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

Name: Rent burden in Shelburne Falls, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.4% (±15.5 points) of renting households in Shelburne Falls, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.4% (±15.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.8% (±14.5 points)
Median share of income: 34.9% (±12.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Shelburne Falls

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Shelburne Falls	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	12.1% (±8.2 points)	10.6%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.4% (±7.9 points)	11.3%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.9% (±4.9 points)	9.9%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.1% (±11.9 points)	10.8%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.6% (±5.4 points)	8.9%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	49.8% (±14.5 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.

Shelburne Falls against Franklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shelburne Falls	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.4% (±15.5 points)	57.4% (±4.3 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.8% (±14.5 points)	48.5% (±3.8 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.9% (±12.8 points)	34.2% (±2.1 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,083 (±$10,208)	$39,323 (±$4,450)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,107 (±$86)	$1,177 (±$47)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

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

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

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

In Franklin County, Shelburne Falls ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 70 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 Shelburne Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shelburne Falls
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Shelburne Falls	—	56.4% (±15.5 points)	—
Shelburne	3.5 mi	39.2% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Charlemont	5.7 mi	56.2% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
Colrain	6.2 mi	46.0% (±45.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ashfield	6.8 mi	62.5% (±30.9 points)	Not measurably different
Heath	7.0 mi	40.0% (±96.9 points)	Not measurably different
Conway	7.3 mi	23.9% (±55.0 points)	Not measurably different
Greenfield	7.6 mi	63.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hawley	8.2 mi	50.0% (±111.8 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 Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Northfield (community)	62.4% (±32.2 points)
2	Turners Falls	60.9% (±14.1 points)
3	Shelburne Falls	56.4% (±15.5 points)
4	Orange (community)	54.7% (±19.5 points)
5	Millers Falls	47.8% (±34.1 points)
6	South Deerfield	13.5% (±20.9 points)

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

It lies inside Buckland, 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 Shelburne Falls

Are renters in Shelburne Falls rent-burdened?

56.4% of renting households in Shelburne Falls 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 Shelburne Falls spend on rent?

The median renting household in Shelburne Falls, MA spends 34.9% (±12.8 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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