How many renters in New Trier Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in New Trier Township, IL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.2% (±9.8 points) of renting households in New Trier Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.2% (±9.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.3% (±9.3 points)
Median share of income: 29.0% (±3.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in New Trier Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	New Trier Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Less than 15%	19.9% (±7.2 points)	13.2%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.9% (±3.2 points)	13.0%	13.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.4% (±5.8 points)	13.3%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.7% (±6.0 points)	11.6%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.9% (±3.1 points)	9.0%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	40.3% (±9.3 points)	39.9%	39.0%	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 Trier Township against Cook County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Trier Township	Cook County	Illinois	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.2% (±9.8 points)	48.9% (±0.7 points)	47.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.3% (±9.3 points)	39.9% (±0.6 points)	39.0% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.0% (±3.5 points)	29.5% (±0.3 points)	29.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$72,639 (±$16,364)	$55,388 (±$886)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,982 (±$182)	$1,435 (±$7)	$1,274 (±$5)	$1,413

In New Trier Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cook County (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (47.9%).

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

In Cook County, New Trier Township ranks 93 of 148 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 919 of 2,503.

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 Trier Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Trier Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
New Trier Township	—	47.2% (±9.8 points)	—
Winnetka	0.4 mi	56.8% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Northfield	1.7 mi	58.4% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kenilworth	1.8 mi	50.0% (±88.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wilmette	1.9 mi	45.6% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Glencoe	2.5 mi	44.4% (±31.6 points)	Not measurably different
Golf	3.6 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Glenview	4.4 mi	56.5% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Skokie	4.5 mi	59.0% (±7.8 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 Cook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
86 (tie)	Evergreen Park	48.4% (±16.1 points)
88	Park Forest	48.1% (±11.0 points)
89	Worth Township (Cook County)	47.6% (±4.2 points)
90	Forest Park	47.4% (±10.4 points)
91 (tie)	Cicero	47.2% (±5.3 points)
91 (tie)	Cicero Township	47.2% (±5.3 points)
91 (tie)	New Trier Township	47.2% (±9.8 points)
94	Schiller Park	46.8% (±13.2 points)
95 (tie)	McCook	46.7% (±29.8 points)
95 (tie)	Northlake	46.7% (±13.9 points)
97	Hanover Township (Cook County)	46.6% (±6.2 points)
98	Oak Forest	46.3% (±15.3 points)
99	Wheeling	46.2% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 148 places in Cook 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 Trier Township

Are renters in New Trier Township rent-burdened?

47.2% of renting households in New Trier Township 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 Trier Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in New Trier Township, IL spends 29.0% (±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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