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

44.0% (±14.9 points) of renting households in Madison, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
44.0% (±14.9 points)
Paying 35% or more
40.8% (±13.9 points)
Median share of income
28.9% (±3.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Madison

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentMadisonSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Less than 15%1.9% (±3.1 points)11.7%11.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%12.0% (±7.5 points)10.4%11.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%13.8% (±9.7 points)12.5%12.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%28.3% (±14.0 points)11.9%12.3%11.5%
30% to 34.9%3.2% (±5.3 points)9.0%9.1%9.2%
35% or more40.8% (±13.9 points)44.5%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.

Madison against South Central Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MadisonSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Paying 30% or more44.0% (±14.9 points)53.5% (±1.8 points)52.6% (±0.9 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more40.8% (±13.9 points)44.5% (±1.6 points)43.5% (±0.8 points)41.9%
Median share of income28.9% (±3.8 points)31.9% (±0.9 points)31.4% (±0.4 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$97,961 (±$22,093)$50,418 (±$1,775)$52,072 (±$906)$52,966
Median gross rent$2,025 (±$741)$1,525 (±$24)$1,488 (±$10)$1,413

In Madison, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from South Central Connecticut Planning Region (53.5%).

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

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

In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Madison ranks 12 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 114 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 Madison

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madison
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Madison—44.0% (±14.9 points)—
Killingworth3.2 mi45.2% (±81.9 points)Not measurably different
Guilford4.2 mi47.4% (±11.9 points)Not measurably different
Guilford Center5.2 mi52.3% (±21.4 points)Not measurably different
Clinton6.0 mi43.5% (±13.2 points)Not measurably different
Clinton (community)6.8 mi34.7% (±15.4 points)Not measurably different
Deep River7.8 mi58.2% (±18.2 points)Not measurably different
Westbrook8.1 mi53.8% (±21.0 points)Not measurably different
North Branford8.3 mi30.8% (±18.4 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
5 (tie)West Haven53.4% (±6.0 points)
7Milford51.3% (±8.5 points)
8Hamden50.9% (±5.4 points)
9Branford50.7% (±8.4 points)
10Guilford47.4% (±11.9 points)
11North Haven45.2% (±13.6 points)
12Madison44.0% (±14.9 points)
13Wallingford42.9% (±8.8 points)
14North Branford30.8% (±18.4 points)
15Bethany0.0% (±83.4 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Madison include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Madison Center.

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 Madison

Are renters in Madison rent-burdened?

44.0% of renting households in Madison 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 Madison spend on rent?

The median renting household in Madison, CT spends 28.9% (±3.8 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 Madison town, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:44560, in state:09 county:170).

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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