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

Name: Rent burden in Pantops, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.7% (±16.1 points) of renting households in Pantops, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.7% (±16.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.9% (±10.7 points)
Median share of income: 32.2% (±2.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pantops

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pantops	Albemarle County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	17.2% (±9.9 points)	12.1%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.0% (±4.9 points)	13.9%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.4% (±3.9 points)	12.4%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.7% (±8.2 points)	11.6%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.8% (±12.0 points)	9.4%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	38.9% (±10.7 points)	40.5%	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.

Pantops against Albemarle County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pantops	Albemarle County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.7% (±16.1 points)	49.9% (±4.4 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.9% (±10.7 points)	40.5% (±3.9 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.2% (±2.9 points)	30.0% (±2.1 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$76,853 (±$24,763)	$65,852 (±$4,792)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,881 (±$191)	$1,692 (±$33)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Pantops, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Albemarle County (49.9%).

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

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

In Albemarle County, Pantops ranks 2 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 87 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 Pantops

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pantops
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pantops	—	58.7% (±16.1 points)	—
Charlottesville	2.2 mi	55.4% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rio	3.7 mi	72.0% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
University of Virginia	4.1 mi	57.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rivanna	4.4 mi	0.0% (±85.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hollymead	6.2 mi	55.7% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Piney Mountain	9.1 mi	10.0% (±21.3 points)	Lower
Lake Monticello	9.9 mi	19.3% (±24.1 points)	Lower
Crozet	14 mi	37.2% (±13.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Piney Mountain, VA (10.0%), Lake Monticello, VA (19.3%), Crozet, VA (37.2%).

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 Albemarle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Rio	72.0% (±26.9 points)
2	Pantops	58.7% (±16.1 points)
3	University of Virginia	57.7% (±8.5 points)
4	Hollymead	55.7% (±18.5 points)
5	Crozet	37.2% (±13.9 points)
6	Scottsville	29.7% (±20.2 points)
7	Piney Mountain	10.0% (±21.3 points)
8	Rivanna	0.0% (±85.0 points)

Pantops 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 Pantops

Are renters in Pantops rent-burdened?

58.7% of renting households in Pantops 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 Pantops spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pantops, VA spends 32.2% (±2.9 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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