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

Name: Rent burden in Burtonsville, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.7% (±18.1 points) of renting households in Burtonsville, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.7% (±18.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.1% (±16.2 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±6.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Burtonsville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Burtonsville	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	12.3% (±7.8 points)	10.7%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.5% (±3.1 points)	12.3%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	29.5% (±16.0 points)	13.4%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.0% (±10.9 points)	12.0%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.6% (±8.1 points)	9.7%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	36.1% (±16.2 points)	41.9%	42.3%	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.

Burtonsville against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burtonsville	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.7% (±18.1 points)	51.6% (±1.5 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.1% (±16.2 points)	41.9% (±1.3 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±6.2 points)	30.8% (±0.6 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$111,129 (±$19,369)	$79,810 (±$1,782)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,358 (±$161)	$2,068 (±$20)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Burtonsville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Montgomery County (51.6%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (51.5%).

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

In Montgomery County, Burtonsville ranks 46 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 242 of 383.

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 Burtonsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burtonsville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Burtonsville	—	43.7% (±18.1 points)	—
West Laurel	2.4 mi	40.4% (±66.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fulton	2.6 mi	47.7% (±27.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fairland	2.9 mi	60.6% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Scaggsville	3.2 mi	24.8% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cloverly	3.3 mi	56.0% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Konterra	3.4 mi	100.0% (±22.9 points)	Higher
Ashton-Sandy Spring	3.9 mi	27.4% (±40.2 points)	Not measurably different
Calverton	4.4 mi	71.1% (±16.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Konterra, MD (100.0%), Calverton, MD (71.1%).

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 Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
40	Wheaton	47.2% (±7.5 points)
41	Four Corners	46.4% (±21.9 points)
42	Bethesda	46.2% (±4.1 points)
43	Potomac	46.1% (±11.6 points)
44	Darnestown	44.6% (±53.6 points)
45	Kemp Mill	44.5% (±23.4 points)
46	Burtonsville	43.7% (±18.1 points)
47	Forest Glen	43.2% (±22.0 points)
48	North Bethesda	42.6% (±5.5 points)
49	Friendship Heights Village	38.8% (±9.3 points)
50	Somerset	37.2% (±59.9 points)
51	Ashton-Sandy Spring	27.4% (±40.2 points)
52	Chevy Chase Section Three	14.3% (±103.1 points)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Burtonsville 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 Burtonsville

Are renters in Burtonsville rent-burdened?

43.7% of renting households in Burtonsville 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 Burtonsville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Burtonsville, MD spends 27.4% (±6.2 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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