How many renters in Deep River Center, CT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Deep River Center, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.8% (±19.9 points) of renting households in Deep River Center, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.8% (±19.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 54.7% (±19.6 points)
Median share of income: 35.7% (±11.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Deep River Center

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Deep River Center	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	3.3% (±5.3 points)	12.8%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.7% (±17.7 points)	11.2%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.5% (±13.4 points)	12.7%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.7% (±6.2 points)	13.7%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.1% (±3.6 points)	8.9%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	54.7% (±19.6 points)	40.7%	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.

Deep River Center against Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Deep River Center	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.8% (±19.9 points)	49.6% (±3.8 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	54.7% (±19.6 points)	40.7% (±3.3 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.7% (±11.6 points)	29.8% (±1.5 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$47,308 (±$10,763)	$58,403 (±$5,185)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,242 (±$224)	$1,454 (±$44)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Deep River Center, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (49.6%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (52.6%).

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

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Deep River Center ranks 5 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 49 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 Deep River Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deep River Center
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Deep River Center	—	56.8% (±19.9 points)	—
Chester Center	1.9 mi	49.1% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Essex	2.4 mi	38.5% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Essex Village	2.9 mi	24.0% (±45.5 points)	Not measurably different
Chester	3.3 mi	57.4% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Westbrook	5.5 mi	53.8% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lyme	5.8 mi	32.8% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different
Old Saybrook	6.6 mi	61.7% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Westbrook Center	6.7 mi	54.4% (±25.8 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.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Saybrook Manor	69.9% (±50.9 points)
2	East Hampton (community)	67.3% (±23.3 points)
3	Durham (community)	57.7% (±47.3 points)
4	Old Saybrook Center	57.0% (±30.3 points)
5	Deep River Center	56.8% (±19.9 points)
6	Westbrook Center	54.4% (±25.8 points)
7	Portland (community)	49.7% (±21.1 points)
8	Chester Center	49.1% (±25.9 points)
9	Lake Pocotopaug	36.7% (±25.6 points)
10	Higganum	36.5% (±60.2 points)
11	Clinton (community)	34.7% (±15.4 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Deep River, 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 Deep River Center

Are renters in Deep River Center rent-burdened?

56.8% of renting households in Deep River Center 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 Deep River Center spend on rent?

The median renting household in Deep River Center, CT spends 35.7% (±11.6 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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