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

Name: Rent burden in Fishersville, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.2% (±11.8 points) of renting households in Fishersville, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

52.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.2% (±11.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 52.4% (±11.1 points)
Median share of income: 37.6% (±11.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fishersville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fishersville	Augusta County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	4.5% (±3.5 points)	13.4%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.6% (±10.6 points)	20.6%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.5% (±5.7 points)	12.3%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.2% (±7.5 points)	9.7%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.8% (±4.1 points)	4.5%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	52.4% (±11.1 points)	39.7%	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.

Fishersville against Augusta County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fishersville	Augusta County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.2% (±11.8 points)	44.2% (±7.1 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	52.4% (±11.1 points)	39.7% (±6.7 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.6% (±11.1 points)	27.0% (±2.9 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,122 (±$10,219)	$48,515 (±$6,923)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,483 (±$186)	$1,136 (±$60)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Fishersville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Augusta County (44.2%).

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

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

In Augusta County, Fishersville ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 98 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 Fishersville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fishersville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fishersville	—	57.2% (±11.8 points)	—
Jolivue	4.5 mi	44.9% (±30.6 points)	Not measurably different
Waynesboro	5.2 mi	46.4% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Staunton	5.6 mi	45.6% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lyndhurst	5.8 mi	23.3% (±68.0 points)	Not measurably different
Stuarts Draft	6.3 mi	35.6% (±15.2 points)	Lower
Verona	6.5 mi	37.4% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dooms	7.4 mi	82.5% (±55.3 points)	Not measurably different
Crimora	8.8 mi	10.0% (±55.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stuarts Draft, VA (35.6%).

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 Augusta County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Greenville	86.7% (±38.3 points)
2	Dooms	82.5% (±55.3 points)
3	Fishersville	57.2% (±11.8 points)
4	Craigsville	48.6% (±29.6 points)
5	Jolivue	44.9% (±30.6 points)
6	Verona	37.4% (±20.5 points)
7	Stuarts Draft	35.6% (±15.2 points)
8	Lyndhurst	23.3% (±68.0 points)
9	Weyers Cave	21.1% (±30.1 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Augusta County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fishersville 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 Fishersville

Are renters in Fishersville rent-burdened?

57.2% of renting households in Fishersville 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 Fishersville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fishersville, VA spends 37.6% (±11.1 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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