US Cities Where $50K Covers Rent (2026)

Every city here can be comfortably rented in on an income of $50,000 a year or less, using the standard guideline that rent shouldn't exceed 30% of gross income. They're sorted by how far under that bar they fall -- the cities at the top need the least income of all to rent comfortably. See the full salary breakdown (including buying) on each city's page.

Source: US Census Bureau, FEMA National Risk Index, and FHFA House Price Index (where applicable).

#	City	Value
1	Dayton, OH Salary needed →	$33,200/yr needed to rent
2	Cleveland, OH Salary needed →	$34,040/yr needed to rent
3	Toledo, OH Salary needed →	$34,160/yr needed to rent
4	Green Bay, WI Salary needed →	$34,560/yr needed to rent
5	Brownsville, TX Salary needed →	$34,880/yr needed to rent
6	Springfield, MO Salary needed →	$35,120/yr needed to rent
7	Cedar Rapids, IA Salary needed →	$35,440/yr needed to rent
8	Akron, OH Salary needed →	$35,480/yr needed to rent
9	Davenport, IA Salary needed →	$35,600/yr needed to rent
10	Cincinnati, OH Salary needed →	$35,720/yr needed to rent
11	Fargo, ND Salary needed →	$36,000/yr needed to rent
12	Fort Wayne, IN Salary needed →	$36,160/yr needed to rent
13	Rockford, IL Salary needed →	$36,240/yr needed to rent
14	Las Cruces, NM Salary needed →	$36,280/yr needed to rent
15	Springfield, IL Salary needed →	$36,520/yr needed to rent
16	Wichita, KS Salary needed →	$36,600/yr needed to rent
17	Evansville, IN Salary needed →	$36,680/yr needed to rent
18	Peoria, IL Salary needed →	$36,680/yr needed to rent
19	Edinburg, TX Salary needed →	$36,800/yr needed to rent
20	Topeka, KS Salary needed →	$37,040/yr needed to rent
21	Syracuse, NY Salary needed →	$37,280/yr needed to rent
22	South Bend, IN Salary needed →	$37,400/yr needed to rent
23	St. Louis, MO Salary needed →	$37,520/yr needed to rent
24	Pueblo, CO Salary needed →	$37,600/yr needed to rent
25	Buffalo, NY Salary needed →	$37,680/yr needed to rent
26	Shreveport, LA Salary needed →	$37,800/yr needed to rent
27	Wichita Falls, TX Salary needed →	$37,960/yr needed to rent
28	Lansing, MI Salary needed →	$38,160/yr needed to rent
29	McAllen, TX Salary needed →	$38,200/yr needed to rent
30	Winston-Salem, NC Salary needed →	$38,240/yr needed to rent
31	Tulsa, OK Salary needed →	$38,320/yr needed to rent
32	Sioux Falls, SD Salary needed →	$38,600/yr needed to rent
33	Macon-Bibb County, GA Salary needed →	$38,680/yr needed to rent
34	Laredo, TX Salary needed →	$38,720/yr needed to rent
35	El Paso, TX Salary needed →	$39,040/yr needed to rent
36	Jackson, MS Salary needed →	$39,200/yr needed to rent
37	Tuscaloosa, AL Salary needed →	$39,200/yr needed to rent
38	Milwaukee, WI Salary needed →	$39,280/yr needed to rent
39	Mobile, AL Salary needed →	$39,400/yr needed to rent
40	Detroit, MI Salary needed →	$39,560/yr needed to rent
41	Tucson, AZ Salary needed →	$39,640/yr needed to rent
42	Beaumont, TX Salary needed →	$39,680/yr needed to rent
43	Des Moines, IA Salary needed →	$39,800/yr needed to rent
44	Rochester, NY Salary needed →	$39,800/yr needed to rent
45	Birmingham, AL Salary needed →	$39,800/yr needed to rent
46	Amarillo, TX Salary needed →	$39,880/yr needed to rent
47	Columbia, MO Salary needed →	$39,880/yr needed to rent
48	Lincoln, NE Salary needed →	$39,920/yr needed to rent
49	Norman, OK Salary needed →	$40,160/yr needed to rent
50	Little Rock, AR Salary needed →	$40,240/yr needed to rent

US Cities Where $50K Covers Rent (2026)

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