Can I Afford to Live Here?
See which metros you can comfortably afford based on the 30% rule — housing should cost no more than 30% of your gross income.
274 of 373 metros are affordable for you (renting under 30% of income)
Johnstown, PA
Median rent: $725/mo · 12% of income
Beckley, WV
Median rent: $838/mo · 13% of income
Elmira, NY
Median rent: $1,013/mo · 16% of income
Peoria, IL
Median rent: $899/mo · 14% of income
Weirton-Steubenville, WV
Median rent: $760/mo · 12% of income
Binghamton, NY
Median rent: $921/mo · 15% of income
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA
Median rent: $919/mo · 15% of income
Enid, OK
Median rent: $943/mo · 15% of income
Muncie, IN
Median rent: $878/mo · 14% of income
Paducah, KY
Median rent: $754/mo · 12% of income
Rockford, IL
Median rent: $991/mo · 16% of income
Saginaw, MI
Median rent: $917/mo · 15% of income
Bay City, MI
Median rent: $811/mo · 13% of income
Bloomington, IL
Median rent: $1,013/mo · 16% of income
Kankakee, IL
Median rent: $1,058/mo · 17% of income
Lima, OH
Median rent: $941/mo · 15% of income
Midland, MI
Median rent: $894/mo · 14% of income
Sioux City, IA
Median rent: $1,019/mo · 16% of income
St. Joseph, MO
Median rent: $898/mo · 14% of income
Terre Haute, IN
Median rent: $879/mo · 14% of income
Wheeling, WV
Median rent: $777/mo · 12% of income
Wichita Falls, TX
Median rent: $954/mo · 15% of income
Battle Creek, MI
Median rent: $906/mo · 14% of income
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Median rent: $1,100/mo · 18% of income
Huntington-Ashland, WV
Median rent: $831/mo · 13% of income
Kokomo, IN
Median rent: $949/mo · 15% of income
Lawton, OK
Median rent: $984/mo · 16% of income
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Median rent: $936/mo · 15% of income
Topeka, KS
Median rent: $953/mo · 15% of income
Utica-Rome, NY
Median rent: $919/mo · 15% of income
Victoria, TX
Median rent: $1,153/mo · 18% of income
Abilene, TX
Median rent: $1,221/mo · 20% of income
Altoona, PA
Median rent: $837/mo · 13% of income
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Median rent: $904/mo · 14% of income
Decatur, AL
Median rent: $854/mo · 14% of income
Erie, PA
Median rent: $894/mo · 14% of income
Grand Island, NE
Median rent: $947/mo · 15% of income
Joplin, MO
Median rent: $890/mo · 14% of income
Odessa, TX
Median rent: $1,169/mo · 19% of income
Toledo, OH
Median rent: $927/mo · 15% of income
Warner Robins, GA
Median rent: $1,152/mo · 18% of income
Wausau, WI
Median rent: $977/mo · 16% of income
Youngstown-Warren, OH
Median rent: $788/mo · 13% of income
Canton-Massillon, OH
Median rent: $887/mo · 14% of income
Cedar Rapids, IA
Median rent: $922/mo · 15% of income
Dothan, AL
Median rent: $952/mo · 15% of income
Flint, MI
Median rent: $928/mo · 15% of income
Lebanon, PA
Median rent: $1,186/mo · 19% of income
Longview, TX
Median rent: $1,050/mo · 17% of income
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
Median rent: $735/mo · 12% of income
Rocky Mount, NC
Median rent: $884/mo · 14% of income
Texarkana, TX
Median rent: $953/mo · 15% of income
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Median rent: $929/mo · 15% of income
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
Median rent: $1,227/mo · 20% of income
Akron, OH
Median rent: $1,029/mo · 16% of income
Fort Smith, AR
Median rent: $857/mo · 14% of income
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
Median rent: $1,062/mo · 17% of income
Jefferson City, MO
Median rent: $792/mo · 13% of income
Jonesboro, AR
Median rent: $940/mo · 15% of income
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Median rent: $1,042/mo · 17% of income
Mansfield, OH
Median rent: $808/mo · 13% of income
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Median rent: $994/mo · 16% of income
Montgomery, AL
Median rent: $1,018/mo · 16% of income
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN
Median rent: $1,058/mo · 17% of income
Alexandria, LA
Median rent: $915/mo · 15% of income
Amarillo, TX
Median rent: $1,008/mo · 16% of income
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Median rent: $782/mo · 13% of income
Cape Girardeau, MO
Median rent: $865/mo · 14% of income
Dubuque, IA
Median rent: $868/mo · 14% of income
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
Median rent: $1,079/mo · 17% of income
Evansville, IN
Median rent: $947/mo · 15% of income
Florence, SC
Median rent: $957/mo · 15% of income
Glens Falls, NY
Median rent: $988/mo · 16% of income
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
Median rent: $929/mo · 15% of income
Owensboro, KY
Median rent: $883/mo · 14% of income
Sandusky, OH
Median rent: $886/mo · 14% of income
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median rent: $1,057/mo · 17% of income
York-Hanover, PA
Median rent: $1,149/mo · 18% of income
Appleton, WI
Median rent: $1,087/mo · 17% of income
Chambersburg, PA
Median rent: $1,095/mo · 18% of income
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Median rent: $982/mo · 16% of income
Duluth, MN
Median rent: $993/mo · 16% of income
Fond du Lac, WI
Median rent: $964/mo · 15% of income
Goldsboro, NC
Median rent: $931/mo · 15% of income
Lake Charles, LA
Median rent: $1,057/mo · 17% of income
Laredo, TX
Median rent: $990/mo · 16% of income
Macon-Bibb County, GA
Median rent: $1,022/mo · 16% of income
Minot, ND
Median rent: $985/mo · 16% of income
Sheboygan, WI
Median rent: $895/mo · 14% of income
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Median rent: $1,029/mo · 16% of income
Williamsport, PA
Median rent: $869/mo · 14% of income
Ames, IA
Median rent: $981/mo · 16% of income
Bangor, ME
Median rent: $1,105/mo · 18% of income
Corpus Christi, TX
Median rent: $1,228/mo · 20% of income
Dalton, GA
Median rent: $916/mo · 15% of income
Grand Forks, ND
Median rent: $908/mo · 15% of income
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Median rent: $1,034/mo · 17% of income
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Median rent: $1,195/mo · 19% of income
Janesville-Beloit, WI
Median rent: $973/mo · 16% of income
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
Median rent: $1,003/mo · 16% of income
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
Median rent: $1,038/mo · 17% of income
Reading, PA
Median rent: $1,219/mo · 20% of income
Sumter, SC
Median rent: $931/mo · 15% of income
Vineland, NJ
Median rent: $1,196/mo · 19% of income
Augusta-Richmond County, GA
Median rent: $1,101/mo · 18% of income
Bismarck, ND
Median rent: $951/mo · 15% of income
Eau Claire, WI
Median rent: $983/mo · 16% of income
Farmington, NM
Median rent: $965/mo · 15% of income
Fayetteville, NC
Median rent: $1,220/mo · 20% of income
Green Bay, WI
Median rent: $1,007/mo · 16% of income
Hattiesburg, MS
Median rent: $997/mo · 16% of income
Kenosha, WI
Median rent: $1,212/mo · 19% of income
Killeen-Temple, TX
Median rent: $1,301/mo · 21% of income
Manhattan, KS
Median rent: $1,059/mo · 17% of income
Mobile, AL
Median rent: $1,022/mo · 16% of income
Monroe, LA
Median rent: $936/mo · 15% of income
Salisbury, MD
Median rent: $1,270/mo · 20% of income
San Angelo, TX
Median rent: $1,127/mo · 18% of income
Casper, WY
Median rent: $1,063/mo · 17% of income
Eagle Pass, TX
Median rent: $770/mo · 12% of income
Elizabethtown, KY
Median rent: $916/mo · 15% of income
Gadsden, AL
Median rent: $760/mo · 12% of income
Gettysburg, PA
Median rent: $1,061/mo · 17% of income
Lubbock, TX
Median rent: $1,149/mo · 18% of income
Rome, GA
Median rent: $993/mo · 16% of income
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Median rent: $1,101/mo · 18% of income
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD
Median rent: $1,162/mo · 19% of income
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
Median rent: $1,058/mo · 17% of income
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI
Median rent: $970/mo · 16% of income
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
Median rent: $1,083/mo · 17% of income
Lynchburg, VA
Median rent: $973/mo · 16% of income
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
Median rent: $1,259/mo · 20% of income
Valdosta, GA
Median rent: $1,003/mo · 16% of income
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA
Median rent: $1,347/mo · 22% of income
Lafayette, LA
Median rent: $946/mo · 15% of income
Lancaster, PA
Median rent: $1,329/mo · 21% of income
Niles, MI
Median rent: $936/mo · 15% of income
Pittsfield, MA
Median rent: $1,074/mo · 17% of income
Spartanburg, SC
Median rent: $1,006/mo · 16% of income
Tyler, TX
Median rent: $1,299/mo · 21% of income
Hinesville, GA
Median rent: $1,193/mo · 19% of income
Kingsport-Bristol, TN
Median rent: $810/mo · 13% of income
Lincoln, NE
Median rent: $1,018/mo · 16% of income
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
Median rent: $1,348/mo · 22% of income
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Median rent: $1,374/mo · 22% of income
Roanoke, VA
Median rent: $1,087/mo · 17% of income
St. Cloud, MN
Median rent: $1,038/mo · 17% of income
Tuscaloosa, AL
Median rent: $958/mo · 15% of income
Winston-Salem, NC
Median rent: $994/mo · 16% of income
Yuma, AZ
Median rent: $1,055/mo · 17% of income
Bowling Green, KY
Median rent: $923/mo · 15% of income
Hammond, LA
Median rent: $987/mo · 16% of income
Harrisonburg, VA
Median rent: $1,156/mo · 18% of income
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
Median rent: $828/mo · 13% of income
Las Cruces, NM
Median rent: $933/mo · 15% of income
Mankato, MN
Median rent: $1,014/mo · 16% of income
Morgantown, WV
Median rent: $903/mo · 14% of income
Waco, TX
Median rent: $1,115/mo · 18% of income
Waterbury-Shelton, CT
Median rent: $1,298/mo · 21% of income
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
Median rent: $1,194/mo · 19% of income
Clarksville, TN
Median rent: $1,271/mo · 20% of income
Iowa City, IA
Median rent: $1,072/mo · 17% of income
Sebring, FL
Median rent: $1,073/mo · 17% of income
Sherman-Denison, TX
Median rent: $1,325/mo · 21% of income
Arecibo, PR
Median rent: $565/mo · 9% of income
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
Median rent: $1,286/mo · 21% of income
Hot Springs, AR
Median rent: $944/mo · 15% of income
Johnson City, TN
Median rent: $934/mo · 15% of income
Morristown, TN
Median rent: $903/mo · 14% of income
Rapid City, SD
Median rent: $1,125/mo · 18% of income
Great Falls, MT
Median rent: $959/mo · 15% of income
Kingston, NY
Median rent: $1,363/mo · 22% of income
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Median rent: $1,083/mo · 17% of income
Traverse City, MI
Median rent: $1,288/mo · 21% of income
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
Median rent: $1,321/mo · 21% of income
Winchester, VA
Median rent: $1,279/mo · 20% of income
Dayton, OH
Median rent: $1,027/mo · 16% of income
Dover, DE
Median rent: $1,320/mo · 21% of income
Fort Wayne, IN
Median rent: $941/mo · 15% of income
Guayama, PR
Median rent: $479/mo · 8% of income
Ocala, FL
Median rent: $1,365/mo · 22% of income
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
Median rent: $988/mo · 16% of income
Tallahassee, FL
Median rent: $1,238/mo · 20% of income
Wichita, KS
Median rent: $965/mo · 15% of income
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Median rent: $966/mo · 15% of income
Lawrence, KS
Median rent: $1,056/mo · 17% of income
Visalia, CA
Median rent: $1,277/mo · 20% of income
Yakima, WA
Median rent: $1,119/mo · 18% of income
Gainesville, FL
Median rent: $1,317/mo · 21% of income
Lewiston, ID
Median rent: $1,105/mo · 18% of income
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
Median rent: $1,342/mo · 21% of income
Ponce, PR
Median rent: $502/mo · 8% of income
Redding, CA
Median rent: $1,351/mo · 22% of income
State College, PA
Median rent: $1,198/mo · 19% of income
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
Median rent: $1,355/mo · 22% of income
Cheyenne, WY
Median rent: $1,143/mo · 18% of income
Cleveland, OH
Median rent: $1,032/mo · 17% of income
Fargo, ND
Median rent: $989/mo · 16% of income
Oklahoma City, OK
Median rent: $1,140/mo · 18% of income
Pueblo, CO
Median rent: $1,165/mo · 19% of income
Rochester, NY
Median rent: $1,271/mo · 20% of income
Syracuse, NY
Median rent: $1,067/mo · 17% of income
Tulsa, OK
Median rent: $1,075/mo · 17% of income
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Median rent: $1,270/mo · 20% of income
Twin Falls, ID
Median rent: $1,110/mo · 18% of income
Buffalo, NY
Median rent: $1,054/mo · 17% of income
Des Moines, IA
Median rent: $1,137/mo · 18% of income
Jackson, MS
Median rent: $964/mo · 15% of income
Kennewick-Richland, WA
Median rent: $1,298/mo · 21% of income
Little Rock, AR
Median rent: $1,031/mo · 16% of income
Pocatello, ID
Median rent: $1,068/mo · 17% of income
St. Louis, MO
Median rent: $1,102/mo · 18% of income
Billings, MT
Median rent: $1,002/mo · 16% of income
Idaho Falls, ID
Median rent: $1,186/mo · 19% of income
Yuba City, CA
Median rent: $1,357/mo · 22% of income
College Station-Bryan, TX
Median rent: $1,160/mo · 19% of income
Detroit, MI
Median rent: $1,183/mo · 19% of income
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Median rent: $1,220/mo · 20% of income
Helena, MT
Median rent: $1,088/mo · 17% of income
Homosassa Springs, FL
Median rent: $1,138/mo · 18% of income
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
Median rent: $1,077/mo · 17% of income
Mayagüez, PR
Median rent: $468/mo · 7% of income
Omaha, NE
Median rent: $1,168/mo · 19% of income
Pittsburgh, PA
Median rent: $1,044/mo · 17% of income
San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
Median rent: $592/mo · 9% of income
Cincinnati, OH
Median rent: $1,101/mo · 18% of income
Birmingham, AL
Median rent: $1,153/mo · 18% of income
El Centro, CA
Median rent: $1,022/mo · 16% of income
Kansas City, MO
Median rent: $1,240/mo · 20% of income
Logan, UT
Median rent: $1,253/mo · 20% of income
Sioux Falls, SD
Median rent: $988/mo · 16% of income
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
Median rent: $1,347/mo · 22% of income
Baton Rouge, LA
Median rent: $1,100/mo · 18% of income
Grand Junction, CO
Median rent: $1,184/mo · 19% of income
Huntsville, AL
Median rent: $1,240/mo · 20% of income
Indianapolis, IN
Median rent: $1,207/mo · 19% of income
Louisville, KY
Median rent: $1,050/mo · 17% of income
Memphis, TN
Median rent: $1,200/mo · 19% of income
Milwaukee, WI
Median rent: $1,122/mo · 18% of income
Asheville, NC
Median rent: $1,286/mo · 21% of income
Walla Walla, WA
Median rent: $1,049/mo · 17% of income
Albany, NY
Median rent: $858/mo · 14% of income
Columbia, SC
Median rent: $1,084/mo · 17% of income
Greensboro, NC
Median rent: $1,103/mo · 18% of income
Carson City, NV
Median rent: $1,322/mo · 21% of income
Chattanooga, TN
Median rent: $1,214/mo · 19% of income
Columbus, OH
Median rent: $998/mo · 16% of income
El Paso, TX
Median rent: $1,127/mo · 18% of income
Grants Pass, OR
Median rent: $1,166/mo · 19% of income
Lexington, KY
Median rent: $1,117/mo · 18% of income
Aguadilla, PR
Median rent: $548/mo · 9% of income
Grand Rapids, MI
Median rent: $1,207/mo · 19% of income
Greenville, SC
Median rent: $1,042/mo · 17% of income
Knoxville, TN
Median rent: $1,170/mo · 19% of income
Missoula, MT
Median rent: $1,166/mo · 19% of income
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
Median rent: $1,133/mo · 18% of income
Richmond, VA
Median rent: $825/mo · 13% of income
San Antonio, TX
Median rent: $1,342/mo · 21% of income
Springfield, MA
Median rent: $952/mo · 15% of income
Albuquerque, NM
Median rent: $1,203/mo · 19% of income
Madison, WI
Median rent: $1,335/mo · 21% of income
Merced, CA
Median rent: $1,294/mo · 21% of income
Corvallis, OR
Median rent: $1,368/mo · 22% of income
Myrtle Beach, SC
Median rent: $1,265/mo · 20% of income
Tucson, AZ
Median rent: $1,263/mo · 20% of income
Bakersfield, CA
Median rent: $1,286/mo · 21% of income
New Orleans, LA
Median rent: $1,159/mo · 19% of income
Spokane, WA
Median rent: $1,279/mo · 20% of income
Charleston, SC
Median rent: $863/mo · 14% of income
Providence, RI
Median rent: $1,330/mo · 21% of income
Salem, OR
Median rent: $756/mo · 12% of income
Burlington, VT
Median rent: $1,033/mo · 17% of income
Eugene, OR
Median rent: $1,373/mo · 22% of income
Santa Fe, NM
Median rent: $1,254/mo · 20% of income