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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | Perrysburg city | Ohio | 26.9% ±1.9 percentage points | 25,181 |
| 289 | Troy city | Ohio | 26.9% ±2.6 percentage points | 26,842 |
| 289 | Pharr city | Texas | 26.9% ±2.3 percentage points | 80,333 |
| 289 | McNair CDP | Virginia | 26.9% ±1.8 percentage points | 22,655 |
| 289 | Frederickson CDP | Washington | 26.9% ±6.7 percentage points | 25,383 |
| 289 | Kirkland city | Washington | 26.9% ±1.5 percentage points | 92,621 |
| 289 | Richland city | Washington | 26.9% ±1.2 percentage points | 62,753 |
| 289 | Janesville city | Wisconsin | 26.9% ±1.6 percentage points | 66,030 |
| 309 | Los Gatos town | California | 27.0% ±2.0 percentage points | 32,786 |
| 309 | Quincy city | Illinois | 27.0% ±2.0 percentage points | 39,109 |
| 309 | Columbus city | Indiana | 27.0% ±1.9 percentage points | 51,824 |
| 309 | Watertown city | Massachusetts | 27.0% ±1.8 percentage points | 35,543 |
| 309 | Rochester Hills city | Michigan | 27.0% ±1.4 percentage points | 77,089 |
| 309 | Wyandotte city | Michigan | 27.0% ±3.6 percentage points | 24,489 |
| 309 | North Royalton city | Ohio | 27.0% ±1.1 percentage points | 30,972 |
| 309 | Broken Arrow city | Oklahoma | 27.0% ±1.3 percentage points | 118,180 |
| 309 | Lake Ridge CDP | Virginia | 27.0% ±3.1 percentage points | 46,049 |
| 309 | Fond du Lac city | Wisconsin | 27.0% ±2.7 percentage points | 44,494 |
| 309 | Neenah city | Wisconsin | 27.0% ±2.7 percentage points | 27,336 |
| 320 | Trussville city | Alabama | 27.1% ±6.3 percentage points | 26,673 |
| 320 | Sahuarita town | Arizona | 27.1% ±6.4 percentage points | 35,862 |
| 320 | West Hartford CDP | Connecticut | 27.1% ±1.6 percentage points | 63,620 |
| 320 | Bartow city | Florida | 27.1% ±3.0 percentage points | 20,438 |
| 320 | Carpentersville village | Illinois | 27.1% ±3.5 percentage points | 37,346 |
| 320 | La Porte city | Indiana | 27.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 22,449 |
| 320 | Schererville town | Indiana | 27.1% ±4.7 percentage points | 29,701 |
| 320 | Derby city | Kansas | 27.1% ±3.0 percentage points | 26,062 |
| 320 | Owensboro city | Kentucky | 27.1% ±2.0 percentage points | 60,302 |
| 320 | North Attleborough Town city | Massachusetts | 27.1% ±3.1 percentage points | 30,984 |
| 320 | Madison Heights city | Michigan | 27.1% ±2.4 percentage points | 28,419 |
| 320 | Romulus city | Michigan | 27.1% ±5.8 percentage points | 24,831 |
| 320 | Blaine city | Minnesota | 27.1% ±4.7 percentage points | 72,488 |
| 320 | Ballwin city | Missouri | 27.1% ±3.8 percentage points | 31,279 |
| 320 | Kearney city | Nebraska | 27.1% ±2.2 percentage points | 34,246 |
| 320 | Holbrook CDP | New York | 27.1% ±3.5 percentage points | 26,449 |
| 320 | Green city | Ohio | 27.1% ±3.0 percentage points | 27,393 |
| 320 | Huber Heights city | Ohio | 27.1% ±2.0 percentage points | 43,455 |
| 320 | Parma city | Ohio | 27.1% ±1.8 percentage points | 79,870 |
| 320 | Farmers Branch city | Texas | 27.1% ±1.9 percentage points | 36,645 |
| 340 | Carol Stream village | Illinois | 27.2% ±2.2 percentage points | 39,460 |
| 340 | Noblesville city | Indiana | 27.2% ±1.8 percentage points | 73,362 |
| 340 | Florence city | Kentucky | 27.2% ±1.8 percentage points | 32,803 |
| 340 | Georgetown city | Kentucky | 27.2% ±1.4 percentage points | 39,117 |
| 340 | Bel Air South CDP | Maryland | 27.2% ±1.9 percentage points | 58,137 |
| 340 | Newton city | Massachusetts | 27.2% ±1.7 percentage points | 89,044 |
| 340 | Livonia city | Michigan | 27.2% ±2.0 percentage points | 93,851 |
| 340 | Walker city | Michigan | 27.2% ±2.7 percentage points | 25,386 |
| 340 | Eagan city | Minnesota | 27.2% ±1.8 percentage points | 68,000 |
| 340 | Ozark city | Missouri | 27.2% ±1.8 percentage points | 22,417 |
| 340 | University City city | Missouri | 27.2% ±3.0 percentage points | 34,685 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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