How many renters in Silver Springs, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Silver Springs, FL, 2020–2024
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73.6% (±19.4 points) of renting households in Silver Springs, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

71.0% 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: 73.6% (±19.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 71.0% (±18.8 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Silver Springs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Silver Springs	Marion County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	9.5% (±10.0 points)	11.2%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.7% (±3.6 points)	10.1%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±6.1 points)	13.9%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.1% (±18.1 points)	12.1%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.6% (±4.8 points)	9.3%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	71.0% (±18.8 points)	43.4%	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.

Silver Springs against Marion County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silver Springs	Marion County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	73.6% (±19.4 points)	52.7% (±3.6 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	71.0% (±18.8 points)	43.4% (±3.1 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	31.4% (±1.7 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,922 (±$2,931)	$47,492 (±$2,700)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,176 (±$90)	$1,277 (±$42)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Silver Springs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Marion County (52.7%).

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

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

In Marion County, Silver Springs ranks 3 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 115 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 Silver Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silver Springs
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Silver Springs	—	73.6% (±19.4 points)	—
Ocala	6.4 mi	60.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Springs Shores	7.8 mi	54.1% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Belleview	11 mi	42.1% (±18.1 points)	Lower
Reddick	13 mi	86.1% (±54.4 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Triangle	14 mi	51.8% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ocklawaha	14 mi	27.4% (±40.2 points)	Lower
Ocala Estates	15 mi	52.0% (±44.9 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Springs Shores East	16 mi	89.2% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belleview, FL (42.1%), Ocklawaha, FL (27.4%).

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 Marion County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Silver Springs Shores East	89.2% (±32.2 points)
2	Reddick	86.1% (±54.4 points)
3	Silver Springs	73.6% (±19.4 points)
4	Rainbow Park	64.9% (±64.0 points)
5	Ocala	60.2% (±5.6 points)
6	Dunnellon	55.2% (±25.3 points)
7	Silver Springs Shores	54.1% (±14.9 points)
8	Ocala Estates	52.0% (±44.9 points)
9	Liberty Triangle	51.8% (±19.8 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Marion County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Silver Springs

Are renters in Silver Springs rent-burdened?

73.6% of renting households in Silver Springs 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 Silver Springs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Silver Springs, FL 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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