How many renters in Coventry Lake, CT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Coventry Lake, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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83.3% (±30.2 points) of renting households in Coventry Lake, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

83.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 83.3% (±30.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 83.3% (±21.9 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Coventry Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Coventry Lake	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±20.8 points)	12.7%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.2% (±13.0 points)	11.9%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±20.8 points)	12.2%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.4% (±17.2 points)	11.3%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±20.8 points)	8.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	83.3% (±21.9 points)	43.2%	43.5%	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.

Coventry Lake against Capitol Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Coventry Lake	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	83.3% (±30.2 points)	51.9% (±1.7 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	83.3% (±21.9 points)	43.2% (±1.5 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	31.1% (±0.8 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,893 (±$18,917)	$49,201 (±$1,765)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,353 (±$506)	$1,411 (±$14)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Coventry Lake, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Capitol Planning Region (51.9%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (52.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Capitol Planning Region, Coventry Lake ranks 3 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 11 of 127.

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 Coventry Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Coventry Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Coventry Lake	—	83.3% (±30.2 points)	—
South Coventry	2.3 mi	88.8% (±51.4 points)	Not measurably different
Andover	3.8 mi	60.8% (±43.6 points)	Not measurably different
Storrs	4.7 mi	83.6% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bolton	5.4 mi	39.8% (±29.4 points)	Lower
Mansfield	5.5 mi	76.0% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia	6.1 mi	17.6% (±38.0 points)	Lower
Tolland	7.3 mi	73.5% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon	7.6 mi	39.3% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bolton, CT (39.8%), Columbia, CT (17.6%), Vernon, CT (39.3%).

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 Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	South Coventry	88.8% (±51.4 points)
2	Storrs	83.6% (±12.0 points)
3	Coventry Lake	83.3% (±30.2 points)
4	Somers (community)	74.5% (±33.8 points)
5	West Simsbury	74.1% (±45.8 points)
6	Hazardville	66.1% (±24.6 points)
7	Blue Hills	65.7% (±53.7 points)
8	Kensington	64.1% (±24.2 points)
9	Collinsville	64.0% (±25.8 points)

Showing 9 of 30 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Coventry, whose figures include it.

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 Coventry Lake

Are renters in Coventry Lake rent-burdened?

83.3% of renting households in Coventry Lake 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 Coventry Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Coventry Lake, CT spends 50.0% or more 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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