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Lower rent-to-income pressure. Showing the first 30 of 342 eligible cities.

100,000+population floor
#1
Olathe, KSPopulation 143,720 · midwest
Rent / income14%Typical rent$1,314/mo
#2
Fishers, INPopulation 100,918 · midwest
Rent / income14%Typical rent$1,491/mo
#3
Frisco, TXPopulation 210,238 · south
Rent / income14.4%Typical rent$1,751/mo
#4
Allen, TXPopulation 107,684 · south
Rent / income15.2%Typical rent$1,634/mo
#5
The Woodlands, TXPopulation 116,916 · south
Rent / income15.2%Typical rent$1,792/mo
#6
Cary, NCPopulation 176,686 · south
Rent / income15.3%Typical rent$1,649/mo
#7
Lee's Summit, MOPopulation 102,583 · midwest
Rent / income15.8%Typical rent$1,382/mo
#8
Sioux Falls, SDPopulation 197,642 · midwest
Rent / income15.9%Typical rent$993/mo
#9
Carmel, INPopulation 100,501 · midwest
Rent / income15.9%Typical rent$1,780/mo
#10
Cedar Rapids, IAPopulation 136,859 · midwest
Rent / income16.4%Typical rent$925/mo
#11
Fargo, NDPopulation 129,064 · midwest
Rent / income16.6%Typical rent$916/mo
#12
McKinney, TXPopulation 202,314 · south
Rent / income16.7%Typical rent$1,675/mo
#13
Naperville, ILPopulation 149,424 · midwest
Rent / income17.1%Typical rent$2,157/mo
#14
Green Bay, WIPopulation 106,585 · midwest
Rent / income17.3%Typical rent$904/mo
#15
Davenport, IAPopulation 101,083 · midwest
Rent / income17.3%Typical rent$930/mo
#16
Springfield, ILPopulation 113,714 · midwest
Rent / income17.3%Typical rent$945/mo
#17
Sugar Land, TXPopulation 109,735 · south
Rent / income17.4%Typical rent$1,990/mo
#18
League City, TXPopulation 114,885 · south
Rent / income17.7%Typical rent$1,764/mo
#19
Lincoln, NEPopulation 291,932 · midwest
Rent / income17.9%Typical rent$1,045/mo
#20
Rochester, MNPopulation 121,638 · midwest
Rent / income18%Typical rent$1,316/mo
#21
Carrollton, TXPopulation 132,741 · south
Rent / income18.4%Typical rent$1,517/mo
#23
Midland, TXPopulation 133,998 · south
Rent / income18.5%Typical rent$1,407/mo
#24
Laredo, TXPopulation 255,949 · south
Rent / income19%Typical rent$1,001/mo
#25
Metairie, LAPopulation 138,995 · south
Rent / income19%Typical rent$1,159/mo
#26
West Jordan, UTPopulation 116,277 · west
Rent / income19%Typical rent$1,650/mo
#27
Plano, TXPopulation 287,339 · south
Rent / income19%Typical rent$1,717/mo
#28
Arvada, COPopulation 122,835 · west
Rent / income19.1%Typical rent$1,802/mo
#29
Pearland, TXPopulation 125,983 · south
Rent / income19.2%Typical rent$1,797/mo
#30
Centennial, COPopulation 107,386 · west
Rent / income19.2%Typical rent$2,056/mo

Excluded in this run: 6,404 places below the population floor and 0 places missing data required by the selected intent or housing mode. Rankings are planning context, not a claim that every small place is unsuitable.

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