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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1384 | Fort Mill town | South Carolina | 32.0% ±4.8 percentage points | 30,775 |
| 1384 | Rock Hill city | South Carolina | 32.0% ±2.1 percentage points | 75,259 |
| 1384 | Germantown city | Tennessee | 32.0% ±8.2 percentage points | 40,673 |
| 1384 | San Antonio city | Texas | 32.0% ±0.5 percentage points | 1,479,835 |
| 1384 | North Lynnwood CDP | Washington | 32.0% ±1.9 percentage points | 23,339 |
| 1384 | Franklin city | Wisconsin | 32.0% ±6.4 percentage points | 35,886 |
| 1407 | Bessemer city | Alabama | 32.1% ±3.0 percentage points | 25,400 |
| 1407 | Drexel Heights CDP | Arizona | 32.1% ±9.4 percentage points | 27,675 |
| 1407 | Clovis city | California | 32.1% ±2.6 percentage points | 124,725 |
| 1407 | Fallbrook CDP | California | 32.1% ±3.6 percentage points | 32,112 |
| 1407 | Fontana city | California | 32.1% ±1.7 percentage points | 214,169 |
| 1407 | Glendora city | California | 32.1% ±2.3 percentage points | 50,926 |
| 1407 | Lodi city | California | 32.1% ±2.0 percentage points | 67,607 |
| 1407 | Monrovia city | California | 32.1% ±1.8 percentage points | 37,571 |
| 1407 | Loveland city | Colorado | 32.1% ±2.0 percentage points | 78,410 |
| 1407 | Rockford city | Illinois | 32.1% ±1.5 percentage points | 147,521 |
| 1407 | Valparaiso city | Indiana | 32.1% ±2.6 percentage points | 34,733 |
| 1407 | Wilmington CDP | Massachusetts | 32.1% ±3.8 percentage points | 23,336 |
| 1407 | Roseville city | Michigan | 32.1% ±2.6 percentage points | 47,123 |
| 1407 | Savage city | Minnesota | 32.1% ±4.1 percentage points | 32,889 |
| 1407 | Ridgeland city | Mississippi | 32.1% ±2.7 percentage points | 24,587 |
| 1407 | Derry CDP | New Hampshire | 32.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 21,339 |
| 1407 | Mount Vernon city | New York | 32.1% ±1.5 percentage points | 72,427 |
| 1407 | Salisbury city | North Carolina | 32.1% ±3.3 percentage points | 35,825 |
| 1407 | New Castle city | Pennsylvania | 32.1% ±1.6 percentage points | 21,579 |
| 1407 | Newport city | Rhode Island | 32.1% ±2.7 percentage points | 24,874 |
| 1407 | Houston city | Texas | 32.1% ±0.4 percentage points | 2,328,253 |
| 1407 | Everett city | Washington | 32.1% ±1.1 percentage points | 111,845 |
| 1429 | Bullhead City city | Arizona | 32.2% ±2.6 percentage points | 42,496 |
| 1429 | Fortuna Foothills CDP | Arizona | 32.2% ±6.2 percentage points | 28,896 |
| 1429 | Surprise city | Arizona | 32.2% ±1.9 percentage points | 154,948 |
| 1429 | Aliso Viejo city | California | 32.2% ±1.7 percentage points | 51,113 |
| 1429 | El Centro city | California | 32.2% ±2.9 percentage points | 44,240 |
| 1429 | Riverbank city | California | 32.2% ±5.4 percentage points | 25,166 |
| 1429 | Salinas city | California | 32.2% ±1.7 percentage points | 161,761 |
| 1429 | Santa Rosa city | California | 32.2% ±1.2 percentage points | 177,090 |
| 1429 | Port Orange city | Florida | 32.2% ±3.5 percentage points | 64,767 |
| 1429 | Marion city | Iowa | 32.2% ±3.7 percentage points | 41,896 |
| 1429 | Moorhead city | Minnesota | 32.2% ±2.4 percentage points | 45,036 |
| 1429 | Bergenfield borough | New Jersey | 32.2% ±4.7 percentage points | 28,450 |
| 1429 | West New York town | New Jersey | 32.2% ±1.8 percentage points | 52,004 |
| 1429 | Alvin city | Texas | 32.2% ±4.0 percentage points | 28,333 |
| 1429 | Laredo city | Texas | 32.2% ±1.0 percentage points | 257,619 |
| 1429 | Rosenberg city | Texas | 32.2% ±4.6 percentage points | 40,646 |
| 1429 | Lorton CDP | Virginia | 32.2% ±5.5 percentage points | 20,991 |
| 1429 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | 32.2% ±0.9 percentage points | 456,349 |
| 1429 | Winchester city | Virginia | 32.2% ±1.9 percentage points | 27,913 |
| 1429 | Shoreline city | Washington | 32.2% ±1.4 percentage points | 61,431 |
| 1449 | Fairhope city | Alabama | 32.3% ±5.3 percentage points | 24,190 |
| 1449 | Montgomery city | Alabama | 32.3% ±1.5 percentage points | 197,494 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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