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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of North Elba, NY, 2020–2024
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54.2% (±12.5 points) of renting households in the Town of North Elba, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.2% (±12.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.8% (±11.7 points)
Median share of income: 34.8% (±10.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of North Elba

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of North Elba	Essex County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	12.2% (±7.8 points)	18.9%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.1% (±6.9 points)	10.2%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.1% (±5.4 points)	11.4%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.4% (±5.5 points)	12.5%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.4% (±4.5 points)	5.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	49.8% (±11.7 points)	41.6%	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 North Elba against Essex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of North Elba	Essex County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.2% (±12.5 points)	47.0% (±6.4 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.8% (±11.7 points)	41.6% (±5.8 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.8% (±10.0 points)	28.8% (±2.6 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,904 (±$3,854)	$38,928 (±$3,474)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,073 (±$71)	$934 (±$69)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of North Elba, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Essex County (47.0%).

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

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

In Essex County, the Town of North Elba ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 274 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 North Elba

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of North Elba
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of North Elba	—	54.2% (±12.5 points)	—
Village of Lake Placid	6.1 mi	62.9% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Harrietstown	8.0 mi	33.7% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Village of Saranac Lake	9.3 mi	35.9% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Town of Keene	9.9 mi	36.4% (±61.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of St. Armand	12 mi	4.3% (±26.4 points)	Lower
Town of Wilmington	14 mi	26.5% (±41.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Newcomb	14 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of North Hudson	19 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Harrietstown, NY (33.7%), Village of Saranac Lake, NY (35.9%), Town of St. Armand, NY (4.3%).

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 Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of North Hudson	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Town of Chesterfield	62.5% (±28.4 points)
3	Town of Willsboro	61.1% (±48.9 points)
4	Town of North Elba	54.2% (±12.5 points)
5	Town of Lewis (Essex County)	54.0% (±42.1 points)
6	Town of Moriah	51.2% (±29.4 points)
7	Town of Ticonderoga	48.3% (±16.3 points)
8	Town of Schroon	45.6% (±30.0 points)
9	Town of Elizabethtown	43.0% (±26.7 points)
10	Town of Westport	36.7% (±37.2 points)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of North Elba rent-burdened?

54.2% of renting households in the Town of North Elba 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 North Elba spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of North Elba, NY spends 34.8% (±10.0 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 North Elba town, Essex County, New York (county subdivision:51935, in state:36 county:031).

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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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