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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1595 | East Peoria city | Illinois | 33.0% ±2.3 percentage points | 22,324 |
| 1595 | South Elgin village | Illinois | 33.0% ±12.4 percentage points | 24,217 |
| 1595 | Chalmette CDP | Louisiana | 33.0% ±2.9 percentage points | 22,616 |
| 1595 | Brooklyn Park city | Minnesota | 33.0% ±3.5 percentage points | 83,876 |
| 1595 | Hempstead village | New York | 33.0% ±2.2 percentage points | 58,801 |
| 1595 | York city | Pennsylvania | 33.0% ±2.3 percentage points | 44,938 |
| 1595 | Georgetown city | Texas | 33.0% ±2.0 percentage points | 85,999 |
| 1595 | Walla Walla city | Washington | 33.0% ±3.0 percentage points | 33,925 |
| 1595 | Wheeling city | West Virginia | 33.0% ±2.7 percentage points | 26,350 |
| 1610 | Indio city | California | 33.1% ±1.8 percentage points | 91,950 |
| 1610 | La Presa CDP | California | 33.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 34,962 |
| 1610 | La Puente city | California | 33.1% ±3.5 percentage points | 37,142 |
| 1610 | Stockton city | California | 33.1% ±1.0 percentage points | 322,326 |
| 1610 | Coconut Creek city | Florida | 33.1% ±1.9 percentage points | 58,330 |
| 1610 | Coral Gables city | Florida | 33.1% ±3.6 percentage points | 49,802 |
| 1610 | Plant City city | Florida | 33.1% ±3.5 percentage points | 40,887 |
| 1610 | Wright CDP | Florida | 33.1% ±1.4 percentage points | 27,927 |
| 1610 | East Point city | Georgia | 33.1% ±2.3 percentage points | 38,335 |
| 1610 | Moscow city | Idaho | 33.1% ±3.5 percentage points | 26,286 |
| 1610 | Kankakee city | Illinois | 33.1% ±5.6 percentage points | 23,996 |
| 1610 | Orland Park village | Illinois | 33.1% ±3.4 percentage points | 57,916 |
| 1610 | Bowling Green city | Ohio | 33.1% ±4.2 percentage points | 29,983 |
| 1610 | Lubbock city | Texas | 33.1% ±1.1 percentage points | 264,814 |
| 1610 | Saginaw city | Texas | 33.1% ±11.2 percentage points | 24,970 |
| 1610 | Lake Stevens city | Washington | 33.1% ±2.4 percentage points | 40,253 |
| 1610 | Silverdale CDP | Washington | 33.1% ±5.0 percentage points | 20,685 |
| 1627 | Vestavia Hills city | Alabama | 33.2% ±4.0 percentage points | 38,616 |
| 1627 | Gardena city | California | 33.2% ±2.4 percentage points | 59,422 |
| 1627 | Seal Beach city | California | 33.2% ±4.9 percentage points | 24,722 |
| 1627 | Windsor town | California | 33.2% ±3.9 percentage points | 26,081 |
| 1627 | Valrico CDP | Florida | 33.2% ±3.2 percentage points | 40,239 |
| 1627 | Kihei CDP | Hawaii | 33.2% ±3.0 percentage points | 21,567 |
| 1627 | Carbondale city | Illinois | 33.2% ±3.0 percentage points | 22,158 |
| 1627 | Pikesville CDP | Maryland | 33.2% ±6.2 percentage points | 33,524 |
| 1627 | Dedham CDP | Massachusetts | 33.2% ±4.8 percentage points | 25,237 |
| 1627 | Muskegon city | Michigan | 33.2% ±3.5 percentage points | 37,226 |
| 1627 | Parma Heights city | Ohio | 33.2% ±4.1 percentage points | 20,581 |
| 1627 | Medford city | Oregon | 33.2% ±1.6 percentage points | 86,315 |
| 1627 | Memphis city | Tennessee | 33.2% ±0.8 percentage points | 618,980 |
| 1627 | Corinth city | Texas | 33.2% ±3.2 percentage points | 23,385 |
| 1627 | Fort Worth city | Texas | 33.2% ±0.7 percentage points | 963,194 |
| 1642 | Opelika city | Alabama | 33.3% ±3.4 percentage points | 32,820 |
| 1642 | Perris city | California | 33.3% ±2.4 percentage points | 80,511 |
| 1642 | West Covina city | California | 33.3% ±1.8 percentage points | 107,037 |
| 1642 | Lynn Haven city | Florida | 33.3% ±2.1 percentage points | 20,081 |
| 1642 | St. Charles city | Illinois | 33.3% ±2.8 percentage points | 32,854 |
| 1642 | Fairland CDP | Maryland | 33.3% ±2.0 percentage points | 26,231 |
| 1642 | Needham CDP | Massachusetts | 33.3% ±5.7 percentage points | 32,459 |
| 1642 | Champlin city | Minnesota | 33.3% ±7.2 percentage points | 23,294 |
| 1642 | Cottage Grove city | Minnesota | 33.3% ±4.8 percentage points | 40,992 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.