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

Name: Rent burden in Suncoast Estates, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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81.4% (±13.0 points) of renting households in Suncoast Estates, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

76.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 47.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 81.4% (±13.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 76.4% (±12.0 points)
Median share of income: 47.3% (±5.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Suncoast Estates

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Suncoast Estates	Lee County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	4.4% (±5.1 points)	6.3%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.6% (±6.0 points)	7.9%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.5% (±6.4 points)	13.2%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.1% (±3.3 points)	12.6%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.0% (±5.1 points)	9.9%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	76.4% (±12.0 points)	50.1%	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.

Suncoast Estates against Lee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Suncoast Estates	Lee County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	81.4% (±13.0 points)	60.0% (±2.3 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	76.4% (±12.0 points)	50.1% (±2.1 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	47.3% (±5.8 points)	35.1% (±1.2 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,571 (±$6,670)	$54,866 (±$2,613)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,279 (±$127)	$1,712 (±$17)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Suncoast Estates, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Lee County (60.0%).

It is also higher than in Florida (60.0%).

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

In Lee County, Suncoast Estates ranks 2 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 59 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 Suncoast Estates

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Suncoast Estates
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Suncoast Estates	—	81.4% (±13.0 points)	—
North Fort Myers	1.5 mi	53.6% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Palmona Park	2.2 mi	63.3% (±52.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tice	4.0 mi	41.9% (±16.6 points)	Lower
Lochmoor Waterway Estates	5.3 mi	29.8% (±19.1 points)	Lower
Fort Myers	6.7 mi	62.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Fort Myers Shores	7.7 mi	67.4% (±29.0 points)	Not measurably different
Verandah	8.0 mi	67.5% (±51.4 points)	Not measurably different
Buckingham	8.8 mi	31.8% (±66.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Fort Myers, FL (53.6%), Tice, FL (41.9%), Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (29.8%).

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 Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Florida Gulf Coast University	84.1% (±43.4 points)
2	Suncoast Estates	81.4% (±13.0 points)
3	Olga	79.7% (±47.2 points)
4 (tie)	Harlem Heights	76.5% (±29.1 points)
4 (tie)	Punta Rassa	76.5% (±19.2 points)
6	Iona	75.9% (±14.2 points)
7	Fort Myers Beach	72.2% (±29.9 points)
8	Pine Manor	70.3% (±31.4 points)

Showing 8 of 33 places in Lee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Suncoast Estates 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 Suncoast Estates

Are renters in Suncoast Estates rent-burdened?

81.4% of renting households in Suncoast Estates 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 Suncoast Estates spend on rent?

The median renting household in Suncoast Estates, FL spends 47.3% (±5.8 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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