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

Name: Rent burden in Tokeneke, CT, 2020–2024
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94.0% (±33.5 points) of renting households in Tokeneke, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

85.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 94.0% (±33.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 85.0% (±26.9 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Tokeneke

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Tokeneke	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	6.0% (±13.3 points)	9.9%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±33.1 points)	11.5%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±33.1 points)	12.4%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±33.1 points)	13.5%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.0% (±19.9 points)	9.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	85.0% (±26.9 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.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tokeneke	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	94.0% (±33.5 points)	52.7% (±2.0 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	85.0% (±26.9 points)	43.4% (±1.7 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	31.5% (±0.9 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$60,878 (±$27,194)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	—	$2,110 (±$34)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Tokeneke, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (52.7%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (52.6%).

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

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Tokeneke ranks 3 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 4 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 Tokeneke

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tokeneke
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Tokeneke	—	94.0% (±33.5 points)	—
Noroton	1.5 mi	62.2% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Darien Downtown	1.7 mi	63.4% (±33.6 points)	Not measurably different
Noroton Heights	2.3 mi	81.3% (±37.0 points)	Not measurably different
Norwalk	3.5 mi	52.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Stamford	4.7 mi	52.8% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Old Greenwich	5.9 mi	49.8% (±20.1 points)	Lower
New Canaan (community)	6.3 mi	57.5% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Saugatuck	6.3 mi	45.0% (±28.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Norwalk, CT (52.1%), Stamford, CT (52.8%), Old Greenwich, CT (49.8%).

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

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Poplar Plains	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Ridgebury	100.0% (±67.2 points)
3	Tokeneke	94.0% (±33.5 points)
4	Georgetown	90.1% (±60.0 points)
5	Route 7 Gateway	84.2% (±48.7 points)
6	Noroton Heights	81.3% (±37.0 points)
7	Compo	71.5% (±28.8 points)
8	Greens Farms	66.7% (±58.5 points)
9	Westport Village	65.1% (±36.3 points)

Showing 9 of 31 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Darien, 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 Tokeneke

Are renters in Tokeneke rent-burdened?

94.0% of renting households in Tokeneke 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 Tokeneke spend on rent?

The median renting household in Tokeneke, CT spends 50.0% or more 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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