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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY, 2020–2024
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50.9% (±7.4 points) of renting households in the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.9% (±7.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.7% (±6.8 points)
Median share of income: 30.8% (±4.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Poughkeepsie

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Poughkeepsie	Dutchess County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	11.5% (±3.9 points)	9.3%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±2.7 points)	12.3%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.2% (±4.6 points)	12.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.0% (±4.7 points)	13.3%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.2% (±2.8 points)	8.7%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	44.7% (±6.8 points)	43.7%	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 Poughkeepsie against Dutchess County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Poughkeepsie	Dutchess County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.9% (±7.4 points)	52.4% (±2.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.7% (±6.8 points)	43.7% (±2.4 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.8% (±4.5 points)	31.4% (±1.4 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$58,684 (±$6,254)	$58,654 (±$3,417)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,677 (±$69)	$1,582 (±$45)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Poughkeepsie, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Dutchess County (52.4%).

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

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

In Dutchess County, the Town of Poughkeepsie ranks 13 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 359 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 Poughkeepsie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Poughkeepsie
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Poughkeepsie	—	50.9% (±7.4 points)	—
Poughkeepsie	2.0 mi	60.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Milton (community, Ulster County)	3.1 mi	7.3% (±24.3 points)	Lower
Town of Marlborough	4.5 mi	61.2% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Highland (community)	4.6 mi	49.9% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Wappingers Falls	4.8 mi	55.9% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lloyd	5.4 mi	49.6% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marlboro	5.6 mi	76.2% (±23.4 points)	Higher
Town of Wappinger	5.6 mi	45.8% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Milton (community, Ulster County), NY (7.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marlboro, NY (76.2%).

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 Dutchess County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
7	Town of Stanford	57.6% (±24.2 points)
8	Town of North East	56.8% (±22.4 points)
9	Town of Pleasant Valley	53.5% (±18.6 points)
10	Town of Pawling	53.3% (±13.3 points)
11	Town of Union Vale	52.1% (±31.3 points)
12	Town of LaGrange	51.3% (±24.9 points)
13	Town of Poughkeepsie	50.9% (±7.4 points)
14	Town of Hyde Park	48.6% (±9.1 points)
15	Town of Fishkill	48.5% (±9.1 points)
16	Beacon	46.4% (±10.0 points)
17	Town of Wappinger	45.8% (±8.0 points)
18	Town of Beekman	45.3% (±24.5 points)
19	Town of Milan	44.3% (±26.1 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Dutchess County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Poughkeepsie include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Arlington, Crown Heights, Fairview (Dutchess County), MacDonnell Heights, Marist College, Red Oaks Mill, Spackenkill, Vassar College.

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 Poughkeepsie

Are renters in the Town of Poughkeepsie rent-burdened?

50.9% of renting households in the Town of Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY spends 30.8% (±4.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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