Cheapest US Metros for Housing Rents

This list ranks all 387 US metro areas by their housing rents index, using US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Price Parities data — from lowest to highest. Each metro is scored against a national average set at 100: a metro at 90 is about 10% cheaper on housing rents than the country as a whole. Figures currently reflect 2024 data, the most recent year published by the BEA. See the most expensive metros for housing rents or browse the full US Cost of Living Rankings.

Top 25 cheapest metros for housing rents

Johnstown, PA

57.7% below the US average

42.3

Monroe, LA

57.2% below the US average

42.8

Parkersburg, WV

54.1% below the US average

45.9

Dothan, AL

53.1% below the US average

46.9

Florence, AL

52.3% below the US average

47.7

Hammond, LA

51.8% below the US average

48.2

Paducah, KY

51.2% below the US average

48.8

Texarkana, TX

50.1% below the US average

49.9

Houma, LA

48.7% below the US average

51.3

Huntington, WV

48.7% below the US average

51.3

Charleston, WV

48.6% below the US average

51.4

Enid, OK

48.6% below the US average

51.4

Wheeling, WV

48.6% below the US average

51.4

Wildwood, FL

48.3% below the US average

51.7

Lake Charles, LA

48.2% below the US average

51.8

Terre Haute, IN

48.1% below the US average

51.9

Beckley, WV

47.8% below the US average

52.2

Shreveport, LA

47.7% below the US average

52.3

Florence, SC

47.6% below the US average

52.4

Weirton, WV

47.6% below the US average

52.4

Watertown, NY

46.8% below the US average

53.2

Fort Smith, AR

46.6% below the US average

53.4

Youngstown, OH

46.6% below the US average

53.4

Alexandria, LA

46.3% below the US average

53.7

Eagle Pass, TX

46.3% below the US average

53.7

All 387 metro areas ranked by housing rents

Rank	Metro	Housing rents RPP	vs US avg
1	Johnstown, PA	42.3	−57.7%
2	Monroe, LA	42.8	−57.2%
3	Parkersburg, WV	45.9	−54.1%
4	Dothan, AL	46.9	−53.1%
5	Florence, AL	47.7	−52.3%
6	Hammond, LA	48.2	−51.8%
7	Paducah, KY	48.8	−51.2%
8	Texarkana, TX	49.9	−50.1%
9	Houma, LA	51.3	−48.7%
10	Huntington, WV	51.3	−48.7%
11	Charleston, WV	51.4	−48.6%
12	Enid, OK	51.4	−48.6%
13	Wheeling, WV	51.4	−48.6%
14	Wildwood, FL	51.7	−48.3%
15	Lake Charles, LA	51.8	−48.2%
16	Terre Haute, IN	51.9	−48.1%
17	Beckley, WV	52.2	−47.8%
18	Shreveport, LA	52.3	−47.7%
19	Florence, SC	52.4	−47.6%
20	Weirton, WV	52.4	−47.6%
21	Watertown, NY	53.2	−46.8%
22	Fort Smith, AR	53.4	−46.6%
23	Youngstown, OH	53.4	−46.6%
24	Alexandria, LA	53.7	−46.3%
25	Eagle Pass, TX	53.7	−46.3%
26	Gadsden, AL	53.7	−46.3%
27	Jonesboro, AR	53.8	−46.2%
28	Joplin, MO	54.0	−46.0%
29	Albany, GA	54.6	−45.4%
30	Anniston, AL	54.7	−45.3%
31	Mansfield, OH	54.9	−45.1%
32	Altoona, PA	55.0	−45.0%
33	St. Joseph, MO	55.4	−44.6%
34	Owensboro, KY	55.7	−44.3%
35	McAllen, TX	55.9	−44.1%
36	Rocky Mount, NC	56.1	−43.9%
37	Decatur, IL	56.2	−43.8%
38	Brunswick, GA	56.3	−43.7%
39	Cape Girardeau, MO	56.4	−43.6%
40	Kingsport, TN	56.5	−43.5%
41	Farmington, NM	56.6	−43.4%
42	Jackson, TN	56.6	−43.4%
43	Erie, PA	56.8	−43.2%
44	Greenville, NC	57.3	−42.7%
45	Hot Springs, AR	57.3	−42.7%
46	Lima, OH	57.3	−42.7%
47	Lawton, OK	57.4	−42.6%
48	Muncie, IN	57.5	−42.5%
49	Brownsville, TX	57.7	−42.3%
50	Goldsboro, NC	57.7	−42.3%
51	Sioux City, IA	57.8	−42.2%
52	Canton, OH	58.1	−41.9%
53	Decatur, AL	58.1	−41.9%
54	Tuscaloosa, AL	58.2	−41.8%
55	Lafayette, LA	58.8	−41.2%
56	Valdosta, GA	58.8	−41.2%
57	Macon, GA	58.9	−41.1%
58	Morristown, TN	59.0	−41.0%
59	Kokomo, IN	59.3	−40.7%
60	Pinehurst, NC	59.3	−40.7%
61	Sandusky, OH	59.5	−40.5%
62	Hickory, NC	59.6	−40.4%
63	Grand Forks, ND	59.7	−40.3%
64	Laredo, TX	59.7	−40.3%
65	Hattiesburg, MS	60.1	−39.9%
66	Mobile, AL	60.1	−39.9%
67	Cleveland, TN	60.3	−39.7%
68	Rome, GA	60.3	−39.7%
69	Sumter, SC	60.8	−39.2%
70	Battle Creek, MI	61.0	−39.0%
71	Columbus, GA	61.2	−38.8%
72	Grand Island, NE	61.7	−38.3%
73	Springfield, OH	61.7	−38.3%
74	Sierra Vista, AZ	61.9	−38.1%
75	Auburn, AL	62.1	−37.9%
76	Jefferson City, MO	62.1	−37.9%
77	Las Cruces, NM	63.0	−37.0%
78	Waterloo, IA	63.1	−36.9%
79	Johnson City, TN	63.2	−36.8%
80	Minot, ND	63.2	−36.8%
81	Dalton, GA	63.3	−36.7%
82	Bowling Green, KY	63.4	−36.6%
83	Saginaw, MI	63.6	−36.4%
84	Peoria, IL	63.8	−36.2%
85	Lynchburg, VA	63.9	−36.1%
86	Dubuque, IA	64.0	−36.0%
87	Elkhart, IN	64.3	−35.7%
88	Montgomery, AL	64.3	−35.7%
89	Williamsport, PA	64.4	−35.6%
90	Jackson, MS	64.8	−35.2%
91	Topeka, KS	65.0	−35.0%
92	St. Cloud, MN	65.1	−34.9%
93	Springfield, MO	65.6	−34.4%
94	Lebanon, PA	66.0	−34.0%
95	Utica, NY	66.1	−33.9%
96	Wichita, KS	66.2	−33.8%
97	El Centro, CA	66.3	−33.7%
98	Pocatello, ID	66.4	−33.6%
99	Bay City, MI	66.7	−33.3%
100	Elizabethtown, KY	66.7	−33.3%
101	Evansville, IN	66.7	−33.3%
102	Longview, TX	66.7	−33.3%
103	Midland, MI	66.7	−33.3%
104	Scranton, PA	67.0	−33.0%
105	Jackson, MI	67.1	−32.9%
106	Fond du Lac, WI	67.3	−32.7%
107	Toledo, OH	67.3	−32.7%
108	Gulfport, MS	67.9	−32.1%
109	Spartanburg, SC	68.0	−32.0%
110	Staunton, VA	68.2	−31.8%
111	Tulsa, OK	68.2	−31.8%
112	Wichita Falls, TX	68.2	−31.8%
113	Davenport, IA	68.3	−31.7%
114	Little Rock, AR	68.3	−31.7%
115	Michigan City, IN	68.5	−31.5%
116	Lewiston, ME	69.0	−31.0%
117	Morgantown, WV	69.1	−30.9%
118	Ames, IA	69.2	−30.8%
119	Columbia, MO	69.2	−30.8%
120	Victoria, TX	69.3	−30.7%
121	La Crosse, WI	69.4	−30.6%
122	Binghamton, NY	69.7	−30.3%
123	Rockford, IL	70.1	−29.9%
124	Augusta, GA	70.6	−29.4%
125	Appleton, WI	70.8	−29.2%
126	Beaumont, TX	70.9	−29.1%
127	Duluth, MN	71.1	−28.9%
128	El Paso, TX	71.2	−28.8%
129	Pueblo, CO	71.3	−28.7%
130	Cedar Rapids, IA	71.4	−28.6%
131	Winston, NC	71.4	−28.6%
132	Wausau, WI	71.5	−28.5%
133	Champaign, IL	71.6	−28.4%
134	Lawrence, KS	71.6	−28.4%
135	Niles, MI	71.6	−28.4%
136	Springfield, IL	71.6	−28.4%
137	Birmingham, AL	71.9	−28.1%
138	Chambersburg, PA	71.9	−28.1%
139	Lewiston, ID	71.9	−28.1%
140	Manhattan, KS	72.0	−28.0%
141	Pittsburgh, PA	72.0	−28.0%
142	Jacksonville, NC	72.1	−27.9%
143	Fort Wayne, IN	72.3	−27.7%
144	Rapid City, SD	72.6	−27.4%
145	Yakima, WA	72.6	−27.4%
146	Dayton, OH	72.7	−27.3%
147	Eau Claire, WI	72.8	−27.2%
148	Fayetteville, NC	73.1	−26.9%
149	Pittsfield, MA	73.5	−26.5%
150	Sebring, FL	73.5	−26.5%
151	Abilene, TX	73.8	−26.2%
152	Clarksville, TN	73.8	−26.2%
153	Twin Falls, ID	73.8	−26.2%
154	Yuma, AZ	73.8	−26.2%
155	Gettysburg, PA	73.9	−26.1%
156	Oklahoma City, OK	73.9	−26.1%
157	Flint, MI	74.0	−26.0%
158	Baton Rouge, LA	74.2	−25.8%
159	Casper, WY	74.2	−25.8%
160	Muskegon, MI	74.2	−25.8%
161	Blacksburg, VA	74.4	−25.6%
162	Oshkosh, WI	74.4	−25.6%
163	Greensboro, NC	74.5	−25.5%
164	Monroe, MI	74.6	−25.4%
165	South Bend, IN	74.6	−25.4%
166	Bloomington, IL	74.7	−25.3%
167	Green Bay, WI	74.7	−25.3%
168	College Station, TX	75.1	−24.9%
169	Columbus, IN	75.5	−24.5%
170	Hagerstown, MD	75.7	−24.3%
171	Springfield, MA	75.8	−24.2%
172	Glens Falls, NY	76.2	−23.8%
173	Elmira, NY	76.4	−23.6%
174	Lafayette, IN	76.4	−23.6%
175	Lubbock, TX	76.4	−23.6%
176	Chattanooga, TN	76.5	−23.5%
177	Akron, OH	76.8	−23.2%
178	Athens, GA	76.8	−23.2%
179	Greenville, SC	76.8	−23.2%
180	Fayetteville, AR	76.9	−23.1%
181	Lexington, KY	77.1	−22.9%
182	Billings, MT	77.4	−22.6%
183	Sioux Falls, SD	77.6	−22.4%
184	Bangor, ME	77.7	−22.3%
185	Burlington, NC	77.9	−22.1%
186	Huntsville, AL	77.9	−22.1%
187	Killeen, TX	77.9	−22.1%
188	Traverse City, MI	78.1	−21.9%
189	Amarillo, TX	78.4	−21.6%
190	Homosassa Springs, FL	78.4	−21.6%
191	Roanoke, VA	78.5	−21.5%
192	Tallahassee, FL	78.5	−21.5%
193	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	78.6	−21.4%
194	Merced, CA	78.6	−21.4%
195	Rochester, MN	78.6	−21.4%
196	St. Louis, MO	79.0	−21.0%
197	Warner Robins, GA	79.2	−20.8%
198	Cleveland, OH	79.4	−20.6%
199	Columbia, SC	79.5	−20.5%
200	Hinesville, GA	79.5	−20.5%
201	Janesville, WI	79.6	−20.4%
202	Lake Havasu City, AZ	79.8	−20.2%
203	Memphis, TN	79.8	−20.2%
204	York, PA	79.8	−20.2%
205	Grants Pass, OR	79.9	−20.1%
206	Mankato, MN	79.9	−20.1%
207	Tyler, TX	79.9	−20.1%
208	Sheboygan, WI	80.5	−19.5%
209	Syracuse, NY	80.7	−19.3%
210	Buffalo, NY	81.0	−19.0%
211	Fargo, ND	81.1	−18.9%
212	San Angelo, TX	81.4	−18.6%
213	Kalamazoo, MI	81.6	−18.4%
214	Harrisonburg, VA	82.3	−17.7%
215	Longview, WA	82.5	−17.5%
216	Knoxville, TN	82.8	−17.2%
217	Myrtle Beach, SC	83.1	−16.9%
218	Lansing, MI	83.5	−16.5%
219	Waco, TX	83.5	−16.5%
220	Vineland, NJ	83.9	−16.1%
221	Bismarck, ND	84.0	−16.0%
222	Idaho Falls, ID	84.0	−16.0%
223	Iowa City, IA	84.0	−16.0%
224	Visalia, CA	84.1	−15.9%
225	Lincoln, NE	84.2	−15.8%
226	Des Moines, IA	84.7	−15.3%
227	Corpus Christi, TX	84.9	−15.1%
228	Reading, PA	85.4	−14.6%
229	Slidell, LA	85.4	−14.6%
230	Bloomington, IN	85.6	−14.4%
231	State College, PA	85.7	−14.3%
232	New Orleans, LA	86.0	−14.0%
233	Savannah, GA	86.0	−14.0%
234	Ocala, FL	86.2	−13.8%
235	Grand Junction, CO	86.4	−13.6%
236	Omaha, NE	86.4	−13.6%
237	Grand Rapids, MI	86.6	−13.4%
238	Kansas City, MO	86.6	−13.4%
239	Walla Walla, WA	86.6	−13.4%
240	Salisbury, MD	87.2	−12.8%
241	Rochester, NY	87.5	−12.5%
242	Cincinnati, OH	87.6	−12.4%
243	Columbus, OH	87.9	−12.1%
244	Indianapolis, IN	88.9	−11.1%
245	Waterbury, CT	89.1	−10.9%
246	Albuquerque, NM	89.2	−10.8%
247	Daphne, AL	89.2	−10.8%
248	Redding, CA	89.4	−10.6%
249	Sherman, TX	89.5	−10.5%
250	Odessa, TX	89.7	−10.3%
251	Cheyenne, WY	89.8	−10.2%
252	Barnstable Town, MA	90.0	−10.0%
253	Winchester, VA	90.0	−10.0%
254	Helena, MT	90.1	−9.9%
255	Bakersfield, CA	90.3	−9.7%
256	Logan, UT	91.0	−9.0%
257	Tucson, AZ	91.8	−8.2%
258	Chico, CA	91.9	−8.1%
259	Racine, WI	92.0	−8.0%
260	Fairbanks, AK	92.6	−7.4%
261	Kankakee, IL	92.9	−7.1%
262	Gainesville, FL	93.0	−7.0%
263	Wilmington, NC	93.2	−6.8%
264	Asheville, NC	93.4	−6.6%
265	Gainesville, GA	93.5	−6.5%
266	Hanford, CA	93.5	−6.5%
267	Norwich, CT	93.7	−6.3%
268	Lancaster, PA	93.8	−6.2%
269	San Antonio, TX	94.6	−5.4%
270	Detroit, MI	94.7	−5.3%
271	Kennewick, WA	94.8	−5.2%
272	Crestview, FL	94.9	−5.1%
273	Missoula, MT	94.9	−5.1%
274	Fresno, CA	95.7	−4.3%
275	Kenosha, WI	95.8	−4.2%
276	Dover, DE	95.9	−4.1%
277	Lakeland, FL	95.9	−4.1%
278	Harrisburg, PA	96.3	−3.7%
279	Panama City, FL	96.4	−3.6%
280	Great Falls, MT	97.1	−2.9%
281	Milwaukee, WI	97.1	−2.9%
282	Spokane, WA	97.1	−2.9%
283	Amherst Town, MA	97.5	−2.5%
284	Charlotte, NC	97.6	−2.4%
285	Medford, OR	97.7	−2.3%
286	St. George, UT	98.1	−1.9%
287	Eugene, OR	98.3	−1.7%
288	Atlantic City, NJ	98.7	−1.3%
289	Pensacola, FL	98.8	−1.2%
290	Prescott Valley, AZ	98.8	−1.2%
291	Durham, NC	98.9	−1.1%
292	Richmond, VA	99.1	−0.9%
293	Madison, WI	99.7	−0.3%
294	Virginia Beach, VA	99.8	−0.2%
295	Albany, OR	101.1	+1.1%
296	Carson City, NV	101.2	+1.2%
297	Hilton Head Island, SC	101.2	+1.2%
298	Midland, TX	101.5	+1.5%
299	Sebastian, FL	101.6	+1.6%
300	Albany, NY	102.6	+2.6%
301	Raleigh, NC	103.5	+3.5%
302	Burlington, VT	103.8	+3.8%
303	Lexington Park, MD	103.8	+3.8%
304	Providence, RI	103.9	+3.9%
305	Provo, UT	104.1	+4.1%
306	Houston, TX	104.5	+4.5%
307	Nashville, TN	104.6	+4.6%
308	Portland, ME	105.2	+5.2%
309	Allentown, PA	105.5	+5.5%
310	Boise City, ID	105.6	+5.6%
311	Coeur d'Alene, ID	105.6	+5.6%
312	Charlottesville, VA	107.0	+7.0%
313	Santa Fe, NM	108.0	+8.0%
314	Mount Vernon, WA	108.2	+8.2%
315	Yuba City, CA	108.3	+8.3%
316	Deltona, FL	108.4	+8.4%
317	Modesto, CA	108.5	+8.5%
318	Flagstaff, AZ	109.0	+9.0%
319	Jacksonville, FL	109.8	+9.8%
320	Anchorage, AK	109.9	+9.9%
321	Bend, OR	110.0	+10.0%
322	Hartford, CT	110.2	+10.2%
323	Kingston, NY	110.2	+10.2%
324	Salem, OR	110.3	+10.3%
325	Atlanta, GA	111.0	+11.0%
326	Palm Bay, FL	111.7	+11.7%
327	Minneapolis, MN	111.8	+11.8%
328	Chicago, IL	112.0	+12.0%
329	Greeley, CO	112.6	+12.6%
330	Bellingham, WA	112.9	+12.9%
331	Worcester, MA	113.0	+13.0%
332	Philadelphia, PA	113.1	+13.1%
333	Punta Gorda, FL	113.3	+13.3%
334	Port St. Lucie, FL	113.6	+13.6%
335	Corvallis, OR	114.4	+14.4%
336	Wenatchee, WA	115.0	+15.0%
337	Las Vegas, NV	115.5	+15.5%
338	Stockton, CA	115.6	+15.6%
339	Kiryas Joel, NY	115.8	+15.8%
340	Colorado Springs, CO	116.2	+16.2%
341	Olympia, WA	116.7	+16.7%
342	Dallas, TX	117.9	+17.9%
343	Ogden, UT	117.9	+17.9%
344	Baltimore, MD	118.2	+18.2%
345	Kahului, HI	119.2	+19.2%
346	Charleston, SC	119.8	+19.8%
347	Austin, TX	120.4	+20.4%
348	Fort Collins, CO	120.6	+20.6%
349	Phoenix, AZ	121.2	+21.2%
350	Salt Lake City, UT	123.3	+23.3%
351	Orlando, FL	123.4	+23.4%
352	Reno, NV	123.5	+23.5%
353	New Haven, CT	124.3	+24.3%
354	Cape Coral, FL	125.1	+25.1%
355	Portland, OR	125.1	+25.1%
356	Ann Arbor, MI	125.3	+25.3%
357	Tampa, FL	125.8	+25.8%
358	North Port, FL	128.0	+28.0%
359	Ithaca, NY	128.4	+28.4%
360	Riverside, CA	129.3	+29.3%
361	Naples, FL	129.4	+29.4%
362	Bremerton, WA	129.6	+29.6%
363	Sacramento, CA	130.2	+30.2%
364	Manchester, NH	134.2	+34.2%
365	Trenton, NJ	135.1	+35.1%
366	Urban Honolulu, HI	135.5	+35.5%
367	Bozeman, MT	139.2	+39.2%
368	Santa Rosa, CA	139.6	+39.6%
369	Vallejo, CA	142.0	+42.0%
370	San Luis Obispo, CA	144.4	+44.4%
371	Salinas, CA	145.7	+45.7%
372	Denver, CO	146.9	+46.9%
373	Boston, MA	148.4	+48.4%
374	New York, NY	148.6	+48.6%
375	Bridgeport, CT	150.5	+50.5%
376	Washington, DC	151.1	+51.1%
377	Seattle, WA	151.3	+51.3%
378	Santa Maria, CA	151.4	+51.4%
379	Miami, FL	155.6	+55.6%
380	Boulder, CO	157.0	+57.0%
381	Santa Cruz, CA	164.3	+64.3%
382	Los Angeles, CA	170.4	+70.4%
383	Oxnard, CA	171.1	+71.1%
384	San Diego, CA	179.3	+79.3%
385	San Francisco, CA	194.7	+94.7%
386	Napa, CA	197.4	+97.4%
387	San Jose, CA	211.9	+111.9%