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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2151 | Altadena CDP | California | 38.0% ±5.3 percentage points | 41,705 |
| 2151 | Palm Springs city | California | 38.0% ±2.3 percentage points | 45,070 |
| 2151 | Burbank city | Illinois | 38.0% ±8.1 percentage points | 28,739 |
| 2154 | Rio Rico CDP | Arizona | 38.1% ±14.3 percentage points | 22,017 |
| 2155 | Country Club CDP | Florida | 38.2% ±4.1 percentage points | 51,296 |
| 2155 | Miramar city | Florida | 38.2% ±5.2 percentage points | 138,600 |
| 2157 | Chico city | California | 38.3% ±2.0 percentage points | 102,188 |
| 2157 | Randallstown CDP | Maryland | 38.3% ±4.0 percentage points | 35,957 |
| 2157 | Dearborn city | Michigan | 38.3% ±2.6 percentage points | 107,423 |
| 2160 | Boynton Beach city | Florida | 38.4% ±3.2 percentage points | 81,435 |
| 2160 | Homestead city | Florida | 38.4% ±3.1 percentage points | 82,807 |
| 2160 | Westchester CDP | Florida | 38.4% ±4.1 percentage points | 52,032 |
| 2160 | West Pensacola CDP | Florida | 38.4% ±5.0 percentage points | 20,665 |
| 2160 | Urbana city | Illinois | 38.4% ±3.5 percentage points | 39,341 |
| 2160 | Kent city | Ohio | 38.4% ±4.4 percentage points | 27,116 |
| 2160 | La Porte city | Texas | 38.4% ±6.9 percentage points | 36,730 |
| 2167 | Rancho San Diego CDP | California | 38.5% ±9.3 percentage points | 21,272 |
| 2167 | West Rancho Dominguez CDP | California | 38.5% ±5.8 percentage points | 23,300 |
| 2167 | Miami Gardens city | Florida | 38.5% ±2.4 percentage points | 113,177 |
| 2167 | Starkville city | Mississippi | 38.5% ±3.7 percentage points | 25,721 |
| 2167 | Selden CDP | New York | 38.5% ±2.6 percentage points | 21,604 |
| 2172 | San Dimas city | California | 38.6% ±5.6 percentage points | 33,789 |
| 2172 | Seaside city | California | 38.6% ±3.7 percentage points | 31,814 |
| 2172 | Sunrise Manor CDP | Nevada | 38.6% ±1.8 percentage points | 200,218 |
| 2175 | Duncanville city | Texas | 38.7% ±8.5 percentage points | 39,683 |
| 2176 | American Canyon city | California | 38.8% ±7.8 percentage points | 21,691 |
| 2176 | Diamond Bar city | California | 38.8% ±4.4 percentage points | 53,355 |
| 2176 | Fountain Valley city | California | 38.8% ±2.3 percentage points | 56,258 |
| 2176 | Commack CDP | New York | 38.8% ±30.0 percentage points | 36,558 |
| 2176 | East Patchogue CDP | New York | 38.8% ±3.6 percentage points | 21,673 |
| 2176 | Glen Cove city | New York | 38.8% ±4.0 percentage points | 28,112 |
| 2182 | Auburn city | Alabama | 38.9% ±4.1 percentage points | 80,594 |
| 2183 | Hemet city | California | 39.1% ±3.1 percentage points | 91,326 |
| 2183 | Pittsburg city | California | 39.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 76,257 |
| 2183 | Mission Bend CDP | Texas | 39.1% ±5.7 percentage points | 36,586 |
| 2186 | Highland city | California | 39.2% ±3.5 percentage points | 56,675 |
| 2186 | Sebastian city | Florida | 39.2% ±10.0 percentage points | 26,262 |
| 2188 | Tucker city | Georgia | 39.3% ±3.9 percentage points | 37,123 |
| 2189 | Victorville city | California | 39.4% ±4.6 percentage points | 137,627 |
| 2189 | Fort Pierce city | Florida | 39.4% ±3.7 percentage points | 49,082 |
| 2189 | Hallandale Beach city | Florida | 39.4% ±4.4 percentage points | 41,854 |
| 2189 | Montgomery Village CDP | Maryland | 39.4% ±7.1 percentage points | 34,110 |
| 2189 | Reisterstown CDP | Maryland | 39.4% ±9.8 percentage points | 25,582 |
| 2189 | Saginaw city | Michigan | 39.4% ±3.9 percentage points | 43,536 |
| 2189 | College Station city | Texas | 39.4% ±1.9 percentage points | 124,570 |
| 2196 | Menifee city | California | 39.5% ±2.7 percentage points | 110,305 |
| 2196 | Golden Gate CDP | Florida | 39.5% ±4.6 percentage points | 29,234 |
| 2196 | North Miami Beach city | Florida | 39.5% ±3.5 percentage points | 43,898 |
| 2196 | Poinciana CDP | Florida | 39.5% ±6.5 percentage points | 75,068 |
| 2196 | Bloomington city | Indiana | 39.5% ±2.2 percentage points | 80,049 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.