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

Name: Rent burden in Stow, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.4% (±8.5 points) of renting households in Stow, OH spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.4% (±8.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.7% (±7.5 points)
Median share of income: 25.9% (±3.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Stow

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Stow	Summit County	Ohio	United States
Less than 15%	13.9% (±5.2 points)	14.4%	15.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.6% (±5.6 points)	14.5%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.7% (±3.9 points)	11.8%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.4% (±3.6 points)	11.0%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.7% (±4.0 points)	9.3%	8.6%	9.2%
35% or more	34.7% (±7.5 points)	39.0%	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.

Stow against Summit County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stow	Summit County	Ohio	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.4% (±8.5 points)	48.3% (±2.2 points)	45.9% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.7% (±7.5 points)	39.0% (±1.9 points)	37.3% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.9% (±3.3 points)	29.2% (±0.8 points)	28.3% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,346 (±$8,469)	$41,345 (±$1,452)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,212 (±$46)	$1,026 (±$14)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413

In Stow, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Summit County (48.3%).

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

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

In Summit County, Stow ranks 15 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 988 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 Stow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stow
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Stow	—	42.4% (±8.5 points)	—
Silver Lake	1.7 mi	23.3% (±48.4 points)	Not measurably different
Munroe Falls	2.5 mi	57.7% (±32.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kent	4.4 mi	65.6% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Hudson	4.4 mi	48.7% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Township (Portage County)	4.9 mi	69.3% (±12.4 points)	Higher
Tallmadge	4.9 mi	43.5% (±15.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cuyahoga Falls	6.1 mi	39.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Streetsboro	6.4 mi	42.6% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kent, OH (65.6%), Franklin Township (Portage County), OH (69.3%).

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 Summit County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
9	Twinsburg Heights	52.6% (±46.0 points)
10	Hudson	48.7% (±13.2 points)
11	Fairlawn	44.1% (±19.6 points)
12	Tallmadge	43.5% (±15.7 points)
13	Richfield Township (Summit County)	43.2% (±30.7 points)
14	Springfield Township (Summit County)	42.6% (±18.2 points)
15	Stow	42.4% (±8.5 points)
16	Green	42.1% (±9.0 points)
17	Barberton	41.0% (±7.9 points)
18	Richfield	40.8% (±32.4 points)
19	Cuyahoga Falls	39.4% (±4.7 points)
20	Coventry Township	39.3% (±15.4 points)
21	Portage Lakes	38.3% (±18.2 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Summit 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 Stow

Are renters in Stow rent-burdened?

42.4% of renting households in Stow 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 Stow spend on rent?

The median renting household in Stow, OH spends 25.9% (±3.3 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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