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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Homer, NY, 2020–2024
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59.3% (±20.5 points) of renting households in the Town of Homer, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.3% (±20.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 56.0% (±20.0 points)
Median share of income: 36.1% (±7.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Homer

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Homer	Cortland County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	9.8% (±10.1 points)	17.2%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.9% (±4.4 points)	11.8%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.4% (±11.8 points)	11.0%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.6% (±11.7 points)	9.6%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.3% (±4.6 points)	8.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	56.0% (±20.0 points)	42.0%	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 Homer against Cortland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Homer	Cortland County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.3% (±20.5 points)	50.4% (±5.4 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	56.0% (±20.0 points)	42.0% (±4.8 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.1% (±7.6 points)	30.3% (±2.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,000 (±$17,166)	$42,202 (±$4,366)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,348 (±$505)	$984 (±$50)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Homer, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cortland County (50.4%).

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

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

In Cortland County, the Town of Homer ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 166 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 Homer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Homer
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Homer	—	59.3% (±20.5 points)	—
Village of Homer	1.9 mi	52.8% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cortland	4.3 mi	52.4% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cortlandville	4.8 mi	45.0% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cortland West	5.5 mi	20.6% (±75.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Preble	5.9 mi	92.8% (±22.0 points)	Higher
Village of McGraw	6.0 mi	55.7% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Scott	6.2 mi	0.0% (±79.9 points)	Not measurably different
Munsons Corners	6.3 mi	58.8% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Preble, NY (92.8%).

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 Cortland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Preble	92.8% (±22.0 points)
2	Town of Cincinnatus	74.7% (±23.5 points)
3	Town of Taylor	60.6% (±63.6 points)
4	Town of Homer	59.3% (±20.5 points)
5	Town of Cuyler	57.9% (±33.5 points)
6	Cortland	52.4% (±7.5 points)
7	Town of Freetown	47.8% (±81.4 points)
8	Town of Cortlandville	45.0% (±14.1 points)
9	Town of Lapeer	44.7% (±29.0 points)
10	Town of Marathon	41.3% (±18.8 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Cortland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Homer rent-burdened?

59.3% of renting households in the Town of Homer 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 Homer spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Homer, NY spends 36.1% (±7.6 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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