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Cities with best rent-to-income ratio

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Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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2,223 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
51	AnkenyIA Pop. 73KCompare →	16.2%	$1,464/mo	$108,198	↓3 from #48
52	PflugervilleTX Pop. 66KCompare →	16.3%	$1,601/mo	$117,799	↑10 from #62
53	Bethel ParkPA Pop. 33KCompare →	16.3%	$1,458/mo	$107,090	↑17 from #70
54	ShawneeKS Pop. 69KCompare →	16.3%	$1,497/mo	$109,940	↑11 from #65
55	EmporiaKS Pop. 24KCompare →	16.3%	$718/mo	$52,704	↑17 from #72
56	LeanderTX Pop. 74KCompare →	16.4%	$1,897/mo	$139,048	↓5 from #51
57	MiltonGA Pop. 42KCompare →	16.4%	$2,337/mo	$171,295	↓11 from #46
58	ColliervilleTN Pop. 52KCompare →	16.4%	$1,891/mo	$138,598	↓2 from #56
59	FarragutTN Pop. 25KCompare →	16.4%	$1,940/mo	$142,093	↑4 from #63
60	LakewayTX Pop. 19KCompare →	16.4%	$2,603/mo	$190,060	↓19 from #41
61	IndianolaIA Pop. 16KCompare →	16.4%	$1,034/mo	$75,453	--
62	CiboloTX Pop. 35KCompare →	16.4%	$1,677/mo	$122,365	↑26 from #88
63	HutchinsonKS Pop. 40KCompare →	16.5%	$805/mo	$58,687	↓21 from #42
64	WinchesterMA Pop. 23KCompare →	16.6%	$3,191/mo	$230,198	↑23 from #87
65	GenevaIL Pop. 21KCompare →	16.6%	$2,002/mo	$144,341	↓16 from #49
66	Holly SpringsNC Pop. 45KCompare →	16.7%	$1,890/mo	$135,578	↑1 from #67
67	WeirtonWV Pop. 19KCompare →	16.7%	$831/mo	$59,575	↑4 from #71
68	PlymouthMN Pop. 79KCompare →	16.8%	$1,907/mo	$136,534	↓14 from #54
69	BallwinMO Pop. 31KCompare →	16.8%	$1,741/mo	$124,626	↓19 from #50
70	SammamishWA Pop. 66KCompare →	16.8%	$3,350/mo	$239,690	↓9 from #61
71	McKinneyTX Pop. 211KCompare →	16.8%	$1,741/mo	$124,215	↑24 from #95
72	Eden PrairieMN Pop. 63KCompare →	16.9%	$1,837/mo	$130,489	↓4 from #68
73	MansfieldTX Pop. 78KCompare →	16.9%	$1,707/mo	$121,126	↑19 from #92
74	Farmington HillsMI Pop. 84KCompare →	16.9%	$1,478/mo	$104,836	↓30 from #44
75	AlpharettaGA Pop. 67KCompare →	16.9%	$2,083/mo	$147,612	↑16 from #91
76	MoragaCA Pop. 17KCompare →	17.0%	$3,060/mo	$216,193	--
77	TrussvilleAL Pop. 27KCompare →	17.0%	$1,746/mo	$123,275	↓2 from #75
78	CorinthTX Pop. 23KCompare →	17.0%	$1,708/mo	$120,580	↑22 from #100
79	UnionNJ Pop. 66KCompare →	17.0%	$2,589/mo	$182,730	↓26 from #53
80	Flower MoundTX Pop. 78KCompare →	17.1%	$2,298/mo	$161,235	↑14 from #94
81	RidgecrestCA Pop. 28KCompare →	17.1%	$1,274/mo	$89,250	↓3 from #78
82	Fort MillSC Pop. 31KCompare →	17.2%	$1,748/mo	$121,823	↓6 from #76
83	DunwoodyGA Pop. 52KCompare →	17.3%	$1,754/mo	$121,903	same
84	NapervilleIL Pop. 151KCompare →	17.3%	$2,236/mo	$155,105	↑6 from #90
85	FateTX Pop. 23KCompare →	17.4%	$1,923/mo	$132,752	↑25 from #110
86	BenbrookTX Pop. 25KCompare →	17.4%	$1,250/mo	$86,292	↓34 from #52
87	CoppellTX Pop. 42KCompare →	17.4%	$2,120/mo	$146,235	↑6 from #93
88	HuttoTX Pop. 35KCompare →	17.4%	$1,725/mo	$118,834	↓6 from #82
89	VandaliaOH Pop. 15KCompare →	17.4%	$1,064/mo	$73,275	↑23 from #112
90	Wake ForestNC Pop. 53KCompare →	17.4%	$1,798/mo	$123,802	↓5 from #85
91	Vestavia HillsAL Pop. 39KCompare →	17.4%	$1,953/mo	$134,369	↓34 from #57
92	ClaytonMO Pop. 17KCompare →	17.5%	$1,789/mo	$123,000	↓26 from #66
93	HighlandUT Pop. 20KCompare →	17.5%	$2,708/mo	$186,075	--
94	DavenportIA Pop. 101KCompare →	17.5%	$965/mo	$66,200	↓15 from #79
95	RowlettTX Pop. 65KCompare →	17.5%	$1,634/mo	$112,081	↑18 from #113
96	BettendorfIA Pop. 40KCompare →	17.5%	$1,466/mo	$100,495	↓22 from #74
97	OakvilleMO Pop. 35KCompare →	17.5%	$1,552/mo	$106,362	--
98	NewtonKS Pop. 18KCompare →	17.5%	$1,007/mo	$68,885	↓38 from #60
99	BentonvilleAR Pop. 58KCompare →	17.6%	$1,651/mo	$112,792	↑2 from #101
100	League CityTX Pop. 116KCompare →	17.6%	$1,773/mo	$121,099	↓4 from #96