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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 | Fort Lauderdale city | Florida | 34.6% ±1.7 percentage points | 185,604 |
| 1849 | Horizon West CDP | Florida | 34.6% ±4.3 percentage points | 67,416 |
| 1849 | Palm River-Clair Mel CDP | Florida | 34.6% ±2.5 percentage points | 27,844 |
| 1849 | Port St. Lucie city | Florida | 34.6% ±2.2 percentage points | 232,491 |
| 1849 | Valdosta city | Georgia | 34.6% ±2.5 percentage points | 55,252 |
| 1849 | Lake Charles city | Louisiana | 34.6% ±3.0 percentage points | 81,143 |
| 1849 | Lynn city | Massachusetts | 34.6% ±2.0 percentage points | 101,709 |
| 1849 | Inkster city | Michigan | 34.6% ±5.8 percentage points | 25,428 |
| 1849 | Milwaukie city | Oregon | 34.6% ±2.8 percentage points | 21,392 |
| 1849 | Waco city | Texas | 34.6% ±1.7 percentage points | 143,570 |
| 1849 | Hurricane city | Utah | 34.6% ±6.0 percentage points | 22,771 |
| 1849 | Olympia city | Washington | 34.6% ±1.7 percentage points | 55,951 |
| 1849 | Parkland CDP | Washington | 34.6% ±2.5 percentage points | 38,742 |
| 1864 | Claremont city | California | 34.7% ±4.4 percentage points | 36,595 |
| 1864 | Lincoln city | California | 34.7% ±3.7 percentage points | 52,956 |
| 1864 | Daytona Beach city | Florida | 34.7% ±1.9 percentage points | 78,992 |
| 1864 | Carrollton city | Georgia | 34.7% ±4.1 percentage points | 27,392 |
| 1864 | Macon-Bibb County | Georgia | 34.7% ±1.9 percentage points | 156,578 |
| 1864 | Peachtree City city | Georgia | 34.7% ±8.7 percentage points | 39,576 |
| 1864 | Alexandria city | Louisiana | 34.7% ±3.3 percentage points | 44,060 |
| 1864 | Chelsea city | Massachusetts | 34.7% ±2.5 percentage points | 39,908 |
| 1864 | Allendale CDP | Michigan | 34.7% ±9.3 percentage points | 26,679 |
| 1864 | Prior Lake city | Minnesota | 34.7% ±4.9 percentage points | 28,016 |
| 1864 | Las Vegas city | Nevada | 34.7% ±0.8 percentage points | 660,400 |
| 1864 | Clifton city | New Jersey | 34.7% ±3.2 percentage points | 89,379 |
| 1864 | Arlington city | Texas | 34.7% ±0.9 percentage points | 397,742 |
| 1864 | Friendswood city | Texas | 34.7% ±5.9 percentage points | 41,030 |
| 1864 | Melissa city | Texas | 34.7% ±13.2 percentage points | 20,136 |
| 1864 | Terrell city | Texas | 34.7% ±7.3 percentage points | 20,366 |
| 1864 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | Virginia | 34.7% ±5.7 percentage points | 24,271 |
| 1881 | Arcadia city | California | 34.8% ±2.5 percentage points | 55,170 |
| 1881 | Hesperia city | California | 34.8% ±3.2 percentage points | 100,775 |
| 1881 | Jurupa Valley city | California | 34.8% ±2.6 percentage points | 107,011 |
| 1881 | Rosemead city | California | 34.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 50,013 |
| 1881 | Ocoee city | Florida | 34.8% ±4.0 percentage points | 49,033 |
| 1881 | Sarasota city | Florida | 34.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 56,970 |
| 1881 | West Palm Beach city | Florida | 34.8% ±1.7 percentage points | 122,290 |
| 1881 | Terre Haute city | Indiana | 34.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 58,427 |
| 1881 | Marlborough city | Massachusetts | 34.8% ±3.6 percentage points | 41,647 |
| 1881 | Reading city | Pennsylvania | 34.8% ±2.4 percentage points | 95,242 |
| 1891 | East Palo Alto city | California | 34.9% ±4.5 percentage points | 29,069 |
| 1891 | Norwalk city | California | 34.9% ±2.7 percentage points | 99,789 |
| 1891 | Pleasant Hill city | California | 34.9% ±4.4 percentage points | 34,235 |
| 1891 | Champaign city | Illinois | 34.9% ±2.2 percentage points | 89,996 |
| 1891 | Lawrence city | Massachusetts | 34.9% ±1.7 percentage points | 88,736 |
| 1891 | Lindenwold borough | New Jersey | 34.9% ±3.5 percentage points | 21,719 |
| 1891 | Passaic city | New Jersey | 34.9% ±2.1 percentage points | 70,002 |
| 1891 | Kyle city | Texas | 34.9% ±4.4 percentage points | 56,823 |
| 1899 | Los Angeles city | California | 35.0% ±0.3 percentage points | 3,857,263 |
| 1899 | Monterey Park city | California | 35.0% ±2.9 percentage points | 59,132 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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