HousING Indicator
Rent Burdened Households
This indicator shows the share of rental housing units with people paying 30% or more of their income in rent, which is considered rent burdened. The data collected represents our 8-county region and its localities.
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The United States Census Bureau provides data for the total number of rent burdened households in our 8-county region and its localities. The data spans from 2010 to 2023.
Yates County
In 2023, Yates County had the lowest percentage of rent burdened households, with 737 households experiencing rent burden.
Monroe County
Monroe County had the highest number of households experiencing rent burden in 2023, with 50.9% of households in the City of Rochester facing rent burden.
Wheatland
22.09% of households in Wheatland are rent burdened in 2023, which is the lowest of any locality in the 8-county region. This is up from 20.9% in 2022.
41.8%
The average percentage of households that are rent burdened across all 8 counties in our region is 41.8%.
This infographic shows the percentage of households that pay more than 30% of their income towards rent for our 8-county region and its localities (in different tabs). The data spans from 2010 to 2023.
Pro Tip: Use the + or - in the upper left corner to zoom in and out to capture the full region, especially under localities.