Housing Crisis

25 Most Rent-Burdened Cities in America

Cities where residents spend the highest percentage of their median household income on rent, calculated using real-time Zillow market data paired with U.S. Census income statistics.

Data Updated: March 2026

#1 Most Burdened

New York

Rent-to-Income: 26.8%

Top 25 Average Ratio

32.1%

of income spent on housing

Affordability Threshold

30.0%

Standard healthy limit

Full Rankings

#	City	Rent Burden	Monthly Rent	Annual Income	Pop.
1	New York, NY	26.8%	$1,779	$79,713	8,516,202
2	Trenton, NJ	31.2%	$1,224	$47,102	89,966
3	Hialeah, FL	35.2%	$1,558	$53,079	221,901
4	Newark, NJ	33.0%	$1,330	$48,416	307,188
5	North Miami, FL	35.7%	$1,543	$51,909	59,429
6	Deerfield Beach, FL	35.2%	$1,670	$56,976	86,742
7	Miami Beach, FL	31.0%	$1,733	$67,014	81,319
8	North Miami Beach, FL	33.9%	$1,626	$57,633	43,104
9	New Haven, CT	32.2%	$1,442	$53,771	132,893
10	Lake Worth Beach, FL	28.3%	$1,439	$60,978	42,650
11	Kissimmee, FL	36.3%	$1,553	$51,277	79,504
12	Homestead, FL	31.3%	$1,619	$61,975	80,725
13	West New York, NJ	28.7%	$1,607	$67,139	51,683
14	Aventura, FL	35.1%	$2,423	$82,777	39,372
15	Lauderhill, FL	39.1%	$1,620	$49,685	73,961
16	Riviera Beach, FL	28.7%	$1,489	$62,152	38,032
17	La Quinta, CA	21.5%	$1,747	$97,628	38,299
18	Tamarac, FL	36.3%	$1,791	$59,216	71,887
19	Bridgeport, CT	29.8%	$1,405	$56,584	148,012
20	Hemet, CA	32.0%	$1,432	$53,623	90,646
21	Kiryas Joel, NY	43.8%	$1,575	$43,171	36,572
22	Union City, NJ	27.3%	$1,489	$65,369	66,375
23	Pompano Beach, FL	30.8%	$1,636	$63,832	112,212
24	Cutler Bay, FL	27.7%	$1,893	$82,155	44,483
25	Gainesville, FL	31.9%	$1,214	$45,611	143,611

Methodology: Rent Burden is calculated by taking the annualized median gross rent and dividing it by the median household income. The HUD recommends spending no more than 30% of income on housing costs. See full methodology →