How many renters in Westminster (Windham County, town), VT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Westminster (Windham County, town), VT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.2% (±23.5 points) of renting households in Westminster (Windham County, town), VT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.2% (±23.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.4% (±23.4 points)
Median share of income: 29.7% (±50.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Westminster (Windham County, town)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Westminster (Windham County, town)	Windham County	Vermont	United States
Less than 15%	29.0% (±18.2 points)	15.2%	13.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.5% (±10.7 points)	10.9%	12.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.6% (±4.7 points)	12.4%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.7% (±17.8 points)	15.2%	13.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.8% (±2.6 points)	9.2%	10.1%	9.2%
35% or more	48.4% (±23.4 points)	37.2%	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.

Westminster (Windham County, town) against Windham County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Westminster (Windham County, town)	Windham County	Vermont	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.2% (±23.5 points)	46.4% (±5.6 points)	48.4% (±1.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.4% (±23.4 points)	37.2% (±4.9 points)	38.3% (±1.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.7% (±50.1 points)	28.8% (±1.6 points)	29.4% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,109 (±$13,674)	$43,328 (±$6,887)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$916 (±$126)	$1,056 (±$40)	$1,234 (±$18)	$1,413

In Westminster (Windham County, town), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Windham County (46.4%).

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

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

In Windham County, Westminster (Windham County, town) ranks 8 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 239.

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 Westminster (Windham County, town)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Westminster (Windham County, town)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Westminster (Windham County, town)	—	49.2% (±23.5 points)	—
Saxtons River	4.5 mi	73.7% (±49.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bellows Falls	4.8 mi	43.8% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Athens	5.0 mi	43.5% (±47.7 points)	Not measurably different
Walpole	5.3 mi	51.6% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Putney	5.6 mi	54.2% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brookline	6.2 mi	47.8% (±72.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rockingham	6.6 mi	46.7% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westmoreland	8.3 mi	32.5% (±23.3 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 Windham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Whitingham	62.7% (±43.3 points)
3	Halifax	57.1% (±89.5 points)
4	Wardsboro	54.6% (±39.6 points)
5	Putney	54.2% (±23.3 points)
6	Grafton	53.8% (±66.3 points)
7	Newfane (Windham County, town)	51.9% (±51.5 points)
8	Westminster (Windham County, town)	49.2% (±23.5 points)
9	Londonderry	48.1% (±31.9 points)
10	Brookline	47.8% (±72.3 points)
11 (tie)	Brattleboro	46.9% (±10.5 points)
11 (tie)	Guilford	46.9% (±22.0 points)
13	Rockingham	46.7% (±14.0 points)
14	Dummerston	44.0% (±35.1 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Windham County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Westminster (Windham County, town) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Westminster (Windham County, village).

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 Westminster (Windham County, town)

Are renters in Westminster (Windham County, town) rent-burdened?

49.2% of renting households in Westminster (Windham County, town) 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 Westminster (Windham County, town) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Westminster (Windham County, town), VT spends 29.7% (±50.1 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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