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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Mentz, NY, 2020–2024
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55.2% (±20.6 points) of renting households in the Town of Mentz, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.2% (±20.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.2% (±18.4 points)
Median share of income: 33.3% (±18.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Mentz

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Mentz	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	15.6% (±13.4 points)	14.5%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.5% (±9.7 points)	12.6%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.6% (±14.4 points)	11.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.0% (±6.3 points)	11.3%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.0% (±9.2 points)	10.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	47.2% (±18.4 points)	39.6%	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 Mentz against Cayuga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Mentz	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.2% (±20.6 points)	50.0% (±6.2 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.2% (±18.4 points)	39.6% (±5.0 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.3% (±18.3 points)	30.0% (±2.1 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,125 (±$21,396)	$36,725 (±$2,970)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,045 (±$130)	$942 (±$46)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Mentz, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cayuga County (50.0%).

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

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

In Cayuga County, the Town of Mentz ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 241 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 Mentz

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Mentz
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Mentz	—	55.2% (±20.6 points)	—
Village of Port Byron	0.5 mi	59.6% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Weedsport	3.6 mi	52.2% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Montezuma	3.8 mi	56.2% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Throop	4.0 mi	51.4% (±66.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Brutus	4.4 mi	45.9% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Conquest	5.4 mi	51.1% (±58.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Savannah	6.7 mi	53.6% (±29.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sennett	7.3 mi	49.0% (±42.2 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 Cayuga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Niles	62.5% (±115.7 points)
2	Town of Genoa	58.8% (±23.1 points)
3	Town of Moravia	56.8% (±23.1 points)
4	Town of Montezuma	56.2% (±22.5 points)
5	Town of Mentz	55.2% (±20.6 points)
6	Auburn	55.0% (±8.3 points)
7	Town of Throop	51.4% (±66.4 points)
8	Town of Conquest	51.1% (±58.7 points)
9	Town of Sennett	49.0% (±42.2 points)
10	Town of Brutus	45.9% (±24.9 points)
11	Town of Aurelius	44.0% (±28.0 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Cayuga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Mentz rent-burdened?

55.2% of renting households in the Town of Mentz 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 Mentz spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Mentz, NY spends 33.3% (±18.3 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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