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

53.0% (±6.0 points) of renting households in Greenwich, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
53.0% (±6.0 points)
Paying 35% or more
46.3% (±5.5 points)
Median share of income
32.2% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Greenwich

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentGreenwichWestern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Less than 15%15.9% (±3.7 points)9.9%11.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%9.7% (±2.5 points)11.5%11.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%13.1% (±3.6 points)12.4%12.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%8.4% (±2.9 points)13.5%12.3%11.5%
30% to 34.9%6.7% (±2.3 points)9.3%9.1%9.2%
35% or more46.3% (±5.5 points)43.4%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.

Greenwich against Western Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
GreenwichWestern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Paying 30% or more53.0% (±6.0 points)52.7% (±2.0 points)52.6% (±0.9 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more46.3% (±5.5 points)43.4% (±1.7 points)43.5% (±0.8 points)41.9%
Median share of income32.2% (±4.0 points)31.5% (±0.9 points)31.4% (±0.4 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$111,933 (±$14,891)$75,585 (±$2,371)$52,072 (±$906)$52,966
Median gross rent$2,674 (±$284)$2,110 (±$34)$1,488 (±$10)$1,413

In Greenwich, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Western Connecticut Planning Region (52.7%).

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

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

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Greenwich ranks 10 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 66 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 Greenwich

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Greenwich
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Greenwich—53.0% (±6.0 points)—
Village of Rye Brook2.9 mi65.7% (±33.7 points)Not measurably different
Village of Port Chester3.3 mi52.6% (±9.1 points)Not measurably different
Town of Rye3.9 mi54.2% (±8.1 points)Not measurably different
Town of Harrison4.7 mi53.6% (±9.3 points)Not measurably different
Village of Harrison4.7 mi53.6% (±9.3 points)Not measurably different
Stamford5.2 mi52.8% (±3.2 points)Not measurably different
White Plains6.3 mi54.4% (±5.2 points)Not measurably different
Town of North Castle6.9 mi56.0% (±22.4 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
4Newtown61.7% (±13.0 points)
5Darien60.8% (±13.6 points)
6New Milford57.6% (±12.6 points)
7Wilton56.6% (±13.7 points)
8New Canaan56.0% (±13.7 points)
9Ridgefield53.3% (±14.3 points)
10Greenwich53.0% (±6.0 points)
11Stamford52.8% (±3.2 points)
12Norwalk52.1% (±5.2 points)
13Danbury51.9% (±5.2 points)
14Westport51.8% (±11.1 points)
15Bethel51.0% (±11.5 points)
16Bridgewater47.8% (±30.4 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Greenwich include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Greenwich (community), Old Greenwich, Pemberwick, Riverside.

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 Greenwich

Are renters in Greenwich rent-burdened?

53.0% of renting households in Greenwich 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 Greenwich spend on rent?

The median renting household in Greenwich, CT spends 32.2% (±4.0 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 Greenwich town, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:33620, in state:09 county:190).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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