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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1234 | Fayetteville city | North Carolina | 31.4% ±0.8 percentage points | 210,815 |
| 1234 | Statesville city | North Carolina | 31.4% ±3.4 percentage points | 29,894 |
| 1234 | Portland city | Oregon | 31.4% ±0.6 percentage points | 641,165 |
| 1234 | Philadelphia city | Pennsylvania | 31.4% ±0.7 percentage points | 1,579,706 |
| 1234 | Scranton city | Pennsylvania | 31.4% ±2.2 percentage points | 76,033 |
| 1234 | Rowlett city | Texas | 31.4% ±8.3 percentage points | 65,463 |
| 1234 | Watauga city | Texas | 31.4% ±3.7 percentage points | 23,233 |
| 1234 | Cedar City city | Utah | 31.4% ±2.4 percentage points | 38,524 |
| 1259 | Beaumont city | California | 31.5% ±2.8 percentage points | 56,266 |
| 1259 | Irvine city | California | 31.5% ±1.1 percentage points | 311,690 |
| 1259 | Pasadena city | California | 31.5% ±1.3 percentage points | 136,969 |
| 1259 | South Lake Tahoe city | California | 31.5% ±4.8 percentage points | 21,269 |
| 1259 | Englewood city | Colorado | 31.5% ±1.7 percentage points | 34,129 |
| 1259 | New London city | Connecticut | 31.5% ±2.4 percentage points | 27,625 |
| 1259 | Candler-McAfee CDP | Georgia | 31.5% ±2.0 percentage points | 20,905 |
| 1259 | Muncie city | Indiana | 31.5% ±2.7 percentage points | 64,751 |
| 1259 | South Portland city | Maine | 31.5% ±1.3 percentage points | 26,930 |
| 1259 | Ballenger Creek CDP | Maryland | 31.5% ±6.5 percentage points | 26,390 |
| 1259 | Bridgeton city | New Jersey | 31.5% ±4.6 percentage points | 27,001 |
| 1259 | Middletown city | New York | 31.5% ±2.0 percentage points | 30,289 |
| 1259 | Shelby city | North Carolina | 31.5% ±5.3 percentage points | 22,100 |
| 1259 | Cleveland city | Ohio | 31.5% ±0.7 percentage points | 366,097 |
| 1259 | Pasadena city | Texas | 31.5% ±2.0 percentage points | 149,433 |
| 1259 | Mukilteo city | Washington | 31.5% ±3.6 percentage points | 21,323 |
| 1259 | Gillette city | Wyoming | 31.5% ±4.7 percentage points | 33,431 |
| 1276 | Homewood city | Alabama | 31.6% ±2.4 percentage points | 27,829 |
| 1276 | Prescott city | Arizona | 31.6% ±2.6 percentage points | 47,400 |
| 1276 | El Dorado Hills CDP | California | 31.6% ±4.2 percentage points | 51,026 |
| 1276 | Newport Beach city | California | 31.6% ±2.7 percentage points | 83,845 |
| 1276 | Rancho Cordova city | California | 31.6% ±1.8 percentage points | 81,849 |
| 1276 | Brighton city | Colorado | 31.6% ±1.8 percentage points | 42,059 |
| 1276 | East Hartford CDP | Connecticut | 31.6% ±2.7 percentage points | 50,918 |
| 1276 | Deltona city | Florida | 31.6% ±2.7 percentage points | 97,334 |
| 1276 | Acworth city | Georgia | 31.6% ±4.6 percentage points | 22,473 |
| 1276 | Hilo CDP | Hawaii | 31.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 50,404 |
| 1276 | Woodstock city | Illinois | 31.6% ±2.5 percentage points | 26,147 |
| 1276 | Portage city | Indiana | 31.6% ±1.7 percentage points | 38,082 |
| 1276 | Richmond city | Indiana | 31.6% ±3.4 percentage points | 35,581 |
| 1276 | Auburn city | Maine | 31.6% ±3.1 percentage points | 24,602 |
| 1276 | Framingham city | Massachusetts | 31.6% ±1.9 percentage points | 72,399 |
| 1276 | New Bedford city | Massachusetts | 31.6% ±1.6 percentage points | 100,998 |
| 1276 | Dearborn Heights city | Michigan | 31.6% ±3.8 percentage points | 61,771 |
| 1276 | Mount Pleasant city | Michigan | 31.6% ±2.1 percentage points | 21,236 |
| 1276 | New Brighton city | Minnesota | 31.6% ±2.7 percentage points | 22,710 |
| 1276 | Kearny town | New Jersey | 31.6% ±4.0 percentage points | 40,614 |
| 1276 | Palisades Park borough | New Jersey | 31.6% ±2.9 percentage points | 20,290 |
| 1276 | Long Beach city | New York | 31.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 34,756 |
| 1276 | Smithtown CDP | New York | 31.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 24,375 |
| 1276 | Troy city | New York | 31.6% ±2.6 percentage points | 51,033 |
| 1276 | Garner town | North Carolina | 31.6% ±4.4 percentage points | 34,473 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.