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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Reedley city | California | 35.0% ±5.8 percentage points | 25,609 |
| 1899 | Aurora city | Colorado | 35.0% ±1.1 percentage points | 394,432 |
| 1899 | Waterbury city | Connecticut | 35.0% ±2.3 percentage points | 114,869 |
| 1899 | Delray Beach city | Florida | 35.0% ±2.5 percentage points | 67,979 |
| 1899 | University CDP (Orange County) | Florida | 35.0% ±8.8 percentage points | 41,902 |
| 1899 | East Honolulu CDP | Hawaii | 35.0% ±4.6 percentage points | 51,360 |
| 1899 | McMinnville city | Oregon | 35.0% ±3.9 percentage points | 34,596 |
| 1899 | Allentown city | Pennsylvania | 35.0% ±1.9 percentage points | 125,976 |
| 1909 | La Mesa city | California | 35.1% ±2.1 percentage points | 60,797 |
| 1909 | Vallejo city | California | 35.1% ±2.6 percentage points | 124,268 |
| 1909 | Four Corners CDP | Florida | 35.1% ±2.8 percentage points | 65,048 |
| 1909 | Sweetwater city | Florida | 35.1% ±2.9 percentage points | 20,085 |
| 1909 | Houma city | Louisiana | 35.1% ±5.8 percentage points | 32,392 |
| 1909 | Kenner city | Louisiana | 35.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 64,904 |
| 1909 | Coram CDP | New York | 35.1% ±3.7 percentage points | 39,539 |
| 1909 | Eugene city | Oregon | 35.1% ±2.0 percentage points | 179,591 |
| 1917 | Garden Grove city | California | 35.2% ±1.5 percentage points | 170,964 |
| 1917 | Montebello city | California | 35.2% ±2.2 percentage points | 61,045 |
| 1917 | New Brunswick city | New Jersey | 35.2% ±4.5 percentage points | 56,345 |
| 1917 | North Bellmore CDP | New York | 35.2% ±25.9 percentage points | 20,689 |
| 1917 | Uniondale CDP | New York | 35.2% ±10.5 percentage points | 33,148 |
| 1922 | Lynwood city | California | 35.3% ±2.6 percentage points | 64,578 |
| 1922 | National City city | California | 35.3% ±2.5 percentage points | 58,893 |
| 1922 | Altamonte Springs city | Florida | 35.3% ±2.7 percentage points | 46,116 |
| 1922 | Oak Ridge CDP | Florida | 35.3% ±4.8 percentage points | 23,364 |
| 1922 | Sanford city | Florida | 35.3% ±2.6 percentage points | 63,730 |
| 1922 | Weston city | Florida | 35.3% ±6.2 percentage points | 68,837 |
| 1922 | Round Lake Beach village | Illinois | 35.3% ±10.9 percentage points | 27,079 |
| 1922 | Springfield city | Massachusetts | 35.3% ±2.1 percentage points | 154,749 |
| 1922 | Andover city | Minnesota | 35.3% ±10.3 percentage points | 33,035 |
| 1922 | Englewood city | New Jersey | 35.3% ±6.1 percentage points | 29,638 |
| 1922 | Forest Grove city | Oregon | 35.3% ±8.9 percentage points | 26,529 |
| 1922 | Canyon Lake CDP | Texas | 35.3% ±5.2 percentage points | 33,883 |
| 1922 | Weatherford city | Texas | 35.3% ±3.9 percentage points | 35,788 |
| 1935 | Chula Vista city | California | 35.4% ±1.7 percentage points | 276,375 |
| 1935 | El Monte city | California | 35.4% ±1.9 percentage points | 106,109 |
| 1935 | Hawthorne city | California | 35.4% ±1.9 percentage points | 85,191 |
| 1935 | Pico Rivera city | California | 35.4% ±2.9 percentage points | 60,272 |
| 1935 | Port Hueneme city | California | 35.4% ±5.3 percentage points | 21,582 |
| 1935 | Santa Maria city | California | 35.4% ±2.0 percentage points | 110,462 |
| 1935 | Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) | California | 35.4% ±3.2 percentage points | 31,969 |
| 1935 | Palm Springs village | Florida | 35.4% ±3.8 percentage points | 27,356 |
| 1935 | Newnan city | Georgia | 35.4% ±2.7 percentage points | 44,235 |
| 1935 | Bolingbrook village | Illinois | 35.4% ±5.2 percentage points | 74,096 |
| 1935 | Baton Rouge city | Louisiana | 35.4% ±2.0 percentage points | 222,771 |
| 1935 | Norton Shores city | Michigan | 35.4% ±3.4 percentage points | 25,041 |
| 1935 | Elmira city | New York | 35.4% ±4.5 percentage points | 26,257 |
| 1935 | Irondequoit CDP | New York | 35.4% ±3.9 percentage points | 50,657 |
| 1935 | Happy Valley city | Oregon | 35.4% ±6.9 percentage points | 26,738 |
| 1935 | Hayesville CDP | Oregon | 35.4% ±4.1 percentage points | 21,246 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2301 ranked entries.