Rating

Low Rent-to-Income

Scale55-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places where typical rent is lower relative to local household income, while checking that picture against renters' directly reported burden.

Sources

Data behind the rating

3 sources

2020–2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year — Gross Rent

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Place-level median gross rent and its published 90% margin of error. Gross rent combines contract rent with estimated renter-paid utilities and fuels.
What it tells us: Shows how low a community's typical monthly gross rent is on a stable national dollar scale.

2020–2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year — Median Household Income

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Direct place-level median household income in the past 12 months, in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, with the published 90% margin of error. A verified upper-bound estimate is reported as above $250,000 rather than as an exact value.
What it tells us: Shows income received by the householder and other household members age 15+ from reported earnings and non-earnings sources; it does not directly measure individual salary, local jobs, or purchasing power.

2020–2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year — Median Gross-Rent Burden

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Place-level median of household-level gross-rent-to-income percentages for renter-occupied units paying cash rent, plus its published 90% margin of error.
What it tells us: Shows the typical cash-rent renter household's gross-rent share of income directly, rather than dividing two unrelated place medians.

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