US cities with the lowest rent burden
Compare the typical share of renter household income spent on gross rent.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:40+00:00
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income: ACS B25071_001E. Uses Census’s direct renter-household measure, not median rent divided by income for all households. ACS places, including census-designated places, with at least 20,000 residents in the same ACS release. ACS 5-year pooled estimates; margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. Ranks do not imply statistically significant differences. Missing, suppressed, and annotated/top-coded estimates are excluded.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Rent as share of income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777 | Millcreek city | Utah | 29.4% ±1.7 percentage points | 63,648 |
| 802 | Queen Creek town | Arizona | 29.5% ±9.7 percentage points | 71,867 |
| 802 | Linda CDP | California | 29.5% ±4.1 percentage points | 23,871 |
| 802 | San Lorenzo CDP | California | 29.5% ±2.6 percentage points | 29,171 |
| 802 | Palm City CDP | Florida | 29.5% ±5.6 percentage points | 26,371 |
| 802 | Warner Robins city | Georgia | 29.5% ±2.3 percentage points | 82,990 |
| 802 | Elgin city | Illinois | 29.5% ±2.5 percentage points | 114,934 |
| 802 | Tinley Park village | Illinois | 29.5% ±3.6 percentage points | 54,842 |
| 802 | Gaithersburg city | Maryland | 29.5% ±1.5 percentage points | 69,825 |
| 802 | Ilchester CDP | Maryland | 29.5% ±5.2 percentage points | 28,364 |
| 802 | Owings Mills CDP | Maryland | 29.5% ±3.2 percentage points | 37,245 |
| 802 | Quincy city | Massachusetts | 29.5% ±1.2 percentage points | 102,114 |
| 802 | Vicksburg city | Mississippi | 29.5% ±4.5 percentage points | 20,589 |
| 802 | Dover city | New Hampshire | 29.5% ±2.2 percentage points | 33,364 |
| 802 | Cornelius town | North Carolina | 29.5% ±3.1 percentage points | 32,783 |
| 802 | Kannapolis city | North Carolina | 29.5% ±2.5 percentage points | 57,890 |
| 802 | Pickerington city | Ohio | 29.5% ±3.7 percentage points | 24,477 |
| 802 | Oklahoma City city | Oklahoma | 29.5% ±0.6 percentage points | 697,125 |
| 802 | Kingsport city | Tennessee | 29.5% ±1.9 percentage points | 56,262 |
| 802 | Tyler city | Texas | 29.5% ±1.8 percentage points | 109,215 |
| 802 | Roy city | Utah | 29.5% ±3.1 percentage points | 38,993 |
| 802 | Chester CDP | Virginia | 29.5% ±2.4 percentage points | 24,474 |
| 802 | Fair Oaks CDP | Virginia | 29.5% ±1.8 percentage points | 35,545 |
| 802 | Fredericksburg city | Virginia | 29.5% ±2.2 percentage points | 28,873 |
| 802 | Leesburg town | Virginia | 29.5% ±3.1 percentage points | 49,171 |
| 802 | Cheyenne city | Wyoming | 29.5% ±2.2 percentage points | 65,239 |
| 827 | Fayetteville city | Arkansas | 29.6% ±1.7 percentage points | 99,319 |
| 827 | Little Rock city | Arkansas | 29.6% ±1.2 percentage points | 203,436 |
| 827 | Brawley city | California | 29.6% ±2.9 percentage points | 27,283 |
| 827 | Goleta city | California | 29.6% ±2.6 percentage points | 32,685 |
| 827 | Marina city | California | 29.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 22,563 |
| 827 | San Juan Capistrano city | California | 29.6% ±4.0 percentage points | 35,095 |
| 827 | Boise City city | Idaho | 29.6% ±1.1 percentage points | 237,242 |
| 827 | Edwardsville city | Illinois | 29.6% ±3.9 percentage points | 26,474 |
| 827 | Hoffman Estates village | Illinois | 29.6% ±3.9 percentage points | 51,175 |
| 827 | Oak Lawn village | Illinois | 29.6% ±3.5 percentage points | 56,861 |
| 827 | Des Moines city | Iowa | 29.6% ±1.1 percentage points | 212,421 |
| 827 | Covington city | Kentucky | 29.6% ±2.6 percentage points | 41,110 |
| 827 | Annapolis city | Maryland | 29.6% ±1.7 percentage points | 40,720 |
| 827 | Bowie city | Maryland | 29.6% ±6.8 percentage points | 57,926 |
| 827 | Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) | Maryland | 29.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 40,379 |
| 827 | Leominster city | Massachusetts | 29.6% ±2.4 percentage points | 43,909 |
| 827 | Marblehead CDP | Massachusetts | 29.6% ±8.0 percentage points | 20,413 |
| 827 | Grand Rapids city | Michigan | 29.6% ±1.1 percentage points | 198,535 |
| 827 | Oak Park city | Michigan | 29.6% ±6.2 percentage points | 29,318 |
| 827 | Belton city | Missouri | 29.6% ±3.2 percentage points | 25,008 |
| 827 | Billings city | Montana | 29.6% ±1.3 percentage points | 119,434 |
| 827 | Monroe city | North Carolina | 29.6% ±3.6 percentage points | 36,759 |
| 827 | Fairfield city | Ohio | 29.6% ±2.6 percentage points | 44,828 |
| 827 | Harrisburg city | Pennsylvania | 29.6% ±2.6 percentage points | 50,287 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.