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

38.0% (±13.8 points) of renting households in the Town of Skaneateles, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
38.0% (±13.8 points)
Paying 35% or more
31.3% (±12.7 points)
Median share of income
25.3% (±4.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Skaneateles

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentTown of SkaneatelesOnondaga CountyNew YorkUnited States
Less than 15%29.1% (±14.1 points)14.9%14.0%12.6%
15% to 19.9%4.3% (±3.8 points)13.1%11.7%12.2%
20% to 24.9%15.7% (±10.1 points)10.6%11.5%12.6%
25% to 29.9%12.8% (±9.6 points)11.0%10.7%11.5%
30% to 34.9%6.7% (±5.5 points)9.0%9.0%9.2%
35% or more31.3% (±12.7 points)41.4%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 Skaneateles against Onondaga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of SkaneatelesOnondaga CountyNew YorkUnited States
Paying 30% or more38.0% (±13.8 points)50.4% (±2.2 points)52.1% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more31.3% (±12.7 points)41.4% (±1.9 points)43.1% (±0.3 points)41.9%
Median share of income25.3% (±4.6 points)30.2% (±1.0 points)31.2% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$53,889 (±$7,024)$41,636 (±$1,919)$57,803 (±$395)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,195 (±$590)$1,108 (±$12)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413

In the Town of Skaneateles, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Onondaga County (50.4%).

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

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

In Onondaga County, the Town of Skaneateles ranks 11 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 665 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 Skaneateles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Skaneateles
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Town of Skaneateles—38.0% (±13.8 points)—
Village of Skaneateles2.4 mi36.8% (±17.6 points)Not measurably different
Town of Marcellus4.3 mi36.8% (±12.8 points)Not measurably different
Town of Owasco4.9 mi13.9% (±46.1 points)Not measurably different
Village of Marcellus5.5 mi36.5% (±14.3 points)Not measurably different
Melrose Park5.7 mi17.9% (±56.6 points)Not measurably different
Town of Niles7.0 mi62.5% (±115.7 points)Not measurably different
Town of Sennett7.2 mi49.0% (±42.2 points)Not measurably different
Town of Spafford8.4 mi0.0% (±102.2 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 Onondaga County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
5Town of Onondaga51.1% (±12.1 points)
6Town of Van Buren50.8% (±9.7 points)
7Town of Manlius48.8% (±11.5 points)
8Town of Cicero48.7% (±10.7 points)
9Town of Clay46.6% (±5.3 points)
10Town of De Witt44.4% (±8.5 points)
11Town of Skaneateles38.0% (±13.8 points)
12Town of Marcellus36.8% (±12.8 points)
13Town of Salina36.2% (±6.0 points)
14Town of Elbridge35.9% (±16.7 points)
15Town of Geddes35.3% (±7.6 points)
16Town of Fabius34.6% (±41.6 points)
17Town of Tully28.6% (±11.2 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Onondaga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Skaneateles rent-burdened?

38.0% of renting households in the Town of Skaneateles 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 Skaneateles spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Skaneateles, NY spends 25.3% (±4.6 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 Skaneateles town, Onondaga County, New York (county subdivision:67521, in state:36 county:067).

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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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