How many renters in Red Lion, PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Red Lion, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.3% (±19.9 points) of renting households in Red Lion, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.3% (±19.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.1% (±18.3 points)
Median share of income: 37.4% (±14.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Red Lion

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Red Lion	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	17.8% (±18.3 points)	13.1%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.7% (±4.0 points)	14.6%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.6% (±9.9 points)	13.5%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.5% (±3.7 points)	10.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±7.8 points)	9.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	55.1% (±18.3 points)	38.3%	39.5%	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.

Red Lion against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Lion	York County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.3% (±19.9 points)	48.0% (±2.3 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.1% (±18.3 points)	38.3% (±1.9 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.4% (±14.0 points)	29.1% (±0.9 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$28,783 (±$14,340)	$50,146 (±$2,248)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$884 (±$45)	$1,193 (±$24)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Red Lion, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from York County (48.0%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (48.2%).

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

In York County, Red Lion ranks 8 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 269 of 2,530.

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 Red Lion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Lion
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Red Lion	—	64.3% (±19.9 points)	—
Yoe	1.7 mi	39.3% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor	1.8 mi	63.3% (±32.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dallastown	1.8 mi	59.0% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor Township (York County)	3.5 mi	34.1% (±16.4 points)	Lower
York Township	3.7 mi	53.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Felton	3.8 mi	75.0% (±59.3 points)	Not measurably different
Winterstown	4.0 mi	38.6% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Spry	4.3 mi	49.9% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Windsor Township (York County), PA (34.1%).

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 York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Springfield Township (York County)	88.6% (±36.2 points)
3	Hopewell Township (York County)	80.2% (±33.0 points)
4	North Hopewell Township	77.9% (±52.1 points)
5	Stewartstown	76.2% (±17.7 points)
6	Felton	75.0% (±59.3 points)
7	Goldsboro	64.9% (±43.5 points)
8	Red Lion	64.3% (±19.9 points)
9	New Salem	63.6% (±105.9 points)
10	Windsor	63.3% (±32.0 points)
11	Mount Wolf	62.8% (±39.6 points)
12	Shrewsbury	60.4% (±28.7 points)
13	New Freedom	59.9% (±34.8 points)
14	Dallastown	59.0% (±15.8 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in York 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 Red Lion

Are renters in Red Lion rent-burdened?

64.3% of renting households in Red Lion 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 Red Lion spend on rent?

The median renting household in Red Lion, PA spends 37.4% (±14.0 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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