How many renters in Fairport Harbor, OH pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fairport Harbor, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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51.4% (±19.2 points) of renting households in Fairport Harbor, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 51.4% (±19.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 45.1% (±17.8 points)
Median share of income: 31.1% (±22.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fairport Harbor

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fairport Harbor	Lake County	Ohio	United States
Less than 15%	13.0% (±11.6 points)	13.7%	15.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.5% (±6.1 points)	16.2%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.3% (±13.5 points)	13.3%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.8% (±14.4 points)	11.4%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.3% (±7.3 points)	6.9%	8.6%	9.2%
35% or more	45.1% (±17.8 points)	38.4%	37.3%	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.

Fairport Harbor against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairport Harbor	Lake County	Ohio	United States
Paying 30% or more	51.4% (±19.2 points)	45.3% (±3.3 points)	45.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	45.1% (±17.8 points)	38.4% (±3.0 points)	37.3% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.1% (±22.3 points)	28.0% (±1.2 points)	28.3% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,421 (±$6,408)	$47,440 (±$2,383)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$974 (±$151)	$1,113 (±$21)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413

In Fairport Harbor, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lake County (45.3%).

It is not measurably different from Ohio (45.9%).

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

In Lake County, Fairport Harbor ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 594 of 2,271.

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 Fairport Harbor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairport Harbor
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fairport Harbor	—	51.4% (±19.2 points)	—
Grand River	0.7 mi	30.0% (±20.2 points)	Not measurably different
Painesville	1.9 mi	51.5% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Painesville Township	4.4 mi	47.3% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mentor	5.1 mi	41.9% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mentor-on-the-Lake	5.2 mi	31.1% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Concord Township (Lake County)	5.7 mi	26.0% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Perry	6.8 mi	38.3% (±23.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kirtland Hills	8.1 mi	0.0% (±141.4 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 Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lakeline	71.4% (±98.9 points)
2	Perry Township (Lake County)	57.9% (±28.8 points)
3	Eastlake	55.8% (±10.7 points)
4	Painesville	51.5% (±9.7 points)
5	Fairport Harbor	51.4% (±19.2 points)
6	Madison	49.6% (±28.8 points)
7	Willoughby	47.7% (±7.3 points)
8	Painesville Township	47.3% (±14.3 points)
9	Willoughby Hills	46.9% (±11.4 points)
10	Madison Township (Lake County)	46.0% (±15.3 points)
11	Kirtland	44.3% (±24.0 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Lake 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 Fairport Harbor

Are renters in Fairport Harbor rent-burdened?

51.4% of renting households in Fairport Harbor 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 Fairport Harbor spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fairport Harbor, OH spends 31.1% (±22.3 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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