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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of North Greenbush, NY, 2020–2024
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39.7% (±11.1 points) of renting households in the Town of North Greenbush, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.7% (±11.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.5% (±9.9 points)
Median share of income: 25.4% (±7.0 points)

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

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of North Greenbush	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	18.9% (±11.8 points)	14.4%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.2% (±10.7 points)	14.3%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.9% (±4.6 points)	12.2%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.2% (±7.4 points)	11.6%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.2% (±5.1 points)	8.7%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	31.5% (±9.9 points)	38.8%	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 Greenbush against Rensselaer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of North Greenbush	Rensselaer County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.7% (±11.1 points)	47.5% (±3.4 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.5% (±9.9 points)	38.8% (±3.0 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.4% (±7.0 points)	28.9% (±1.2 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$83,947 (±$10,152)	$48,621 (±$5,500)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,731 (±$167)	$1,217 (±$26)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of North Greenbush, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Rensselaer County (47.5%).

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

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

In Rensselaer County, the Town of North Greenbush ranks 8 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 626 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 Greenbush

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of North Greenbush
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of North Greenbush	—	39.7% (±11.1 points)	—
Village of Menands	3.2 mi	34.7% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rensselaer	3.7 mi	36.7% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Watervliet	4.1 mi	49.8% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	4.3 mi	52.7% (±4.8 points)	Higher
West Sand Lake	4.5 mi	36.2% (±46.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hampton Manor	4.8 mi	42.5% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of East Greenbush	5.0 mi	56.1% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Town of Green Island	5.3 mi	46.2% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Troy, NY (52.7%), Town of East Greenbush, NY (56.1%).

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 Rensselaer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Town of Schodack	54.8% (±13.8 points)
3	Troy	52.7% (±4.8 points)
4	Town of Pittstown	49.5% (±42.4 points)
5	Town of Petersburgh	43.2% (±59.7 points)
6	Town of Poestenkill	43.1% (±40.4 points)
7	Town of Hoosick	43.0% (±17.4 points)
8	Town of North Greenbush	39.7% (±11.1 points)
9 (tie)	Rensselaer	36.7% (±9.0 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Nassau	36.7% (±15.7 points)
11	Town of Stephentown	36.3% (±34.4 points)
12	Town of Brunswick	26.8% (±11.2 points)
13	Town of Schaghticoke	26.4% (±15.7 points)
14	Town of Sand Lake	23.7% (±18.5 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Rensselaer 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 Greenbush include them.

The figures for the Town of North Greenbush include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Wynantskill.

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 Greenbush

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

39.7% of renting households in the Town of North Greenbush 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 Greenbush spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of North Greenbush, NY spends 25.4% (±7.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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