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

43.7% (±14.3 points) of renting households in the Town of Phelps, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
43.7% (±14.3 points)
Paying 35% or more
37.7% (±13.2 points)
Median share of income
28.4% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Phelps

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentTown of PhelpsOntario CountyNew YorkUnited States
Less than 15%21.5% (±12.8 points)15.2%14.0%12.6%
15% to 19.9%9.2% (±13.9 points)14.1%11.7%12.2%
20% to 24.9%5.7% (±6.2 points)14.0%11.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%19.9% (±13.0 points)10.2%10.7%11.5%
30% to 34.9%6.0% (±5.6 points)11.4%9.0%9.2%
35% or more37.7% (±13.2 points)35.0%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 Phelps against Ontario County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of PhelpsOntario CountyNew YorkUnited States
Paying 30% or more43.7% (±14.3 points)46.4% (±5.3 points)52.1% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more37.7% (±13.2 points)35.0% (±4.4 points)43.1% (±0.3 points)41.9%
Median share of income28.4% (±3.9 points)28.2% (±1.9 points)31.2% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$47,857 (±$9,587)$54,039 (±$4,113)$57,803 (±$395)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,124 (±$95)$1,150 (±$35)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413

In the Town of Phelps, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ontario County (46.4%).

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

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

In Ontario County, the Town of Phelps ranks 8 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 544 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 Phelps

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Phelps
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Town of Phelps—43.7% (±14.3 points)—
Village of Phelps0.8 mi51.4% (±19.1 points)Not measurably different
Village of Clifton Springs4.4 mi46.8% (±14.4 points)Not measurably different
Village of Newark6.3 mi50.8% (±12.0 points)Not measurably different
Geneva (Ontario County)7.0 mi41.8% (±11.3 points)Not measurably different
Town of Junius7.1 mi59.4% (±64.2 points)Not measurably different
Town of Waterloo7.3 mi47.6% (±13.0 points)Not measurably different
Town of Manchester7.7 mi37.6% (±10.5 points)Not measurably different
Lyons (community)7.9 mi42.8% (±17.2 points)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Ontario County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
2Town of Canandaigua64.8% (±19.8 points)
3Town of Richmond56.0% (±33.9 points)
4Town of Farmington52.3% (±12.0 points)
5Town of Geneva50.6% (±16.6 points)
6Town of Victor48.8% (±11.9 points)
7Town of South Bristol44.1% (±64.3 points)
8Town of Phelps43.7% (±14.3 points)
9Town of Naples43.4% (±17.8 points)
10Town of West Bloomfield42.9% (±44.6 points)
11Geneva (Ontario County)41.8% (±11.3 points)
12Canandaigua40.2% (±9.3 points)
13Town of Manchester37.6% (±10.5 points)
14Town of Bristol37.5% (±97.9 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Ontario County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Phelps rent-burdened?

43.7% of renting households in the Town of Phelps 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 Phelps spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Phelps, NY spends 28.4% (±3.9 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 Phelps town, Ontario County, New York (county subdivision:57529, in state:36 county:069).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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