It's no secret that many Americans are forgoing homeownership in favor of renting. In 2020, renters in the U.S. occupied 43 million housing units.
The Stacker team looked at data from a United States Census survey that revealed an estimated 43,378,800 renter-occupied homes in the United States as of 2017, which makes up 36.1% of all households in the country. In 2019, renting was more affordable than buying a median-priced home in 59% of the counties; in 2021, the opposite was true: Owning was more affordable than renting in 63% of U.S. counties.
Stacker compiled a list of counties in Colorado where people spend the highest percent of income on rent using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Of course, saving money by owning a home is unattainable for many Americans who don't have savings that could cover a down payment, those who are denied a mortgage, or both. Keep reading to see where in your home state most of people's take-home pay goes to their monthly rent.
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1 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 51.7%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 21.3%
- Total occupied households: 4,028
- Median household income: $52,022
- Median monthly housing cost: $736
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2 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 53.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 22.6%
- Total occupied households: 638
- Median household income: $41,731
- Median monthly housing cost: $592
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3 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.3%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 48.2%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 25.3%
- Total occupied households: 1,746
- Median household income: $30,965
- Median monthly housing cost: $447
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4 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 49.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.1%
- Total occupied households: 5,366
- Median household income: $57,229
- Median monthly housing cost: $828
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5 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 27.6%
- Total occupied households: 8,393
- Median household income: $53,318
- Median monthly housing cost: $776
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6 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 17.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 47.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 28.0%
- Total occupied households: 3,225
- Median household income: $38,137
- Median monthly housing cost: $561
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7 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.0%
- Total occupied households: 4,395
- Median household income: $67,060
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,031
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8 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 18.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 46.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.5%
- Total occupied households: 5,884
- Median household income: $71,198
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,110
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9 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 24.5%
- Total occupied households: 10,655
- Median household income: $49,470
- Median monthly housing cost: $783
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10 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 49.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 23.9%
- Total occupied households: 1,301
- Median household income: $42,135
- Median monthly housing cost: $675
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11 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 49.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 34.0%
- Total occupied households: 2,163
- Median household income: $66,417
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,076
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12 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 45.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.8%
- Total occupied households: 10,928
- Median household income: $53,682
- Median monthly housing cost: $870
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13 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 47.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 30.9%
- Total occupied households: 8,231
- Median household income: $55,771
- Median monthly housing cost: $906
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14 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 24.3%
- Total occupied households: 120,709
- Median household income: $119,730
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,957
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15 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 46.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 28.3%
- Total occupied households: 7,722
- Median household income: $38,169
- Median monthly housing cost: $625
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16 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.8%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 47.5%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 28.8%
- Total occupied households: 17,140
- Median household income: $50,489
- Median monthly housing cost: $834
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17 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 19.8%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 52.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 26.5%
- Total occupied households: 4,823
- Median household income: $39,123
- Median monthly housing cost: $647
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18 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 49.2%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 30.7%
- Total occupied households: 2,860
- Median household income: $38,571
- Median monthly housing cost: $644
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19 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.1%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 45.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.3%
- Total occupied households: 21,498
- Median household income: $75,937
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,271
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20 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.1%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 49.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 27.8%
- Total occupied households: 4,888
- Median household income: $41,929
- Median monthly housing cost: $703
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21 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 49.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 26.6%
- Total occupied households: 17,136
- Median household income: $49,409
- Median monthly housing cost: $831
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22 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 48.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 30.5%
- Total occupied households: 2,802
- Median household income: $76,429
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,305
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23 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 44.5%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 32.4%
- Total occupied households: 6,670
- Median household income: $41,817
- Median monthly housing cost: $719
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24 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 45.7%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 30.5%
- Total occupied households: 11,883
- Median household income: $45,269
- Median monthly housing cost: $781
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25 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 47.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 27.1%
- Total occupied households: 27,470
- Median household income: $96,416
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,666
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26 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.9%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 50.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 28.0%
- Total occupied households: 6,931
- Median household income: $73,622
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,281
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27 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.9%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 44.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 28.7%
- Total occupied households: 104,671
- Median household income: $74,150
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,292
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28 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 20.9%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 48.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 25.6%
- Total occupied households: 289
- Median household income: $54,625
- Median monthly housing cost: $952
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29 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 21.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 46.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 30.9%
- Total occupied households: 21,794
- Median household income: $68,685
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,203
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30 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 21.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 45.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 30.3%
- Total occupied households: 9,603
- Median household income: $77,443
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,371
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31 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 21.3%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 46.2%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.0%
- Total occupied households: 232,284
- Median household income: $82,986
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,474
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32 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 21.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 47.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 29.0%
- Total occupied households: 10,248
- Median household income: $66,592
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,192
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33 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 21.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 45.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 31.2%
- Total occupied households: 61,742
- Median household income: $55,379
- Median monthly housing cost: $996
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34 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 21.9%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 40.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 35.3%
- Total occupied households: 7,467
- Median household income: $78,935
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,438
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35 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 21.9%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 45.2%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 32.5%
- Total occupied households: 5,858
- Median household income: $52,221
- Median monthly housing cost: $954
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36 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 46.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 27.7%
- Total occupied households: 9,280
- Median household income: $99,199
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,821
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37 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.1%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 46.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 30.9%
- Total occupied households: 6,616
- Median household income: $56,577
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,044
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38 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 39.6%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 33.7%
- Total occupied households: 10,641
- Median household income: $79,277
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,468
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39 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 42.7%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 32.5%
- Total occupied households: 257,507
- Median household income: $68,779
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,275
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40 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.4%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 43.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 33.9%
- Total occupied households: 127,415
- Median household income: $83,019
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,552
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41 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 43.0%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 33.1%
- Total occupied households: 64,314
- Median household income: $46,783
- Median monthly housing cost: $876
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42 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.5%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 43.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 32.4%
- Total occupied households: 137,021
- Median household income: $71,881
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,347
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43 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 22.7%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 41.7%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 33.1%
- Total occupied households: 240,304
- Median household income: $77,469
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,465
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44 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 23.2%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 40.3%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 37.2%
- Total occupied households: 3,552
- Median household income: $67,038
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,294
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45 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 23.3%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 45.4%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 31.4%
- Total occupied households: 6,162
- Median household income: $37,515
- Median monthly housing cost: $728
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46 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 23.3%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 46.2%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 31.2%
- Total occupied households: 1,767
- Median household income: $30,900
- Median monthly housing cost: $601
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47 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 23.6%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 32.9%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 31.0%
- Total occupied households: 3,392
- Median household income: $50,565
- Median monthly housing cost: $996
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48 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 23.8%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 38.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 34.8%
- Total occupied households: 166,450
- Median household income: $71,202
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,411
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49 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 24.0%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 37.1%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 38.6%
- Total occupied households: 18,171
- Median household income: $84,790
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,693
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50 / 50- Median percent of income spent on housing: 24.3%
--- Percent of households spending <20% of income on housing: 39.8%
--- Percent of households spending >30% of income on housing: 34.6%
- Total occupied households: 301,501
- Median household income: $68,592
- Median monthly housing cost: $1,387
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