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Cheapest housing metros

Compare metro housing rent price levels in BEA’s 2024 Regional Price Parities.

BEA 2024 · HUD FY2027 · ACS 2020–2024 · CPI through 2026-10

Ranked by the housing rents component, U.S. = 100. This measures rental price levels, not home purchase prices.

Cheapest housing metros

Rank	Area	Value
1	Johnstown, PA	42.3
2	Monroe, LA	42.8
3	Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	45.9
4	Dothan, AL	46.9
5	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	47.7
6	Hammond, LA	48.2
7	Paducah, KY-IL	48.8
8	Texarkana, TX-AR	49.9
9	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	51.3
10	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	51.3
11	Enid, OK *	51.4
12	Charleston, WV	51.4
13	Wheeling, WV-OH	51.4
14	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	51.7
15	Lake Charles, LA	51.8
16	Terre Haute, IN	51.9
17	Beckley, WV	52.2
18	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	52.3
19	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	52.4
20	Florence, SC	52.4
21	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	53.2
22	Fort Smith, AR-OK	53.4
23	Youngstown-Warren, OH	53.4
24	Eagle Pass, TX	53.7
25	Alexandria, LA	53.7
26	Gadsden, AL	53.7
27	Jonesboro, AR	53.8
28	Joplin, MO-KS	54.0
29	Albany, GA	54.6
30	Anniston-Oxford, AL	54.7
31	Mansfield, OH	54.9
32	Altoona, PA	55.0
33	St. Joseph, MO-KS	55.4
34	Owensboro, KY	55.7
35	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	55.9
36	Rocky Mount, NC	56.1
37	Decatur, IL	56.2
38	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	56.3
39	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	56.4
40	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	56.5
41	Farmington, NM	56.6
42	Jackson, TN	56.6
43	Erie, PA	56.8
44	Lima, OH	57.3
45	Hot Springs, AR	57.3
46	Greenville, NC	57.3
47	Lawton, OK	57.4
48	Muncie, IN	57.5
49	Goldsboro, NC	57.7
50	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	57.7
51	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	57.8
52	Decatur, AL	58.1
53	Canton-Massillon, OH	58.1
54	Tuscaloosa, AL	58.2
55	Valdosta, GA	58.8
56	Lafayette, LA	58.8
57	Macon-Bibb County, GA	58.9
58	Morristown, TN	59.0
59	Kokomo, IN	59.3
60	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	59.3
61	Sandusky, OH	59.5
62	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	59.6
63	Grand Forks, ND-MN	59.7
64	Laredo, TX	59.7
65	Hattiesburg, MS	60.1
66	Mobile, AL	60.1
67	Rome, GA	60.3
68	Cleveland, TN	60.3
69	Sumter, SC	60.8
70	Battle Creek, MI	61.0
71	Columbus, GA-AL	61.2
72	Springfield, OH	61.7
73	Grand Island, NE	61.7
74	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	61.9
75	Auburn-Opelika, AL	62.1
76	Jefferson City, MO	62.1
77	Las Cruces, NM	63.0
78	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	63.1
79	Johnson City, TN	63.2
80	Minot, ND	63.2
81	Dalton, GA	63.3
82	Bowling Green, KY	63.4
83	Saginaw, MI	63.6
84	Peoria, IL	63.8
85	Lynchburg, VA	63.9
86	Dubuque, IA	64.0
87	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	64.3
88	Montgomery, AL	64.3
89	Williamsport, PA	64.4
90	Jackson, MS	64.8
91	Topeka, KS	65.0
92	St. Cloud, MN	65.1
93	Springfield, MO	65.6
94	Lebanon, PA	66.0
95	Utica-Rome, NY	66.1
96	Wichita, KS	66.2
97	El Centro, CA	66.3
98	Pocatello, ID	66.4
99	Elizabethtown, KY	66.7
100	Bay City, MI	66.7
101	Midland, MI	66.7
102	Evansville, IN	66.7
103	Longview, TX	66.7
104	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	67.0
105	Jackson, MI	67.1
106	Fond du Lac, WI	67.3
107	Toledo, OH	67.3
108	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	67.9
109	Spartanburg, SC	68.0
110	Wichita Falls, TX	68.2
111	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	68.2
112	Tulsa, OK	68.2
113	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	68.3
114	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	68.3
115	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	68.5
116	Lewiston-Auburn, ME	69.0
117	Morgantown, WV	69.1
118	Ames, IA	69.2
119	Columbia, MO	69.2
120	Victoria, TX	69.3
121	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	69.4
122	Binghamton, NY	69.7
123	Rockford, IL	70.1
124	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	70.6
125	Appleton, WI	70.8
126	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	70.9
127	Duluth, MN-WI	71.1
128	El Paso, TX	71.2
129	Pueblo, CO	71.3
130	Winston-Salem, NC	71.4
131	Cedar Rapids, IA	71.4
132	Wausau, WI	71.5
133	Niles, MI	71.6
134	Champaign-Urbana, IL	71.6
135	Springfield, IL	71.6
136	Lawrence, KS	71.6
137	Birmingham, AL	71.9
138	Chambersburg, PA	71.9
139	Lewiston, ID-WA	71.9
140	Manhattan, KS	72.0
141	Pittsburgh, PA	72.0
142	Jacksonville, NC	72.1
143	Fort Wayne, IN	72.3
144	Rapid City, SD	72.6
145	Yakima, WA	72.6
146	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	72.7
147	Eau Claire, WI	72.8
148	Fayetteville, NC	73.1
149	Pittsfield, MA	73.5
150	Sebring, FL	73.5
151	Yuma, AZ	73.8
152	Abilene, TX	73.8
153	Clarksville, TN-KY	73.8
154	Twin Falls, ID *	73.8
155	Gettysburg, PA	73.9
156	Oklahoma City, OK	73.9
157	Flint, MI	74.0
158	Baton Rouge, LA	74.2
159	Casper, WY	74.2
160	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	74.2
161	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	74.4
162	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	74.4
163	Greensboro-High Point, NC	74.5
164	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	74.6
165	Monroe, MI	74.6
166	Green Bay, WI	74.7
167	Bloomington, IL	74.7
168	College Station-Bryan, TX	75.1
169	Columbus, IN	75.5
170	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	75.7
171	Springfield, MA	75.8
172	Glens Falls, NY	76.2
173	Elmira, NY	76.4
174	Lubbock, TX	76.4
175	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	76.4
176	Chattanooga, TN-GA	76.5
177	Athens-Clarke County, GA	76.8
178	Akron, OH	76.8
179	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	76.8
180	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	76.9
181	Lexington-Fayette, KY	77.1
182	Billings, MT	77.4
183	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	77.6
184	Bangor, ME	77.7
185	Burlington, NC	77.9
186	Killeen-Temple, TX	77.9
187	Huntsville, AL	77.9
188	Traverse City, MI	78.1
189	Amarillo, TX	78.4
190	Homosassa Springs, FL	78.4
191	Tallahassee, FL	78.5
192	Roanoke, VA	78.5
193	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	78.6
194	Rochester, MN	78.6
195	Merced, CA	78.6
196	St. Louis, MO-IL	79.0
197	Warner Robins, GA	79.2
198	Cleveland, OH	79.4
199	Columbia, SC	79.5
200	Hinesville, GA	79.5
201	Janesville-Beloit, WI	79.6
202	York-Hanover, PA	79.8
203	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	79.8
204	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	79.8
205	Mankato, MN	79.9
206	Grants Pass, OR	79.9
207	Tyler, TX	79.9
208	Sheboygan, WI	80.5
209	Syracuse, NY	80.7
210	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	81.0
211	Fargo, ND-MN	81.1
212	San Angelo, TX	81.4
213	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	81.6
214	Harrisonburg, VA	82.3
215	Longview-Kelso, WA	82.5
216	Knoxville, TN	82.8
217	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	83.1
218	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	83.5
219	Waco, TX	83.5
220	Vineland, NJ	83.9
221	Idaho Falls, ID	84.0
222	Iowa City, IA	84.0
223	Bismarck, ND	84.0
224	Visalia, CA	84.1
225	Lincoln, NE	84.2
226	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	84.7
227	Corpus Christi, TX	84.9
228	Reading, PA	85.4
229	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	85.4
230	Bloomington, IN	85.6
231	State College, PA	85.7
232	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	86.0
233	Savannah, GA	86.0
234	Ocala, FL	86.2
235	Grand Junction, CO	86.4
236	Omaha, NE-IA	86.4
237	Walla Walla, WA	86.6
238	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	86.6
239	Kansas City, MO-KS	86.6
240	Salisbury, MD	87.2
241	Rochester, NY	87.5
242	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	87.6
243	Columbus, OH	87.9
244	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	88.9
245	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	89.1
246	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	89.2
247	Albuquerque, NM	89.2
248	Redding, CA	89.4
249	Sherman-Denison, TX	89.5
250	Odessa, TX	89.7
251	Cheyenne, WY	89.8
252	Winchester, VA-WV	90.0
253	Barnstable Town, MA	90.0
254	Helena, MT	90.1
255	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	90.3
256	Logan, UT-ID	91.0
257	Tucson, AZ	91.8
258	Chico, CA	91.9
259	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	92.0
260	Fairbanks-College, AK	92.6
261	Kankakee, IL	92.9
262	Gainesville, FL	93.0
263	Wilmington, NC	93.2
264	Asheville, NC	93.4
265	Gainesville, GA	93.5
266	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	93.5
267	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	93.7
268	Lancaster, PA	93.8
269	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	94.6
270	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	94.7
271	Kennewick-Richland, WA	94.8
272	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	94.9
273	Missoula, MT	94.9
274	Fresno, CA	95.7
275	Kenosha, WI	95.8
276	Dover, DE	95.9
277	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	95.9
278	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	96.3
279	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	96.4
280	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	97.1
281	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	97.1
282	Great Falls, MT	97.1
283	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	97.5
284	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	97.6
285	Medford, OR	97.7
286	St. George, UT	98.1
287	Eugene-Springfield, OR	98.3
288	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	98.7
289	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	98.8
290	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	98.8
291	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	98.9
292	Richmond, VA	99.1
293	Madison, WI	99.7
294	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	99.8
295	Albany, OR	101.1
296	Carson City, NV	101.2
297	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	101.2
298	Midland, TX	101.5
299	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	101.6
300	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	102.6
301	Raleigh-Cary, NC	103.5
302	Lexington Park, MD	103.8
303	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	103.8
304	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	103.9
305	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	104.1
306	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	104.5
307	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	104.6
308	Portland-South Portland, ME	105.2
309	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	105.5
310	Boise City, ID	105.6
311	Coeur d'Alene, ID	105.6
312	Charlottesville, VA	107.0
313	Santa Fe, NM	108.0
314	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	108.2
315	Yuba City, CA	108.3
316	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	108.4
317	Modesto, CA	108.5
318	Flagstaff, AZ	109.0
319	Jacksonville, FL	109.8
320	Anchorage, AK	109.9
321	Bend, OR	110.0
322	Kingston, NY	110.2
323	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	110.2
324	Salem, OR	110.3
325	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	111.0
326	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	111.7
327	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	111.8
328	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	112.0
329	Greeley, CO	112.6
330	Bellingham, WA	112.9
331	Worcester, MA	113.0
332	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	113.1
333	Punta Gorda, FL	113.3
334	Port St. Lucie, FL	113.6
335	Corvallis, OR	114.4
336	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	115.0
337	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	115.5
338	Stockton-Lodi, CA	115.6
339	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	115.8
340	Colorado Springs, CO	116.2
341	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	116.7
342	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	117.9
343	Ogden, UT	117.9
344	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	118.2
345	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	119.2
346	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	119.8
347	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	120.4
348	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	120.6
349	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	121.2
350	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	123.3
351	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	123.4
352	Reno, NV	123.5
353	New Haven, CT	124.3
354	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	125.1
355	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	125.1
356	Ann Arbor, MI	125.3
357	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	125.8
358	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	128.0
359	Ithaca, NY	128.4
360	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	129.3
361	Naples-Marco Island, FL	129.4
362	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	129.6
363	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	130.2
364	Manchester-Nashua, NH	134.2
365	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	135.1
366	Urban Honolulu, HI	135.5
367	Bozeman, MT	139.2
368	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	139.6
369	Vallejo, CA	142.0
370	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	144.4
371	Salinas, CA	145.7
372	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	146.9
373	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	148.4
374	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	148.6
375	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	151.1
376	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	151.3
377	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	151.4
378	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	155.6
379	Boulder, CO	157.0
380	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	164.3
381	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	170.4
382	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	171.1
383	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	179.3
384	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	194.7
385	Napa, CA	197.4
386	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	211.9