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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Amity, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.9% (±16.3 points) of renting households in the Town of Amity, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.9% (±16.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.4% (±15.9 points)
Median share of income: 35.7% (±18.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Amity

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Amity	Allegany County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	27.2% (±12.4 points)	20.0%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.7% (±7.3 points)	12.8%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.5% (±7.4 points)	11.0%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.7% (±3.5 points)	10.2%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.5% (±3.4 points)	7.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	51.4% (±15.9 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 Amity against Allegany County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Amity	Allegany County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.9% (±16.3 points)	46.0% (±4.9 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.4% (±15.9 points)	38.9% (±4.1 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.7% (±18.3 points)	28.1% (±2.0 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,188 (±$23,466)	$31,848 (±$5,074)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$705 (±$59)	$763 (±$30)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Amity, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Allegany County (46.0%).

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

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

In Allegany County, the Town of Amity ranks 6 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 253 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 Amity

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Amity
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Amity	—	54.9% (±16.3 points)	—
Village of Belmont	1.5 mi	45.8% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ward	5.2 mi	7.1% (±94.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Angelica	5.4 mi	8.3% (±37.7 points)	Lower
Town of Scio	5.4 mi	44.3% (±29.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Angelica	5.6 mi	5.4% (±45.8 points)	Lower
Town of Friendship	6.6 mi	32.7% (±36.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of West Almond	7.2 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Wellsville	7.9 mi	65.3% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Angelica, NY (8.3%), Village of Angelica, NY (5.4%).

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)
10	Town of Alma	47.8% (±79.2 points)
11	Town of Cuba	45.9% (±15.3 points)
12	Town of Scio	44.3% (±29.0 points)

Showing 12 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 Amity 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 Amity

Are renters in the Town of Amity rent-burdened?

54.9% of renting households in the Town of Amity 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 Amity spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Amity, NY spends 35.7% (±18.3 points) 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 Amity town, Allegany County, New York (county subdivision:02011, in state:36 county:003).

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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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