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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Macedon, NY, 2020–2024
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54.3% (±17.5 points) of renting households in the Town of Macedon, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.3% (±17.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.7% (±16.5 points)
Median share of income: 33.2% (±18.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Macedon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Macedon	Wayne County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	13.9% (±7.1 points)	13.9%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.6% (±15.9 points)	15.1%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.4% (±10.2 points)	16.5%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.8% (±1.6 points)	10.0%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.6% (±5.7 points)	7.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	47.7% (±16.5 points)	37.1%	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 Macedon against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Macedon	Wayne County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.3% (±17.5 points)	44.5% (±4.7 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.7% (±16.5 points)	37.1% (±4.1 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.2% (±18.9 points)	27.2% (±2.1 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,842 (±$19,698)	$39,906 (±$5,471)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,092 (±$154)	$938 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Macedon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wayne County (44.5%).

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

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

In Wayne County, the Town of Macedon ranks 3 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 272 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 Macedon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Macedon
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Macedon	—	54.3% (±17.5 points)	—
Gananda	3.5 mi	88.4% (±25.9 points)	Higher
Village of Palmyra	4.3 mi	39.3% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Walworth	5.3 mi	41.9% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Perinton	6.0 mi	49.0% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Palmyra	6.1 mi	36.8% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Farmington	6.2 mi	52.3% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Fairport	6.8 mi	41.5% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Marion (community)	7.3 mi	44.0% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gananda, NY (88.4%).

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 Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Huron	57.7% (±43.4 points)
2	Town of Galen	57.2% (±23.3 points)
3	Town of Macedon	54.3% (±17.5 points)
4	Town of Wolcott	53.7% (±18.0 points)
5	Town of Savannah	53.6% (±29.4 points)
6	Town of Ontario	49.0% (±18.4 points)
7	Town of Arcadia	48.2% (±11.2 points)
8	Town of Marion	44.0% (±24.9 points)
9	Town of Walworth	41.9% (±39.5 points)

Showing 9 of 15 places in Wayne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Macedon include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Macedon (community).

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 Macedon

Are renters in the Town of Macedon rent-burdened?

54.3% of renting households in the Town of Macedon 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 Macedon spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Macedon, NY spends 33.2% (±18.9 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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