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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of New Paltz, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.7% (±9.4 points) of renting households in the Town of New Paltz, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.7% (±9.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.1% (±8.5 points)
Median share of income: 41.2% (±6.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of New Paltz

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of New Paltz	Ulster County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	6.2% (±3.2 points)	11.7%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±3.5 points)	10.5%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.1% (±3.8 points)	8.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.7% (±6.0 points)	11.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.6% (±3.9 points)	7.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	63.1% (±8.5 points)	49.6%	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 New Paltz against Ulster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of New Paltz	Ulster County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.7% (±9.4 points)	57.2% (±3.5 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.1% (±8.5 points)	49.6% (±3.3 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.2% (±6.1 points)	34.8% (±2.2 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,760 (±$6,655)	$47,196 (±$3,143)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,616 (±$119)	$1,425 (±$48)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of New Paltz, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Ulster County (57.2%).

It is also higher than in New York (52.1%).

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

In Ulster County, the Town of New Paltz ranks 3 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 58 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 New Paltz

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of New Paltz
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of New Paltz	—	69.7% (±9.4 points)	—
Village of New Paltz	1.1 mi	70.8% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tillson	4.7 mi	52.9% (±51.2 points)	Not measurably different
Clintondale	5.6 mi	54.3% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Rosendale	5.8 mi	44.4% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Town of Lloyd	6.0 mi	49.6% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Gardiner (community)	6.6 mi	0.0% (±54.3 points)	Lower
Stone Ridge	6.6 mi	43.5% (±71.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gardiner	7.1 mi	57.8% (±26.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Rosendale, NY (44.4%), Town of Lloyd, NY (49.6%), Gardiner (community), NY (0.0%).

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 Ulster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Woodstock	77.9% (±24.8 points)
2	Town of Wawarsing	73.4% (±9.7 points)
3	Town of New Paltz	69.7% (±9.4 points)
4	Town of Shawangunk	67.4% (±18.2 points)
5	Town of Marlborough	61.2% (±15.4 points)
6	Town of Kingston	60.0% (±59.8 points)
7	Kingston	59.4% (±6.4 points)
8	Town of Olive	58.4% (±30.1 points)
9	Town of Gardiner	57.8% (±26.8 points)

Showing 9 of 20 places in Ulster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of New Paltz rent-burdened?

69.7% of renting households in the Town of New Paltz 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 New Paltz spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of New Paltz, NY spends 41.2% (±6.1 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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