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

Name: Rent burden in The Villages, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.4% (±17.6 points) of renting households in The Villages, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

60.0% 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: 69.4% (±17.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 60.0% (±15.3 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in The Villages

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	The Villages	Sumter County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	9.0% (±10.1 points)	13.6%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.6% (±7.1 points)	9.2%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.8% (±1.9 points)	7.6%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.3% (±10.9 points)	8.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.4% (±8.7 points)	8.6%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	60.0% (±15.3 points)	52.3%	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.

The Villages against Sumter County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Villages	Sumter County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.4% (±17.6 points)	60.9% (±8.7 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	60.0% (±15.3 points)	52.3% (±7.6 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	38.3% (±8.4 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,592 (±$8,119)	$43,653 (±$4,152)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,397 (±$159)	$1,269 (±$119)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In The Villages, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sumter County (60.9%).

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

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

In Sumter County, The Villages ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 176 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 The Villages

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Villages
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
The Villages	—	69.4% (±17.6 points)	—
Lady Lake	4.0 mi	66.0% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fruitland Park	4.8 mi	71.8% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wildwood	6.5 mi	72.7% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Coleman	8.1 mi	57.1% (±61.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ocklawaha	11 mi	27.4% (±40.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Panasoffkee	11 mi	72.7% (±26.4 points)	Not measurably different
Belleview	12 mi	42.1% (±18.1 points)	Lower
Silver Springs Shores East	12 mi	89.2% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different

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

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 Sumter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Lake Panasoffkee	72.7% (±26.4 points)
1 (tie)	Wildwood	72.7% (±9.8 points)
3	The Villages	69.4% (±17.6 points)
4	Coleman	57.1% (±61.5 points)
5	Bushnell	56.3% (±37.3 points)
6	Webster	49.0% (±32.5 points)
7	Center Hill	37.8% (±58.3 points)

The Villages 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 The Villages

Are renters in The Villages rent-burdened?

69.4% of renting households in The Villages 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 The Villages spend on rent?

The median renting household in The Villages, FL spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for The Villages CDP, Florida (place:71625, in state:12).

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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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