How many renters in Silver Cliff, CO pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Silver Cliff, CO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.2% (±23.3 points) of renting households in Silver Cliff, CO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 46.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.2% (±23.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.9% (±21.6 points)
Median share of income: 46.1% (±26.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Silver Cliff

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Silver Cliff	Custer County	Colorado	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±25.3 points)	0.6%	9.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.7% (±10.7 points)	10.9%	11.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±25.3 points)	20.1%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	30.1% (±20.0 points)	18.8%	13.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.3% (±8.7 points)	7.0%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	55.9% (±21.6 points)	42.5%	42.7%	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.

Silver Cliff against Custer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silver Cliff	Custer County	Colorado	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.2% (±23.3 points)	49.5% (±16.5 points)	52.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.9% (±21.6 points)	42.5% (±15.2 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	46.1% (±26.5 points)	29.9% (±8.5 points)	31.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,648 (±$3,054)	$31,929 (±$23,986)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$969 (±$182)	$1,069 (±$313)	$1,761 (±$7)	$1,413

In Silver Cliff, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Custer County (49.5%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (52.8%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 85 of 333.

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 Silver Cliff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver Cliff
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Silver Cliff	—	62.2% (±23.3 points)	—
Westcliffe	3.6 mi	39.0% (±22.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crestone	19 mi	3.4% (±65.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rockvale	21 mi	95.2% (±76.0 points)	Not measurably different
Coal Creek	21 mi	88.9% (±107.1 points)	Not measurably different
Williamsburg	22 mi	27.8% (±66.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brookside	23 mi	42.9% (±81.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Park	23 mi	55.0% (±27.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cañon City	24 mi	38.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

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 Silver Cliff

Are renters in Silver Cliff rent-burdened?

62.2% of renting households in Silver Cliff 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 Silver Cliff spend on rent?

The median renting household in Silver Cliff, CO spends 46.1% (±26.5 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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