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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Denton city | Texas | 35.8% ±2.2 percentage points | 152,866 |
| 1992 | San Juan city | Texas | 35.8% ±8.3 percentage points | 36,149 |
| 1992 | Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) | Virginia | 35.8% ±3.1 percentage points | 21,194 |
| 2004 | Anaheim city | California | 35.9% ±1.2 percentage points | 344,521 |
| 2004 | Arden-Arcade CDP | California | 35.9% ±1.6 percentage points | 94,994 |
| 2004 | Compton city | California | 35.9% ±2.4 percentage points | 92,698 |
| 2004 | Moreno Valley city | California | 35.9% ±2.1 percentage points | 211,666 |
| 2004 | Lutz CDP | Florida | 35.9% ±1.5 percentage points | 27,106 |
| 2004 | Pinellas Park city | Florida | 35.9% ±2.3 percentage points | 53,560 |
| 2004 | Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) | Georgia | 35.9% ±1.6 percentage points | 127,345 |
| 2004 | Marrero CDP | Louisiana | 35.9% ±7.0 percentage points | 32,540 |
| 2004 | New Orleans city | Louisiana | 35.9% ±1.4 percentage points | 371,853 |
| 2004 | Dundalk CDP | Maryland | 35.9% ±3.7 percentage points | 65,969 |
| 2004 | Peabody city | Massachusetts | 35.9% ±4.4 percentage points | 54,695 |
| 2004 | Detroit city | Michigan | 35.9% ±1.0 percentage points | 638,530 |
| 2004 | Jackson city | Mississippi | 35.9% ±1.9 percentage points | 146,631 |
| 2017 | Calexico city | California | 36.0% ±4.3 percentage points | 38,585 |
| 2017 | Oakdale city | California | 36.0% ±10.6 percentage points | 23,194 |
| 2017 | Pomona city | California | 36.0% ±1.8 percentage points | 147,943 |
| 2017 | Rosemont CDP | California | 36.0% ±6.8 percentage points | 23,766 |
| 2017 | San Rafael city | California | 36.0% ±3.1 percentage points | 60,433 |
| 2017 | Meadow Woods CDP | Florida | 36.0% ±3.7 percentage points | 42,852 |
| 2017 | Chapel Hill town | North Carolina | 36.0% ±2.0 percentage points | 61,607 |
| 2017 | Stillwater city | Oklahoma | 36.0% ±3.8 percentage points | 49,269 |
| 2017 | Columbia city | South Carolina | 36.0% ±2.2 percentage points | 139,643 |
| 2017 | Huntsville city | Texas | 36.0% ±4.1 percentage points | 47,864 |
| 2017 | Keller city | Texas | 36.0% ±5.6 percentage points | 45,976 |
| 2017 | Lynnwood city | Washington | 36.0% ±2.4 percentage points | 40,110 |
| 2029 | Lemon Grove city | California | 36.1% ±3.6 percentage points | 27,686 |
| 2029 | North Highlands CDP | California | 36.1% ±4.7 percentage points | 47,957 |
| 2029 | Citrus Park CDP | Florida | 36.1% ±6.6 percentage points | 28,804 |
| 2029 | Greenacres city | Florida | 36.1% ±3.6 percentage points | 44,373 |
| 2029 | Batavia city | Illinois | 36.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 27,151 |
| 2029 | Myrtle Beach city | South Carolina | 36.1% ±3.4 percentage points | 38,371 |
| 2029 | Ellensburg city | Washington | 36.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 20,874 |
| 2036 | Adelanto city | California | 36.2% ±7.0 percentage points | 37,964 |
| 2036 | Concord city | California | 36.2% ±1.9 percentage points | 124,035 |
| 2036 | Lancaster city | California | 36.2% ±2.6 percentage points | 169,169 |
| 2036 | Vineyard CDP | California | 36.2% ±4.4 percentage points | 43,751 |
| 2036 | Bonita Springs city | Florida | 36.2% ±5.4 percentage points | 55,904 |
| 2036 | Lehigh Acres CDP | Florida | 36.2% ±2.1 percentage points | 132,353 |
| 2036 | Wellington village | Florida | 36.2% ±5.7 percentage points | 62,146 |
| 2036 | Winter Haven city | Florida | 36.2% ±2.6 percentage points | 55,200 |
| 2036 | Niagara Falls city | New York | 36.2% ±3.8 percentage points | 47,987 |
| 2036 | Celina city | Texas | 36.2% ±9.3 percentage points | 34,268 |
| 2046 | East Hemet CDP | California | 36.3% ±7.3 percentage points | 20,257 |
| 2046 | Jupiter town | Florida | 36.3% ±3.6 percentage points | 61,883 |
| 2046 | Paradise CDP | Nevada | 36.3% ±1.5 percentage points | 185,913 |
| 2046 | Fair Lawn borough | New Jersey | 36.3% ±5.7 percentage points | 35,610 |
| 2046 | Newburgh city | New York | 36.3% ±4.7 percentage points | 28,519 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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