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America’s rental affordability crisis is no longer just squeezing the poorest households — it’s increasingly taking a bite out of middle-income earners, too.
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it → squeeze → earners
More than 22.6 million renter households nationwide are spending over 30% of their income on housing, with roughly 12.1 million shelling out more than half their earnings just to keep a roof over their heads, according to a new analysis by Enterprise Community Partners.
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million → spend → Partners
The findings, based on the US Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey, show that nearly half of American renters are now considered cost-burdened — even as rental prices showed signs of easing in 2024.
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prices → base → 2024
And while the lowest-income Americans remain the hardest hit, the financial strain is steadily spreading up the income ladder.
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strain → hit → ladder
Renters earning between 60% and 80% of their area’s median income saw a 5% increase in their cost-burden rate compared with the previous year — the largest relative jump among income groups.
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Renters → earn → groups
Meanwhile, households earning between 30% and 60% of area median income experienced a particularly troubling shift: The share spending more than half their income on housing climbed from 34% to 36% in just one year.
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share → earn → year
Even a six-figure salary doesn’t guarantee much breathing room in expensive rental markets.
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salary → guarantee → markets
As The Post recently reported, a household earning $100,000 can afford just 801 square feet and one bedroom in the New York metro area, compared with a four-bedroom, 2,119-square-foot home in Memphis, Tenn., on the same budget.
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household → report → budget
Nearly three-quarters of households earning less than 30% of their area’s median income were severely cost-burdened, leaving little room in their budgets for groceries, transportation, medical bills or unexpected expenses.
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quarters → earn → groceries
The affordability crunch has persisted despite some relief in asking rents, with the share of cost-burdened households remaining above pre-pandemic levels.
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share → persist → levels
Separate research from the Urban Institute found that 20% of renters ages 18 to 64 made partial or late rent payments at some point in 2025, with middle-income households increasingly struggling to keep up.
And the financial pressure extends beyond housing.
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pressure → find → housing
A Pew Research Center survey found that 21% of Americans had difficulty paying their rent or mortgage, while 27% reported being unable to cover all their monthly bills.
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% → find → bills
The burden also falls unevenly across racial and ethnic groups.
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burden → fall → groups
About 57% of black renter households and 54% of Hispanic or Latino renter households spent more than 30% of their income on housing, compared with 45% of white households and 44% of Asian households.
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% → spend → households
Nearly one-third of black renters and 29% of Hispanic renters spent more than half their income on rent.
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third → spend → rent
For renters already stretching their paychecks, the consequences go well beyond the monthly rent bill.
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consequences → stretch → bill
High housing costs can make it harder to build emergency savings, put money aside for a down payment or cover other basic necessities — potentially pushing homeownership further out of reach.
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it → make → reach
The financial squeeze is also making it harder to escape the rental market.
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it → make → market
A recent study found that New Yorkers need an estimated three years and eight months to save for a 15% down payment on a typical home — nearly a year longer than the national average.
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Yorkers → find → average
Enterprise Community Partners called for expanding the supply of affordable housing, preserving existing rental units and strengthening rental assistance programs to ease the growing financial strain.
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Partners → call → strain
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