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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1745 | LaGrange city | Georgia | 33.9% ±2.5 percentage points | 32,078 |
| 1745 | Westminster city | Maryland | 33.9% ±4.5 percentage points | 20,445 |
| 1745 | Gloucester city | Massachusetts | 33.9% ±5.6 percentage points | 30,075 |
| 1745 | Revere city | Massachusetts | 33.9% ±2.5 percentage points | 60,012 |
| 1745 | Hazleton city | Pennsylvania | 33.9% ±2.9 percentage points | 30,111 |
| 1745 | Bryan city | Texas | 33.9% ±1.7 percentage points | 87,939 |
| 1745 | Forney city | Texas | 33.9% ±3.5 percentage points | 31,532 |
| 1745 | Port Arthur city | Texas | 33.9% ±2.4 percentage points | 55,828 |
| 1759 | Berkeley city | California | 34.0% ±1.9 percentage points | 120,257 |
| 1759 | Brentwood city | California | 34.0% ±4.0 percentage points | 65,208 |
| 1759 | Hercules city | California | 34.0% ±5.7 percentage points | 26,302 |
| 1759 | Loma Linda city | California | 34.0% ±2.7 percentage points | 25,122 |
| 1759 | Modesto city | California | 34.0% ±1.2 percentage points | 219,215 |
| 1759 | Murrieta city | California | 34.0% ±2.6 percentage points | 112,064 |
| 1759 | Oxnard city | California | 34.0% ±1.6 percentage points | 200,928 |
| 1759 | Riverside city | California | 34.0% ±1.1 percentage points | 319,069 |
| 1759 | Stevenson Ranch CDP | California | 34.0% ±3.3 percentage points | 20,990 |
| 1759 | Largo city | Florida | 34.0% ±1.3 percentage points | 82,617 |
| 1759 | Panama City city | Florida | 34.0% ±1.5 percentage points | 34,979 |
| 1759 | Jackson city | Michigan | 34.0% ±4.0 percentage points | 31,058 |
| 1759 | Trenton city | New Jersey | 34.0% ±1.8 percentage points | 90,338 |
| 1759 | Belton city | Texas | 34.0% ±3.2 percentage points | 24,356 |
| 1759 | St. George city | Utah | 34.0% ±2.7 percentage points | 101,995 |
| 1774 | Daly City city | California | 34.1% ±2.2 percentage points | 101,964 |
| 1774 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | California | 34.1% ±3.1 percentage points | 31,446 |
| 1774 | Fresno city | California | 34.1% ±0.9 percentage points | 545,970 |
| 1774 | Lake Forest city | California | 34.1% ±1.9 percentage points | 86,281 |
| 1774 | Oildale CDP | California | 34.1% ±3.4 percentage points | 34,687 |
| 1774 | Vista city | California | 34.1% ±1.4 percentage points | 99,114 |
| 1774 | Whittier city | California | 34.1% ±1.7 percentage points | 86,165 |
| 1774 | Commerce City city | Colorado | 34.1% ±5.1 percentage points | 66,445 |
| 1774 | Orlando city | Florida | 34.1% ±1.0 percentage points | 319,758 |
| 1774 | Cedar Falls city | Iowa | 34.1% ±3.2 percentage points | 40,888 |
| 1774 | Lochearn CDP | Maryland | 34.1% ±4.0 percentage points | 27,074 |
| 1774 | Milford Mill CDP | Maryland | 34.1% ±6.0 percentage points | 30,829 |
| 1774 | Randolph Town city | Massachusetts | 34.1% ±3.2 percentage points | 34,878 |
| 1774 | Annandale CDP | Virginia | 34.1% ±3.6 percentage points | 41,705 |
| 1774 | Hampton city | Virginia | 34.1% ±1.5 percentage points | 137,557 |
| 1789 | Anniston city | Alabama | 34.2% ±7.2 percentage points | 21,271 |
| 1789 | Huntington Park city | California | 34.2% ±1.9 percentage points | 53,108 |
| 1789 | Laguna Hills city | California | 34.2% ±1.8 percentage points | 30,740 |
| 1789 | Mission Viejo city | California | 34.2% ±2.8 percentage points | 92,151 |
| 1789 | Placentia city | California | 34.2% ±3.3 percentage points | 52,826 |
| 1789 | Buenaventura Lakes CDP | Florida | 34.2% ±4.3 percentage points | 32,682 |
| 1789 | Casselberry city | Florida | 34.2% ±2.9 percentage points | 30,135 |
| 1789 | Nocatee CDP | Florida | 34.2% ±28.0 percentage points | 27,442 |
| 1789 | Mililani Mauka CDP | Hawaii | 34.2% ±6.7 percentage points | 21,278 |
| 1789 | Skokie village | Illinois | 34.2% ±3.1 percentage points | 66,219 |
| 1789 | Shreveport city | Louisiana | 34.2% ±1.9 percentage points | 180,982 |
| 1789 | Slidell city | Louisiana | 34.2% ±4.6 percentage points | 28,561 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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