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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1494 | Shelton city | Connecticut | 32.5% ±5.2 percentage points | 41,889 |
| 1494 | Haines City city | Florida | 32.5% ±3.3 percentage points | 34,234 |
| 1494 | Tarpon Springs city | Florida | 32.5% ±7.3 percentage points | 25,791 |
| 1494 | Kapolei CDP | Hawaii | 32.5% ±2.9 percentage points | 22,232 |
| 1494 | Coeur d'Alene city | Idaho | 32.5% ±1.7 percentage points | 56,447 |
| 1494 | Berwyn city | Illinois | 32.5% ±3.2 percentage points | 55,595 |
| 1494 | Greenbelt city | Maryland | 32.5% ±4.0 percentage points | 24,678 |
| 1494 | Norwood CDP | Massachusetts | 32.5% ±3.5 percentage points | 31,542 |
| 1494 | West Springfield Town city | Massachusetts | 32.5% ±1.5 percentage points | 28,772 |
| 1494 | Pontiac city | Michigan | 32.5% ±2.1 percentage points | 62,104 |
| 1494 | Lorain city | Ohio | 32.5% ±2.4 percentage points | 65,395 |
| 1494 | Salem city | Oregon | 32.5% ±1.5 percentage points | 178,865 |
| 1494 | Auburn city | Washington | 32.5% ±1.7 percentage points | 85,676 |
| 1494 | Hazel Dell CDP | Washington | 32.5% ±3.4 percentage points | 23,237 |
| 1494 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP | Washington | 32.5% ±11.5 percentage points | 23,047 |
| 1516 | San Pablo city | California | 32.6% ±2.5 percentage points | 31,720 |
| 1516 | Security-Widefield CDP | Colorado | 32.6% ±2.8 percentage points | 37,345 |
| 1516 | Manchester CDP | Connecticut | 32.6% ±2.9 percentage points | 36,759 |
| 1516 | North Fort Myers CDP | Florida | 32.6% ±7.5 percentage points | 44,993 |
| 1516 | Rockledge city | Florida | 32.6% ±4.1 percentage points | 29,133 |
| 1516 | Spring Hill CDP | Florida | 32.6% ±1.8 percentage points | 119,983 |
| 1516 | Maywood village | Illinois | 32.6% ±3.9 percentage points | 23,201 |
| 1516 | Hays city | Kansas | 32.6% ±2.4 percentage points | 21,143 |
| 1516 | Odenton CDP | Maryland | 32.6% ±5.4 percentage points | 45,002 |
| 1516 | Marquette city | Michigan | 32.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 21,325 |
| 1516 | Jacksonville city | North Carolina | 32.6% ±1.6 percentage points | 71,279 |
| 1516 | Central Falls city | Rhode Island | 32.6% ±2.6 percentage points | 22,701 |
| 1516 | Beaumont city | Texas | 32.6% ±2.2 percentage points | 113,279 |
| 1516 | Mansfield city | Texas | 32.6% ±2.4 percentage points | 77,510 |
| 1516 | Odessa city | Texas | 32.6% ±2.1 percentage points | 115,322 |
| 1516 | Dale City CDP | Virginia | 32.6% ±2.9 percentage points | 71,016 |
| 1532 | Phenix City city | Alabama | 32.7% ±3.2 percentage points | 38,499 |
| 1532 | Avondale city | Arizona | 32.7% ±2.4 percentage points | 92,477 |
| 1532 | Merced city | California | 32.7% ±1.9 percentage points | 91,953 |
| 1532 | Monterey city | California | 32.7% ±1.8 percentage points | 29,613 |
| 1532 | Poway city | California | 32.7% ±2.9 percentage points | 48,713 |
| 1532 | Temple City city | California | 32.7% ±2.9 percentage points | 35,430 |
| 1532 | Fruit Cove CDP | Florida | 32.7% ±5.4 percentage points | 35,877 |
| 1532 | Lake Magdalene CDP | Florida | 32.7% ±3.0 percentage points | 32,083 |
| 1532 | Riverview CDP | Florida | 32.7% ±3.4 percentage points | 113,697 |
| 1532 | South Bradenton CDP | Florida | 32.7% ±4.1 percentage points | 25,990 |
| 1532 | Temple Terrace city | Florida | 32.7% ±5.0 percentage points | 27,275 |
| 1532 | Elk Grove Village village | Illinois | 32.7% ±4.4 percentage points | 31,987 |
| 1532 | Terrytown CDP | Louisiana | 32.7% ±6.4 percentage points | 24,726 |
| 1532 | Catonsville CDP | Maryland | 32.7% ±5.8 percentage points | 43,368 |
| 1532 | Southfield city | Michigan | 32.7% ±2.5 percentage points | 76,236 |
| 1532 | Coon Rapids city | Minnesota | 32.7% ±1.9 percentage points | 63,468 |
| 1532 | Faribault city | Minnesota | 32.7% ±4.9 percentage points | 24,631 |
| 1532 | Somerset CDP | New Jersey | 32.7% ±5.8 percentage points | 22,720 |
| 1532 | Yonkers city | New York | 32.7% ±1.6 percentage points | 209,978 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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