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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1334 | Whitney CDP | Nevada | 31.8% ±2.3 percentage points | 47,221 |
| 1334 | Linden city | New Jersey | 31.8% ±3.9 percentage points | 44,192 |
| 1334 | Roseburg city | Oregon | 31.8% ±2.4 percentage points | 23,778 |
| 1334 | West Chester borough | Pennsylvania | 31.8% ±3.7 percentage points | 20,666 |
| 1334 | Sumter city | South Carolina | 31.8% ±1.6 percentage points | 43,053 |
| 1334 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | Tennessee | 31.8% ±0.6 percentage points | 690,130 |
| 1334 | El Paso city | Texas | 31.8% ±0.9 percentage points | 680,130 |
| 1334 | Sachse city | Texas | 31.8% ±10.0 percentage points | 30,491 |
| 1334 | Vancouver city | Washington | 31.8% ±1.2 percentage points | 195,300 |
| 1360 | Atwater city | California | 31.9% ±3.7 percentage points | 32,162 |
| 1360 | Carson city | California | 31.9% ±3.4 percentage points | 92,871 |
| 1360 | Coachella city | California | 31.9% ±4.3 percentage points | 43,307 |
| 1360 | Hayward city | California | 31.9% ±1.4 percentage points | 158,801 |
| 1360 | Manteca city | California | 31.9% ±1.8 percentage points | 89,043 |
| 1360 | San Bruno city | California | 31.9% ±4.7 percentage points | 42,307 |
| 1360 | Santa Ana city | California | 31.9% ±1.0 percentage points | 312,534 |
| 1360 | Lafayette city | Colorado | 31.9% ±3.1 percentage points | 30,602 |
| 1360 | Pueblo city | Colorado | 31.9% ±2.2 percentage points | 111,561 |
| 1360 | Apollo Beach CDP | Florida | 31.9% ±3.3 percentage points | 33,355 |
| 1360 | Royal Palm Beach village | Florida | 31.9% ±4.0 percentage points | 40,344 |
| 1360 | Pearl City CDP | Hawaii | 31.9% ±2.5 percentage points | 44,547 |
| 1360 | Galesburg city | Illinois | 31.9% ±2.0 percentage points | 29,481 |
| 1360 | Bridgewater Town city | Massachusetts | 31.9% ±4.6 percentage points | 28,471 |
| 1360 | Oakdale city | Minnesota | 31.9% ±2.6 percentage points | 28,585 |
| 1360 | Independence city | Missouri | 31.9% ±2.4 percentage points | 121,740 |
| 1360 | Long Branch city | New Jersey | 31.9% ±3.8 percentage points | 32,530 |
| 1360 | Valley Stream village | New York | 31.9% ±7.0 percentage points | 40,315 |
| 1360 | Knoxville city | Tennessee | 31.9% ±1.0 percentage points | 195,185 |
| 1360 | La Vergne city | Tennessee | 31.9% ±3.6 percentage points | 40,243 |
| 1360 | Conroe city | Texas | 31.9% ±2.2 percentage points | 102,360 |
| 1360 | Midland city | Texas | 31.9% ±3.4 percentage points | 136,640 |
| 1360 | Portland city | Texas | 31.9% ±6.9 percentage points | 20,543 |
| 1360 | Marysville city | Washington | 31.9% ±1.6 percentage points | 73,002 |
| 1384 | Alabaster city | Alabama | 32.0% ±4.2 percentage points | 33,917 |
| 1384 | Elk Grove city | California | 32.0% ±2.8 percentage points | 179,155 |
| 1384 | Colorado Springs city | Colorado | 32.0% ±0.7 percentage points | 487,887 |
| 1384 | Bristol city | Connecticut | 32.0% ±1.9 percentage points | 61,462 |
| 1384 | Estero village | Florida | 32.0% ±5.8 percentage points | 37,858 |
| 1384 | Rock Island city | Illinois | 32.0% ±2.7 percentage points | 36,151 |
| 1384 | Lawrence city | Indiana | 32.0% ±3.8 percentage points | 49,517 |
| 1384 | Baltimore city | Maryland | 32.0% ±0.8 percentage points | 573,243 |
| 1384 | Salisbury city | Maryland | 32.0% ±2.0 percentage points | 33,285 |
| 1384 | Woburn city | Massachusetts | 32.0% ±1.7 percentage points | 41,939 |
| 1384 | Worcester city | Massachusetts | 32.0% ±0.9 percentage points | 207,055 |
| 1384 | Roseville city | Minnesota | 32.0% ±1.8 percentage points | 35,802 |
| 1384 | Elizabeth city | New Jersey | 32.0% ±1.5 percentage points | 137,302 |
| 1384 | Rochester city | New York | 32.0% ±1.1 percentage points | 208,772 |
| 1384 | Utica city | New York | 32.0% ±3.0 percentage points | 64,217 |
| 1384 | Wilsonville city | Oregon | 32.0% ±4.1 percentage points | 26,974 |
| 1384 | Carlisle borough | Pennsylvania | 32.0% ±3.1 percentage points | 21,852 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.