How many renters in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.8% (±28.7 points) of renting households in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.8% (±28.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.6% (±17.7 points)
Median share of income: 32.2% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	1.8% (±2.6 points)	10.8%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±11.9 points)	11.0%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	25.6% (±19.4 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.8% (±10.2 points)	11.7%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	29.2% (±22.6 points)	9.4%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	33.6% (±17.7 points)	45.4%	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.

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock against Plymouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.8% (±28.7 points)	54.8% (±2.9 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.6% (±17.7 points)	45.4% (±2.6 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.2% (±5.5 points)	32.5% (±1.3 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,718 (±$23,911)	$54,822 (±$2,991)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,409 (±$94)	$1,747 (±$38)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Plymouth County (54.8%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (51.8%).

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

In Plymouth County, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock ranks 9 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 46 of 163.

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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	—	62.8% (±28.7 points)	—
Marshfield (community)	1.6 mi	65.6% (±15.7 points)	Not measurably different
Duxbury (community)	4.1 mi	100.0% (±90.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marshfield Hills	4.6 mi	100.0% (±67.2 points)	Not measurably different
Duxbury	4.7 mi	57.8% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Duxbury	6.0 mi	34.4% (±72.8 points)	Not measurably different
North Pembroke	6.5 mi	38.4% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Scituate (community)	6.7 mi	46.4% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pembroke	8.0 mi	42.1% (±18.3 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 Plymouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	White Island Shores	100.0% (±119.9 points)
4	West Wareham	90.6% (±58.9 points)
5	North Scituate	77.8% (±25.9 points)
6	The Pinehills	75.5% (±30.6 points)
7	North Lakeville	70.6% (±24.4 points)
8	Marshfield (community)	65.6% (±15.7 points)
9	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	62.8% (±28.7 points)
10	Wareham Center	56.8% (±30.6 points)
11	Middleborough Center	56.1% (±12.0 points)
12	Kingston (community)	54.7% (±27.2 points)
13	North Plymouth	53.1% (±17.6 points)
14	Hull (community)	52.8% (±14.5 points)
15	Plymouth (community)	52.4% (±12.4 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Marshfield, whose figures include it.

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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock

Are renters in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock rent-burdened?

62.8% of renting households in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock 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 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA spends 32.2% (±5.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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