Rating

High Rent-to-Price

Scale56-100

Graded like school, from F (56) to A+ (100). Higher is better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places where a year of typical rent is a larger share of the typical home's reported value, as a first screen for rental income rather than any property's actual return.

Sources

Data behind the rating

2 sources

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

2020-2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Place-level median gross rent for homes rented for cash, its published 90% margin of error, and the estimated number of those homes.
What it tells us: Supplies twelve months of typical rent, including renter-paid utilities, for the homes that are actually rented.

2020-2024 U.S. Census ACS 5-Year: Owner-Occupied Home Value

2020-2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Place-level median of owners' estimates of their homes' values, its published 90% margin of error, and the estimated number of owner-occupied homes.
What it tells us: Supplies the price side from existing owner-occupied homes, not listings or sale prices.

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