How many renters in Preston, ID pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Preston, ID, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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34.1% (±15.7 points) of renting households in Preston, ID spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 20.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 34.1% (±15.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.1% (±14.8 points)
Median share of income: 20.9% (±5.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Preston

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Preston	Franklin County	Idaho	United States
Less than 15%	40.2% (±16.1 points)	36.6%	13.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.4% (±9.1 points)	9.5%	13.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	19.2% (±13.7 points)	14.0%	14.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±5.3 points)	3.5%	12.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±5.3 points)	9.8%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	34.1% (±14.8 points)	26.5%	36.9%	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.

Preston against Franklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Preston	Franklin County	Idaho	United States
Paying 30% or more	34.1% (±15.7 points)	36.3% (±11.2 points)	46.9% (±1.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.1% (±14.8 points)	26.5% (±8.2 points)	36.9% (±1.1 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	20.9% (±5.7 points)	21.4% (±3.6 points)	28.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$48,024 (±$15,717)	$55,861 (±$3,972)	$52,432 (±$1,084)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$811 (±$90)	$894 (±$162)	$1,238 (±$16)	$1,413

In Preston, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Franklin County (36.3%).

It is not measurably different from Idaho (46.9%).

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

In Franklin County, Preston ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 130 of 201.

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 Preston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Preston
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Preston	—	34.1% (±15.7 points)	—
Dayton	5.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	6.6 mi	9.1% (±95.6 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	7.4 mi	32.9% (±28.4 points)	Not measurably different
Clifton	8.8 mi	11.8% (±77.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lewiston	9.1 mi	10.9% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cornish	10.0 mi	11.1% (±102.3 points)	Not measurably different
Richmond	13 mi	29.6% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oxford	13 mi	0.0% (±141.4 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 Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Preston	34.1% (±15.7 points)
2	Franklin	32.9% (±28.4 points)
3	Clifton	11.8% (±77.3 points)
4	Weston	9.1% (±95.6 points)
5 (tie)	Dayton	0.0% (±141.4 points)
5 (tie)	Oxford	0.0% (±141.4 points)

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 Preston

Are renters in Preston rent-burdened?

34.1% of renting households in Preston 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 Preston spend on rent?

The median renting household in Preston, ID spends 20.9% (±5.7 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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