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

Name: Rent burden in Woburn, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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55.4% (±7.5 points) of renting households in Woburn, MA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.4% (±7.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.5% (±5.4 points)
Median share of income: 32.0% (±1.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Woburn

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Woburn	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than 15%	10.2% (±2.7 points)	13.1%	12.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.9% (±4.6 points)	13.5%	11.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.9% (±2.7 points)	14.2%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.6% (±2.9 points)	12.0%	12.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.9% (±5.2 points)	9.5%	10.0%	9.2%
35% or more	41.5% (±5.4 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.

Woburn against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Woburn	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.4% (±7.5 points)	47.1% (±1.1 points)	51.8% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.5% (±5.4 points)	37.6% (±1.0 points)	41.8% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.0% (±1.7 points)	28.8% (±0.4 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$78,995 (±$6,796)	$84,135 (±$1,906)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,221 (±$77)	$2,201 (±$17)	$1,762 (±$9)	$1,413

In Woburn, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in 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, Woburn ranks 17 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 125 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 Woburn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Woburn
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Woburn	—	55.4% (±7.5 points)	—
Winchester (community)	2.5 mi	39.3% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Winchester	2.5 mi	39.3% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Burlington (community)	2.6 mi	50.4% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Burlington	2.6 mi	50.4% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stoneham (community)	3.1 mi	41.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Stoneham	3.1 mi	41.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Reading (community)	4.1 mi	27.8% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Reading	4.1 mi	27.8% (±8.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winchester (community), MA (39.3%), Winchester, MA (39.3%), Stoneham (community), MA (41.9%).

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
10 (tie)	Tewksbury	58.9% (±12.7 points)
12	Dracut	57.5% (±11.2 points)
13	Shirley	57.1% (±22.4 points)
14	Everett	56.4% (±5.3 points)
15	Boxborough	55.9% (±20.4 points)
16	Littleton	55.8% (±16.3 points)
17	Woburn	55.4% (±7.5 points)
18	Ashland	55.2% (±15.8 points)
19	Holliston	53.5% (±21.9 points)
20	Framingham	53.4% (±5.1 points)
21	Concord	53.1% (±12.8 points)
22	Westford	53.0% (±10.4 points)
23	Lowell	52.4% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 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 Woburn

Are renters in Woburn rent-burdened?

55.4% of renting households in Woburn 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 Woburn spend on rent?

The median renting household in Woburn, MA spends 32.0% (±1.7 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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