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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Palm Tree, NY, 2020–2024
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75.1% (±7.4 points) of renting households in the Town of Palm Tree, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 75.1% (±7.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 68.7% (±7.0 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Palm Tree

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Palm Tree	Orange County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	5.8% (±3.0 points)	8.7%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.8% (±3.0 points)	11.5%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.8% (±4.9 points)	12.1%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.5% (±2.5 points)	10.5%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.4% (±2.5 points)	9.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	68.7% (±7.0 points)	48.0%	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 Palm Tree against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Palm Tree	Orange County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	75.1% (±7.4 points)	57.2% (±2.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	68.7% (±7.0 points)	48.0% (±2.5 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	33.9% (±1.4 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,610 (±$4,468)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,604 (±$93)	$1,680 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Palm Tree, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Orange County (57.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, the Town of Palm Tree ranks 1 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 36 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 Palm Tree

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Palm Tree
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Palm Tree	—	75.1% (±7.4 points)	—
Village of Kiryas Joel	0.0 mi	75.1% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Monroe	1.9 mi	37.3% (±19.5 points)	Lower
Village of South Blooming Grove	2.3 mi	59.7% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Harriman	2.5 mi	52.7% (±17.3 points)	Lower
Town of Monroe	2.9 mi	46.5% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Town of Woodbury	3.5 mi	63.9% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Woodbury	3.5 mi	74.1% (±31.2 points)	Not measurably different
Walton Park	3.5 mi	62.4% (±47.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Monroe, NY (37.3%), Village of Harriman, NY (52.7%), Town of Monroe, NY (46.5%).

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 Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Palm Tree	75.1% (±7.4 points)
2	Port Jervis	73.3% (±11.9 points)
3	Town of Blooming Grove	68.1% (±16.2 points)
4	Town of Tuxedo	67.8% (±16.4 points)
5	Town of Woodbury	63.9% (±23.1 points)
6	Town of New Windsor	59.6% (±10.2 points)
7	Newburgh	59.5% (±7.7 points)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Palm Tree rent-burdened?

75.1% of renting households in the Town of Palm Tree 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 Palm Tree spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Palm Tree, NY spends 50.0% or more 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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