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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Livingston, NY, 2020–2024
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75.0% (±23.2 points) of renting households in the Town of Livingston, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

75.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 75.0% (±23.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 75.0% (±17.5 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Livingston

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Livingston	Columbia County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±15.2 points)	13.5%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.0% (±11.1 points)	10.2%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.2% (±11.3 points)	10.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.8% (±10.1 points)	8.4%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±15.2 points)	8.5%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	75.0% (±17.5 points)	48.9%	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 Livingston against Columbia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Livingston	Columbia County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	75.0% (±23.2 points)	57.4% (±6.0 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	75.0% (±17.5 points)	48.9% (±5.3 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	34.3% (±3.2 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,489 (±$9,115)	$41,816 (±$5,660)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,225 (±$260)	$1,260 (±$72)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Livingston, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Columbia County (57.4%).

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

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

In Columbia County, the Town of Livingston ranks 2 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 37 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 Livingston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Livingston
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Livingston	—	75.0% (±23.2 points)	—
Town of Germantown	3.8 mi	41.0% (±22.6 points)	Lower
Germantown (community)	4.7 mi	40.1% (±23.1 points)	Lower
Town of Clermont	4.7 mi	48.3% (±29.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Catskill	6.1 mi	38.5% (±16.6 points)	Lower
Town of Taghkanic	6.1 mi	37.3% (±50.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Greenport	6.3 mi	77.9% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gallatin	6.9 mi	11.8% (±60.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Claverack	7.8 mi	66.4% (±30.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Germantown, NY (41.0%), Germantown (community), NY (40.1%), Village of Catskill, NY (38.5%).

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 Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Greenport	77.9% (±20.8 points)
2	Town of Livingston	75.0% (±23.2 points)
3	Hudson	69.7% (±11.7 points)
4	Town of Claverack	66.4% (±30.3 points)
5	Town of Stuyvesant	58.7% (±29.2 points)
6	Town of Copake	54.5% (±41.7 points)
7	Town of Kinderhook	51.3% (±20.0 points)
8	Town of Canaan	50.0% (±35.7 points)

Showing 8 of 19 places in Columbia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Livingston rent-burdened?

75.0% of renting households in the Town of Livingston 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 Livingston spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Livingston, NY spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Livingston town, Columbia County, New York (county subdivision:42917, in state:36 county:021).

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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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