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

42.7% (±14.6 points) of renting households in the Town of Lowville, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
42.7% (±14.6 points)
Paying 35% or more
27.9% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income
25.9% (±5.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Lowville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentTown of LowvilleLewis CountyNew YorkUnited States
Less than 15%23.1% (±10.8 points)22.8%14.0%12.6%
15% to 19.9%10.4% (±7.7 points)12.9%11.7%12.2%
20% to 24.9%14.9% (±9.7 points)14.2%11.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%8.9% (±8.0 points)7.7%10.7%11.5%
30% to 34.9%14.8% (±10.0 points)11.1%9.0%9.2%
35% or more27.9% (±10.6 points)31.2%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 Lowville against Lewis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of LowvilleLewis CountyNew YorkUnited States
Paying 30% or more42.7% (±14.6 points)42.3% (±6.5 points)52.1% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more27.9% (±10.6 points)31.2% (±4.9 points)43.1% (±0.3 points)41.9%
Median share of income25.9% (±5.9 points)25.0% (±3.1 points)31.2% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$42,759 (±$10,075)$41,162 (±$4,732)$57,803 (±$395)$52,966
Median gross rent$785 (±$117)$837 (±$57)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413

In the Town of Lowville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lewis County (42.3%).

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

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

In Lewis County, the Town of Lowville ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 570 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 Lowville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lowville
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Town of Lowville—42.7% (±14.6 points)—
Village of Lowville2.4 mi41.0% (±16.0 points)Not measurably different
Village of Castorland5.0 mi53.0% (±27.7 points)Not measurably different
Town of Martinsburg6.2 mi30.9% (±46.4 points)Not measurably different
Town of Harrisburg7.5 mi28.6% (±111.2 points)Not measurably different
Town of New Bremen7.9 mi36.9% (±23.0 points)Not measurably different
Town of Denmark8.2 mi37.0% (±13.8 points)Not measurably different
Village of Croghan8.4 mi55.1% (±20.2 points)Not measurably different
Village of Copenhagen9.4 mi33.6% (±18.7 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 Lewis County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Town of Greig71.0% (±41.5 points)
2Town of Lyonsdale68.1% (±30.3 points)
3Town of Croghan66.9% (±25.2 points)
4Town of Diana54.1% (±26.5 points)
5Town of Leyden53.4% (±17.5 points)
6Town of Osceola50.0% (±111.8 points)
7Town of Lowville42.7% (±14.6 points)
8Town of West Turin40.0% (±20.1 points)
9Town of Watson38.5% (±33.0 points)
10Town of Denmark37.0% (±13.8 points)
11Town of New Bremen36.9% (±23.0 points)
12Town of Martinsburg30.9% (±46.4 points)
13Town of Harrisburg28.6% (±111.2 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Lewis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Lowville rent-burdened?

42.7% of renting households in the Town of Lowville 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 Lowville spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Lowville, NY spends 25.9% (±5.9 points) 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 Lowville town, Lewis County, New York (county subdivision:43731, in state:36 county:049).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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