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 2022
48%
Nearly 48% of households in the 8-county region were rent burdened in 2022, compared to 50% in 2010.
Monroe County
In 2022, Monroe County had nearly 50% of households that are rent burdened, 53% of which reside in the City of Rochester.
Wheatland
20.9% of Wheatland households are rent burdened in 2022, lowest of any locality in the 8-county region.
-4%
The total number of rent burdened households in the Suburbs of the 8-county region has decreased by 4% since 2019.
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 2022.
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