How many renters in Manchester Center, VT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Manchester Center, VT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.5% (±29.4 points) of renting households in Manchester Center, VT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.6% spend 35% or more.

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.5% (±29.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.6% (±28.4 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Manchester Center

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Manchester Center	Bennington County	Vermont	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±10.6 points)	7.7%	13.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±10.6 points)	9.8%	12.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.0% (±6.6 points)	9.6%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	35.4% (±29.9 points)	9.2%	13.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.9% (±7.6 points)	10.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	55.6% (±28.4 points)	53.5%	38.3%	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.

Manchester Center against Bennington County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manchester Center	Bennington County	Vermont	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.5% (±29.4 points)	63.7% (±9.3 points)	48.4% (±1.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.6% (±28.4 points)	53.5% (±7.8 points)	38.3% (±1.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	37.8% (±6.8 points)	29.4% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$34,190 (±$5,605)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,023 (±$100)	$1,109 (±$45)	$1,234 (±$18)	$1,413

In Manchester Center, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Bennington County (63.7%).

It is not measurably different from Vermont (48.4%).

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

In Bennington County, Manchester Center ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 33.

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 Manchester Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manchester Center
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Manchester Center	—	60.5% (±29.4 points)	—
Manchester (Bennington County, village)	2.5 mi	53.0% (±28.6 points)	Not measurably different
Winhall	3.4 mi	37.5% (±36.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dorset	6.6 mi	74.4% (±35.7 points)	Not measurably different
Sandgate	7.3 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sunderland	7.5 mi	51.5% (±59.0 points)	Not measurably different
Peru	8.0 mi	29.0% (±53.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rupert	9.3 mi	20.0% (±75.8 points)	Not measurably different
Stratton	9.5 mi	12.0% (±55.0 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 Bennington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Arlington (community)	82.2% (±17.3 points)
2	Bennington (community)	70.3% (±17.0 points)
3	Manchester Center	60.5% (±29.4 points)

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

It lies inside Manchester (Bennington County, town), 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 Manchester Center

Are renters in Manchester Center rent-burdened?

60.5% of renting households in Manchester Center 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 Manchester Center spend on rent?

The median renting household in Manchester Center, VT spends 50.0% or more 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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