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

Name: Rent burden in Front Royal, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.4% (±8.4 points) of renting households in Front Royal, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.4% (±8.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 32.7% (±6.4 points)
Median share of income: 27.6% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Front Royal

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Front Royal	Warren County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	16.1% (±5.7 points)	13.9%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.7% (±5.4 points)	14.6%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.7% (±6.3 points)	13.1%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.1% (±6.8 points)	16.1%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.7% (±5.5 points)	12.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	32.7% (±6.4 points)	29.5%	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.

Front Royal against Warren County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Front Royal	Warren County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.4% (±8.4 points)	42.2% (±8.7 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	32.7% (±6.4 points)	29.5% (±6.4 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.6% (±2.2 points)	27.6% (±1.9 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,165 (±$5,756)	$53,368 (±$4,818)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,135 (±$60)	$1,199 (±$61)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Front Royal, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Warren County (42.2%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Warren County, Front Royal ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 265 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 Front Royal

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Front Royal
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Front Royal	—	42.4% (±8.4 points)	—
Apple Mountain Lake	4.2 mi	8.2% (±36.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shenandoah Farms	8.1 mi	39.4% (±47.2 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown	8.8 mi	47.9% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different
Strasburg	10 mi	51.3% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stephens City	12 mi	40.5% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Boyce	13 mi	22.7% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Toms Brook	14 mi	68.3% (±30.7 points)	Not measurably different
Washington	15 mi	64.3% (±59.8 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 Warren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Front Royal	42.4% (±8.4 points)
2	Shenandoah Farms	39.4% (±47.2 points)
3	Apple Mountain Lake	8.2% (±36.4 points)

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 Front Royal

Are renters in Front Royal rent-burdened?

42.4% of renting households in Front Royal 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 Front Royal spend on rent?

The median renting household in Front Royal, VA spends 27.6% (±2.2 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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