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

Name: Rent burden in Walpole, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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37.8% (±10.2 points) of renting households in Walpole, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 37.8% (±10.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 32.1% (±9.3 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±2.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Walpole

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Walpole	Norfolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	5.1% (±4.0 points)	11.2%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.0% (±7.4 points)	11.5%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.8% (±10.3 points)	13.4%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	23.4% (±7.7 points)	12.5%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.7% (±4.3 points)	10.4%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	32.1% (±9.3 points)	41.1%	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.

Walpole against Norfolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Walpole	Norfolk County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	37.8% (±10.2 points)	51.5% (±1.8 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	32.1% (±9.3 points)	41.1% (±1.5 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±2.1 points)	30.7% (±0.7 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$78,750 (±$32,466)	$74,159 (±$3,427)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,205 (±$222)	$2,149 (±$29)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Walpole, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Norfolk County (51.5%).

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

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

In Norfolk County, Walpole ranks 26 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 292 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 Walpole

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Walpole
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Walpole	—	37.8% (±10.2 points)	—
Medfield (community)	3.6 mi	47.8% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Medfield	3.7 mi	63.1% (±19.5 points)	Higher
Sharon (community)	4.1 mi	65.7% (±23.9 points)	Higher
Norwood (community)	4.2 mi	54.3% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Norwood	4.2 mi	54.3% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Norfolk	4.3 mi	57.2% (±39.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon	4.5 mi	49.0% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Millis-Clicquot	5.0 mi	49.3% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Medfield, MA (63.1%), Sharon (community), MA (65.7%), Norwood (community), MA (54.3%).

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 Norfolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
20	Franklin Town	47.9% (±8.0 points)
21	Holbrook	47.8% (±21.8 points)
22	Brookline	46.8% (±3.9 points)
23	Milton	45.6% (±22.1 points)
24	Wellesley	44.1% (±10.9 points)
25	Wrentham	40.6% (±16.5 points)
26	Walpole	37.8% (±10.2 points)
27	Medway	35.3% (±18.1 points)
28	Dover	20.0% (±69.4 points)

Showing 9 of 28 places in Norfolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Walpole include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Walpole (community).

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 Walpole

Are renters in Walpole rent-burdened?

37.8% of renting households in Walpole 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 Walpole spend on rent?

The median renting household in Walpole, MA spends 27.4% (±2.1 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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