Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked
Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in the U.S. with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Rank within a state
Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19060 | Garnet Valley, PA | 100% |
| 2 | 48825 | East Lansing, MI | 100% |
| 3 | 19085 | Villanova, PA | 100% |
| 4 | 06269 | Storrs Mansfield, CT | 100% |
| 5 | 33620 | Tampa, FL | 100% |
| 6 | 70446 | Loranger, LA | 100% |
| 7 | 21131 | Phoenix, MD | 100% |
| 8 | 20759 | Fulton, MD | 100% |
| 9 | 01430 | Ashburnham, MA | 100% |
| 10 | 01033 | Granby, MA | 100% |
| 11 | 21104 | Marriottsville, MD | 100% |
| 12 | 48109 | Ann Arbor, MI | 100% |
| 13 | 21087 | Kingsville, MD | 100% |
| 14 | 55455 | Minneapolis, MN | 100% |
| 15 | 08510 | Millstone Township, NJ | 100% |
| 16 | 22807 | Harrisonburg, VA | 100% |
| 17 | 10913 | Blauvelt, NY | 100% |
| 18 | 07422 | Highland Lakes, NJ | 100% |
| 19 | 32732 | Geneva, FL | 100% |
| 20 | 21252 | Towson, MD | 100% |
| 21 | 92136 | San Diego, CA | 100% |
| 22 | 20742 | College Park, MD | 100% |
| 23 | 27976 | South Mills, NC | 100% |
| 24 | 62285 | Smithton, IL | 100% |
| 25 | 70057 | Hahnville, LA | 100% |
| 26 | 55020 | Elko New Market, MN | 100% |
| 27 | 53706 | Madison, WI | 100% |
| 28 | 11715 | Blue Point, NY | 100% |
| 29 | 37031 | Castalian Springs, TN | 100% |
| 30 | 23086 | King William, VA | 100% |
| 31 | 32949 | Grant, FL | 100% |
| 32 | 63341 | Defiance, MO | 100% |
| 33 | 18332 | Henryville, PA | 100% |
| 34 | 08327 | Leesburg, NJ | 100% |
| 35 | 45652 | Mc Dermott, OH | 100% |
| 36 | 36091 | Verbena, AL | 100% |
| 37 | 29940 | Seabrook, SC | 100% |
| 38 | 26541 | Maidsville, WV | 100% |
| 39 | 72136 | Romance, AR | 100% |
| 40 | 70052 | Gramercy, LA | 100% |
| 41 | 21132 | Pylesville, MD | 100% |
| 42 | 66506 | Manhattan, KS | 100% |
| 43 | 12484 | Stone Ridge, NY | 100% |
| 44 | 04008 | Bowdoinham, ME | 100% |
| 45 | 47022 | Guilford, IN | 100% |
| 46 | 36051 | Marbury, AL | 100% |
| 47 | 95053 | Santa Clara, CA | 100% |
| 48 | 55001 | Afton, MN | 100% |
| 49 | 70071 | Lutcher, LA | 100% |
| 50 | 07933 | Gillette, NJ | 100% |
| 51 | 02918 | Providence, RI | 100% |
| 52 | 70450 | Mount Hermon, LA | 100% |
| 53 | 11964 | Shelter Island, NY | 100% |
| 54 | 26833 | Maysville, WV | 100% |
| 55 | 02325 | Bridgewater, MA | 100% |
| 56 | 70783 | Ventress, LA | 100% |
| 57 | 75486 | Sumner, TX | 100% |
| 58 | 98195 | Seattle, WA | 100% |
| 59 | 20052 | Washington, DC | 100% |
| 60 | 04001 | Acton, ME | 100% |
| 61 | 93944 | Monterey, CA | 100% |
| 62 | 78659 | Paige, TX | 100% |
| 63 | 95633 | Garden Valley, CA | 100% |
| 64 | 65897 | Springfield, MO | 100% |
| 65 | 37149 | Readyville, TN | 100% |
| 66 | 36688 | Mobile, AL | 100% |
| 67 | 97455 | Pleasant Hill, OR | 100% |
| 68 | 67228 | Wichita, KS | 100% |
| 69 | 40526 | Lexington, KY | 100% |
| 70 | 40109 | Brooks, KY | 100% |
| 71 | 23284 | Richmond, VA | 100% |
| 72 | 94964 | San Quentin, CA | 100% |
| 73 | 84602 | Provo, UT | 100% |
| 74 | 12531 | Holmes, NY | 100% |
| 75 | 12604 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 100% |
| 76 | 03810 | Alton Bay, NH | 100% |
| 77 | 05677 | Waterbury Center, VT | 100% |
| 78 | 44611 | Big Prairie, OH | 100% |
| 79 | 02725 | Somerset, MA | 100% |
| 80 | 26386 | Lumberport, WV | 100% |
| 81 | 21917 | Colora, MD | 100% |
| 82 | 70652 | Longville, LA | 100% |
| 83 | 29468 | Pineville, SC | 100% |
| 84 | 38661 | Red Banks, MS | 100% |
| 85 | 75558 | Cookville, TX | 100% |
| 86 | 98588 | Tahuya, WA | 100% |
| 87 | 29409 | Charleston, SC | 100% |
| 88 | 44859 | Nova, OH | 100% |
| 89 | 39039 | Benton, MS | 100% |
| 90 | 22027 | Dunn Loring, VA | 100% |
| 91 | 74364 | Rose, OK | 100% |
| 92 | 66045 | Lawrence, KS | 100% |
| 93 | 10917 | Central Valley, NY | 100% |
| 94 | 45384 | Wilberforce, OH | 100% |
| 95 | 50012 | Ames, IA | 100% |
| 96 | 12733 | Fallsburg, NY | 100% |
| 97 | 25969 | Jumping Branch, WV | 100% |
| 98 | 55088 | Webster, MN | 100% |
| 99 | 77564 | Hull, TX | 100% |
| 100 | 42082 | Symsonia, KY | 100% |
Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63036 | French Village, MO | 0% |
| 2 | 76077 | Rainbow, TX | 0% |
| 3 | 23942 | Green Bay, VA | 0% |
| 4 | 28909 | Warne, NC | 0% |
| 5 | 70729 | Erwinville, LA | 0% |
| 6 | 23055 | Fork Union, VA | 0% |
| 7 | 03875 | Silver Lake, NH | 0% |
| 8 | 49716 | Brutus, MI | 0% |
| 9 | 71950 | Kirby, AR | 0% |
| 10 | 38362 | Oakfield, TN | 0% |
| 11 | 47427 | Coal City, IN | 0% |
| 12 | 39067 | Ethel, MS | 0% |
| 13 | 37057 | Dixon Springs, TN | 0% |
| 14 | 43930 | Hammondsville, OH | 0% |
| 15 | 37305 | Beersheba Springs, TN | 0% |
| 16 | 98821 | Dryden, WA | 0% |
| 17 | 49814 | Champion, MI | 0% |
| 18 | 59639 | Lincoln, MT | 0% |
| 19 | 35746 | Fackler, AL | 0% |
| 20 | 87548 | Medanales, NM | 0% |
| 21 | 59349 | Terry, MT | 0% |
| 22 | 93544 | Llano, CA | 0% |
| 23 | 54104 | Athelstane, WI | 0% |
| 24 | 27947 | Jarvisburg, NC | 0% |
| 25 | 26852 | Purgitsville, WV | 0% |
| 26 | 87821 | Datil, NM | 0% |
| 27 | 06793 | Washington, CT | 0% |
| 28 | 13490 | Westmoreland, NY | 0% |
| 29 | 01270 | Windsor, MA | 0% |
| 30 | 21856 | Quantico, MD | 0% |
| 31 | 41555 | Pinsonfork, KY | 0% |
| 32 | 22654 | Star Tannery, VA | 0% |
| 33 | 54557 | Presque Isle, WI | 0% |
| 34 | 76652 | Kopperl, TX | 0% |
| 35 | 79351 | Odonnell, TX | 0% |
| 36 | 66770 | Riverton, KS | 0% |
| 37 | 62536 | Glenarm, IL | 0% |
| 38 | 67839 | Dighton, KS | 0% |
| 39 | 16868 | Pine Grove Mills, PA | 0% |
| 40 | 03282 | Wentworth, NH | 0% |
| 41 | 61259 | Illinois City, IL | 0% |
| 42 | 96008 | Bella Vista, CA | 0% |
| 43 | 70040 | Braithwaite, LA | 0% |
| 44 | 38673 | Taylor, MS | 0% |
| 45 | 27506 | Buies Creek, NC | 0% |
| 46 | 71933 | Bonnerdale, AR | 0% |
| 47 | 28531 | Harkers Island, NC | 0% |
| 48 | 37657 | Flag Pond, TN | 0% |
| 49 | 43504 | Berkey, OH | 0% |
| 50 | 54003 | Beldenville, WI | 0% |
| 51 | 46794 | Wawaka, IN | 0% |
| 52 | 22940 | Free Union, VA | 0% |
| 53 | 47575 | Saint Anthony, IN | 0% |
| 54 | 20143 | Catharpin, VA | 0% |
| 55 | 71438 | Hineston, LA | 0% |
| 56 | 36047 | Letohatchee, AL | 0% |
| 57 | 62338 | Fowler, IL | 0% |
| 58 | 24946 | Hillsboro, WV | 0% |
| 59 | 12192 | West Coxsackie, NY | 0% |
| 60 | 15315 | Bobtown, PA | 0% |
| 61 | 77857 | Gause, TX | 0% |
| 62 | 90073 | Los Angeles, CA | 0% |
| 63 | 52039 | Durango, IA | 0% |
| 64 | 48613 | Bentley, MI | 0% |
| 65 | 87056 | Stanley, NM | 0% |
| 66 | 12970 | Paul Smiths, NY | 0% |
| 67 | 24566 | Keeling, VA | 0% |
| 68 | 46180 | Stilesville, IN | 0% |
| 69 | 75468 | Pattonville, TX | 0% |
| 70 | 62022 | Dow, IL | 0% |
| 71 | 68662 | Shelby, NE | 0% |
| 72 | 78953 | Rosanky, TX | 0% |
| 73 | 60512 | Bristol, IL | 0% |
| 74 | 75411 | Arthur City, TX | 0% |
| 75 | 29816 | Bath, SC | 0% |
| 76 | 38361 | Morris Chapel, TN | 0% |
| 77 | 37118 | Milton, TN | 0% |
| 78 | 04438 | Frankfort, ME | 0% |
| 79 | 13864 | Willseyville, NY | 0% |
| 80 | 35979 | Higdon, AL | 0% |
| 81 | 30820 | Mitchell, GA | 0% |
| 82 | 23169 | Topping, VA | 0% |
| 83 | 58370 | Saint Michael, ND | 0% |
| 84 | 84033 | Henefer, UT | 0% |
| 85 | 72045 | El Paso, AR | 0% |
| 86 | 76866 | Paint Rock, TX | 0% |
| 87 | 20620 | Callaway, MD | 0% |
| 88 | 03750 | Etna, NH | 0% |
| 89 | 45776 | Shade, OH | 0% |
| 90 | 78946 | Ledbetter, TX | 0% |
| 91 | 24460 | Millboro, VA | 0% |
| 92 | 38838 | Dennis, MS | 0% |
| 93 | 75448 | Klondike, TX | 0% |
| 94 | 25270 | Reedy, WV | 0% |
| 95 | 62985 | Simpson, IL | 0% |
| 96 | 79312 | Amherst, TX | 0% |
| 97 | 24350 | Ivanhoe, VA | 0% |
| 98 | 63013 | Beaufort, MO | 0% |
| 99 | 24265 | Keokee, VA | 0% |
| 100 | 66546 | Wakarusa, KS | 0% |
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