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

Name: Rent burden in Falmouth, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.1% (±26.4 points) of renting households in Falmouth, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.1% (±26.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.4% (±24.7 points)
Median share of income: 36.5% (±21.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Falmouth

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Falmouth	Stafford County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	25.8% (±26.2 points)	11.5%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.0% (±12.9 points)	13.4%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.6% (±5.1 points)	14.3%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.3% (±5.8 points)	15.5%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.7% (±9.4 points)	12.2%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	51.4% (±24.7 points)	33.1%	39.4%	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.

Falmouth against Stafford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Falmouth	Stafford County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.1% (±26.4 points)	45.3% (±5.2 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.4% (±24.7 points)	33.1% (±3.9 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.5% (±21.2 points)	28.5% (±1.3 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$85,364 (±$8,810)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,873 (±$214)	$2,020 (±$91)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Falmouth, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Stafford County (45.3%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (48.5%).

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

In Stafford County, Falmouth 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 100 of 459.

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 Falmouth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Falmouth
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Falmouth	—	57.1% (±26.4 points)	—
Southern Gateway	2.2 mi	47.0% (±23.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fredericksburg	2.4 mi	48.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Stafford Courthouse	6.5 mi	33.2% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Passapatanzy	7.7 mi	48.8% (±72.5 points)	Not measurably different
Aquia Harbour	10 mi	41.6% (±41.1 points)	Not measurably different
Spotsylvania Courthouse	11 mi	69.2% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Boswell's Corner	13 mi	76.9% (±47.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Wilderness	14 mi	4.3% (±40.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Wilderness, VA (4.3%).

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 Stafford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Boswell's Corner	76.9% (±47.2 points)
2	Falmouth	57.1% (±26.4 points)
3	Southern Gateway	47.0% (±23.2 points)
4	Aquia Harbour	41.6% (±41.1 points)
5	Stafford Courthouse	33.2% (±14.5 points)

Falmouth 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 Falmouth

Are renters in Falmouth rent-burdened?

57.1% of renting households in Falmouth 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 Falmouth spend on rent?

The median renting household in Falmouth, VA spends 36.5% (±21.2 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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