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

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Ulysses, NY, 2020–2024
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23.5% (±11.5 points) of renting households in the Town of Ulysses, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 23.5% (±11.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 16.1% (±9.8 points)
Median share of income: 23.0% (±1.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Ulysses

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Ulysses	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	11.4% (±7.6 points)	9.5%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.7% (±8.6 points)	11.4%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	43.6% (±20.7 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.8% (±6.2 points)	10.7%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.4% (±6.0 points)	9.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	16.1% (±9.8 points)	49.0%	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 Ulysses against Tompkins County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Ulysses	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	23.5% (±11.5 points)	58.6% (±4.3 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	16.1% (±9.8 points)	49.0% (±3.5 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.0% (±1.2 points)	34.5% (±2.1 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$66,161 (±$31,871)	$44,517 (±$2,151)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,274 (±$319)	$1,411 (±$42)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Ulysses, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Tompkins County (58.6%).

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

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

In Tompkins County, the Town of Ulysses ranks 10 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 859 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 Ulysses

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ulysses
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Ulysses	—	23.5% (±11.5 points)	—
Village of Trumansburg	3.0 mi	30.7% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Enfield	4.9 mi	54.0% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Ithaca	5.6 mi	71.0% (±16.0 points)	Higher
Town of Lansing	5.7 mi	61.9% (±20.5 points)	Higher
South Lansing	6.3 mi	28.5% (±44.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Covert	6.4 mi	42.9% (±15.5 points)	Higher
Village of Lansing	6.8 mi	64.4% (±29.0 points)	Higher
Village of Cayuga Heights	7.3 mi	63.2% (±18.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Northwest Ithaca, NY (71.0%), Town of Lansing, NY (61.9%), Town of Covert, NY (42.9%).

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 Tompkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3 (tie)	Town of Newfield	59.0% (±24.8 points)
5	Town of Enfield	54.0% (±31.3 points)
6	Town of Dryden	49.4% (±10.3 points)
7	Town of Groton	49.0% (±22.2 points)
8	Town of Caroline	43.2% (±17.4 points)
9	Town of Danby	27.8% (±30.3 points)
10	Town of Ulysses	23.5% (±11.5 points)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Tompkins County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Are renters in the Town of Ulysses rent-burdened?

23.5% of renting households in the Town of Ulysses 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 Ulysses spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Ulysses, NY spends 23.0% (±1.2 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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