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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Portsmouth city | Virginia | 35.4% ±2.0 percentage points | 97,190 |
| 1952 | Inglewood city | California | 35.5% ±1.7 percentage points | 104,569 |
| 1952 | Lake Elsinore city | California | 35.5% ±3.0 percentage points | 72,461 |
| 1952 | East Lake CDP | Florida | 35.5% ±4.1 percentage points | 33,283 |
| 1952 | Landover CDP | Maryland | 35.5% ±4.7 percentage points | 24,514 |
| 1952 | Stephenville city | Texas | 35.5% ±4.9 percentage points | 21,682 |
| 1952 | Magna metro township | Utah | 35.5% ±4.6 percentage points | 30,031 |
| 1958 | Foley city | Alabama | 35.6% ±3.7 percentage points | 24,026 |
| 1958 | Carmichael CDP | California | 35.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 76,948 |
| 1958 | Walnut city | California | 35.6% ±6.0 percentage points | 27,611 |
| 1958 | West Carson CDP | California | 35.6% ±4.5 percentage points | 22,143 |
| 1958 | Castle Rock town | Colorado | 35.6% ±3.5 percentage points | 79,123 |
| 1958 | East Haven CDP | Connecticut | 35.6% ±10.9 percentage points | 27,806 |
| 1958 | Coral Springs city | Florida | 35.6% ±2.3 percentage points | 136,103 |
| 1958 | Palm Beach Gardens city | Florida | 35.6% ±5.3 percentage points | 60,959 |
| 1958 | South Fulton city | Georgia | 35.6% ±4.1 percentage points | 110,471 |
| 1958 | Sugar Hill city | Georgia | 35.6% ±5.4 percentage points | 26,128 |
| 1958 | Owatonna city | Minnesota | 35.6% ±3.9 percentage points | 26,498 |
| 1958 | Paterson city | New Jersey | 35.6% ±1.8 percentage points | 158,735 |
| 1958 | Las Cruces city | New Mexico | 35.6% ±2.9 percentage points | 114,197 |
| 1958 | Leland town | North Carolina | 35.6% ±7.7 percentage points | 29,607 |
| 1958 | Anna city | Texas | 35.6% ±11.5 percentage points | 24,330 |
| 1973 | Ashland CDP | California | 35.7% ±3.9 percentage points | 22,210 |
| 1973 | Benicia city | California | 35.7% ±7.1 percentage points | 26,749 |
| 1973 | Chino city | California | 35.7% ±3.2 percentage points | 92,652 |
| 1973 | Cudahy city | California | 35.7% ±3.2 percentage points | 22,087 |
| 1973 | Florence-Graham CDP | California | 35.7% ±2.6 percentage points | 60,690 |
| 1973 | Los Banos city | California | 35.7% ±3.6 percentage points | 47,593 |
| 1973 | Tustin city | California | 35.7% ±2.5 percentage points | 78,981 |
| 1973 | Greeley city | Colorado | 35.7% ±2.4 percentage points | 110,806 |
| 1973 | Bridgeport city | Connecticut | 35.7% ±1.6 percentage points | 149,153 |
| 1973 | Hartford city | Connecticut | 35.7% ±1.6 percentage points | 121,127 |
| 1973 | DeLand city | Florida | 35.7% ±4.2 percentage points | 41,611 |
| 1973 | Miami Beach city | Florida | 35.7% ±2.5 percentage points | 82,031 |
| 1973 | Oakland Park city | Florida | 35.7% ±2.9 percentage points | 44,682 |
| 1973 | South Miami Heights CDP | Florida | 35.7% ±4.1 percentage points | 38,766 |
| 1973 | Union City city | Georgia | 35.7% ±10.7 percentage points | 27,728 |
| 1973 | Highland Park city | Illinois | 35.7% ±3.2 percentage points | 30,398 |
| 1973 | Monroe city | Michigan | 35.7% ±4.4 percentage points | 20,320 |
| 1973 | Crystal city | Minnesota | 35.7% ±7.2 percentage points | 22,476 |
| 1973 | Chester city | Pennsylvania | 35.7% ±3.4 percentage points | 33,619 |
| 1992 | Banning city | California | 35.8% ±4.3 percentage points | 31,093 |
| 1992 | Cathedral City city | California | 35.8% ±3.0 percentage points | 52,267 |
| 1992 | Novato city | California | 35.8% ±3.4 percentage points | 52,546 |
| 1992 | Santa Clarita city | California | 35.8% ±2.1 percentage points | 230,221 |
| 1992 | Simi Valley city | California | 35.8% ±2.9 percentage points | 125,634 |
| 1992 | Ocala city | Florida | 35.8% ±2.9 percentage points | 66,584 |
| 1992 | North Plainfield borough | New Jersey | 35.8% ±6.8 percentage points | 22,809 |
| 1992 | Elmont CDP | New York | 35.8% ±9.3 percentage points | 36,518 |
| 1992 | Schenectady city | New York | 35.8% ±4.0 percentage points | 68,847 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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