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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | Fuquay-Varina town | North Carolina | 27.5% ±2.4 percentage points | 40,485 |
| 390 | Kettering city | Ohio | 27.5% ±1.6 percentage points | 57,206 |
| 390 | Massillon city | Ohio | 27.5% ±1.8 percentage points | 32,338 |
| 390 | Morristown city | Tennessee | 27.5% ±3.4 percentage points | 31,527 |
| 390 | Spring CDP | Texas | 27.5% ±1.9 percentage points | 68,580 |
| 390 | American Fork city | Utah | 27.5% ±1.8 percentage points | 37,109 |
| 390 | South Salt Lake city | Utah | 27.5% ±2.3 percentage points | 26,352 |
| 408 | Ken Caryl CDP | Colorado | 27.6% ±3.2 percentage points | 33,233 |
| 408 | Machesney Park village | Illinois | 27.6% ±3.7 percentage points | 22,630 |
| 408 | Franklin city | Indiana | 27.6% ±4.7 percentage points | 26,168 |
| 408 | Olathe city | Kansas | 27.6% ±1.4 percentage points | 145,057 |
| 408 | Gladstone city | Missouri | 27.6% ±2.4 percentage points | 27,207 |
| 408 | Woodbridge CDP | New Jersey | 27.6% ±3.0 percentage points | 20,756 |
| 408 | Knightdale town | North Carolina | 27.6% ±4.5 percentage points | 20,214 |
| 408 | Strongsville city | Ohio | 27.6% ±3.3 percentage points | 45,983 |
| 408 | Owasso city | Oklahoma | 27.6% ±1.5 percentage points | 40,151 |
| 408 | Taylors CDP | South Carolina | 27.6% ±4.3 percentage points | 24,505 |
| 408 | Grapevine city | Texas | 27.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 51,139 |
| 408 | Mission city | Texas | 27.6% ±2.2 percentage points | 87,038 |
| 408 | Plano city | Texas | 27.6% ±0.8 percentage points | 290,594 |
| 408 | Eagle Mountain city | Utah | 27.6% ±3.3 percentage points | 53,290 |
| 408 | Greenfield city | Wisconsin | 27.6% ±1.7 percentage points | 37,345 |
| 408 | Stevens Point city | Wisconsin | 27.6% ±1.8 percentage points | 25,785 |
| 408 | Superior city | Wisconsin | 27.6% ±1.5 percentage points | 26,677 |
| 425 | Greenfield city | California | 27.7% ±2.8 percentage points | 20,232 |
| 425 | North Tustin CDP | California | 27.7% ±5.9 percentage points | 25,807 |
| 425 | North Haven CDP | Connecticut | 27.7% ±5.0 percentage points | 24,336 |
| 425 | Belvidere city | Illinois | 27.7% ±6.8 percentage points | 24,752 |
| 425 | Park Ridge city | Illinois | 27.7% ±3.4 percentage points | 38,667 |
| 425 | Hutchinson city | Kansas | 27.7% ±2.2 percentage points | 39,709 |
| 425 | Topeka city | Kansas | 27.7% ±1.3 percentage points | 125,786 |
| 425 | Rome city | New York | 27.7% ±3.6 percentage points | 31,795 |
| 425 | Huntersville town | North Carolina | 27.7% ±2.4 percentage points | 63,969 |
| 425 | Wake Forest town | North Carolina | 27.7% ±5.1 percentage points | 52,844 |
| 425 | Rocky River city | Ohio | 27.7% ±6.2 percentage points | 21,490 |
| 425 | Moore city | Oklahoma | 27.7% ±2.4 percentage points | 63,420 |
| 425 | Mustang city | Oklahoma | 27.7% ±1.8 percentage points | 22,192 |
| 425 | Prosper town | Texas | 27.7% ±4.0 percentage points | 37,869 |
| 425 | Southlake city | Texas | 27.7% ±4.1 percentage points | 31,137 |
| 425 | Danville city | Virginia | 27.7% ±2.0 percentage points | 42,214 |
| 425 | Montclair CDP | Virginia | 27.7% ±7.3 percentage points | 22,387 |
| 442 | Russellville city | Arkansas | 27.8% ±1.8 percentage points | 29,162 |
| 442 | Burlingame city | California | 27.8% ±2.4 percentage points | 30,525 |
| 442 | Louisville city | Colorado | 27.8% ±5.5 percentage points | 20,786 |
| 442 | Jacksonville Beach city | Florida | 27.8% ±3.4 percentage points | 23,654 |
| 442 | Freeport city | Illinois | 27.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 23,505 |
| 442 | Mundelein village | Illinois | 27.8% ±3.6 percentage points | 31,915 |
| 442 | Waltham city | Massachusetts | 27.8% ±1.9 percentage points | 64,902 |
| 442 | Ramsey city | Minnesota | 27.8% ±7.7 percentage points | 28,421 |
| 442 | Grand Forks city | North Dakota | 27.8% ±1.7 percentage points | 59,042 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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