How many renters in Canyon Lake, TX pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Canyon Lake, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.7% (±14.2 points) of renting households in Canyon Lake, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.7% (±14.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.7% (±12.8 points)
Median share of income: 35.3% (±5.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Canyon Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Canyon Lake	Comal County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	10.3% (±7.8 points)	7.9%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.4% (±6.2 points)	13.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.0% (±6.6 points)	14.7%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.6% (±7.4 points)	11.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.0% (±6.2 points)	14.2%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	50.7% (±12.8 points)	38.5%	42.3%	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.

Canyon Lake against Comal County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Canyon Lake	Comal County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.7% (±14.2 points)	52.7% (±5.5 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.7% (±12.8 points)	38.5% (±3.8 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.3% (±5.2 points)	31.0% (±1.5 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$43,824 (±$14,498)	$57,242 (±$2,066)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,327 (±$213)	$1,603 (±$55)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Canyon Lake, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Comal County (52.7%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (51.7%).

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

In Comal County, Canyon Lake ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 302 of 1,366.

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 Canyon Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Canyon Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Canyon Lake	—	61.7% (±14.2 points)	—
Spring Branch	8.8 mi	14.0% (±57.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bulverde	13 mi	15.1% (±39.2 points)	Lower
Wimberley	13 mi	35.6% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different
Woodcreek	14 mi	67.6% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Braunfels	15 mi	51.7% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Garden Ridge	17 mi	100.0% (±69.6 points)	Not measurably different
Timberwood Park	18 mi	44.1% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Blanco	18 mi	29.6% (±18.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bulverde, TX (15.1%), Blanco, TX (29.6%).

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 Comal County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Garden Ridge	100.0% (±69.6 points)
2	Canyon Lake	61.7% (±14.2 points)
3	New Braunfels	51.7% (±6.2 points)
4	Bulverde	15.1% (±39.2 points)
5	Spring Branch	14.0% (±57.6 points)

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

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 Canyon Lake

Are renters in Canyon Lake rent-burdened?

61.7% of renting households in Canyon Lake 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 Canyon Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Canyon Lake, TX spends 35.3% (±5.2 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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