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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Canisteo, NY, 2020–2024
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59.8% (±19.3 points) of renting households in the Town of Canisteo, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.8% (±19.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.2% (±17.2 points)
Median share of income: 35.1% (±6.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Canisteo

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Canisteo	Steuben County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	2.2% (±3.5 points)	19.1%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.9% (±13.6 points)	10.7%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.0% (±4.3 points)	12.2%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.2% (±13.1 points)	13.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.6% (±8.7 points)	10.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	50.2% (±17.2 points)	33.6%	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 Canisteo against Steuben County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Canisteo	Steuben County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.8% (±19.3 points)	44.0% (±3.9 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.2% (±17.2 points)	33.6% (±3.1 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.1% (±6.8 points)	27.8% (±1.2 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,393 (±$12,732)	$36,998 (±$3,119)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$975 (±$304)	$894 (±$35)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Canisteo, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Steuben County (44.0%).

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

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

In Steuben County, the Town of Canisteo ranks 3 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 155 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 Canisteo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Canisteo
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Canisteo	—	59.8% (±19.3 points)	—
Village of Canisteo	4.7 mi	63.8% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cameron	5.5 mi	86.7% (±52.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Jasper	6.3 mi	35.7% (±57.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hartsville	6.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Howard	7.2 mi	7.9% (±56.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Greenwood	9.2 mi	6.7% (±62.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hornell	9.7 mi	39.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of North Hornell	10 mi	30.8% (±38.4 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 Steuben County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Cameron	86.7% (±52.4 points)
2	Town of Hornby	66.7% (±34.7 points)
3	Town of Canisteo	59.8% (±19.3 points)
4	Town of Prattsburgh	57.2% (±29.1 points)
5	Town of Erwin	56.9% (±14.9 points)
6	Town of West Union	55.6% (±114.4 points)
7	Town of Campbell	55.0% (±39.8 points)
8	Town of Lindley	52.2% (±37.7 points)
9	Town of Addison	52.1% (±26.4 points)

Showing 9 of 34 places in Steuben County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Canisteo rent-burdened?

59.8% of renting households in the Town of Canisteo 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 Canisteo spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Canisteo, NY spends 35.1% (±6.8 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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