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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | North Augusta city | South Carolina | 23.7% ±2.4 percentage points | 25,653 |
| 49 | Oak Creek city | Wisconsin | 23.7% ±1.6 percentage points | 37,325 |
| 53 | Lafayette city | California | 23.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 25,285 |
| 53 | Biddeford city | Maine | 23.8% ±1.1 percentage points | 22,498 |
| 53 | Chesterfield city | Missouri | 23.8% ±1.7 percentage points | 49,574 |
| 53 | Hoboken city | New Jersey | 23.8% ±0.9 percentage points | 58,668 |
| 53 | Howard village | Wisconsin | 23.8% ±2.4 percentage points | 21,087 |
| 58 | North Liberty city | Iowa | 23.9% ±2.9 percentage points | 21,125 |
| 58 | Northfield city | Minnesota | 23.9% ±1.7 percentage points | 20,742 |
| 58 | Watertown city | South Dakota | 23.9% ±1.6 percentage points | 23,044 |
| 61 | Newington CDP | Connecticut | 24.0% ±3.7 percentage points | 30,896 |
| 61 | Arlington CDP | Massachusetts | 24.0% ±1.0 percentage points | 46,350 |
| 61 | Waxhaw town | North Carolina | 24.0% ±2.4 percentage points | 22,275 |
| 64 | Huntley village | Illinois | 24.1% ±14.2 percentage points | 28,005 |
| 64 | Williston city | North Dakota | 24.1% ±2.2 percentage points | 28,056 |
| 64 | Pleasant Prairie village | Wisconsin | 24.1% ±4.0 percentage points | 21,669 |
| 67 | Juneau city and borough | Alaska | 24.2% ±1.5 percentage points | 31,794 |
| 67 | St. John town | Indiana | 24.2% ±53.4 percentage points | 22,567 |
| 67 | Jefferson City city | Missouri | 24.2% ±2.3 percentage points | 42,488 |
| 67 | Huntington Station CDP | New York | 24.2% ±6.6 percentage points | 32,601 |
| 71 | Seymour city | Indiana | 24.3% ±3.2 percentage points | 22,371 |
| 71 | Shelbyville city | Indiana | 24.3% ±1.4 percentage points | 20,296 |
| 71 | Allen Park city | Michigan | 24.3% ±2.5 percentage points | 27,925 |
| 71 | Bismarck city | North Dakota | 24.3% ±1.3 percentage points | 75,556 |
| 71 | Minot city | North Dakota | 24.3% ±1.5 percentage points | 47,791 |
| 71 | Hutto city | Texas | 24.3% ±6.2 percentage points | 35,483 |
| 71 | Brookfield city | Wisconsin | 24.3% ±3.9 percentage points | 41,273 |
| 78 | Manhattan Beach city | California | 24.4% ±2.9 percentage points | 34,210 |
| 79 | Daphne city | Alabama | 24.5% ±3.1 percentage points | 29,453 |
| 79 | Santa Clara city | California | 24.5% ±1.0 percentage points | 130,256 |
| 79 | Sulphur city | Louisiana | 24.5% ±6.3 percentage points | 20,775 |
| 79 | Sheboygan city | Wisconsin | 24.5% ±1.4 percentage points | 49,645 |
| 83 | Marana town | Arizona | 24.6% ±3.6 percentage points | 56,938 |
| 83 | Algonquin village | Illinois | 24.6% ±9.0 percentage points | 30,067 |
| 83 | Atascocita CDP | Texas | 24.6% ±3.1 percentage points | 99,354 |
| 83 | Farmington city | Utah | 24.6% ±6.5 percentage points | 25,389 |
| 83 | Lehi city | Utah | 24.6% ±1.6 percentage points | 85,173 |
| 88 | Buffalo Grove village | Illinois | 24.7% ±1.7 percentage points | 42,891 |
| 88 | Severna Park CDP | Maryland | 24.7% ±4.5 percentage points | 40,228 |
| 88 | Reading CDP | Massachusetts | 24.7% ±2.2 percentage points | 25,612 |
| 88 | Alliance city | Ohio | 24.7% ±2.6 percentage points | 21,478 |
| 88 | Solon city | Ohio | 24.7% ±4.7 percentage points | 23,943 |
| 88 | Bethel Park municipality | Pennsylvania | 24.7% ±3.3 percentage points | 32,881 |
| 88 | Burke CDP | Virginia | 24.7% ±3.2 percentage points | 44,029 |
| 88 | Cave Spring CDP | Virginia | 24.7% ±2.0 percentage points | 25,742 |
| 88 | Bothell West CDP | Washington | 24.7% ±2.8 percentage points | 22,029 |
| 97 | Prattville city | Alabama | 24.8% ±2.4 percentage points | 39,482 |
| 97 | Milpitas city | California | 24.8% ±1.6 percentage points | 78,578 |
| 97 | Marion Oaks CDP | Florida | 24.8% ±5.1 percentage points | 23,972 |
| 97 | Mason City city | Iowa | 24.8% ±2.4 percentage points | 27,050 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.