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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Alfred, NY, 2020–2024
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65.2% (±12.2 points) of renting households in the Town of Alfred, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.0% 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: 65.2% (±12.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.0% (±11.7 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Alfred

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Alfred	Allegany County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	7.8% (±5.0 points)	20.0%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.0% (±6.0 points)	12.8%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.4% (±10.7 points)	11.0%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.6% (±4.9 points)	10.2%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.2% (±3.5 points)	7.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	63.0% (±11.7 points)	38.9%	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.

The Town of Alfred against Allegany County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Alfred	Allegany County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	65.2% (±12.2 points)	46.0% (±4.9 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.0% (±11.7 points)	38.9% (±4.1 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	28.1% (±2.0 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$18,825 (±$4,520)	$31,848 (±$5,074)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$861 (±$39)	$763 (±$30)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Alfred, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Allegany County (46.0%).

It is also higher than in New York (52.1%).

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

In Allegany County, the Town of Alfred ranks 3 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 999.

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 the Town of Alfred

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Alfred
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Alfred	—	65.2% (±12.2 points)	—
Village of Alfred	1.5 mi	57.9% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Andover	5.3 mi	16.7% (±14.8 points)	Lower
Town of Ward	5.5 mi	7.1% (±94.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Andover	5.8 mi	23.4% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Village of Almond	6.6 mi	58.9% (±36.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hartsville	6.9 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Almond	7.5 mi	28.2% (±22.3 points)	Lower
Town of West Almond	8.0 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Andover, NY (16.7%), Town of Andover, NY (23.4%), Town of Almond, NY (28.2%).

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 Allegany County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Birdsall	100.0% (±71.3 points)
2	Town of Rushford	76.1% (±29.3 points)
3	Town of Alfred	65.2% (±12.2 points)
4	Town of Granger	61.9% (±80.0 points)
5	Town of Wellsville	61.7% (±15.4 points)
6	Town of Amity	54.9% (±16.3 points)
7	Town of Grove	53.3% (±40.1 points)
8	Town of West Almond	50.0% (±111.8 points)
9	Town of Clarksville	48.8% (±37.0 points)

Showing 9 of 29 places in Allegany County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Alfred include them.

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 Town of Alfred

Are renters in the Town of Alfred rent-burdened?

65.2% of renting households in the Town of Alfred 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 the Town of Alfred spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Alfred, NY spends 50.0% or more 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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