What percentage of people rent in Orwell, VT?

Name: Renters and owners in Orwell, VT, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Orwell, VT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 66 renting households against 453 that own their home.

In Orwell, the share of households that rent went from 7.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 66 (±35)

Who rents and who owns in Orwell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orwell	Addison County	Vermont	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±6.1 points)	20.7% (±1.6 points)	26.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	66 (±35)	3,105 (±261)	73,337 (±1,434)	45,017,354
Owning households	453 (±60)	11,861 (±244)	200,079 (±1,748)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	1.9 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$51,769 (±$5,271)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,688 (±$21,502)	$101,250 (±$3,802)	$97,138 (±$1,553)	$100,009

In Orwell, the renter share is lower than in Addison County (20.7%).

It is also lower than in Vermont (26.8%).

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

In Addison County, Orwell ranks 14 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 156 of 246.

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

How renting in Orwell 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	7.2% (±4.0 points)	12.7% (±6.1 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$900 (±$81)	$1,105 (±$51)	+22.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,375 (±$8,945)	$70,417 (±$22,458)	+16.6%	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 Orwell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orwell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Orwell	—	12.7% (±6.1 points)	—
Sudbury	5.2 mi	4.2% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Whiting	5.7 mi	34.6% (±18.6 points)	Higher
Shoreham	6.5 mi	19.1% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Benson	7.0 mi	19.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ticonderoga (community)	7.6 mi	36.5% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Hubbardton	7.7 mi	5.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Town of Putnam	8.2 mi	4.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Brandon (community)	9.4 mi	23.6% (±8.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sudbury, VT (4.2%), Hubbardton, VT (5.4%), Town of Putnam, NY (4.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Whiting, VT (34.6%), Ticonderoga (community), NY (36.5%), Brandon (community), VT (23.6%).

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

Households that rent across Addison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Bridport	17.9% (±8.3 points)
9 (tie)	Panton	16.3% (±9.0 points)
9 (tie)	Weybridge	16.3% (±8.2 points)
11	Ferrisburgh	14.7% (±5.9 points)
12	Leicester	14.5% (±6.9 points)
13	Waltham	13.7% (±8.4 points)
14	Orwell	12.7% (±6.1 points)
15	Granville	12.6% (±8.0 points)
16	Lincoln	11.9% (±3.5 points)
17	Salisbury	11.3% (±6.3 points)
18	Addison	10.8% (±4.9 points)
19	Ripton	9.1% (±6.7 points)
20	Starksboro	8.7% (±4.4 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Addison 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 Orwell

How many renters are there in Orwell?

Orwell has an estimated 66 (±35) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Orwell?

In Orwell, the share of households that rent went from 7.2% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Orwell?

A renting household in Orwell has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Orwell town, Addison County, Vermont (county subdivision:53725, in state:50 county:001).

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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