How many renters in New Smyrna Beach, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in New Smyrna Beach, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.6% (±9.0 points) of renting households in New Smyrna Beach, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.6% (±9.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.2% (±7.6 points)
Median share of income: 33.6% (±3.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in New Smyrna Beach

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	New Smyrna Beach	Volusia County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	9.1% (±4.3 points)	8.5%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.3% (±4.2 points)	10.4%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.3% (±6.9 points)	11.6%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.6% (±7.1 points)	11.5%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±4.8 points)	9.5%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	47.2% (±7.6 points)	48.6%	50.2%	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.

New Smyrna Beach against Volusia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Smyrna Beach	Volusia County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.6% (±9.0 points)	58.1% (±2.4 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.2% (±7.6 points)	48.6% (±2.0 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.6% (±3.5 points)	34.3% (±1.0 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$57,863 (±$14,424)	$50,094 (±$1,952)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,712 (±$66)	$1,467 (±$25)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In New Smyrna Beach, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Volusia County (58.1%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

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

In Volusia County, New Smyrna Beach ranks 16 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 455 of 843.

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 New Smyrna Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Smyrna Beach
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
New Smyrna Beach	—	57.6% (±9.0 points)	—
Glencoe	1.3 mi	0.0% (±100.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ponce Inlet	4.6 mi	43.6% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewater	5.2 mi	65.0% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Samsula-Spruce Creek	6.7 mi	53.0% (±35.7 points)	Not measurably different
Port Orange	6.8 mi	54.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Daytona Beach Shores	9.9 mi	59.0% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Daytona	9.9 mi	58.8% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Hill	13 mi	63.8% (±48.6 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 Volusia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
10	Daytona Beach	59.6% (±4.6 points)
11	Ormond-by-the-Sea	59.5% (±23.6 points)
12	Daytona Beach Shores	59.0% (±22.2 points)
13 (tie)	South Daytona	58.8% (±11.2 points)
13 (tie)	West DeLand	58.8% (±50.2 points)
15	DeLand	58.3% (±8.8 points)
16	New Smyrna Beach	57.6% (±9.0 points)
17	Port Orange	54.4% (±8.2 points)
18	Holly Hill	54.3% (±10.7 points)
19	Deltona	53.4% (±7.5 points)
20	Samsula-Spruce Creek	53.0% (±35.7 points)
21	Ponce Inlet	43.6% (±26.9 points)
22	Lake Helen	24.3% (±44.2 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Volusia County, 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 New Smyrna Beach

Are renters in New Smyrna Beach rent-burdened?

57.6% of renting households in New Smyrna Beach 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 New Smyrna Beach spend on rent?

The median renting household in New Smyrna Beach, FL spends 33.6% (±3.5 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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