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

Name: Rent burden in Wilton Center, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.9% (±20.1 points) of renting households in Wilton Center, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

52.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.9% (±20.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 52.1% (±17.1 points)
Median share of income: 36.4% (±25.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Wilton Center

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Wilton Center	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	13.0% (±12.2 points)	9.9%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.2% (±15.2 points)	11.5%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.4% (±7.2 points)	12.4%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.5% (±7.5 points)	13.5%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.8% (±10.6 points)	9.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	52.1% (±17.1 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.

Wilton Center against Western Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wilton Center	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.9% (±20.1 points)	52.7% (±2.0 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	52.1% (±17.1 points)	43.4% (±1.7 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.4% (±25.3 points)	31.5% (±0.9 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,433 (±$26,811)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,362 (±$281)	$2,110 (±$34)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Wilton Center, 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, Wilton Center ranks 13 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 40 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 Wilton Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wilton Center
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Wilton Center	—	58.9% (±20.1 points)	—
South Wilton	1.4 mi	19.2% (±36.1 points)	Not measurably different
Poplar Plains	2.9 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	3.5 mi	90.1% (±60.0 points)	Not measurably different
Old Hill	3.8 mi	19.2% (±46.9 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	4.0 mi	77.9% (±49.6 points)	Not measurably different
New Canaan	4.4 mi	56.0% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Coleytown	4.4 mi	31.0% (±83.2 points)	Not measurably different
Westport Village	4.8 mi	65.1% (±36.3 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

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
7	Compo	71.5% (±28.8 points)
8	Greens Farms	66.7% (±58.5 points)
9	Westport Village	65.1% (±36.3 points)
10	Cos Cob	64.6% (±15.8 points)
11	Darien Downtown	63.4% (±33.6 points)
12	Noroton	62.2% (±20.7 points)
13	Wilton Center	58.9% (±20.1 points)
14	New Canaan (community)	57.5% (±16.5 points)
15	Greenwich (community)	55.6% (±9.4 points)
16	New Milford (community)	54.7% (±17.5 points)
17	Glenville	53.6% (±25.1 points)
18	Sandy Hook	52.4% (±33.2 points)
19	Pemberwick	52.2% (±26.4 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Wilton, 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 Wilton Center

Are renters in Wilton Center rent-burdened?

58.9% of renting households in Wilton Center 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 Wilton Center spend on rent?

The median renting household in Wilton Center, CT spends 36.4% (±25.3 points) 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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