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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442 | Mandan city | North Dakota | 27.8% ±5.3 percentage points | 24,522 |
| 442 | Little Elm city | Texas | 27.8% ±2.7 percentage points | 54,820 |
| 442 | Sammamish city | Washington | 27.8% ±2.5 percentage points | 66,463 |
| 442 | Silver Firs CDP | Washington | 27.8% ±5.5 percentage points | 22,306 |
| 442 | Wenatchee city | Washington | 27.8% ±1.8 percentage points | 35,484 |
| 456 | Huntsville city | Alabama | 27.9% ±1.1 percentage points | 222,791 |
| 456 | Alameda city | California | 27.9% ±1.5 percentage points | 77,238 |
| 456 | West Hollywood city | California | 27.9% ±1.7 percentage points | 34,884 |
| 456 | Miami Lakes town | Florida | 27.9% ±3.0 percentage points | 31,553 |
| 456 | Montgomery village | Illinois | 27.9% ±2.0 percentage points | 21,515 |
| 456 | Plainfield village | Illinois | 27.9% ±3.5 percentage points | 46,708 |
| 456 | Columbia CDP | Maryland | 27.9% ±1.4 percentage points | 104,338 |
| 456 | Cambridge city | Massachusetts | 27.9% ±0.7 percentage points | 118,796 |
| 456 | Austin city | Minnesota | 27.9% ±2.6 percentage points | 26,358 |
| 456 | Carteret borough | New Jersey | 27.9% ±5.0 percentage points | 25,496 |
| 456 | Mineola village | New York | 27.9% ±4.6 percentage points | 21,211 |
| 456 | Elyria city | Ohio | 27.9% ±1.7 percentage points | 53,035 |
| 456 | Gahanna city | Ohio | 27.9% ±3.4 percentage points | 35,486 |
| 456 | North Olmsted city | Ohio | 27.9% ±2.7 percentage points | 31,924 |
| 456 | Bristol city | Tennessee | 27.9% ±3.0 percentage points | 27,636 |
| 456 | Universal City city | Texas | 27.9% ±1.5 percentage points | 20,189 |
| 456 | Wichita Falls city | Texas | 27.9% ±1.3 percentage points | 102,581 |
| 456 | Murray city | Utah | 27.9% ±1.5 percentage points | 50,188 |
| 456 | Saratoga Springs city | Utah | 27.9% ±3.7 percentage points | 48,425 |
| 456 | South Jordan city | Utah | 27.9% ±2.0 percentage points | 82,686 |
| 456 | Tooele city | Utah | 27.9% ±1.8 percentage points | 38,405 |
| 456 | Mill Creek East CDP | Washington | 27.9% ±2.8 percentage points | 25,453 |
| 456 | South Milwaukee city | Wisconsin | 27.9% ±1.9 percentage points | 20,442 |
| 479 | Newark city | California | 28.0% ±2.1 percentage points | 46,903 |
| 479 | West Melbourne city | Florida | 28.0% ±4.2 percentage points | 28,795 |
| 479 | Sandy Springs city | Georgia | 28.0% ±1.1 percentage points | 107,087 |
| 479 | Lewiston city | Idaho | 28.0% ±2.7 percentage points | 34,651 |
| 479 | Glendale Heights village | Illinois | 28.0% ±4.1 percentage points | 32,808 |
| 479 | Avon town | Indiana | 28.0% ±5.4 percentage points | 23,437 |
| 479 | Cedar Rapids city | Iowa | 28.0% ±1.3 percentage points | 137,264 |
| 479 | Council Bluffs city | Iowa | 28.0% ±1.7 percentage points | 62,586 |
| 479 | Hopkinsville city | Kentucky | 28.0% ±2.3 percentage points | 30,906 |
| 479 | Summerlin South CDP | Nevada | 28.0% ±3.1 percentage points | 31,354 |
| 479 | High Point city | North Carolina | 28.0% ±1.7 percentage points | 116,245 |
| 479 | Avon city | Ohio | 28.0% ±2.9 percentage points | 25,317 |
| 479 | Springfield city | Ohio | 28.0% ±1.8 percentage points | 58,190 |
| 479 | Aloha CDP | Oregon | 28.0% ±1.8 percentage points | 52,389 |
| 479 | Pawtucket city | Rhode Island | 28.0% ±2.0 percentage points | 75,893 |
| 479 | Flower Mound town | Texas | 28.0% ±2.4 percentage points | 78,389 |
| 479 | Fort Hood CDP | Texas | 28.0% ±1.3 percentage points | 26,814 |
| 479 | Irving city | Texas | 28.0% ±0.7 percentage points | 256,492 |
| 479 | Lake Jackson city | Texas | 28.0% ±4.2 percentage points | 27,974 |
| 479 | Clinton city | Utah | 28.0% ±2.4 percentage points | 23,612 |
| 479 | Staunton city | Virginia | 28.0% ±2.3 percentage points | 25,948 |
| 479 | West Falls Church CDP | Virginia | 28.0% ±2.5 percentage points | 31,279 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.