US cities by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Weddington, NC had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 3219 cities in 2024, at 90.9%. Richfield, WI had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 50.6% and the figure for the United States was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest90.9Weddington, NC
Median50.63219 cities
United States51.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Weddington, NC: 90.9 %Weddington, NC90.9River Forest, IL: 88.9 %River Forest, IL88.9Murphy, TX: 85.9 %Murphy, TX85.9Zebulon, NC: 82.4 %Zebulon, NC82.4Burr Ridge, IL: 82.2 %Burr Ridge, IL82.2Midlothian, IL: 82.2 %Midlothian, IL82.2Lago Vista, TX: 81.5 %Lago Vista, TX81.5Red Oak, TX: 80.7 %Red Oak, TX80.7South Holland, IL: 80.4 %South Holland, IL80.4Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 79.4 %Palos Verdes Estates, CA79.4Boone, NC: 78.8 %Boone, NC78.8New Square, NY: 78.8 %New Square, NY78.8Lake Elmo, MN: 78.7 %Lake Elmo, MN78.7Markham, IL: 77.9 %Markham, IL77.9Bellmead, TX: 77.4 %Bellmead, TX77.4Royse City, TX: 76.3 %Royse City, TX76.3Lake Alfred, FL: 76.3 %Lake Alfred, FL76.3Pinole, CA: 76.3 %Pinole, CA76.3Beachwood, NJ: 75.9 %Beachwood, NJ75.9South Miami, FL: 75.8 %South Miami, FL75.8Laguna Woods, CA: 75.7 %Laguna Woods, CA75.7Roma, TX: 75.6 %Roma, TX75.6Syracuse, UT: 75.2 %Syracuse, UT75.2Kiryas Joel, NY: 75.1 %Kiryas Joel, NY75.1Dyer, IN: 74.9 %Dyer, IN74.9Lauderhill, FL: 74.8 %Lauderhill, FL74.8Elon, NC: 74.8 %Elon, NC74.8Riverdale, IL: 74.6 %Riverdale, IL74.6Clearlake, CA: 74.2 %Clearlake, CA74.2Woodbury, NY: 74.1 %Woodbury, NY74.1Castle Pines, CO: 73.7 %Castle Pines, CO73.7Loganville, GA: 73.6 %Loganville, GA73.6Clayton, CA: 73.5 %Clayton, CA73.5Richmond, TX: 73.5 %Richmond, TX73.5Calabasas, CA: 73.4 %Calabasas, CA73.4Opa-locka, FL: 73.4 %Opa-locka, FL73.4West Park, FL: 73.4 %West Park, FL73.4Lauderdale Lakes, FL: 73.2 %Lauderdale Lakes, FL73.2West Lafayette, IN: 73.1 %West Lafayette, IN73.1Lantana, FL: 72.9 %Lantana, FL72.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Weddington, NC90.9+11.1 pts
2River Forest, IL88.9+11.4 pts
3Murphy, TX85.9+4.6 pts
4Zebulon, NC82.4+0.2 pts
5Burr Ridge, IL82.2-2.5 pts
6Midlothian, IL82.2-1.5 pts
7Lago Vista, TX81.5+15.2 pts
8Red Oak, TX80.7-4.5 pts
9South Holland, IL80.4+6.6 pts
10Palos Verdes Estates, CA79.4+12.1 pts
11Boone, NC78.8+0.6 pts
11New Square, NY78.8-0.8 pts
13Lake Elmo, MN78.7+8.9 pts
14Markham, IL77.9-7.5 pts
15Bellmead, TX77.4+13.3 pts
16Royse City, TX76.3+8.7 pts
17Lake Alfred, FL76.3+3.7 pts
17Pinole, CA76.3+11.9 pts
19Beachwood, NJ75.9+10.2 pts
20South Miami, FL75.8+6.5 pts
21Laguna Woods, CA75.7+1.4 pts
22Roma, TX75.6+6.7 pts
23Syracuse, UT75.2+8.1 pts
24Kiryas Joel, NY75.1-3.4 pts
25Dyer, IN74.9+3.6 pts
26Lauderhill, FL74.8+2.3 pts
27Elon, NC74.8-10.4 pts
28Riverdale, IL74.6+5 pts
29Clearlake, CA74.2+4.8 pts
30Woodbury, NY74.1+22.6 pts
31Castle Pines, CO73.7-11.6 pts
32Loganville, GA73.6+4.6 pts
33Clayton, CA73.5+3.3 pts
34Richmond, TX73.5+9 pts
35Calabasas, CA73.4+2.2 pts
35Opa-locka, FL73.4+6.1 pts
35West Park, FL73.4-3.9 pts
38Lauderdale Lakes, FL73.2+5.4 pts
39West Lafayette, IN73.1-0.8 pts
40Lantana, FL72.9+10.3 pts
41Hugo, MN72.7+18.9 pts
42Wildwood, FL72.7+2.5 pts
43Hialeah Gardens, FL72.6-1.3 pts
44Doraville, GA72.5-9.5 pts
45North Lauderdale, FL72.3+1.9 pts
46Dolton, IL72.3+2.5 pts
47Tamarac, FL72.3+0.7 pts
48Norcross, GA72.2+12 pts
49Tucker, GA72.1+5.7 pts
50Davie, FL72.1+4.4 pts
51Shorewood, IL72+8.1 pts
52Oswego, IL71.8-8.8 pts
53Bargersville, IN71.8+0.5 pts
53Horizon City, TX71.8+7.8 pts
55East Lansing, MI71.6+1.8 pts
56Dania Beach, FL71.5+4.1 pts
57Homer Glen, IL71.1+0.3 pts
58Fountain, CO71+9.2 pts
59Glenn Heights, TX71+7.1 pts
59Minden, LA71-6.3 pts
61Bogalusa, LA70.8+11.2 pts
62Menifee, CA70.6+5 pts
63Gretna, LA70.4+5.6 pts
64Kings Mountain, NC70.3-9.4 pts
65North Miami, FL70.2+1.1 pts
66El Cajon, CA70.1-0.7 pts
67Kissimmee, FL69.8-2.8 pts
68Riviera Beach, FL69.8+5 pts
69Naples, FL69.7+0.1 pts
70Punta Gorda, FL69.6+7.4 pts
71DeSoto, TX69.5+1.5 pts
72Hammond, LA69.5-3 pts
73Elkton, MD69.4+4.3 pts
74Des Moines, WA69.4+0.7 pts
75Anderson, CA69.3+7.2 pts
76Stuart, FL69.3+11.1 pts
77Manor, TX69.2+11 pts
78Mascotte, FL69.1+3.5 pts
79Haverstraw, NY69.1+4.8 pts
80Burlington, WA69+6.8 pts
81Aventura, FL68.9+2.5 pts
82Lancaster, TX68.9+3.4 pts
83Palmetto Bay, FL68.9+3.5 pts
84Holly Springs, GA68.9+0.3 pts
85Fort Pierce, FL68.8+6 pts
86San Fernando, CA68.7+1 pts
87Fountain Valley, CA68.7-2 pts
88Lincolnwood, IL68.7+8.3 pts
89Leesburg, FL68.6-1.7 pts
90Davis, CA68.6+4.2 pts
91Longwood, FL68.5+6.9 pts
92Apopka, FL68.4-1.4 pts
93Orange City, FL68.3-0.9 pts
94Doral, FL68.3+2 pts
95Sandy, OR68.3+1 pts
96San Jacinto, CA68.3+3.8 pts
97Amherst Town, MA68.1+2.1 pts
98Gainesville, FL68+2.1 pts
99Athens, OH68-2.4 pts
100Miami Gardens, FL68-2 pts
101Avon Park, FL67.9+6 pts
101Lake Grove, NY67.9+1.3 pts
103Ormond Beach, FL67.8+2.2 pts
104Hollywood, FL67.7+1.2 pts
105Cleveland, MS67.5+6.6 pts
106McDonough, GA67.5+13.1 pts
107Highland, CA67.4+2.7 pts
108Rancho Mirage, CA67.4+0.3 pts
109Laguna Hills, CA67.4+4 pts
110Federal Heights, CO67.3+7.9 pts
111Lake Wales, FL67.3+1.8 pts
112Forest Park, GA67.2+9.4 pts
113Cahokia Heights, IL67.2+7.2 pts
114Ruston, LA67+3.7 pts
115San Luis Obispo, CA67-1 pts
116California City, CA67+2.7 pts
116Sunny Isles Beach, FL67+1 pts
118Cary, IL66.9-5.7 pts
119Sunrise, FL66.8-2 pts
120Marco Island, FL66.7+9.1 pts
121Amesbury, MA66.7n/a
122Yucca Valley, CA66.7+0.4 pts
123Winterville, NC66.6+13.2 pts
124San Marcos, TX66.5+1.3 pts
125San Dimas, CA66.5+4.6 pts
126DeKalb, IL66.5-0.7 pts
127Bradenton, FL66.4+3.8 pts
127Poquoson, VA66.4+4.3 pts
129Parkland, FL66.4+8.9 pts
130Oldsmar, FL66.4+3.7 pts
131North Miami Beach, FL66.3-3.3 pts
132Newark, DE66.2+0.8 pts
133Melvindale, MI66.2-4.1 pts
134Boynton Beach, FL66.2+4.4 pts
135Miramar, FL66.2+5.3 pts
136Middleton, ID66.2-6.6 pts
137Deerfield Beach, FL66.1-0.1 pts
138Boulder, CO66.1-0.5 pts
139Davenport, FL66.1-21.1 pts
140Fairview, TX66.1+13.4 pts
141Lady Lake, FL66+5.7 pts
142Boca Raton, FL65.9+2.3 pts
143Pittsburg, CA65.9+0.9 pts
144South El Monte, CA65.9-2.2 pts
145State College, PA65.8+0.7 pts
146Spring Valley, NY65.8+3.4 pts
147Glen Cove, NY65.8-2.1 pts
147Lake Worth Beach, FL65.8+5.4 pts
149Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO65.7+4.8 pts
149Pembroke Pines, FL65.7-0 pts
151Crowley, LA65.7+5.7 pts
152College Park, MD65.7+3.6 pts
152Key Biscayne, FL65.7-1.8 pts
154Kent, OH65.6-2.2 pts
155Florida City, FL65.5+2.8 pts
156Tinton Falls, NJ65.5+4.9 pts
157Jennings, MO65.4-1.8 pts
158Bound Brook, NJ65.4-2.6 pts
159Pico Rivera, CA65.4+0.8 pts
160Cape Coral, FL65.4-0.7 pts
160Novato, CA65.4-0 pts
162Fayetteville, GA65.4+6 pts
163Alice, TX65.3+2.3 pts
164Seaside, CA65.3-1.3 pts
165Port Huron, MI65.3+1.8 pts
166Central, LA65.2+3.5 pts
167Converse, TX65.2+8.2 pts
168Clermont, FL65.1+3.3 pts
169Palm Desert, CA65.1+4.8 pts
170Monroe, LA65.1+0.2 pts
171Diamond Bar, CA65.1-1.4 pts
172Auburndale, FL65.1+5.7 pts
173Saraland, AL65.1+5.8 pts
173Selma, AL65.1+3.2 pts
175Carpinteria, CA65+3.1 pts
176Edgewater, FL65+2.8 pts
177Placerville, CA65+4.4 pts
178Fairfield, CA65+3.4 pts
179Ithaca, NY65-3.4 pts
180Owatonna, MN64.9+3.5 pts
181Plantation, FL64.9+1.1 pts
182El Campo, TX64.8+23.6 pts
183Wasilla, AK64.8+5.9 pts
184Lincoln, CA64.8+0.5 pts
185Bellingham, WA64.8+1.2 pts
186Lynn Haven, FL64.8+8.2 pts
186Providence Village, TX64.8-1.3 pts
188College Station, TX64.7+1.5 pts
189Milledgeville, GA64.7-0.6 pts
190Santee, CA64.7+3.1 pts
191Desert Hot Springs, CA64.7-2.9 pts
192Ferguson, MO64.6+1.6 pts
192Sebring, FL64.6-3.3 pts
194Chester, PA64.6+2 pts
194La Palma, CA64.6-2.4 pts
196Yorkville, IL64.6-10.3 pts
197Barnstable Town, MA64.6+4.1 pts
198Pullman, WA64.5+0.4 pts
199Foley, AL64.4+4.7 pts
199Margate, FL64.4-1.9 pts
201Bloomington, IN64.4+2.4 pts
201Perth Amboy, NJ64.4-0.2 pts
203King City, CA64.3+2.7 pts
204Dearborn, MI64.3+5.2 pts
205Westminster, CA64.2-0.3 pts
206Panama City, FL64.2+2.6 pts
207SeaTac, WA64.2+6.7 pts
208Homestead, FL64.1+0.6 pts
208Tarboro, NC64.1+5.8 pts
210Palm Springs, CA64.1+1.5 pts
211Bell, CA64+1.6 pts
211Gulfport, FL64+1.4 pts
211Hialeah, FL64+0.7 pts
211Palmdale, CA64+0.9 pts
215Missouri City, TX64+2.7 pts
216North Myrtle Beach, SC64+10.8 pts
217Mount Dora, FL64-6 pts
218Goodyear, AZ64+1.8 pts
219Inglewood, CA63.9+3.3 pts
220Grand Terrace, CA63.9+8 pts
221Canton, GA63.8+7.4 pts
222Oxford, OH63.8+1.9 pts
222Sweetwater, FL63.8-2 pts
224Guttenberg, NJ63.8+1.9 pts
224Morgantown, WV63.8-0.3 pts
226Cooper City, FL63.8-9.4 pts
226Springdale, OH63.8+8.1 pts
228Cutler Bay, FL63.7-0.9 pts
229North Adams, MA63.7+3.3 pts
229Saginaw, MI63.7-1.4 pts
231Fox Lake, IL63.7+1.7 pts
232Sonoma, CA63.7-1.5 pts
233Claremont, NH63.7-0.6 pts
234East Cleveland, OH63.6+1.3 pts
235Venice, FL63.6+1.3 pts
236Grass Valley, CA63.6-1 pts
237Airmont, NY63.6+15.2 pts
238Simi Valley, CA63.6-2.4 pts
239Katy, TX63.6-4.4 pts
240Antioch, CA63.5-0.1 pts
241Corvallis, OR63.5+0.8 pts
241Miami Springs, FL63.5+3.8 pts
243Calumet City, IL63.5+4.3 pts
244Fillmore, CA63.5+1.5 pts
245San Marcos, CA63.5+2.6 pts
246Franklin Lakes, NJ63.4-5.4 pts
247Brooksville, FL63.3+1.8 pts
248Coatesville, PA63.3-0.3 pts
248Lindenwold, NJ63.3-0.5 pts
250Greenfield, MA63.3+4.8 pts

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Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/us-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). US cities by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/us-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/us-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Weddington, NC, with 90.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Richfield, WI, with 0% in 2024.

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