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

Name: Rent burden in Havre de Grace, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.7% (±10.1 points) of renting households in Havre de Grace, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.7% (±10.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.0% (±6.9 points)
Median share of income: 29.9% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Havre de Grace

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Havre de Grace	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	12.4% (±7.0 points)	13.6%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.7% (±6.3 points)	12.8%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.6% (±4.5 points)	11.9%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.5% (±6.2 points)	12.9%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.7% (±7.4 points)	9.7%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	37.0% (±6.9 points)	39.2%	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.

Havre de Grace against Harford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Havre de Grace	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.7% (±10.1 points)	48.9% (±3.6 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.0% (±6.9 points)	39.2% (±3.1 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.9% (±2.5 points)	29.6% (±1.3 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,984 (±$6,173)	$59,458 (±$5,816)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,416 (±$104)	$1,586 (±$40)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Havre de Grace, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Harford County (48.9%).

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

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

In Harford County, Havre de Grace ranks 7 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 196 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 Havre de Grace

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Havre de Grace
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Havre de Grace	—	49.7% (±10.1 points)	—
Perryville	3.2 mi	29.4% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Aberdeen	3.9 mi	55.1% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Port Deposit	4.5 mi	47.2% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Aberdeen Proving Ground	6.5 mi	25.9% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Charlestown	7.2 mi	31.4% (±64.0 points)	Not measurably different
Perryman	7.9 mi	69.4% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Riverside	8.2 mi	30.7% (±12.0 points)	Lower
North East	10 mi	53.8% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (25.9%), Riverside, MD (30.7%).

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 Harford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Fallston	75.3% (±58.1 points)
2	Perryman	69.4% (±20.9 points)
3	Bel Air	61.0% (±11.0 points)
4	Edgewood	59.0% (±14.5 points)
5	Aberdeen	55.1% (±11.7 points)
6	Bel Air North	54.5% (±12.5 points)
7	Havre de Grace	49.7% (±10.1 points)
8	Bel Air South	40.8% (±6.7 points)
9	Joppatowne	37.2% (±16.2 points)
10	Pleasant Hills	33.3% (±83.2 points)
11	Riverside	30.7% (±12.0 points)
12	Aberdeen Proving Ground	25.9% (±8.9 points)
13	Abingdon	20.6% (±23.0 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 Havre de Grace

Are renters in Havre de Grace rent-burdened?

49.7% of renting households in Havre de Grace 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 Havre de Grace spend on rent?

The median renting household in Havre de Grace, MD spends 29.9% (±2.5 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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