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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Clifton Park, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.2% (±9.0 points) of renting households in the Town of Clifton Park, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.2% (±9.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.9% (±8.2 points)
Median share of income: 29.1% (±4.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Clifton Park

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Clifton Park	Saratoga County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	12.9% (±4.9 points)	15.8%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.6% (±5.1 points)	15.3%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.7% (±7.6 points)	14.7%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.6% (±4.2 points)	13.2%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.3% (±3.6 points)	7.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	41.9% (±8.2 points)	33.2%	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 Clifton Park against Saratoga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Clifton Park	Saratoga County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.2% (±9.0 points)	41.0% (±2.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.9% (±8.2 points)	33.2% (±2.5 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.1% (±4.6 points)	26.6% (±1.1 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,731 (±$10,619)	$63,162 (±$3,274)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,388 (±$96)	$1,394 (±$26)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Clifton Park, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Saratoga County (41.0%).

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

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

In Saratoga County, the Town of Clifton Park ranks 7 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 434 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 Clifton Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Clifton Park
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Clifton Park	—	48.2% (±9.0 points)	—
Town of Niskayuna	4.6 mi	39.3% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Halfmoon	4.7 mi	38.3% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Niskayuna (community)	5.0 mi	39.5% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Glenville	5.4 mi	38.3% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Round Lake	5.6 mi	76.7% (±47.2 points)	Not measurably different
Schenectady	6.6 mi	58.4% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Town of Ballston	7.2 mi	34.3% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Scotia	7.2 mi	54.3% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Schenectady, NY (58.4%).

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 Saratoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Day	100.0% (±69.4 points)
2	Town of Edinburg	65.4% (±29.4 points)
3	Town of Greenfield	59.1% (±21.8 points)
4	Mechanicville	52.5% (±11.5 points)
5	Town of Saratoga	52.2% (±16.4 points)
6	Town of Wilton	50.4% (±12.6 points)
7	Town of Clifton Park	48.2% (±9.0 points)
8	Town of Galway	44.9% (±22.2 points)
9	Town of Hadley	44.3% (±21.9 points)
10	Town of Moreau	44.2% (±9.6 points)
11	Town of Northumberland	41.4% (±39.9 points)
12	Saratoga Springs	41.1% (±5.6 points)
13	Town of Corinth	39.6% (±16.4 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Saratoga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Clifton Park include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Clifton Gardens, Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, Country Knolls.

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 Clifton Park

Are renters in the Town of Clifton Park rent-burdened?

48.2% of renting households in the Town of Clifton Park 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 Clifton Park spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Clifton Park, NY spends 29.1% (±4.6 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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