Most Affordable U.S. Cities to Rent In

Cities with 50,000+ residents ranked by how much of the typical household income goes to median rent.

Most affordable

CityPopulationMedian rentMedian incomeRent / income
Collierville51,212$1,495$134,31913.4%
Ankeny70,542$1,209$106,60313.6%
Fishers100,918$1,471$128,14113.8%
Madison58,335$1,579$131,43614.4%
Bentonville56,326$1,337$108,46514.8%
Shawnee68,175$1,313$106,31214.8%
Sammamish66,375$2,847$227,27315.0%
Catalina Foothills51,756$1,423$113,20115.1%
Carmel100,501$1,699$134,60215.1%
Plymouth79,526$1,710$133,86515.3%
Ellicott City73,737$2,040$157,89115.5%
Bismarck74,146$1,004$77,60815.5%
Naperville149,424$1,986$150,93715.8%
League City114,885$1,579$119,87015.8%
Hoover92,401$1,429$107,82215.9%
Leander67,880$1,901$140,18016.3%
Bethesda67,403$2,597$191,34816.3%
Appleton74,873$1,052$77,45016.3%
Wake Forest51,199$1,647$120,77716.4%
Cary176,686$1,765$129,39916.4%
Olathe143,720$1,535$112,23216.4%
Sioux Falls197,642$1,031$74,71416.6%
Frisco210,238$2,019$146,15816.6%
Dubuque59,271$903$64,98516.7%
Castle Rock76,614$1,990$143,03116.7%
Edmond95,618$1,421$102,03216.7%
Lee's Summit102,583$1,463$104,98916.7%
McLean50,232$3,500+$250,000+16.8%
Lakeville72,480$1,938$138,11916.8%
Joliet149,785$1,237$88,02616.9%
Enid50,821$895$63,47216.9%
Wheaton53,453$1,693$119,56617.0%
Edina53,125$1,831$129,22517.0%
Fargo129,064$938$66,02917.0%
Casper58,754$987$69,17117.1%
Cedar Rapids136,859$974$67,85917.2%
Overland Park197,199$1,492$103,83817.2%
Draper50,159$1,879$130,68017.3%
Minnetonka53,256$1,734$120,49617.3%
Sugar Land109,735$1,983$137,51117.3%
Great Falls60,412$923$63,93417.3%
Bloomington78,703$1,090$75,44917.3%
Eden Prairie63,249$1,848$127,73217.4%
Roswell92,577$1,806$124,42217.4%
West Hartford63,809$1,825$125,61617.4%
Lenexa57,986$1,490$102,34417.5%
Mount Prospect55,648$1,517$103,91117.5%
Westfield51,109$1,749$119,59817.5%
Arlington Heights76,220$1,734$118,53217.6%
Janesville65,813$1,050$71,66417.6%

Least affordable

CityPopulationMedian rentMedian incomeRent / income
Kissimmee79,504$1,846$51,27743.2%
Lauderhill73,961$1,782$49,68543.0%
Miami446,663$2,115$59,39042.7%
Deerfield Beach86,742$2,019$56,97642.5%
Tamarac71,887$2,074$59,21642.0%
Poinciana71,665$2,157$63,04241.1%
Lawrence88,297$1,979$57,90341.0%
North Miami59,429$1,765$51,90940.8%
Hialeah221,901$1,797$53,07940.6%
Newark307,188$1,618$48,41640.1%
New Brunswick55,744$2,013$60,24840.1%
Lakewood69,884$1,877$57,57639.1%
Miami Gardens111,264$1,969$60,97938.7%
New Haven132,893$1,718$53,77138.3%
Kendale Lakes52,141$2,209$69,15038.3%
Fountainebleau56,453$2,081$65,56838.1%
Port Charlotte64,971$1,921$60,72938.0%
Hemet90,646$1,687$53,62337.8%
Doral76,490$2,764$88,47437.5%
Homestead80,725$1,934$61,97537.4%
Revere59,933$2,469$81,12136.5%
Coconut Creek57,587$2,291$75,51636.4%
Paterson157,660$1,628$53,76636.3%
Margate58,418$1,839$60,85236.3%
Gainesville143,611$1,378$45,61136.3%
Ocala64,903$1,615$53,52036.2%
Boynton Beach80,601$2,153$71,37836.2%
Camden71,471$1,218$40,45036.1%
New York8,516,202$2,389$79,71336.0%
Perth Amboy55,278$1,743$58,49035.8%
Largo82,506$1,789$60,46535.5%
Bradenton56,289$1,789$60,96435.2%
Sunrise96,633$2,111$72,10735.1%
National City55,960$1,875$64,24835.0%
Baldwin Park70,720$2,304$79,08735.0%
Santa Monica91,535$3,192$109,73934.9%
Lehigh Acres127,391$1,811$62,33034.9%
Detroit636,644$1,145$39,57534.7%
Pompano Beach112,212$1,841$63,83234.6%
Daytona Beach75,924$1,445$50,13034.6%
Vista98,646$2,647$91,85434.6%
Menifee107,020$2,570$89,18334.6%
Huntington Park53,658$1,640$56,95234.6%
Victorville135,983$2,033$70,66334.5%
Cleveland367,523$1,117$39,18734.2%
Los Angeles3,857,897$2,280$80,36634.0%
La Mesa60,835$2,384$84,33733.9%
El Monte107,066$1,819$64,48433.9%
Savannah147,546$1,600$56,78233.8%
Miami Beach81,319$1,887$67,01433.8%