The rankings.
Every list is built from the full national index — 3,000+ cities. No editor picks, no paid placements. Updated monthly.
Furthest below trend (Rent Reality Score)
Best rental value
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Furthest above trend (Rent Reality Score)
Most overheated
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Lowest median rent
Most affordable
01Kirksville, MO
$72502Charleston, IL
$76603Dyersburg, TN
$76804Carbondale, IL
$78705Hutchinson, KS
$808View full rankings →
Highest median rent
Most expensive
01Hampton Bays, NY
$16,49902Scarsdale, NY
$8,89403Rye, NY
$7,54104Los Altos, CA
$7,51305Manhattan Beach, CA
$6,073View full rankings →
Biggest YoY decrease
Rent falling fastest
01Essex, MD
-26.2%02Kirksville, MO
-22.8%03Calabasas, CA
-20.4%04Banning, CA
-19.1%05Wooster, OH
-18.2%View full rankings →
Biggest YoY increase
Rent rising fastest
01Hampton Bays, NY
+119.8%02Monroe, LA
+119.3%03Lafayette, CA
+55.9%04Laconia, NH
+44.9%05Romulus, MI
+43.0%View full rankings →
Lowest ratio
Best rent-to-income
01Bellaire, TX
10.9%02Keller, TX
12.6%03Zionsville, IN
12.7%04Leawood, KS
12.8%05Dublin, OH
13.1%View full rankings →
Highest ratio
Most rent-burdened
01Hampton Bays, NY
147.5%02Opa-locka, FL
73.2%03Brownsville, FL
72.2%04Boone, NC
71.5%05Sunny Isles Beach, FL
70.0%View full rankings →
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