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

Name: Rent burden in Fairmount, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.7% (±18.7 points) of renting households in Fairmount, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.7% (±18.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.1% (±12.1 points)
Median share of income: 24.4% (±11.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fairmount

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fairmount	Onondaga County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	13.3% (±8.4 points)	14.9%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	29.1% (±10.6 points)	13.1%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.7% (±5.2 points)	10.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.2% (±1.9 points)	11.0%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.6% (±14.2 points)	9.0%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	34.1% (±12.1 points)	41.4%	43.1%	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.

Fairmount against Onondaga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairmount	Onondaga County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.7% (±18.7 points)	50.4% (±2.2 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.1% (±12.1 points)	41.4% (±1.9 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.4% (±11.5 points)	30.2% (±1.0 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$65,495 (±$19,232)	$41,636 (±$1,919)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,341 (±$133)	$1,108 (±$12)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In Fairmount, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Onondaga County (50.4%).

It is not measurably different from New York (52.1%).

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

In Onondaga County, Fairmount ranks 9 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 235 of 407.

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 Fairmount

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairmount
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fairmount	—	47.7% (±18.7 points)	—
Westvale	1.6 mi	50.0% (±83.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Solvay	2.1 mi	32.1% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Geddes	2.7 mi	35.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Camillus	3.1 mi	52.2% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeland	3.4 mi	51.2% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Onondaga	4.4 mi	51.1% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Galeville	4.4 mi	55.1% (±26.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Liverpool	4.8 mi	36.3% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Onondaga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Galeville	55.1% (±26.0 points)
4	Bridgeport	52.9% (±31.1 points)
5	De Witt (community)	51.3% (±12.2 points)
6	Lakeland	51.2% (±18.2 points)
7	Westvale	50.0% (±83.2 points)
8	Brewerton	48.3% (±31.5 points)
9	Fairmount	47.7% (±18.7 points)
10	Seneca Knolls	41.6% (±47.2 points)
11	Mattydale	41.0% (±15.1 points)
12	Lyncourt	40.0% (±18.4 points)
13	Nedrow	31.1% (±32.8 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Onondaga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside the Town of Camillus, 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 Fairmount

Are renters in Fairmount rent-burdened?

47.7% of renting households in Fairmount 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 Fairmount spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fairmount, NY spends 24.4% (±11.5 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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