Affordability
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Texas Is a Renter's Market Right Now, With Rent Bargains in Almost Every Major City
RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score shows most big Texas cities renting below their own long-term trend, with Austin, Garla…
San Francisco's AI Boom Pushed 2-Bedroom Rents to a Record $4,257, Pricing Out Longtime Locals
An AI hiring surge and tight housing stock have pushed San Francisco's average 2-bedroom rent to $4,257, the highest in …
New York Renters Spend Half Their Income on Rent. These States Spend the Least.
The cheapest rent is not the most affordable rent. Ranked by the share of income that goes to rent, the most affordable …
It Takes 5 Minimum Wage Workers to Afford a One-Bedroom in Atlanta
A new Best Interest Financial and Clever Real Estate study finds Atlanta has the widest rent-to-wage gap in the country,…
Rising Rents Are Pushing Young Men Home, Out of Work, and Away From Marriage, a Study Finds
A new study draws a direct line from decades of rising rents to more noncollege-educated men living with their parents, …
Half of Young Adults Still Live With Their Parents. The Rent Math Shows Why.
Nearly half of American adults under 30 now live with a parent, and moving home has shed its stigma. Our data on what it…
What Salary Do You Need to Afford Rent in the Biggest US Cities?
Using June 2026 ZORI rents and the 30% rule, here is the salary you need to afford the median rent in 21 of the largest …
Can a Nurse Afford Rent in America's Biggest Cities?
Registered nurses earn well above the median, yet in five metros their rent still crosses the federal 30 percent burden …
Can a Police Officer Afford Rent in the City They Serve? (2026)
A police officer in San Francisco spends 57.7% of pay on rent. We ran the rent-burden math for 21 major cities and found…