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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Marathon, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.3% (±18.8 points) of renting households in the Town of Marathon, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.3% (±18.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.6% (±18.0 points)
Median share of income: 24.0% (±6.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Marathon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Marathon	Cortland County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	24.1% (±18.5 points)	17.2%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.0% (±9.7 points)	11.8%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.4% (±12.8 points)	11.0%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.0% (±6.0 points)	9.6%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.7% (±5.4 points)	8.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	35.6% (±18.0 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 Marathon against Cortland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Marathon	Cortland County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.3% (±18.8 points)	50.4% (±5.4 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.6% (±18.0 points)	42.0% (±4.8 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.0% (±6.8 points)	30.3% (±2.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,956 (±$6,165)	$42,202 (±$4,366)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$782 (±$61)	$984 (±$50)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Marathon, 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 Marathon ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 587 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 Marathon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Marathon
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Marathon	—	41.3% (±18.8 points)	—
Village of Marathon	2.0 mi	43.1% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lisle	4.2 mi	71.5% (±39.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Willet	4.6 mi	10.0% (±77.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lisle	5.5 mi	75.0% (±112.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lapeer	5.9 mi	44.7% (±29.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Triangle	6.3 mi	46.4% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Freetown	6.4 mi	47.8% (±81.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Whitney Point	7.0 mi	49.7% (±26.3 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 Cortland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
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)
11	Town of Solon	36.1% (±63.4 points)
12	Town of Harford	35.3% (±42.0 points)
13	Town of Truxton	18.8% (±51.6 points)
14	Town of Willet	10.0% (±77.1 points)
15	Town of Virgil	8.9% (±27.8 points)
16	Town of Scott	0.0% (±79.9 points)

Showing 13 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 Marathon 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 Marathon

Are renters in the Town of Marathon rent-burdened?

41.3% of renting households in the Town of Marathon 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 Marathon spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Marathon, NY spends 24.0% (±6.8 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 Marathon town, Cortland County, New York (county subdivision:45403, in state:36 county:023).

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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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