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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2094 | Garden City village | New York | 37.0% ±16.3 percentage points | 22,941 |
| 2102 | Goodyear city | Arizona | 37.1% ±4.2 percentage points | 107,645 |
| 2102 | Punta Gorda city | Florida | 37.1% ±6.5 percentage points | 20,278 |
| 2102 | Lawrenceville city | Georgia | 37.1% ±3.4 percentage points | 30,954 |
| 2102 | McDonough city | Georgia | 37.1% ±2.3 percentage points | 30,947 |
| 2102 | Glenview village | Illinois | 37.1% ±6.1 percentage points | 47,752 |
| 2102 | Lockport city | Illinois | 37.1% ±14.7 percentage points | 26,409 |
| 2102 | Cedar Hill city | Texas | 37.1% ±7.7 percentage points | 48,879 |
| 2109 | Yucca Valley town | California | 37.2% ±7.5 percentage points | 21,770 |
| 2109 | Cape Coral city | Florida | 37.2% ±2.1 percentage points | 215,536 |
| 2109 | Brambleton CDP | Virginia | 37.2% ±5.7 percentage points | 24,537 |
| 2109 | Bellingham city | Washington | 37.2% ±1.5 percentage points | 93,438 |
| 2109 | Huntington city | West Virginia | 37.2% ±3.3 percentage points | 45,787 |
| 2114 | Antioch city | California | 37.3% ±1.6 percentage points | 116,477 |
| 2114 | Desert Hot Springs city | California | 37.3% ±5.5 percentage points | 33,200 |
| 2114 | Fountain city | Colorado | 37.3% ±2.9 percentage points | 29,300 |
| 2114 | Egypt Lake-Leto CDP | Florida | 37.3% ±3.6 percentage points | 35,873 |
| 2114 | Hialeah city | Florida | 37.3% ±1.7 percentage points | 226,165 |
| 2114 | Paramus borough | New Jersey | 37.3% ±10.0 percentage points | 26,568 |
| 2114 | Eastmont CDP | Washington | 37.3% ±22.4 percentage points | 23,721 |
| 2121 | Camarillo city | California | 37.4% ±3.2 percentage points | 70,186 |
| 2121 | Foothill Farms CDP | California | 37.4% ±3.7 percentage points | 36,435 |
| 2121 | Pembroke Pines city | Florida | 37.4% ±2.0 percentage points | 173,194 |
| 2121 | Plantation city | Florida | 37.4% ±1.8 percentage points | 96,293 |
| 2121 | Ann Arbor city | Michigan | 37.4% ±2.2 percentage points | 122,036 |
| 2121 | Meadowbrook CDP | Virginia | 37.4% ±10.0 percentage points | 20,749 |
| 2127 | Cooper City city | Florida | 37.5% ±5.4 percentage points | 34,660 |
| 2127 | Sunrise city | Florida | 37.5% ±2.0 percentage points | 97,918 |
| 2127 | Canton city | Georgia | 37.5% ±4.4 percentage points | 35,741 |
| 2127 | Barnstable Town city | Massachusetts | 37.5% ±5.8 percentage points | 49,568 |
| 2127 | Garfield Heights city | Ohio | 37.5% ±6.5 percentage points | 29,269 |
| 2132 | San Bernardino city | California | 37.6% ±1.6 percentage points | 222,724 |
| 2132 | Clermont city | Florida | 37.6% ±3.2 percentage points | 46,853 |
| 2132 | Cutler Bay town | Florida | 37.6% ±8.5 percentage points | 45,070 |
| 2132 | Fountainebleau CDP | Florida | 37.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 55,665 |
| 2132 | Palm Bay city | Florida | 37.6% ±5.3 percentage points | 130,132 |
| 2137 | Madera city | California | 37.7% ±4.0 percentage points | 67,831 |
| 2137 | West Puente Valley CDP | California | 37.7% ±4.3 percentage points | 22,495 |
| 2137 | Lake Worth Beach city | Florida | 37.7% ±2.4 percentage points | 43,365 |
| 2140 | Glendale city | California | 37.8% ±1.5 percentage points | 190,748 |
| 2140 | Bradenton city | Florida | 37.8% ±3.0 percentage points | 57,014 |
| 2140 | Normal town | Illinois | 37.8% ±3.8 percentage points | 53,569 |
| 2140 | Pascagoula city | Mississippi | 37.8% ±6.6 percentage points | 21,710 |
| 2140 | Spring Valley village | New York | 37.8% ±4.3 percentage points | 33,192 |
| 2145 | Clearwater city | Florida | 37.9% ±2.2 percentage points | 117,247 |
| 2145 | Pine Hills CDP | Florida | 37.9% ±3.1 percentage points | 80,105 |
| 2145 | Pompano Beach city | Florida | 37.9% ±3.2 percentage points | 114,147 |
| 2145 | Port Charlotte CDP | Florida | 37.9% ±4.2 percentage points | 66,133 |
| 2145 | Richmond West CDP | Florida | 37.9% ±3.8 percentage points | 35,593 |
| 2145 | Griffin city | Georgia | 37.9% ±5.0 percentage points | 23,761 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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