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

Name: Rent burden in Show Low, AZ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.2% (±10.9 points) of renting households in Show Low, AZ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.2% (±10.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.4% (±10.4 points)
Median share of income: 29.4% (±6.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Show Low

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Show Low	Navajo County	Arizona	United States
Less than 15%	21.5% (±9.2 points)	29.0%	11.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±4.4 points)	17.1%	11.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.0% (±5.9 points)	10.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.9% (±9.7 points)	9.3%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.8% (±3.1 points)	4.4%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	44.4% (±10.4 points)	30.1%	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.

Show Low against Navajo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Show Low	Navajo County	Arizona	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.2% (±10.9 points)	34.5% (±4.5 points)	51.5% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.4% (±10.4 points)	30.1% (±4.3 points)	42.2% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.4% (±6.7 points)	22.0% (±2.1 points)	30.8% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,836 (±$13,624)	$43,363 (±$3,954)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,110 (±$89)	$858 (±$58)	$1,543 (±$7)	$1,413

In Show Low, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Navajo County (34.5%).

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

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

In Navajo County, Show Low ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 89 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 Show Low

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Show Low
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Show Low	—	48.2% (±10.9 points)	—
Wagon Wheel	4.7 mi	58.7% (±35.9 points)	Not measurably different
White Mountain Lake	6.2 mi	53.1% (±40.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake of the Woods	8.2 mi	35.3% (±34.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pinetop-Lakeside	9.1 mi	50.4% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Taylor	13 mi	17.7% (±21.9 points)	Lower
Pinetop Country Club	13 mi	0.0% (±119.6 points)	Not measurably different
Snowflake	18 mi	36.3% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
North Fork	18 mi	0.0% (±37.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Taylor, AZ (17.7%), North Fork, AZ (0.0%).

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 Navajo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Joseph City	63.6% (±39.0 points)
2	Wagon Wheel	58.7% (±35.9 points)
3	White Mountain Lake	53.1% (±40.0 points)
4	Pinetop-Lakeside	50.4% (±24.3 points)
5	Show Low	48.2% (±10.9 points)
6	Cibecue	38.4% (±24.2 points)
7	Winslow	37.9% (±15.6 points)
8	Holbrook	37.0% (±16.6 points)
9	Snowflake	36.3% (±25.3 points)
10	Lake of the Woods	35.3% (±34.8 points)
11	Dilkon	32.7% (±20.0 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Navajo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Show Low

Are renters in Show Low rent-burdened?

48.2% of renting households in Show Low 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 Show Low spend on rent?

The median renting household in Show Low, AZ spends 29.4% (±6.7 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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