Cities With the Lowest Rent Burden
Where rent is the smallest share of local median wage.
Data: 2026-Q2 · BLS · HUD · KFF St. Louis · MO
2 Rent burden 24% of median wage
Detroit · MI
3 Rent burden 26% of median wage
Pittsburgh · PA
Rent burden 26% of median wage
Rankings derived from BLS OEWS May 2025, HUD FY2026 FMR, and Walk Score data.
FAQ
Cities With the Lowest Rent Burden — FAQ
How are these rankings calculated?
Cities With the Lowest Rent Burden is ranked by rent burden, computed at build time directly from verified public data. Rankings derived from BLS OEWS May 2025, HUD FY2026 FMR, and Walk Score data. Only the top 3 are shown here.
Why does this only show 3 cities?
Top Rankings highlights the top 3 in each category. The underlying ranking is computed the same way for every tracked location; this page focuses on the leaders.