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

Name: Rent burden in the Village of Lake Grove, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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67.9% (±18.1 points) of renting households in the Village of Lake Grove, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

57.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 67.9% (±18.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 57.3% (±16.1 points)
Median share of income: 37.5% (±12.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Village of Lake Grove

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Village of Lake Grove	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	13.7% (±12.4 points)	10.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.9% (±8.3 points)	10.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.7% (±4.3 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.8% (±4.5 points)	9.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.6% (±8.2 points)	9.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	57.3% (±16.1 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 Village of Lake Grove against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Lake Grove	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	67.9% (±18.1 points)	58.8% (±1.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	57.3% (±16.1 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.5% (±12.2 points)	34.5% (±0.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$68,488 (±$47,134)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,184 (±$430)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Village of Lake Grove, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Suffolk County (58.8%).

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

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

In Suffolk County, the Village of Lake Grove ranks 9 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 63 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 Lake Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Lake Grove
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Village of Lake Grove	—	67.9% (±18.1 points)	—
Lake Ronkonkoma	1.9 mi	62.6% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Centereach	1.9 mi	64.8% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Nesconset	2.0 mi	66.9% (±25.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. James	2.2 mi	63.7% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Village of the Branch	3.4 mi	37.5% (±115.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stony Brook	3.5 mi	66.8% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Head of the Harbor	3.6 mi	41.7% (±105.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ronkonkoma	3.8 mi	53.8% (±13.4 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 Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Village of West Hampton Dunes	100.0% (±141.4 points)
4	Village of Quogue	81.0% (±57.3 points)
5	Village of East Hampton	75.3% (±31.7 points)
6	Village of Asharoken	75.0% (±76.5 points)
7	Village of Nissequogue	73.1% (±59.1 points)
8	Village of Sag Harbor	70.2% (±23.1 points)
9	Village of Lake Grove	67.9% (±18.1 points)
10	Village of Westhampton Beach	66.7% (±25.3 points)
11	Village of Greenport	66.2% (±23.3 points)
12	Village of Islandia	61.5% (±41.1 points)
13	Village of Amityville	61.0% (±19.1 points)
14	Village of Old Field	60.4% (±58.8 points)
15	Village of Patchogue	58.1% (±17.0 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Suffolk 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 Lake Grove

Are renters in the Village of Lake Grove rent-burdened?

67.9% of renting households in the Village of Lake Grove 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 Lake Grove spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Village of Lake Grove, NY spends 37.5% (±12.2 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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