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Census ZIP area · Census 2020–2024

Median rent and rent burden in ZIP area 49931

Median monthly gross rent
$972
± $263 margin
Rent burden · 30% or more
68.9%
± 10.5 percentage points
Severe burden · 50% or more
43.1%
± 8.4 percentage points

Burden figures cover an estimated 1,574 renter households with a computed rent-to-income ratio.

How much income would keep this rent at 30%?

The area’s median gross rent would equal 30% of an annual household income of $38,880. The calculation multiplies monthly rent by 12 and divides by 0.30.

Compare nearby ZIP areas

Among the published ZIP areas within 35 miles, the closest one with a lower, non-overlapping rent range was ZIP area 49945, 14.5 miles away. Its estimated median gross rent was $416 lower per month. That difference compares survey estimates for the same period.

Nearby survey estimates
AreaMiles awayMedian gross rent ± marginRent burdenSevere burden
ZIP area 499303.3$841 ± $8049.7%19.8%
ZIP area 499139.6$699 ± $7551.3%25.9%
ZIP area 4991614.1$925 ± $25942.9%11.6%
ZIP area 4994514.5$556 ± $5237.4%4.9%

Compare with broader areas

Same-period Census estimates
AreaMedian gross rent ± marginRent burdenSevere burden
ZIP area 49931$972 ± $26368.9%43.1%
United States$1,413 ± $251.1%25.9%

Data and definitions

How to read the estimates

The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey five-year release provides these survey estimates. America.co matched Census rent tables by geography ID and used the Gazetteer’s representative points to calculate straight-line distance.

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