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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Owego, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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51.9% (±10.0 points) of renting households in the Town of Owego, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 51.9% (±10.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.0% (±8.8 points)
Median share of income: 30.9% (±3.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Owego

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Owego	Tioga County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	15.0% (±5.8 points)	16.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.1% (±5.9 points)	12.7%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.3% (±4.1 points)	11.7%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.7% (±6.7 points)	7.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.9% (±4.7 points)	8.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	41.0% (±8.8 points)	42.3%	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 Owego against Tioga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Owego	Tioga County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	51.9% (±10.0 points)	51.2% (±6.6 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.0% (±8.8 points)	42.3% (±6.0 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.9% (±3.6 points)	30.6% (±3.3 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,589 (±$13,191)	$38,348 (±$4,569)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$962 (±$65)	$928 (±$47)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Owego, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Tioga County (51.2%).

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

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

In Tioga County, the Town of Owego ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 334 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 Owego

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Owego
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Owego	—	51.9% (±10.0 points)	—
Village of Owego	3.7 mi	57.2% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Endicott	6.8 mi	43.5% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Little Meadows	7.5 mi	40.0% (±84.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Nichols	8.6 mi	21.1% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Town of Union	8.8 mi	49.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Tioga	9.0 mi	39.9% (±33.2 points)	Not measurably different
Endwell	9.2 mi	49.7% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Warren Township (Bradford County)	9.2 mi	41.4% (±61.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Nichols, NY (21.1%).

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 Tioga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Barton	66.7% (±13.5 points)
2	Town of Spencer	60.7% (±21.2 points)
3	Town of Owego	51.9% (±10.0 points)
4	Town of Richford	47.8% (±79.6 points)
5	Town of Newark Valley	44.2% (±22.1 points)
6	Town of Tioga	39.9% (±33.2 points)
7	Town of Candor	36.7% (±19.2 points)
8	Town of Berkshire	24.2% (±18.5 points)
9	Town of Nichols	21.1% (±11.5 points)

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Owego include them.

The figures for the Town of Owego include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Apalachin, Crest View Heights, Tioga Terrace.

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 Owego

Are renters in the Town of Owego rent-burdened?

51.9% of renting households in the Town of Owego 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 Owego spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Owego, NY spends 30.9% (±3.6 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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