How much do households in the Burlington, VT area spend on rent?
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About $1,581, or 32.6% of their income, in 2020–2024. This is measured by comparing median, or average, rent and median monthly income for renting households.
$1.58K
median monthly rent in Burlington, VT area (2020–2024)
32.6%
average share of income spent on rent in Burlington, VT area (2020–2024)
Comparing rent to renter income provides one measure of rental affordability. The Burlington, VT area (Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area)’s median rent was about $1,581 per month in 2020–2024. Typical monthly income among renting households was about $4,850 per month during that same period.
A typical household spent about $1,581 on rent in the Burlington, VT area.
Median gross rent and median renter household income, 2020–2024
Dividing rent by income provides what is called a rent-to-income ratio. A higher ratio of rent-to-income indicates rent is less affordable while a lower ratio indicates greater affordability.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development considers households with a rent-to-income ratio of more than 30%, that is, households that spend more than 30% their income on housing, to be cost-burdened. Cost-burdened households may have less money for other necessities such as food, healthcare, or savings. When median monthly rent is more than 30% of median monthly income, it means a typical household would meet the definition of housing cost-burdened.
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Do households in the Burlington, VT area spend more or less on rent than other small metros?
The small metro median rent-to-income ratio was 30.4%.
Ratio of median gross rent to median renter household income, 2020–2024
The Burlington, VT area is a small metro, which have less than 250,000 people. Compared to other small metros, the Burlington, VT area’s rent-to income ratio is higher than is typical. The average among small metros was 30.4% in 2020–2024, 2 percentage points lower than in the Burlington, VT area.
Renter income and rent, small metro areas (2020–2024)
| 1. | $6,816 | |
| 2. | $5,927 | |
| 3. | $5,861 | |
| 4. | $5,728 | |
| 5. | $5,337 | |
| 6. | $5,027 | |
| 7. | $4,909 | |
| 8. | $4,881 | |
| 9. | $4,850 | |
| 10. | $4,785 |
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