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Median gross rent of $1,756 is 38.54% of the $54,672 renter median household income in Essex County. Census median rent as a share of renter household income, beside the official HUD income limits for this county.
| Median gross rent | $1,756 |
| Margin of error, median gross rent | $23 |
| Renter median household income | $54,672 |
| Margin of error, renter median income | $1,972 |
| Annual median rent | $21,072 |
| Rent-to-income | 38.54% |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Amesbury city | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Amesbury city | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Amesbury city | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Andover town | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Andover town | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Andover town | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Beverly city | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Beverly city | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Beverly city | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Boxford town | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Boxford town | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Boxford town | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Danvers town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Danvers town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Danvers town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Essex town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Essex town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Essex town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Georgetown town | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Georgetown town | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Georgetown town | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Gloucester city | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Gloucester city | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Gloucester city | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Groveland town | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Groveland town | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Groveland town | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Hamilton town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Hamilton town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Hamilton town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Haverhill city | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Haverhill city | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Haverhill city | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Ipswich town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Ipswich town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Ipswich town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Lawrence city | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Lawrence city | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Lawrence city | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Lynn city | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Lynn city | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Lynn city | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Lynnfield town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Lynnfield town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Lynnfield town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Manchester-by-the-Sea town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Manchester-by-the-Sea town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Manchester-by-the-Sea town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Marblehead town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Marblehead town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Marblehead town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Merrimac town | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Merrimac town | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Merrimac town | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Methuen city | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Methuen city | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Methuen city | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Middleton town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Middleton town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Middleton town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Nahant town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Nahant town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Nahant town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Newbury town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Newbury town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Newbury town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Newburyport city | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Newburyport city | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Newburyport city | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, North Andover town | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, North Andover town | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, North Andover town | $137,300 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Peabody city | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Peabody city | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Peabody city | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Rockport town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Rockport town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Rockport town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Rowley town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Rowley town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Rowley town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Salem city | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Salem city | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Salem city | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Salisbury town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Salisbury town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Salisbury town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Saugus town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Saugus town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Saugus town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Swampscott town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Swampscott town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Swampscott town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Topsfield town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Topsfield town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Topsfield town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Wenham town | $85,700 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Wenham town | $137,100 |
| HUD area median family income, Wenham town | $164,600 |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, West Newbury town | $68,650 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, West Newbury town | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, West Newbury town | $137,300 |
Rent-to-income equals Census median gross rent (ACS table B25064) times 12, divided by renter median household income (ACS table B25119, renter-occupied column). The percent shown is that ratio rounded half up to the nearest 0.01 percentage point. HUD columns are the FY2026 4-person Very Low (50%) limit and the 4-person Low (80%) limit, plus the HUD area median family income on the same row. When every town row in a county publishes the same three figures, the page stores them once under the county name. When they differ, each town row is stored. A county is left out when median rent or renter income is missing or not positive. Rank is the unrounded ratio, then the county name.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year, tables B25064 and B25119, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064, and HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits effective 2026-05-01, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.
38.54%. Median gross rent is $1,756 (margin of error $23). Renter median household income is $54,672 (margin of error $1,972).
Amesbury city: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Andover town: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Beverly city: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Boxford town: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Danvers town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Essex town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Georgetown town: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Gloucester city: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Groveland town: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Hamilton town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Haverhill city: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Ipswich town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Lawrence city: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Lynn city: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Lynnfield town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Manchester-by-the-Sea town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Marblehead town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Merrimac town: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Methuen city: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Middleton town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Nahant town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Newbury town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Newburyport city: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). North Andover town: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Peabody city: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Rockport town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Rowley town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Salem city: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Salisbury town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Saugus town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Swampscott town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Topsfield town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). Wenham town: $85,700 FY2026 Very Low (50%). West Newbury town: $68,650 FY2026 Very Low (50%).
Amesbury city: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Andover town: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Beverly city: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Boxford town: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Danvers town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Essex town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Georgetown town: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Gloucester city: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Groveland town: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Hamilton town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Haverhill city: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Ipswich town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Lawrence city: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Lynn city: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Lynnfield town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Manchester-by-the-Sea town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Marblehead town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Merrimac town: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Methuen city: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Middleton town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Nahant town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Newbury town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Newburyport city: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). North Andover town: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%). Peabody city: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Rockport town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Rowley town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Salem city: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Salisbury town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Saugus town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Swampscott town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Topsfield town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). Wenham town: $137,100 FY2026 Low (80%). West Newbury town: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%).