405)	200,079 (±1,748)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±1.7)	2.0 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,714 (±$13,161)	$34,190 (±$5,605)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,667 (±$21,294)	$95,512 (±$7,525)	$97,138 (±$1,553)	$100,009

In North Bennington, the renter share is not measurably different from Bennington County (26.3%).

It is not measurably different from Vermont (26.8%).

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

In Bennington County, North Bennington ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 16 of 30.

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

How renting in North Bennington 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	37.9% (±9.7 points)	38.6% (±12.1 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$952 (±$277)	$1,447 (±$278)	+52.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,603 (±$13,656)	$68,571 (±$9,752)	+27.9%	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 North Bennington

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Bennington
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Bennington	—	38.6% (±12.1 points)	—
Old Bennington	2.8 mi	6.2% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Shaftsbury	4.3 mi	17.7% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Bennington (community)	4.6 mi	45.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hoosick Falls	5.7 mi	36.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hoosick	6.4 mi	25.9% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of White Creek	6.5 mi	13.7% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Woodford	8.3 mi	4.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Pownal	9.2 mi	7.4% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Old Bennington, VT (6.2%), Shaftsbury, VT (17.7%), Town of White Creek, NY (13.7%).

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

Households that rent across Bennington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Manchester (Bennington County, village)	48.0% (±12.2 points)
2	North Bennington	38.6% (±12.1 points)
3	Old Bennington	6.2% (±6.7 points)

North Bennington lies inside Bennington, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

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 North Bennington

How many renters are there in North Bennington?

North Bennington has an estimated 136 (±60) renting households, 38.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Bennington?

In North Bennington, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Bennington?

A renting household in North Bennington has 3.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North Bennington?

The median renting household in North Bennington, VT has an income of $45,714 (±$13,161) a year, against $86,667 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 North Bennington village, Vermont (place:49075, in state:50).

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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