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

Name: Rent burden in Turners Falls, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.9% (±14.1 points) of renting households in Turners Falls, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.9% (±14.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.8% (±10.9 points)
Median share of income: 33.0% (±2.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Turners Falls

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Turners Falls	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	13.3% (±6.3 points)	10.6%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.1% (±5.9 points)	11.3%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.8% (±5.0 points)	9.9%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.9% (±6.2 points)	10.8%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	18.1% (±9.0 points)	8.9%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	42.8% (±10.9 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.

Turners Falls against Franklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Turners Falls	Franklin County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.9% (±14.1 points)	57.4% (±4.3 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.8% (±10.9 points)	48.5% (±3.8 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.0% (±2.8 points)	34.2% (±2.1 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,652 (±$5,648)	$39,323 (±$4,450)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,116 (±$140)	$1,177 (±$47)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Turners 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, Turners Falls ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 51 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 Turners Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Turners Falls
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Turners Falls	—	60.9% (±14.1 points)	—
Greenfield	2.4 mi	63.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gill	3.1 mi	62.7% (±23.2 points)	Not measurably different
Millers Falls	3.5 mi	47.8% (±34.1 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield	6.2 mi	26.1% (±17.2 points)	Lower
Shelburne	6.4 mi	39.2% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Bernardston	6.6 mi	41.2% (±19.4 points)	Not measurably different
Erving	6.7 mi	46.5% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Northfield	7.6 mi	49.3% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different

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

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)

Turners 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 Montague, 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 Turners Falls

Are renters in Turners Falls rent-burdened?

60.9% of renting households in Turners 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 Turners Falls spend on rent?

The median renting household in Turners Falls, MA spends 33.0% (±2.8 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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