How many renters in the Village of Highland Falls, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in the Village of Highland Falls, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.7% (±16.1 points) of renting households in the Village of Highland Falls, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

53.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.7% (±16.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 53.7% (±14.9 points)
Median share of income: 36.4% (±9.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Village of Highland Falls

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Village of Highland Falls	Orange County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	10.1% (±8.5 points)	8.7%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.8% (±12.8 points)	11.5%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.9% (±4.9 points)	12.1%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.6% (±7.0 points)	10.5%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.0% (±6.1 points)	9.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	53.7% (±14.9 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 Village of Highland Falls against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Highland Falls	Orange County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.7% (±16.1 points)	57.2% (±2.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	53.7% (±14.9 points)	48.0% (±2.5 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.4% (±9.1 points)	33.9% (±1.4 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$67,500 (±$34,709)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,643 (±$152)	$1,680 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Village of Highland Falls, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Orange County (57.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, the Village of Highland Falls ranks 9 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 138 of 525.

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 Village of Highland Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Highland Falls
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Village of Highland Falls	—	57.7% (±16.1 points)	—
Fort Montgomery	1.8 mi	42.1% (±23.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Highlands	2.0 mi	55.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Point	2.6 mi	59.4% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cold Spring	3.8 mi	55.7% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Philipstown	4.1 mi	48.2% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Nelsonville	4.6 mi	50.9% (±54.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	5.3 mi	22.7% (±18.1 points)	Lower
Peekskill	5.8 mi	58.7% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (22.7%).

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
3	Village of Woodbury	74.1% (±31.2 points)
4	Village of Washingtonville	70.8% (±16.9 points)
5	Village of Montgomery	66.9% (±18.3 points)
6	Village of Tuxedo Park	65.5% (±37.2 points)
7	Village of South Blooming Grove	59.7% (±19.6 points)
8	Village of Warwick	58.6% (±14.1 points)
9	Village of Highland Falls	57.7% (±16.1 points)
10	Village of Walden	56.4% (±14.6 points)
11	Village of Maybrook	53.8% (±16.7 points)
12	Village of Otisville	53.2% (±27.3 points)
13	Village of Harriman	52.7% (±17.3 points)
14	Village of Goshen	52.6% (±17.8 points)
15	Village of Monroe	37.3% (±19.5 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Village of Highland Falls

Are renters in the Village of Highland Falls rent-burdened?

57.7% of renting households in the Village of Highland Falls 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 Village of Highland Falls spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Village of Highland Falls, NY spends 36.4% (±9.1 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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