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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 945 | Visalia city | California | 30.1% ±1.9 percentage points | 143,939 |
| 945 | Grayslake village | Illinois | 30.1% ±5.4 percentage points | 20,929 |
| 945 | Lake in the Hills village | Illinois | 30.1% ±3.4 percentage points | 28,800 |
| 945 | Ames city | Iowa | 30.1% ±2.1 percentage points | 67,669 |
| 945 | Saco city | Maine | 30.1% ±4.8 percentage points | 20,819 |
| 945 | Germantown CDP | Maryland | 30.1% ±2.3 percentage points | 90,719 |
| 945 | Lexington CDP | Massachusetts | 30.1% ±4.2 percentage points | 34,295 |
| 945 | Lansing city | Michigan | 30.1% ±1.2 percentage points | 113,023 |
| 945 | Farmington city | Minnesota | 30.1% ±11.1 percentage points | 23,902 |
| 945 | Portsmouth city | New Hampshire | 30.1% ±1.7 percentage points | 22,545 |
| 945 | Clovis city | New Mexico | 30.1% ±4.5 percentage points | 37,942 |
| 945 | Cincinnati city | Ohio | 30.1% ±0.8 percentage points | 311,224 |
| 945 | Springfield city | Oregon | 30.1% ±1.8 percentage points | 61,499 |
| 945 | Anderson city | South Carolina | 30.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 30,051 |
| 945 | Greenville city | South Carolina | 30.1% ±1.3 percentage points | 72,935 |
| 945 | Rapid City city | South Dakota | 30.1% ±1.4 percentage points | 77,946 |
| 945 | Richardson city | Texas | 30.1% ±1.3 percentage points | 118,731 |
| 945 | Temple city | Texas | 30.1% ±1.5 percentage points | 89,602 |
| 945 | Madison city | Wisconsin | 30.1% ±0.9 percentage points | 278,001 |
| 970 | Pelham city | Alabama | 30.2% ±6.2 percentage points | 24,827 |
| 970 | Westminster city | Colorado | 30.2% ±1.1 percentage points | 115,484 |
| 970 | Morton Grove village | Illinois | 30.2% ±17.4 percentage points | 24,619 |
| 970 | Clarksville town | Indiana | 30.2% ±2.9 percentage points | 22,016 |
| 970 | East Chicago city | Indiana | 30.2% ±3.3 percentage points | 26,022 |
| 970 | South Bend city | Indiana | 30.2% ±1.6 percentage points | 103,085 |
| 970 | Prairieville CDP | Louisiana | 30.2% ±3.4 percentage points | 35,238 |
| 970 | Melrose city | Massachusetts | 30.2% ±3.7 percentage points | 29,650 |
| 970 | Brooklyn Center city | Minnesota | 30.2% ±5.2 percentage points | 32,479 |
| 970 | North Tonawanda city | New York | 30.2% ±2.4 percentage points | 30,198 |
| 970 | Cleveland Heights city | Ohio | 30.2% ±2.3 percentage points | 44,497 |
| 970 | Greenwood city | South Carolina | 30.2% ±3.0 percentage points | 22,536 |
| 970 | North Richland Hills city | Texas | 30.2% ±2.0 percentage points | 70,780 |
| 970 | Ashburn CDP | Virginia | 30.2% ±2.5 percentage points | 46,026 |
| 984 | Englewood CDP | Florida | 30.3% ±4.0 percentage points | 20,091 |
| 984 | Columbus city | Georgia | 30.3% ±1.3 percentage points | 203,711 |
| 984 | Johns Creek city | Georgia | 30.3% ±3.8 percentage points | 81,988 |
| 984 | Chicago Heights city | Illinois | 30.3% ±3.8 percentage points | 26,736 |
| 984 | Mount Prospect village | Illinois | 30.3% ±2.8 percentage points | 55,472 |
| 984 | Hammond city | Indiana | 30.3% ±2.9 percentage points | 76,768 |
| 984 | Bowling Green city | Kentucky | 30.3% ±2.0 percentage points | 75,388 |
| 984 | Midland city | Michigan | 30.3% ±3.5 percentage points | 42,724 |
| 984 | Kirkwood city | Missouri | 30.3% ±5.4 percentage points | 29,363 |
| 984 | Sparks city | Nevada | 30.3% ±2.3 percentage points | 110,024 |
| 984 | Keizer city | Oregon | 30.3% ±3.3 percentage points | 39,082 |
| 984 | Greenville city | Texas | 30.3% ±2.6 percentage points | 31,222 |
| 984 | Salem city | Virginia | 30.3% ±2.7 percentage points | 25,618 |
| 984 | West Bend city | Wisconsin | 30.3% ±3.2 percentage points | 32,030 |
| 998 | Oakley city | California | 30.4% ±3.6 percentage points | 45,183 |
| 998 | Lakeland city | Florida | 30.4% ±1.5 percentage points | 119,961 |
| 998 | Land O' Lakes CDP | Florida | 30.4% ±4.1 percentage points | 38,910 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.