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

Name: Rent burden in Mays Chapel, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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27.2% (±12.6 points) of renting households in Mays Chapel, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 27.2% (±12.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 23.8% (±12.1 points)
Median share of income: 19.4% (±3.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mays Chapel

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mays Chapel	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	27.4% (±16.8 points)	10.9%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	25.7% (±16.4 points)	11.2%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.6% (±6.7 points)	12.5%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.0% (±7.1 points)	11.3%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.4% (±3.5 points)	9.3%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	23.8% (±12.1 points)	44.8%	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.

Mays Chapel against Baltimore County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mays Chapel	Baltimore County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	27.2% (±12.6 points)	54.1% (±1.7 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	23.8% (±12.1 points)	44.8% (±1.5 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	19.4% (±3.8 points)	32.2% (±0.9 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$85,580 (±$39,236)	$59,087 (±$1,659)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,739 (±$110)	$1,627 (±$17)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Mays Chapel, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Baltimore County (54.1%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (51.5%).

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

In Baltimore County, Mays Chapel ranks 31 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 324 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 Mays Chapel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mays Chapel
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mays Chapel	—	27.2% (±12.6 points)	—
Lutherville	2.5 mi	65.7% (±25.4 points)	Higher
Cockeysville	2.9 mi	52.8% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Timonium	3.1 mi	52.6% (±12.4 points)	Higher
Towson	4.0 mi	57.5% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Pikesville	4.1 mi	54.4% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Hampton	5.1 mi	0.0% (±104.7 points)	Not measurably different
Garrison	5.7 mi	43.2% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Parkville	7.0 mi	55.8% (±8.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lutherville, MD (65.7%), Cockeysville, MD (52.8%), Timonium, MD (52.6%).

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 Baltimore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
25	Edgemere	45.9% (±24.0 points)
26	Garrison	43.2% (±12.0 points)
27	Honeygo	42.9% (±25.4 points)
28	White Marsh	41.8% (±16.4 points)
29	Arbutus	41.1% (±12.4 points)
30	Rossville	40.4% (±11.4 points)
31	Mays Chapel	27.2% (±12.6 points)
32	Hampton	0.0% (±104.7 points)

Showing 8 of 32 places in Baltimore County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel

Are renters in Mays Chapel rent-burdened?

27.2% of renting households in Mays Chapel 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 Mays Chapel spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mays Chapel, MD spends 19.4% (±3.8 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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