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

Name: Rent burden in East Lyme, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.0% (±12.4 points) of renting households in East Lyme, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

53.0% 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: 64.0% (±12.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 53.0% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income: 35.7% (±2.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in East Lyme

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	East Lyme	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	5.4% (±3.6 points)	10.5%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.9% (±4.4 points)	11.4%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.1% (±3.4 points)	13.2%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.6% (±8.1 points)	13.8%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.0% (±6.4 points)	10.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	53.0% (±10.6 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.

East Lyme against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Lyme	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.0% (±12.4 points)	51.0% (±2.7 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	53.0% (±10.6 points)	40.7% (±2.3 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.7% (±2.9 points)	30.5% (±1.1 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,855 (±$5,810)	$49,626 (±$2,346)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,462 (±$94)	$1,365 (±$26)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In East Lyme, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (51.0%).

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

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

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, East Lyme ranks 2 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 13 of 169.

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 East Lyme

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Lyme
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
East Lyme	—	64.0% (±12.4 points)	—
Waterford	4.3 mi	44.4% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Old Lyme	5.0 mi	51.6% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Waterford (community)	5.3 mi	40.1% (±19.1 points)	Lower
Lyme	6.0 mi	32.8% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different
New London	7.1 mi	53.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Oxoboxo River	8.1 mi	61.7% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Old Saybrook Center	8.2 mi	57.0% (±30.3 points)	Not measurably different
Montville	8.4 mi	41.4% (±10.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waterford, CT (44.4%), Waterford (community), CT (40.1%), Montville, CT (41.4%).

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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lisbon	100.0% (±87.5 points)
2	East Lyme	64.0% (±12.4 points)
3	Griswold	57.5% (±18.1 points)
4	Windham	57.1% (±8.7 points)
5	Norwich	56.2% (±7.0 points)
6	Ledyard	53.9% (±14.2 points)
7	New London	53.2% (±5.6 points)
8	Preston	52.6% (±43.8 points)

Showing 8 of 19 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for East Lyme include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Niantic.

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 East Lyme

Are renters in East Lyme rent-burdened?

64.0% of renting households in East Lyme 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 East Lyme spend on rent?

The median renting household in East Lyme, CT spends 35.7% (±2.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Lyme town, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:23400, in state:09 county:180).

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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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