How many renters in Ashland City, TN pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ashland City, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.6% (±18.2 points) of renting households in Ashland City, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.6% (±18.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.5% (±14.0 points)
Median share of income: 29.3% (±6.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ashland City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ashland City	Cheatham County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	21.5% (±14.5 points)	15.0%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.9% (±9.2 points)	16.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.2% (±6.2 points)	10.4%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.9% (±9.0 points)	9.1%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.1% (±11.7 points)	9.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	36.5% (±14.0 points)	39.7%	39.7%	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.

Ashland City against Cheatham County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ashland City	Cheatham County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.6% (±18.2 points)	49.4% (±10.8 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.5% (±14.0 points)	39.7% (±9.4 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.3% (±6.1 points)	29.6% (±4.4 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,996 (±$11,075)	$52,026 (±$12,802)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,336 (±$359)	$1,345 (±$163)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Ashland City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cheatham County (49.4%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (48.8%).

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

In Cheatham County, Ashland City ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 144 of 403.

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 Ashland City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ashland City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ashland City	—	48.6% (±18.2 points)	—
Pleasant View	9.2 mi	71.9% (±47.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pegram	11 mi	70.0% (±57.8 points)	Not measurably different
Coopertown	12 mi	3.5% (±24.5 points)	Lower
Kingston Springs	13 mi	50.0% (±37.0 points)	Not measurably different
Belle Meade	15 mi	81.5% (±73.2 points)	Not measurably different
White Bluff	15 mi	27.7% (±33.6 points)	Not measurably different
Nashville	15 mi	53.8% (±1.5 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Hills	17 mi	0.0% (±66.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Coopertown, TN (3.5%).

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 Cheatham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Pleasant View	71.9% (±47.7 points)
2	Pegram	70.0% (±57.8 points)
3	Kingston Springs	50.0% (±37.0 points)
4	Ashland City	48.6% (±18.2 points)

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 Ashland City

Are renters in Ashland City rent-burdened?

48.6% of renting households in Ashland City 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 Ashland City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ashland City, TN spends 29.3% (±6.1 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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