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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Brunswick, NY, 2020–2024
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26.8% (±11.2 points) of renting households in the Town of Brunswick, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 21.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 26.8% (±11.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 16.2% (±7.1 points)
Median share of income: 21.2% (±2.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Brunswick

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Brunswick	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	29.7% (±11.4 points)	14.4%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.4% (±8.4 points)	14.3%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.5% (±9.0 points)	12.2%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.6% (±5.6 points)	11.6%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.6% (±8.7 points)	8.7%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	16.2% (±7.1 points)	38.8%	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 Brunswick against Rensselaer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Brunswick	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	26.8% (±11.2 points)	47.5% (±3.4 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	16.2% (±7.1 points)	38.8% (±3.0 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	21.2% (±2.9 points)	28.9% (±1.2 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$78,864 (±$7,646)	$48,621 (±$5,500)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,427 (±$118)	$1,217 (±$26)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Brunswick, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Rensselaer County (47.5%).

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

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

In Rensselaer County, the Town of Brunswick ranks 12 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 825 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 Brunswick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Brunswick
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Brunswick	—	26.8% (±11.2 points)	—
Town of Poestenkill	4.5 mi	43.1% (±40.4 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	4.6 mi	52.7% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Wynantskill	5.0 mi	53.8% (±35.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Green Island	5.4 mi	46.2% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Village of Green Island	5.4 mi	46.2% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Village of Waterford	5.7 mi	26.5% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Watervliet	6.4 mi	49.8% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Cohoes	6.5 mi	48.6% (±9.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Troy, NY (52.7%), Town of Green Island, NY (46.2%), Village of Green Island, NY (46.2%).

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 Rensselaer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
6	Town of Poestenkill	43.1% (±40.4 points)
7	Town of Hoosick	43.0% (±17.4 points)
8	Town of North Greenbush	39.7% (±11.1 points)
9 (tie)	Rensselaer	36.7% (±9.0 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Nassau	36.7% (±15.7 points)
11	Town of Stephentown	36.3% (±34.4 points)
12	Town of Brunswick	26.8% (±11.2 points)
13	Town of Schaghticoke	26.4% (±15.7 points)
14	Town of Sand Lake	23.7% (±18.5 points)
15	Town of Berlin	19.7% (±30.6 points)
16	Town of Grafton	7.5% (±48.2 points)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Rensselaer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Brunswick 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 Brunswick

Are renters in the Town of Brunswick rent-burdened?

26.8% of renting households in the Town of Brunswick 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 Brunswick spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Brunswick, NY spends 21.2% (±2.9 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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