How many renters in Rio del Mar, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Rio del Mar, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.8% (±12.4 points) of renting households in Rio del Mar, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.8% (±12.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 45.1% (±11.2 points)
Median share of income: 30.7% (±6.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Rio del Mar

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rio del Mar	Santa Cruz County	California	United States
Less than 15%	8.9% (±5.6 points)	12.1%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.2% (±2.4 points)	11.0%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.6% (±7.1 points)	11.7%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	24.5% (±10.2 points)	13.4%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.7% (±5.3 points)	8.0%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	45.1% (±11.2 points)	43.7%	46.0%	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 del Mar against Santa Cruz County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio del Mar	Santa Cruz County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.8% (±12.4 points)	51.7% (±2.5 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	45.1% (±11.2 points)	43.7% (±2.2 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.7% (±6.3 points)	31.1% (±1.4 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$100,000 (±$26,067)	$80,482 (±$3,959)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$3,407 (±$326)	$2,264 (±$51)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Rio del Mar, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Santa Cruz County (51.7%).

It is not measurably different from California (55.3%).

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

In Santa Cruz County, Rio del Mar ranks 11 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 702 of 1,067.

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 del Mar

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio del Mar
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rio del Mar	—	50.8% (±12.4 points)	—
Seacliff	2.3 mi	50.2% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Aptos	2.3 mi	36.6% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	2.8 mi	62.7% (±43.4 points)	Not measurably different
La Selva Beach	3.1 mi	34.2% (±32.5 points)	Not measurably different
Capitola	4.0 mi	41.7% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Soquel	4.5 mi	49.5% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasure Point	4.7 mi	37.5% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Day Valley	4.9 mi	22.5% (±24.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Day Valley, CA (22.5%).

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
5	Interlaken	59.8% (±18.2 points)
6	Brookdale	55.3% (±43.6 points)
7	Watsonville	55.2% (±5.0 points)
8	Live Oak (community)	54.8% (±9.5 points)
9	Santa Cruz	54.0% (±4.7 points)
10	Twin Lakes	52.1% (±8.9 points)
11	Rio del Mar	50.8% (±12.4 points)
12	Seacliff	50.2% (±17.8 points)
13	Scotts Valley	50.1% (±16.4 points)
14	Soquel	49.5% (±13.7 points)
15	Felton	47.3% (±23.2 points)
16	Capitola	41.7% (±9.4 points)
17	Corralitos	38.2% (±36.0 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Santa Cruz County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rio del Mar 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 del Mar

Are renters in Rio del Mar rent-burdened?

50.8% of renting households in Rio del Mar 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 del Mar spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rio del Mar, CA spends 30.7% (±6.3 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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