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

Name: Rent burden in Melissa, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.9% (±18.4 points) of renting households in Melissa, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.9% (±18.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.8% (±17.6 points)
Median share of income: 34.7% (±13.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Melissa

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Melissa	Collin County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	6.7% (±7.4 points)	11.8%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.7% (±8.5 points)	13.3%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.0% (±9.7 points)	14.7%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.6% (±13.7 points)	12.7%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.1% (±5.5 points)	10.1%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	49.8% (±17.6 points)	37.4%	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.

Melissa against Collin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Melissa	Collin County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.9% (±18.4 points)	47.5% (±1.6 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.8% (±17.6 points)	37.4% (±1.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.7% (±13.2 points)	29.0% (±0.5 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$77,455 (±$2,189)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,532 (±$197)	$1,859 (±$15)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Melissa, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Collin County (47.5%).

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

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

In Collin County, Melissa ranks 9 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 484 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 Melissa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Melissa
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Melissa	—	53.9% (±18.4 points)	—
Anna	4.1 mi	59.2% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Hope	5.3 mi	70.6% (±99.6 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	6.9 mi	20.0% (±123.2 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton	7.7 mi	41.8% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lowry Crossing	8.3 mi	50.0% (±111.7 points)	Not measurably different
McKinney	8.6 mi	48.5% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Ridge	9.2 mi	38.6% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Van Alstyne	9.3 mi	41.7% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Collin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Murphy	85.9% (±18.2 points)
4	New Hope	70.6% (±99.6 points)
5	Fairview	66.1% (±22.1 points)
6	Celina	62.4% (±27.6 points)
7	Anna	59.2% (±22.7 points)
8 (tie)	Allen	53.9% (±6.2 points)
8 (tie)	Melissa	53.9% (±18.4 points)
10	Wylie	51.7% (±12.0 points)
11	Lowry Crossing	50.0% (±111.7 points)
12	McKinney	48.5% (±3.5 points)
13	Frisco	45.1% (±4.3 points)
14 (tie)	Josephine	43.5% (±32.4 points)
14 (tie)	Plano	43.5% (±2.2 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Collin 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 Melissa

Are renters in Melissa rent-burdened?

53.9% of renting households in Melissa 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 Melissa spend on rent?

The median renting household in Melissa, TX spends 34.7% (±13.2 points) 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 Melissa city, Texas (place:47496, in state:48).

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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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