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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691 | Adrian city | Michigan | 29.0% ±2.9 percentage points | 20,395 |
| 691 | South St. Paul city | Minnesota | 29.0% ±4.2 percentage points | 20,611 |
| 691 | Joplin city | Missouri | 29.0% ±1.8 percentage points | 52,593 |
| 691 | Butte-Silver Bow (balance) | Montana | 29.0% ±2.0 percentage points | 35,052 |
| 691 | Grand Island city | Nebraska | 29.0% ±2.5 percentage points | 52,884 |
| 691 | Clemmons village | North Carolina | 29.0% ±4.3 percentage points | 21,871 |
| 691 | Tulsa city | Oklahoma | 29.0% ±0.6 percentage points | 413,794 |
| 691 | Woonsocket city | Rhode Island | 29.0% ±1.4 percentage points | 43,521 |
| 691 | Shelbyville city | Tennessee | 29.0% ±5.1 percentage points | 24,661 |
| 691 | Burleson city | Texas | 29.0% ±1.6 percentage points | 52,918 |
| 691 | Del Rio city | Texas | 29.0% ±8.1 percentage points | 34,668 |
| 691 | Kerrville city | Texas | 29.0% ±2.8 percentage points | 24,755 |
| 691 | Orchards CDP | Washington | 29.0% ±5.1 percentage points | 29,438 |
| 691 | Spanaway CDP | Washington | 29.0% ±2.6 percentage points | 34,019 |
| 715 | Hoover city | Alabama | 29.1% ±1.3 percentage points | 92,642 |
| 715 | Centennial city | Colorado | 29.1% ±1.4 percentage points | 108,201 |
| 715 | Grand Junction city | Colorado | 29.1% ±1.2 percentage points | 68,142 |
| 715 | Torrington city | Connecticut | 29.1% ±2.9 percentage points | 35,547 |
| 715 | Pocatello city | Idaho | 29.1% ±2.2 percentage points | 57,635 |
| 715 | Niles village | Illinois | 29.1% ±9.5 percentage points | 30,064 |
| 715 | Evansville city | Indiana | 29.1% ±1.1 percentage points | 116,116 |
| 715 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | Kentucky | 29.1% ±0.6 percentage points | 631,818 |
| 715 | Waldorf CDP | Maryland | 29.1% ±1.4 percentage points | 82,943 |
| 715 | Wheaton CDP | Maryland | 29.1% ±2.1 percentage points | 52,926 |
| 715 | Bay City city | Michigan | 29.1% ±1.3 percentage points | 32,320 |
| 715 | Golden Valley city | Minnesota | 29.1% ±3.5 percentage points | 21,725 |
| 715 | Rochester city | Minnesota | 29.1% ±1.6 percentage points | 122,330 |
| 715 | Liberty city | Missouri | 29.1% ±2.8 percentage points | 30,689 |
| 715 | St. Peters city | Missouri | 29.1% ±3.3 percentage points | 59,092 |
| 715 | Toms River CDP | New Jersey | 29.1% ±1.6 percentage points | 94,956 |
| 715 | Duncan city | Oklahoma | 29.1% ±2.5 percentage points | 22,958 |
| 715 | Monroeville municipality | Pennsylvania | 29.1% ±4.8 percentage points | 28,295 |
| 715 | Wade Hampton CDP | South Carolina | 29.1% ±5.4 percentage points | 20,898 |
| 715 | Clarksville city | Tennessee | 29.1% ±1.0 percentage points | 176,456 |
| 715 | Austin city | Texas | 29.1% ±0.4 percentage points | 979,539 |
| 715 | Kingsville city | Texas | 29.1% ±5.3 percentage points | 24,994 |
| 715 | Weslaco city | Texas | 29.1% ±2.6 percentage points | 42,229 |
| 715 | Logan city | Utah | 29.1% ±1.4 percentage points | 54,907 |
| 715 | Springville city | Utah | 29.1% ±2.2 percentage points | 35,849 |
| 715 | Waynesboro city | Virginia | 29.1% ±2.1 percentage points | 22,841 |
| 741 | Scottsdale city | Arizona | 29.2% ±1.1 percentage points | 243,821 |
| 741 | Denver city | Colorado | 29.2% ±0.4 percentage points | 718,877 |
| 741 | Midway CDP (Santa Rosa County) | Florida | 29.2% ±4.8 percentage points | 21,317 |
| 741 | Springfield city | Illinois | 29.2% ±1.5 percentage points | 113,330 |
| 741 | New Albany city | Indiana | 29.2% ±1.5 percentage points | 37,581 |
| 741 | Ashland city | Kentucky | 29.2% ±2.4 percentage points | 21,295 |
| 741 | Cape Girardeau city | Missouri | 29.2% ±1.9 percentage points | 40,344 |
| 741 | Old Bridge CDP | New Jersey | 29.2% ±3.2 percentage points | 28,236 |
| 741 | Canton city | Ohio | 29.2% ±1.3 percentage points | 69,755 |
| 741 | Willoughby city | Ohio | 29.2% ±2.7 percentage points | 24,046 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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