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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1532 | Whitehall city | Ohio | 32.7% ±2.5 percentage points | 20,019 |
| 1532 | Bethany city | Oklahoma | 32.7% ±3.5 percentage points | 20,560 |
| 1532 | Charleston city | South Carolina | 32.7% ±1.8 percentage points | 154,338 |
| 1532 | Burlington city | Vermont | 32.7% ±1.7 percentage points | 44,675 |
| 1532 | Kennewick city | Washington | 32.7% ±1.9 percentage points | 85,295 |
| 1556 | Tucson city | Arizona | 32.8% ±0.7 percentage points | 547,073 |
| 1556 | Atascadero city | California | 32.8% ±5.1 percentage points | 29,712 |
| 1556 | Citrus Heights city | California | 32.8% ±1.7 percentage points | 86,995 |
| 1556 | Long Beach city | California | 32.8% ±0.7 percentage points | 455,548 |
| 1556 | Rohnert Park city | California | 32.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 44,575 |
| 1556 | Sacramento city | California | 32.8% ±0.8 percentage points | 528,706 |
| 1556 | South Gate city | California | 32.8% ±2.3 percentage points | 91,483 |
| 1556 | Temecula city | California | 32.8% ±1.6 percentage points | 111,167 |
| 1556 | Jacksonville city | Florida | 32.8% ±0.5 percentage points | 977,670 |
| 1556 | Mableton city | Georgia | 32.8% ±1.6 percentage points | 77,678 |
| 1556 | Towson CDP | Maryland | 32.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 58,679 |
| 1556 | Taunton city | Massachusetts | 32.8% ±2.0 percentage points | 60,433 |
| 1556 | Sterling Heights city | Michigan | 32.8% ±1.5 percentage points | 133,573 |
| 1556 | Raymore city | Missouri | 32.8% ±6.1 percentage points | 24,526 |
| 1556 | Vineland city | New Jersey | 32.8% ±2.5 percentage points | 61,006 |
| 1556 | Harrison village | New York | 32.8% ±6.1 percentage points | 29,961 |
| 1556 | Florence city | South Carolina | 32.8% ±3.9 percentage points | 40,408 |
| 1556 | Allen city | Texas | 32.8% ±3.9 percentage points | 110,265 |
| 1556 | Haltom City city | Texas | 32.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 45,767 |
| 1556 | Socorro city | Texas | 32.8% ±7.0 percentage points | 37,123 |
| 1556 | Kenmore city | Washington | 32.8% ±4.0 percentage points | 23,741 |
| 1577 | Birmingham city | Alabama | 32.9% ±1.3 percentage points | 198,173 |
| 1577 | Livermore city | California | 32.9% ±2.8 percentage points | 85,522 |
| 1577 | Napa city | California | 32.9% ±1.6 percentage points | 78,239 |
| 1577 | Thousand Oaks city | California | 32.9% ±2.2 percentage points | 125,205 |
| 1577 | Ensley CDP | Florida | 32.9% ±4.4 percentage points | 23,760 |
| 1577 | Ruskin CDP | Florida | 32.9% ±3.6 percentage points | 29,834 |
| 1577 | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) | Georgia | 32.9% ±1.2 percentage points | 201,528 |
| 1577 | Hyattsville city | Maryland | 32.9% ±3.3 percentage points | 20,966 |
| 1577 | Northampton city | Massachusetts | 32.9% ±2.2 percentage points | 30,962 |
| 1577 | Warren city | Michigan | 32.9% ±1.9 percentage points | 137,928 |
| 1577 | Lakeville city | Minnesota | 32.9% ±2.6 percentage points | 74,354 |
| 1577 | Oxford city | Mississippi | 32.9% ±3.6 percentage points | 26,411 |
| 1577 | Spring Valley CDP | Nevada | 32.9% ±1.0 percentage points | 219,187 |
| 1577 | Syracuse city | New York | 32.9% ±1.5 percentage points | 146,384 |
| 1577 | West Linn city | Oregon | 32.9% ±2.3 percentage points | 26,935 |
| 1577 | Erie city | Pennsylvania | 32.9% ±1.6 percentage points | 93,850 |
| 1577 | Bremerton city | Washington | 32.9% ±1.4 percentage points | 44,830 |
| 1577 | Lacey city | Washington | 32.9% ±1.7 percentage points | 57,737 |
| 1595 | Mobile city | Alabama | 33.0% ±1.1 percentage points | 203,416 |
| 1595 | Beverly Hills city | California | 33.0% ±3.3 percentage points | 31,624 |
| 1595 | Buena Park city | California | 33.0% ±3.9 percentage points | 82,871 |
| 1595 | Cypress city | California | 33.0% ±3.0 percentage points | 49,498 |
| 1595 | Orangevale CDP | California | 33.0% ±3.1 percentage points | 35,958 |
| 1595 | Woodstock city | Georgia | 33.0% ±1.9 percentage points | 37,381 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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