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

Name: Rent burden in Meriden, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.4% (±5.8 points) of renting households in Meriden, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.4% (±5.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.7% (±5.1 points)
Median share of income: 31.7% (±2.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Meriden

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Meriden	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	10.8% (±3.0 points)	11.7%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.5% (±3.1 points)	10.4%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.9% (±3.0 points)	12.5%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.4% (±3.4 points)	11.9%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.7% (±2.8 points)	9.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	43.7% (±5.1 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.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Meriden	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.4% (±5.8 points)	53.5% (±1.8 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.7% (±5.1 points)	44.5% (±1.6 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.7% (±2.6 points)	31.9% (±0.9 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$43,813 (±$6,130)	$50,418 (±$1,775)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,294 (±$72)	$1,525 (±$24)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Meriden, 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, Meriden ranks 5 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 61 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 Meriden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meriden
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Meriden	—	53.4% (±5.8 points)	—
Middlefield	4.3 mi	85.4% (±29.5 points)	Higher
Berlin	4.8 mi	63.4% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wallingford	5.4 mi	42.9% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cheshire Village	5.8 mi	59.8% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cheshire	5.9 mi	44.9% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Plantsville	6.0 mi	47.6% (±37.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wallingford Center	6.1 mi	40.8% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kensington	6.3 mi	64.1% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middlefield, CT (85.4%).

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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Woodbridge	71.1% (±27.1 points)
2	Orange	64.0% (±15.3 points)
3	East Haven	58.8% (±9.3 points)
4	New Haven	56.7% (±2.9 points)
5 (tie)	Meriden	53.4% (±5.8 points)
5 (tie)	West Haven	53.4% (±6.0 points)
7	Milford	51.3% (±8.5 points)
8	Hamden	50.9% (±5.4 points)
9	Branford	50.7% (±8.4 points)
10	Guilford	47.4% (±11.9 points)
11	North Haven	45.2% (±13.6 points)

Showing 11 of 15 places in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Meriden

Are renters in Meriden rent-burdened?

53.4% of renting households in Meriden 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 Meriden spend on rent?

The median renting household in Meriden, CT spends 31.7% (±2.6 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 Meriden town, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:46520, in state:09 county:170).

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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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