What percentage of people rent in Shorewood Hills, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Shorewood Hills, WI, 2020–2024
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43.0% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Shorewood Hills, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 386 renting households against 511 that own their home.

In Shorewood Hills, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 43.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.0% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 386 (±71)
Median renter income: $78,500 (±$32,891)

Who rents and who owns in Shorewood Hills

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shorewood Hills	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.0% (±5.6 points)	42.9% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	386 (±71)	107,847 (±1,771)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	511 (±68)	143,682 (±1,640)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$78,500 (±$32,891)	$56,374 (±$1,531)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$124,753 (±$2,577)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Shorewood Hills, the renter share is not measurably different from Dane County (42.9%).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (32.2%).

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

In Dane County, Shorewood Hills ranks 5 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 79 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Shorewood Hills 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	35.3% (±3.7 points)	43.0% (±5.6 points)	+7.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,709 (±$76)	$1,919 (±$122)	+12.3%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$123,200 (±$9,845)	$153,542 (±$55,824)	+24.6%	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 Shorewood Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shorewood Hills
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shorewood Hills	—	43.0% (±5.6 points)	—
Madison	1.1 mi	54.0% (±1.0 points)	Higher
Middleton	3.6 mi	54.3% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Maple Bluff	4.7 mi	7.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Monona	6.0 mi	46.4% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Westport	6.2 mi	25.4% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Town of Middleton	6.2 mi	5.5% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Fitchburg	6.5 mi	52.4% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Waunakee	7.2 mi	22.6% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maple Bluff, WI (7.6%), Town of Westport, WI (25.4%), Town of Middleton, WI (5.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madison, WI (54.0%), Middleton, WI (54.3%), Fitchburg, WI (52.4%).

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

Households that rent across Dane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Middleton	54.3% (±3.1 points)
2	Madison	54.0% (±1.0 points)
3	Fitchburg	52.4% (±3.5 points)
4	Monona	46.4% (±4.3 points)
5	Shorewood Hills	43.0% (±5.6 points)
6	Sun Prairie	39.2% (±2.7 points)
7	Stoughton	33.3% (±5.0 points)
8	Verona	32.6% (±3.9 points)
9	Cross Plains	30.8% (±5.1 points)
10	Cambridge	30.7% (±6.4 points)
11	Cottage Grove	30.1% (±6.0 points)

Showing 11 of 59 places in Dane 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 Shorewood Hills

How many renters are there in Shorewood Hills?

Shorewood Hills has an estimated 386 (±71) renting households, 43.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shorewood Hills?

In Shorewood Hills, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 43.0% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Shorewood Hills?

A renting household in Shorewood Hills has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shorewood Hills?

The median renting household in Shorewood Hills, WI has an income of $78,500 (±$32,891) a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Shorewood Hills village, Wisconsin (place:73750, in state:55).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.