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.

Source dates vary by dataset

Exact ranking sample: 1,510 cities with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates.

#1 Most Burdened

New York

Rent-to-Income: 0.6%

Top 25 Average Ratio

47.0%

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	55.8%	$3,706	$79,713	8,516,202
2	Trenton, NJ	55.6%	$2,183	$47,102	89,966
3	Hialeah, FL	55.1%	$2,437	$53,079	221,901
4	Newark, NJ	52.6%	$2,121	$48,416	307,188
5	North Miami, FL	51.6%	$2,234	$51,909	59,429
6	Deerfield Beach, FL	50.5%	$2,399	$56,976	86,742
7	Miami Beach, FL	49.4%	$2,756	$67,014	81,319
8	North Miami Beach, FL	47.4%	$2,276	$57,633	43,104
9	New Haven, CT	46.8%	$2,097	$53,771	132,893
10	Lake Worth Beach, FL	46.8%	$2,378	$60,978	42,650
11	Kissimmee, FL	46.6%	$1,991	$51,277	79,504
12	Homestead, FL	46.4%	$2,395	$61,975	80,725
13	West New York, NJ	44.8%	$2,506	$67,139	51,683
14	Aventura, FL	44.7%	$3,085	$82,777	39,372
15	Lauderhill, FL	44.6%	$1,846	$49,685	73,961
16	Riviera Beach, FL	44.3%	$2,292	$62,152	38,032
17	La Quinta, CA	44.2%	$3,592	$97,628	38,299
18	Tamarac, FL	44.1%	$2,174	$59,216	71,887
19	Bridgeport, CT	43.9%	$2,072	$56,584	148,012
20	Hemet, CA	43.9%	$1,961	$53,623	90,646
21	Kiryas Joel, NY	43.8%	$1,575	$43,171	36,572
22	Union City, NJ	43.4%	$2,366	$65,369	66,375
23	Pompano Beach, FL	43.3%	$2,302	$63,832	112,212
24	Cutler Bay, FL	42.4%	$2,902	$82,155	44,483
25	Gainesville, FL	42.2%	$1,604	$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 →