How many renters in Rio Rico, AZ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Rio Rico, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.1% (±15.6 points) of renting households in Rio Rico, AZ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

57.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.1% (±15.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 57.9% (±14.7 points)
Median share of income: 38.1% (±14.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Rio Rico

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rio Rico	Santa Cruz County	Arizona	United States
Less than 15%	6.0% (±3.2 points)	16.6%	11.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.2% (±10.6 points)	15.9%	11.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.0% (±4.4 points)	10.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.7% (±10.8 points)	7.7%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.2% (±5.1 points)	7.3%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	57.9% (±14.7 points)	42.6%	42.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Rio Rico against Santa Cruz County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio Rico	Santa Cruz County	Arizona	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.1% (±15.6 points)	49.9% (±7.4 points)	51.5% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	57.9% (±14.7 points)	42.6% (±6.7 points)	42.2% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.1% (±14.3 points)	30.0% (±4.2 points)	30.8% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,546 (±$12,089)	$33,394 (±$2,768)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,091 (±$64)	$829 (±$52)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413

In Rio Rico, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Santa Cruz County (49.9%).

It is not measurably different from Arizona (51.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Santa Cruz County, Rio Rico ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 39 of 209.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Rio Rico

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio Rico
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rio Rico	—	62.1% (±15.6 points)	—
Tubac	8.8 mi	50.7% (±66.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nogales	9.9 mi	45.5% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Patagonia	15 mi	60.9% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different
Green Valley	24 mi	69.8% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sahuarita	30 mi	44.9% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Corona de Tucson	33 mi	12.8% (±32.6 points)	Lower
Summit	39 mi	50.4% (±26.8 points)	Not measurably different
Huachuca City	39 mi	42.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Corona de Tucson, AZ (12.8%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Santa Cruz County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Rio Rico	62.1% (±15.6 points)
2	Patagonia	60.9% (±23.3 points)
3	Tubac	50.7% (±66.2 points)
4	Nogales	45.5% (±8.9 points)

Rio Rico is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Rio Rico

Are renters in Rio Rico rent-burdened?

62.1% of renting households in Rio Rico pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Rio Rico spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rio Rico, AZ spends 38.1% (±14.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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