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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | DeSoto city | Texas | 39.6% ±3.8 percentage points | 56,211 |
| 2202 | Fairfield city | California | 39.7% ±2.3 percentage points | 120,785 |
| 2202 | Temescal Valley CDP | California | 39.7% ±8.5 percentage points | 30,069 |
| 2202 | Davie town | Florida | 39.7% ±3.0 percentage points | 108,346 |
| 2202 | Hollywood city | Florida | 39.7% ±2.0 percentage points | 155,082 |
| 2202 | Harvey city | Illinois | 39.7% ±7.5 percentage points | 20,230 |
| 2202 | Missouri City city | Texas | 39.7% ±6.1 percentage points | 76,558 |
| 2208 | Bellview CDP | Florida | 39.8% ±5.3 percentage points | 26,488 |
| 2208 | Kendall West CDP | Florida | 39.8% ±5.2 percentage points | 35,912 |
| 2208 | San Marcos city | Texas | 39.8% ±3.0 percentage points | 70,897 |
| 2208 | Des Moines city | Washington | 39.8% ±3.9 percentage points | 32,823 |
| 2212 | Boca Raton city | Florida | 39.9% ±3.3 percentage points | 100,234 |
| 2212 | Ormond Beach city | Florida | 39.9% ±6.9 percentage points | 43,976 |
| 2212 | Calumet City city | Illinois | 39.9% ±6.4 percentage points | 35,100 |
| 2212 | West Chicago city | Illinois | 39.9% ±13.2 percentage points | 25,395 |
| 2216 | Palmdale city | California | 40.0% ±3.7 percentage points | 164,634 |
| 2216 | Katy city | Texas | 40.0% ±13.9 percentage points | 25,184 |
| 2218 | San Fernando city | California | 40.2% ±6.3 percentage points | 23,632 |
| 2218 | Corvallis city | Oregon | 40.2% ±3.1 percentage points | 59,960 |
| 2220 | Bell city | California | 40.3% ±3.1 percentage points | 32,476 |
| 2220 | Dinuba city | California | 40.3% ±9.6 percentage points | 25,475 |
| 2220 | Santee city | California | 40.3% ±2.9 percentage points | 59,332 |
| 2220 | Leesburg city | Florida | 40.3% ±5.9 percentage points | 30,807 |
| 2224 | Jasmine Estates CDP | Florida | 40.4% ±9.0 percentage points | 23,571 |
| 2224 | Converse city | Texas | 40.4% ±7.3 percentage points | 29,607 |
| 2226 | San Jacinto city | California | 40.6% ±5.3 percentage points | 55,180 |
| 2226 | Hammond city | Louisiana | 40.6% ±4.1 percentage points | 21,539 |
| 2226 | Central Islip CDP | New York | 40.6% ±8.5 percentage points | 38,373 |
| 2229 | Ives Estates CDP | Florida | 40.7% ±5.8 percentage points | 28,506 |
| 2229 | DeKalb city | Illinois | 40.7% ±6.0 percentage points | 40,443 |
| 2229 | Morgantown city | West Virginia | 40.7% ±6.1 percentage points | 30,236 |
| 2232 | Edgewater city | Florida | 40.8% ±9.4 percentage points | 23,627 |
| 2232 | Makakilo CDP | Hawaii | 40.8% ±7.9 percentage points | 20,735 |
| 2234 | Palm Harbor CDP | Florida | 41.1% ±5.1 percentage points | 61,512 |
| 2234 | Amherst Town city | Massachusetts | 41.1% ±8.5 percentage points | 38,182 |
| 2236 | Middle River CDP | Maryland | 41.2% ±6.2 percentage points | 31,712 |
| 2236 | Pleasantville city | New Jersey | 41.2% ±6.1 percentage points | 20,712 |
| 2238 | Palmetto Bay village | Florida | 41.3% ±6.6 percentage points | 24,639 |
| 2238 | Webster Groves city | Missouri | 41.3% ±17.4 percentage points | 23,712 |
| 2238 | Ithaca city | New York | 41.3% ±5.6 percentage points | 32,814 |
| 2241 | Springfield CDP | Virginia | 41.4% ±7.7 percentage points | 31,154 |
| 2242 | Margate city | Florida | 41.5% ±5.8 percentage points | 59,198 |
| 2242 | Monroe city | Louisiana | 41.5% ±4.7 percentage points | 47,004 |
| 2244 | Northdale CDP | Florida | 41.6% ±7.8 percentage points | 25,710 |
| 2245 | Hialeah Gardens city | Florida | 41.8% ±4.6 percentage points | 22,915 |
| 2246 | University CDP (Hillsborough County) | Florida | 41.9% ±3.5 percentage points | 48,127 |
| 2247 | Sun City CDP | Arizona | 42.0% ±5.4 percentage points | 37,486 |
| 2247 | Sicklerville CDP | New Jersey | 42.0% ±7.0 percentage points | 44,998 |
| 2249 | Bloomingdale CDP | Florida | 42.1% ±7.1 percentage points | 23,827 |
| 2250 | Sun City West CDP | Arizona | 42.2% ±7.0 percentage points | 27,425 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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