How many renters in Scott Township (Allegheny County), PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Scott Township (Allegheny County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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21.5% (±6.0 points) of renting households in Scott Township (Allegheny County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 21.5% (±6.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 18.5% (±5.7 points)
Median share of income: 19.8% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Scott Township (Allegheny County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Scott Township (Allegheny County)	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	28.9% (±10.7 points)	15.3%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	22.1% (±9.5 points)	13.5%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±5.3 points)	13.5%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.1% (±7.4 points)	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.0% (±1.8 points)	8.8%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	18.5% (±5.7 points)	37.4%	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.

Scott Township (Allegheny County) against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scott Township (Allegheny County)	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	21.5% (±6.0 points)	46.2% (±1.1 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	18.5% (±5.7 points)	37.4% (±1.0 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	19.8% (±3.0 points)	28.3% (±0.4 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$73,196 (±$11,455)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,244 (±$70)	$1,153 (±$10)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Scott Township (Allegheny County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Allegheny County (46.2%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (48.2%).

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

In Allegheny County, Scott Township (Allegheny County) ranks 114 of 127 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 2072 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 Scott Township (Allegheny County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scott Township (Allegheny County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Scott Township (Allegheny County)	—	21.5% (±6.0 points)	—
Heidelberg	0.7 mi	24.8% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Carnegie	1.5 mi	31.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Lebanon Township	1.8 mi	42.4% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Dormont	2.2 mi	49.0% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Green Tree	2.4 mi	28.7% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rosslyn Farms	2.5 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeville	2.5 mi	38.0% (±13.3 points)	Higher
Collier Township	3.0 mi	50.9% (±15.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mount Lebanon Township, PA (42.4%), Dormont, PA (49.0%), Bridgeville, PA (38.0%).

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 Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
108	Oakdale	28.1% (±16.8 points)
109	Port Vue	27.0% (±24.9 points)
110	Heidelberg	24.8% (±12.3 points)
111	Pine Township (Allegheny County)	22.3% (±14.3 points)
112 (tie)	Brackenridge	22.2% (±14.7 points)
112 (tie)	Rankin	22.2% (±13.6 points)
114	Scott Township (Allegheny County)	21.5% (±6.0 points)
115	Marshall Township	21.4% (±14.0 points)
116	Liberty (Allegheny County)	21.2% (±24.0 points)
117	Forward Township (Allegheny County)	19.4% (±18.8 points)
118	Elizabeth	19.3% (±16.4 points)
119	Edgeworth	14.3% (±53.8 points)
120	Lincoln	5.0% (±39.4 points)

Showing 13 of 127 places in Allegheny County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Scott Township (Allegheny County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Glendale.

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 Scott Township (Allegheny County)

Are renters in Scott Township (Allegheny County) rent-burdened?

21.5% of renting households in Scott Township (Allegheny County) 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 Scott Township (Allegheny County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Scott Township (Allegheny County), PA spends 19.8% (±3.0 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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