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

78.9% (±18.9 points) of renting households in Spring House, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

74.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
78.9% (±18.9 points)
Paying 35% or more
74.9% (±17.7 points)
Median share of income
50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Spring House

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentSpring HouseMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than 15%9.3% (±10.1 points)12.6%14.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%5.3% (±8.8 points)12.9%13.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%6.6% (±11.6 points)13.8%12.8%12.6%
25% to 29.9%0.0% (±13.3 points)11.7%11.5%11.5%
30% to 34.9%4.0% (±6.6 points)8.7%8.7%9.2%
35% or more74.9% (±17.7 points)40.3%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.

Spring House against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Spring HouseMontgomery CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Paying 30% or more78.9% (±18.9 points)49.0% (±1.6 points)48.2% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more74.9% (±17.7 points)40.3% (±1.3 points)39.5% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income50.0% or more29.6% (±0.6 points)29.2% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$48,417 (±$11,124)$65,931 (±$1,921)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median gross rent$3,304 (±$317)$1,683 (±$19)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413

In Spring House, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Montgomery County (49.0%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Spring House ranks 2 of 43 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 37 of 378.

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 Spring House

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spring House
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Spring House—78.9% (±18.9 points)—
Ambler1.4 mi50.4% (±14.8 points)Lower
Maple Glen2.1 mi13.8% (±14.3 points)Lower
Upper Dublin Township2.7 mi51.8% (±10.9 points)Lower
Fort Washington2.9 mi61.3% (±19.9 points)Not measurably different
Horsham Township3.2 mi40.1% (±9.0 points)Lower
Blue Bell3.3 mi28.9% (±17.6 points)Lower
Whitpain Township3.5 mi50.2% (±8.7 points)Lower
North Wales3.7 mi42.9% (±28.2 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ambler, PA (50.4%), Maple Glen, PA (13.8%), Upper Dublin Township, PA (51.8%).

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 Montgomery County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Evansburg89.5% (±35.7 points)
2Spring House78.9% (±18.9 points)
3Montgomeryville75.0% (±14.4 points)
4Elkins Park68.7% (±19.5 points)
5Rosemont64.9% (±15.3 points)
6Cheltenham Village63.3% (±40.6 points)
7Sanatoga62.9% (±15.2 points)
8Glenside62.7% (±16.7 points)

Showing 8 of 43 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Spring House is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Lower Gwynedd Township, whose figures include it.

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 Spring House

Are renters in Spring House rent-burdened?

78.9% of renting households in Spring House 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 Spring House spend on rent?

The median renting household in Spring House, PA spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Spring House CDP, Pennsylvania (place:73264, in state:42).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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