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

Name: Rent burden in Weston, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.1% (±23.8 points) of renting households in Weston, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

62.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.1% (±23.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 62.2% (±22.7 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Weston

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Weston	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	13.5% (±12.4 points)	13.1%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.8% (±6.1 points)	13.5%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.6% (±8.0 points)	14.2%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.1% (±11.7 points)	12.0%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.9% (±7.1 points)	9.5%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	62.2% (±22.7 points)	37.6%	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.

Weston against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Weston	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.1% (±23.8 points)	47.1% (±1.1 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	62.2% (±22.7 points)	37.6% (±1.0 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	28.8% (±0.4 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,330 (±$15,354)	$84,135 (±$1,906)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,085 (±$809)	$2,201 (±$17)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Weston, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Middlesex County (47.1%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Weston ranks 4 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 26 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 Weston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Weston
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Weston	—	69.1% (±23.8 points)	—
Wayland	2.9 mi	42.8% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cochituate	3.4 mi	34.2% (±19.7 points)	Lower
Waltham	3.7 mi	44.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Wellesley (community)	3.9 mi	44.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wellesley	3.9 mi	44.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln	4.5 mi	64.6% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Newton	5.2 mi	43.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Natick	5.7 mi	41.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cochituate, MA (34.2%), Waltham, MA (44.6%), Newton, MA (43.3%).

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 Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Carlisle	77.0% (±23.2 points)
2	North Reading	75.6% (±12.5 points)
3	Tyngsborough	72.2% (±28.7 points)
4	Weston	69.1% (±23.8 points)
5	Lincoln	64.6% (±16.9 points)
6	Hopkinton	64.4% (±17.8 points)
7	Wilmington	60.9% (±19.6 points)
8	Dunstable	60.0% (±54.5 points)
9	Stow	59.8% (±31.6 points)
10 (tie)	Marlborough	58.9% (±6.8 points)

Showing 10 of 54 places in Middlesex 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 Weston

Are renters in Weston rent-burdened?

69.1% of renting households in Weston 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 Weston spend on rent?

The median renting household in Weston, MA spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Weston town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:77255, in state:25 county:017).

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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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