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

Name: Rent burden in New Market, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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37.2% (±17.9 points) of renting households in New Market, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 37.2% (±17.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.8% (±11.8 points)
Median share of income: 27.7% (±2.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in New Market

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	New Market	Shenandoah County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	9.1% (±7.3 points)	17.8%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.8% (±14.0 points)	11.8%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.9% (±11.1 points)	14.3%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	28.0% (±18.4 points)	20.3%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.4% (±13.4 points)	10.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	22.8% (±11.8 points)	25.2%	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.

New Market against Shenandoah County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Market	Shenandoah County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	37.2% (±17.9 points)	35.9% (±6.9 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.8% (±11.8 points)	25.2% (±5.3 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.7% (±2.1 points)	26.5% (±1.4 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$44,087 (±$9,200)	$47,938 (±$3,375)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$919 (±$225)	$984 (±$31)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In New Market, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Shenandoah County (35.9%).

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

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

In Shenandoah County, New Market ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 325 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 New Market

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Market
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
New Market	—	37.2% (±17.9 points)	—
Timberville	5.6 mi	40.8% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Jackson	6.6 mi	39.4% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Broadway	7.5 mi	46.0% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stanley	10 mi	30.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shenandoah	11 mi	15.1% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Luray	12 mi	52.2% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Basye	13 mi	72.5% (±52.6 points)	Not measurably different
Edinburg	14 mi	33.0% (±21.7 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 Shenandoah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Basye	72.5% (±52.6 points)
2	Toms Brook	68.3% (±30.7 points)
3	Strasburg	51.3% (±20.1 points)
4	Mount Jackson	39.4% (±14.3 points)
5	New Market	37.2% (±17.9 points)
6	Woodstock	33.3% (±15.0 points)
7	Edinburg	33.0% (±21.7 points)
8	Maurertown	0.0% (±141.4 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 New Market

Are renters in New Market rent-burdened?

37.2% of renting households in New Market 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 New Market spend on rent?

The median renting household in New Market, VA spends 27.7% (±2.1 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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