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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Brookhaven, NY, 2020–2024
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64.3% (±3.3 points) of renting households in the Town of Brookhaven, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

52.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.3% (±3.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 52.6% (±2.5 points)
Median share of income: 36.6% (±1.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Brookhaven

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Brookhaven	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	8.7% (±1.4 points)	10.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.2% (±1.7 points)	10.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.1% (±1.2 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.7% (±1.2 points)	9.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.7% (±2.1 points)	9.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	52.6% (±2.5 points)	49.0%	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 Brookhaven against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Brookhaven	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.3% (±3.3 points)	58.8% (±1.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	52.6% (±2.5 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.6% (±1.5 points)	34.5% (±0.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$67,984 (±$2,942)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,314 (±$46)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Brookhaven, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Suffolk County (58.8%).

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

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

In Suffolk County, the Town of Brookhaven ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 97 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 Brookhaven

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Brookhaven
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Brookhaven	—	64.3% (±3.3 points)	—
Village of Patchogue	7.2 mi	58.1% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Holbrook	7.2 mi	41.2% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Village of Shoreham	7.4 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Bellport	7.4 mi	45.8% (±31.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Port Jefferson	7.6 mi	42.3% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Poospatuck Reservation	8.2 mi	74.5% (±59.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lake Grove	8.2 mi	67.9% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Belle Terre	9.1 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Holbrook, NY (41.2%), Village of Port Jefferson, NY (42.3%).

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 Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Town of Shelter Island	100.0% (±56.1 points)
1 (tie)	Shinnecock Reservation	100.0% (±141.4 points)
3	Poospatuck Reservation	74.5% (±59.9 points)
4	Town of Brookhaven	64.3% (±3.3 points)
5	Town of Smithtown	62.8% (±9.1 points)
6	Town of East Hampton	61.6% (±15.0 points)
7	Town of Southampton	57.1% (±8.5 points)
8	Town of Babylon	56.6% (±4.9 points)
9	Town of Riverhead	56.3% (±16.3 points)
10	Town of Islip	56.2% (±3.1 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Brookhaven include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Blue Point, Brookhaven (community), Centereach, Center Moriches, Coram, East Moriches, East Patchogue, Eastport, +27.

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 Brookhaven

Are renters in the Town of Brookhaven rent-burdened?

64.3% of renting households in the Town of Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Brookhaven, NY spends 36.6% (±1.5 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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