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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 998 | Geneva city | Illinois | 30.4% ±3.5 percentage points | 21,258 |
| 998 | McHenry city | Illinois | 30.4% ±3.6 percentage points | 28,074 |
| 998 | Indianapolis city (balance) | Indiana | 30.4% ±0.8 percentage points | 885,860 |
| 998 | Lafayette city | Louisiana | 30.4% ±2.4 percentage points | 121,715 |
| 998 | Shoreview city | Minnesota | 30.4% ±2.6 percentage points | 26,714 |
| 998 | Winston-Salem city | North Carolina | 30.4% ±1.2 percentage points | 252,037 |
| 998 | Trotwood city | Ohio | 30.4% ±6.6 percentage points | 23,041 |
| 998 | Westerville city | Ohio | 30.4% ±3.5 percentage points | 38,645 |
| 998 | Norman city | Oklahoma | 30.4% ±1.6 percentage points | 129,672 |
| 998 | Altoona city | Pennsylvania | 30.4% ±1.6 percentage points | 43,196 |
| 998 | Lewisville city | Texas | 30.4% ±1.7 percentage points | 131,080 |
| 998 | Pearland city | Texas | 30.4% ±2.3 percentage points | 127,514 |
| 998 | Round Rock city | Texas | 30.4% ±1.7 percentage points | 127,786 |
| 998 | Salt Lake City city | Utah | 30.4% ±0.9 percentage points | 208,007 |
| 1015 | Gadsden city | Alabama | 30.5% ±2.6 percentage points | 33,374 |
| 1015 | Delano city | California | 30.5% ±3.4 percentage points | 51,679 |
| 1015 | Encinitas city | California | 30.5% ±2.2 percentage points | 61,480 |
| 1015 | Fair Oaks CDP | California | 30.5% ±2.9 percentage points | 32,799 |
| 1015 | San Gabriel city | California | 30.5% ±2.9 percentage points | 38,392 |
| 1015 | Post Falls city | Idaho | 30.5% ±2.7 percentage points | 43,391 |
| 1015 | Libertyville village | Illinois | 30.5% ±5.2 percentage points | 20,525 |
| 1015 | Northbrook village | Illinois | 30.5% ±5.1 percentage points | 34,585 |
| 1015 | Burlington CDP | Massachusetts | 30.5% ±6.6 percentage points | 26,274 |
| 1015 | Malden city | Massachusetts | 30.5% ±1.8 percentage points | 65,906 |
| 1015 | Oakville CDP | Missouri | 30.5% ±5.4 percentage points | 35,333 |
| 1015 | Rolla city | Missouri | 30.5% ±2.2 percentage points | 20,287 |
| 1015 | Lodi borough | New Jersey | 30.5% ±3.5 percentage points | 26,082 |
| 1015 | New Rochelle city | New York | 30.5% ±1.9 percentage points | 82,769 |
| 1015 | Lancaster city | Ohio | 30.5% ±2.3 percentage points | 41,249 |
| 1015 | Xenia city | Ohio | 30.5% ±1.7 percentage points | 25,689 |
| 1015 | Zanesville city | Ohio | 30.5% ±4.3 percentage points | 24,740 |
| 1015 | Baytown city | Texas | 30.5% ±2.8 percentage points | 85,205 |
| 1015 | League City city | Texas | 30.5% ±2.1 percentage points | 116,215 |
| 1015 | McAllen city | Texas | 30.5% ±2.1 percentage points | 145,385 |
| 1015 | Pecan Grove CDP | Texas | 30.5% ±3.7 percentage points | 24,272 |
| 1015 | Bothell city | Washington | 30.5% ±2.0 percentage points | 49,610 |
| 1015 | Milwaukee city | Wisconsin | 30.5% ±0.8 percentage points | 566,973 |
| 1038 | Florin CDP | California | 30.6% ±2.8 percentage points | 50,211 |
| 1038 | Oakland city | California | 30.6% ±0.8 percentage points | 439,418 |
| 1038 | Pacifica city | California | 30.6% ±2.4 percentage points | 37,261 |
| 1038 | Walnut Creek city | California | 30.6% ±2.1 percentage points | 70,088 |
| 1038 | Yorba Linda city | California | 30.6% ±7.2 percentage points | 67,170 |
| 1038 | Alafaya CDP | Florida | 30.6% ±2.7 percentage points | 92,449 |
| 1038 | Winter Springs city | Florida | 30.6% ±2.2 percentage points | 38,951 |
| 1038 | Martinez CDP | Georgia | 30.6% ±2.8 percentage points | 33,750 |
| 1038 | Bartlett village | Illinois | 30.6% ±7.4 percentage points | 40,501 |
| 1038 | Crystal Lake city | Illinois | 30.6% ±2.9 percentage points | 40,579 |
| 1038 | Brownsburg town | Indiana | 30.6% ±3.7 percentage points | 31,215 |
| 1038 | Portland city | Maine | 30.6% ±1.5 percentage points | 68,854 |
| 1038 | Clarksburg CDP | Maryland | 30.6% ±6.0 percentage points | 30,487 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.