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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | Rahway city | New Jersey | 34.2% ±4.8 percentage points | 30,109 |
| 1789 | Hauppauge CDP | New York | 34.2% ±5.3 percentage points | 20,793 |
| 1789 | Warren city | Ohio | 34.2% ±2.9 percentage points | 38,912 |
| 1789 | Boerne city | Texas | 34.2% ±6.9 percentage points | 20,518 |
| 1789 | Federal Way city | Washington | 34.2% ±1.5 percentage points | 99,493 |
| 1789 | University Place city | Washington | 34.2% ±3.1 percentage points | 34,911 |
| 1807 | Burbank city | California | 34.3% ±1.2 percentage points | 104,546 |
| 1807 | Orcutt CDP | California | 34.3% ±4.6 percentage points | 31,454 |
| 1807 | Roseville city | California | 34.3% ±1.7 percentage points | 155,955 |
| 1807 | Dover city | Delaware | 34.3% ±3.3 percentage points | 39,837 |
| 1807 | Kendall CDP | Florida | 34.3% ±1.9 percentage points | 79,562 |
| 1807 | North Port city | Florida | 34.3% ±3.5 percentage points | 84,605 |
| 1807 | Haverhill city | Massachusetts | 34.3% ±1.7 percentage points | 67,698 |
| 1807 | Flint city | Michigan | 34.3% ±1.7 percentage points | 80,175 |
| 1807 | East Orange city | New Jersey | 34.3% ±2.1 percentage points | 70,090 |
| 1807 | Millville city | New Jersey | 34.3% ±5.9 percentage points | 27,511 |
| 1807 | Plainview CDP | New York | 34.3% ±12.1 percentage points | 25,982 |
| 1807 | Youngstown city | Ohio | 34.3% ±2.2 percentage points | 59,331 |
| 1807 | Sherman city | Texas | 34.3% ±3.3 percentage points | 46,397 |
| 1820 | Casa Grande city | Arizona | 34.4% ±3.8 percentage points | 60,905 |
| 1820 | Glendale city | Arizona | 34.4% ±1.4 percentage points | 252,833 |
| 1820 | Carlsbad city | California | 34.4% ±2.2 percentage points | 114,373 |
| 1820 | Thornton city | Colorado | 34.4% ±2.4 percentage points | 144,187 |
| 1820 | Brent CDP | Florida | 34.4% ±4.1 percentage points | 23,813 |
| 1820 | Streamwood village | Illinois | 34.4% ±10.6 percentage points | 39,001 |
| 1820 | Gresham city | Oregon | 34.4% ±1.7 percentage points | 112,378 |
| 1827 | Bellflower city | California | 34.5% ±1.8 percentage points | 76,819 |
| 1827 | Chino Hills city | California | 34.5% ±3.0 percentage points | 77,927 |
| 1827 | Laguna Niguel city | California | 34.5% ±3.6 percentage points | 64,139 |
| 1827 | Oceanside city | California | 34.5% ±1.2 percentage points | 172,242 |
| 1827 | Paramount city | California | 34.5% ±2.9 percentage points | 52,050 |
| 1827 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | California | 34.5% ±4.5 percentage points | 46,990 |
| 1827 | Richmond city | California | 34.5% ±2.5 percentage points | 115,505 |
| 1827 | Wasco city | California | 34.5% ±3.8 percentage points | 26,558 |
| 1827 | Willowbrook CDP | California | 34.5% ±2.9 percentage points | 21,681 |
| 1827 | Bayonet Point CDP | Florida | 34.5% ±5.6 percentage points | 23,822 |
| 1827 | Lealman CDP | Florida | 34.5% ±5.9 percentage points | 20,567 |
| 1827 | Melbourne city | Florida | 34.5% ±2.6 percentage points | 86,576 |
| 1827 | St. Cloud city | Florida | 34.5% ±3.0 percentage points | 65,130 |
| 1827 | Gainesville city | Georgia | 34.5% ±2.6 percentage points | 45,032 |
| 1827 | Kalamazoo city | Michigan | 34.5% ±2.8 percentage points | 73,076 |
| 1827 | West St. Paul city | Minnesota | 34.5% ±5.4 percentage points | 21,382 |
| 1827 | Winona city | Minnesota | 34.5% ±4.3 percentage points | 26,009 |
| 1827 | Eastchester CDP | New York | 34.5% ±4.4 percentage points | 20,491 |
| 1827 | Kingston city | New York | 34.5% ±2.9 percentage points | 23,911 |
| 1827 | Port Angeles city | Washington | 34.5% ±3.4 percentage points | 20,118 |
| 1827 | SeaTac city | Washington | 34.5% ±3.4 percentage points | 32,414 |
| 1827 | Muskego city | Wisconsin | 34.5% ±14.3 percentage points | 25,406 |
| 1849 | Flagstaff city | Arizona | 34.6% ±1.9 percentage points | 76,445 |
| 1849 | Dunedin city | Florida | 34.6% ±3.0 percentage points | 36,062 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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