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| Place | Rent as a share of income | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Francisco | 25.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 2nd | Seattle | 27.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 3rd | Wichita | 27.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 4th | Huntsville, AL | 27.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 5th | St. Louis | 28.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 6th | Toledo | 28.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 7th | Ogden | 28.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 8th | Chattanooga | 28.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 8th | Washington DC | 28.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 10th | Columbus | 28.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 11th | Tulsa | 29% | 2020-2024 |
| 12th | Austin | 29.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 12th | Louisville | 29.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 14th | Denver | 29.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 14th | Providence | 29.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 16th | Pittsburgh | 29.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 16th | Minneapolis | 29.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 16th | Chicago | 29.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 19th | Durham | 29.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 20th | Oklahoma City | 29.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 21st | Grand Rapids | 29.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 21st | Little Rock | 29.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 21st | Des Moines | 29.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 21st | Harrisburg | 29.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 21st | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 29.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 21st | Boise, Idaho | 29.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 27th | Provo | 29.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 27th | Charlotte, NC | 29.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 29th | Kansas City | 30% | 2020-2024 |
| 29th | Omaha | 30% | 2020-2024 |
| 31st | Greenville, SC | 30.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 31st | Cincinnati | 30.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 31st | San Jose, California | 30.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 31st | Madison | 30.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 35th | Indianapolis | 30.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 35th | Lakeland | 30.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 35th | Salt Lake City | 30.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 35th | Winston-Salem | 30.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 39th | Milwaukee | 30.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 39th | McAllen | 30.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 41st | Portland, Maine | 30.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 41st | Boston | 30.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 43rd | Albany | 30.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 44th | Atlanta, Georgia | 30.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 44th | Dallas, Texas | 30.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 44th | Raleigh | 30.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 47th | Phoenix | 31% | 2020-2024 |
| 48th | Richmond | 31.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 49th | Reno | 31.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 49th | New York | 31.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 51st | Albuquerque | 31.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 51st | Portland | 31.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 51st | Philadelphia | 31.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 51st | Buffalo | 31.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 55th | Cleveland | 31.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 56th | Spokane | 31.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 57th | Asheville | 31.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 57th | Dayton | 31.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 57th | Akron | 31.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 60th | Vancouver, Washington | 31.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 60th | Nashville | 31.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 60th | El Paso | 31.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 63rd | Knoxville | 31.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 64th | Baltimore | 32% | 2020-2024 |
| 64th | Colorado Springs | 32% | 2020-2024 |
| 64th | San Antonio, Texas | 32% | 2020-2024 |
| 64th | Worcester | 32% | 2020-2024 |
| 64th | Rochester, New York | 32% | 2020-2024 |
| 69th | Houston, Texas | 32.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 70th | Virginia Beach | 32.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 71st | Honolulu | 32.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 71st | San Diego | 32.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 71st | Greensboro | 32.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 74th | Charleston | 32.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 75th | Tucson | 32.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 75th | Sacramento | 32.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 75th | Jacksonville, Florida | 32.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 78th | Birmingham | 32.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 78th | Syracuse | 32.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 80th | Stockton | 33.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 81st | Memphis | 33.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 82nd | Savannah | 33.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 83rd | Tampa | 33.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 83rd | New Haven | 33.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 85th | Bakersfield | 33.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 86th | Riverside | 34% | 2020-2024 |
| 86th | Oxnard | 34% | 2020-2024 |
| 88th | Fresno | 34.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 88th | Orlando, Florida | 34.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 90th | Melbourne | 34.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 91st | Las Vegas | 34.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 91st | Daytona Beach | 34.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 93rd | Sarasota | 34.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 94th | Los Angeles, California | 35% | 2020-2024 |
| 94th | Allentown | 35% | 2020-2024 |
| 96th | Baton Rouge | 35.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 97th | Hartford | 35.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 97th | Bridgeport | 35.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 99th | Detroit | 35.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 99th | Jackson, Mississippi | 35.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 99th | New Orleans | 35.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 102nd | Columbia, South Carolina | 36% | 2020-2024 |
| 103rd | Poughkeepsie | 36.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 104th | Miami | 37% | 2020-2024 |
| 105th | Cape Coral | 37.2% | 2020-2024 |
| Place | Rent as a share of income | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | North Dakota | 25% | 2020-2024 |
| 2nd | South Dakota | 25.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 3rd | Wyoming | 27% | 2020-2024 |
| 4th | Kansas | 27.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 5th | Wisconsin | 27.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 6th | Iowa | 27.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 7th | Arkansas | 27.6% | 2020-2024 |
| 8th | Alaska | 27.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 9th | Montana | 27.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 10th | Nebraska | 27.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 11th | Missouri | 28.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 11th | Kentucky | 28.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 13th | Ohio | 28.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 14th | Oklahoma | 28.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 15th | Idaho | 28.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 16th | Utah | 28.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 17th | Indiana | 29.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 17th | Illinois | 29.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 19th | Minnesota | 29.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 19th | Rhode Island | 29.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 19th | Pennsylvania | 29.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 22nd | West Virginia | 29.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 22nd | Virginia | 29.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 22nd | Maine | 29.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 22nd | New Hampshire | 29.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 22nd | Vermont | 29.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 27th | North Carolina | 29.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 27th | Alabama | 29.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 27th | Tennessee | 29.5% | 2020-2024 |
| 30th | Delaware | 29.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 31st | Washington | 30% | 2020-2024 |
| 32nd | New Mexico | 30.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 33rd | Michigan | 30.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 34th | Mississippi | 30.7% | 2020-2024 |
| 35th | Arizona | 30.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 35th | Maryland | 30.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 37th | New Jersey | 30.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 37th | Massachusetts | 30.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 37th | Texas | 30.9% | 2020-2024 |
| 40th | South Carolina | 31.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 41st | New York | 31.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 42nd | Georgia | 31.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 42nd | Oregon | 31.3% | 2020-2024 |
| 44th | Colorado | 31.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 44th | Connecticut | 31.4% | 2020-2024 |
| 46th | California | 32.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 46th | Louisiana | 32.8% | 2020-2024 |
| 48th | Nevada | 33.1% | 2020-2024 |
| 49th | Hawaii | 33.2% | 2020-2024 |
| 50th | Florida | 35.2% | 2020-2024 |
The Honest Local, Rent as a share of income across America, every city and state, October 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/rent_income_share
Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved October 5, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.
The map reads the same tables as every ranking on this site: the live tape (Zillow, realtor.com by way of FRED, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AAA, AirNow, MERIC, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the EIA, the BEA), and The Honest Local's own scores (Sunshine, Heat, Cold, Snow, Clean Air, Bad Air, Disaster, Safety, Affordability), each a blend of at least two public sources. Cities and states rank on separate lists. A place with no reading is left grey rather than estimated.