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

Name: Rent burden in the Village of Horseheads, NY, 2020–2024
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52.6% (±11.4 points) of renting households in the Village of Horseheads, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.6% (±11.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.4% (±10.1 points)
Median share of income: 31.3% (±4.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Village of Horseheads

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Village of Horseheads	Chemung County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	6.0% (±3.7 points)	11.1%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.0% (±6.2 points)	11.2%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.3% (±6.9 points)	13.6%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	22.2% (±10.5 points)	12.6%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.2% (±5.2 points)	7.1%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	42.4% (±10.1 points)	44.5%	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 Horseheads against Chemung County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Horseheads	Chemung County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.6% (±11.4 points)	51.6% (±4.7 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.4% (±10.1 points)	44.5% (±4.3 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.3% (±4.5 points)	31.1% (±2.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$46,759 (±$14,217)	$36,043 (±$5,382)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,181 (±$110)	$1,059 (±$36)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Village of Horseheads, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Chemung County (51.6%).

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

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

In Chemung County, the Village of Horseheads ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 197 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 Horseheads

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Horseheads
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Village of Horseheads	—	52.6% (±11.4 points)	—
Horseheads North	2.3 mi	30.6% (±18.8 points)	Lower
Town of Horseheads	2.7 mi	49.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Elmira Heights	2.9 mi	36.8% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Big Flats (community)	4.1 mi	37.3% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Big Flats	4.8 mi	37.0% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Elmira	5.3 mi	58.3% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Catlin	5.5 mi	63.2% (±29.6 points)	Not measurably different
West Elmira	5.6 mi	28.5% (±21.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Horseheads North, NY (30.6%).

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 Chemung County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Village of Horseheads	52.6% (±11.4 points)
2	Village of Millport	50.0% (±105.7 points)
3	Village of Wellsburg	47.4% (±93.4 points)
4	Village of Elmira Heights	36.8% (±14.2 points)

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 Horseheads

Are renters in the Village of Horseheads rent-burdened?

52.6% of renting households in the Village of Horseheads 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 Horseheads spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Village of Horseheads, NY spends 31.3% (±4.5 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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