How many renters in Lee Acres, NM pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Lee Acres, NM, 2020–2024
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62.0% (±28.3 points) of renting households in Lee Acres, NM spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

58.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.0% (±28.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 58.5% (±27.5 points)
Median share of income: 36.3% (±15.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lee Acres

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lee Acres	San Juan County	New Mexico	United States
Less than 15%	1.9% (±9.3 points)	19.3%	14.3%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	30.7% (±23.8 points)	11.3%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.4% (±8.8 points)	12.3%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±12.7 points)	14.8%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.5% (±6.5 points)	7.2%	8.5%	9.2%
35% or more	58.5% (±27.5 points)	35.2%	41.7%	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.

Lee Acres against San Juan County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lee Acres	San Juan County	New Mexico	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.0% (±28.3 points)	42.4% (±5.1 points)	50.2% (±1.1 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	58.5% (±27.5 points)	35.2% (±4.5 points)	41.7% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.3% (±15.2 points)	27.4% (±1.3 points)	30.1% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,939 (±$25,684)	$38,547 (±$3,068)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,077 (±$262)	$956 (±$44)	$1,067 (±$11)	$1,413

In Lee Acres, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from San Juan County (42.4%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (50.2%).

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

In San Juan County, Lee Acres ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 46 of 189.

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 Lee Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lee Acres
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lee Acres	—	62.0% (±28.3 points)	—
West Hammond	1.9 mi	36.6% (±49.2 points)	Not measurably different
Crouch Mesa	3.3 mi	28.4% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomfield	5.5 mi	51.1% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
South River	5.6 mi	0.0% (±66.5 points)	Not measurably different
Flora Vista	7.0 mi	75.5% (±37.9 points)	Not measurably different
Farmington	7.4 mi	40.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Angustura	8.0 mi	0.0% (±36.8 points)	Lower
Spencerville	8.6 mi	72.9% (±55.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Angustura, NM (0.0%).

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 San Juan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Center Point	100.0% (±62.5 points)
2	Flora Vista	75.5% (±37.9 points)
3	Spencerville	72.9% (±55.8 points)
4	Lee Acres	62.0% (±28.3 points)
5	Aztec	59.9% (±15.6 points)
6	Bloomfield	51.1% (±16.8 points)
7	Farmington	40.8% (±7.4 points)
8	West Hammond	36.6% (±49.2 points)
9	Shiprock	33.9% (±12.4 points)
10	Kirtland	33.3% (±92.7 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in San Juan County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Lee Acres

Are renters in Lee Acres rent-burdened?

62.0% of renting households in Lee Acres 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 Lee Acres spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lee Acres, NM spends 36.3% (±15.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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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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