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

Name: Rent burden in Greenfield, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.3% (±7.0 points) of renting households in Greenfield, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.3% (±7.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.6% (±6.4 points)
Median share of income: 37.9% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Greenfield

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Greenfield	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	8.4% (±3.9 points)	10.6%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.6% (±3.2 points)	11.3%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.5% (±3.6 points)	9.9%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.3% (±4.4 points)	10.8%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.7% (±2.8 points)	8.9%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	55.6% (±6.4 points)	48.5%	41.8%	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.

Greenfield against Franklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Greenfield	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.3% (±7.0 points)	57.4% (±4.3 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.6% (±6.4 points)	48.5% (±3.8 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.9% (±3.1 points)	34.2% (±2.1 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,623 (±$3,833)	$39,323 (±$4,450)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,107 (±$67)	$1,177 (±$47)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Greenfield, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Franklin County (57.4%).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts (51.8%).

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

In Franklin County, Greenfield ranks 5 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 351.

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 Greenfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Greenfield
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Greenfield	—	63.3% (±7.0 points)	—
Turners Falls	2.4 mi	60.9% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Shelburne	4.2 mi	39.2% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Gill	4.5 mi	62.7% (±23.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bernardston	5.7 mi	41.2% (±19.4 points)	Lower
Montague	5.7 mi	64.6% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Millers Falls	5.9 mi	47.8% (±34.1 points)	Not measurably different
Leyden	5.9 mi	42.9% (±100.5 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield	6.7 mi	26.1% (±17.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shelburne, MA (39.2%), Bernardston, MA (41.2%), Deerfield, MA (26.1%).

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 Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	New Salem	86.7% (±30.8 points)
2	Leverett	73.4% (±27.5 points)
3	Sunderland	72.2% (±11.6 points)
4	Montague	64.6% (±11.3 points)
5	Greenfield	63.3% (±7.0 points)
6	Gill	62.7% (±23.2 points)
7	Ashfield	62.5% (±30.9 points)
8	Buckland	58.0% (±26.9 points)
9	Charlemont	56.2% (±20.8 points)
10	Wendell	55.6% (±58.7 points)
11	Hawley	50.0% (±111.8 points)

Showing 11 of 26 places in Franklin 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 Greenfield

Are renters in Greenfield rent-burdened?

63.3% of renting households in Greenfield 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 Greenfield spend on rent?

The median renting household in Greenfield, MA spends 37.9% (±3.1 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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