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Compare rent-to-price ratios across 733 US metros. Updated monthly from Zillow Research data.
Data as of 2026-08-31
| # | Metro | Median Home Value | Annual Rent | Rent Yield | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweetwater, TX | $127,245 | $18,300 | 14.38% | BUY |
| 2 | Meridian, MS | $123,497 | $16,252 | 13.16% | BUY |
| 3 | Kingsville, TX | $148,974 | $18,506 | 12.42% | BUY |
| 4 | Woodward, OK | $129,781 | $15,650 | 12.06% | BUY |
| 5 | McComb, MS | $115,448 | $13,296 | 11.52% | BUY |
| 6 | Ogdensburg, NY | $151,396 | $16,470 | 10.88% | BUY |
| 7 | Abilene, TX | $222,914 | $24,089 | 10.81% | BUY |
| 8 | Ozark, AL | $164,295 | $17,739 | 10.8% | BUY |
| 9 | Altus, OK | $113,893 | $12,285 | 10.79% | BUY |
| 10 | Lumberton, NC | $137,790 | $14,020 | 10.17% | BUY |
| 11 | Blytheville, AR | $118,132 | $12,000 | 10.16% | BUY |
| 12 | Danville, IL | $101,787 | $10,334 | 10.15% | BUY |
| 13 | Decatur, IL | $126,812 | $12,869 | 10.15% | BUY |
| 14 | Big Spring, TX | $149,168 | $14,799 | 9.92% | BUY |
| 15 | Pine Bluff, AR | $106,517 | $10,544 | 9.9% | BUY |
| 16 | Macomb, IL | $101,351 | $9,990 | 9.86% | BUY |
| 17 | Charleston, WV | $150,969 | $14,754 | 9.77% | BUY |
| 18 | Kinston, NC | $152,608 | $14,850 | 9.73% | BUY |
| 19 | Johnstown, PA | $112,456 | $10,912 | 9.7% | BUY |
| 20 | Goldsboro, NC | $183,789 | $17,798 | 9.68% | BUY |
| 21 | Enid, OK | $142,478 | $13,759 | 9.66% | BUY |
| 22 | Coffeyville, KS | $102,900 | $9,700 | 9.43% | BUY |
| 23 | Clovis, NM | $162,155 | $15,238 | 9.4% | BUY |
| 24 | Orangeburg, SC | $165,764 | $15,560 | 9.39% | BUY |
| 25 | Morgan City, LA | $126,851 | $11,850 | 9.34% | BUY |
| 26 | Binghamton, NY | $204,127 | $19,039 | 9.33% | BUY |
| 27 | Enterprise, AL | $182,542 | $16,961 | 9.29% | BUY |
| 28 | Corning, NY | $174,879 | $16,208 | 9.27% | BUY |
| 29 | Newport, TN | $245,822 | $22,800 | 9.27% | BUY |
| 30 | Sandusky, OH | $241,386 | $21,960 | 9.1% | BUY |
| 31 | Roswell, NM | $172,857 | $15,618 | 9.04% | BUY |
| 32 | Thomasville, GA | $228,241 | $20,640 | 9.04% | BUY |
| 33 | Florence, SC | $194,285 | $17,544 | 9.03% | BUY |
| 34 | Del Rio, TX | $206,870 | $18,577 | 8.98% | BUY |
| 35 | London, KY | $149,686 | $13,398 | 8.95% | BUY |
| 36 | Wichita Falls, TX | $179,059 | $16,005 | 8.94% | BUY |
| 37 | Oneonta, NY | $221,161 | $19,773 | 8.94% | BUY |
| 38 | Sumter, SC | $203,053 | $18,118 | 8.92% | BUY |
| 39 | Opelousas, LA | $139,489 | $12,340 | 8.85% | BUY |
| 40 | Norwalk, OH | $201,423 | $17,478 | 8.68% | BUY |
| 41 | Mount Pleasant, TX | $226,944 | $19,606 | 8.64% | BUY |
| 42 | Lawton, OK | $158,544 | $13,687 | 8.63% | BUY |
| 43 | Columbus, MS | $189,593 | $16,316 | 8.61% | BUY |
| 44 | Silver City, NM | $186,064 | $15,950 | 8.57% | BUY |
| 45 | Shreveport, LA | $186,446 | $15,965 | 8.56% | BUY |
| 46 | Beckley, WV | $151,125 | $12,850 | 8.5% | BUY |
| 47 | Houma, LA | $183,859 | $15,591 | 8.48% | BUY |
| 48 | Fairmont, WV | $167,909 | $14,200 | 8.46% | BUY |
| 49 | Jackson, MS | $214,315 | $18,066 | 8.43% | BUY |
| 50 | Brownsville, TX | $209,484 | $17,551 | 8.38% | BUY |
| 51 | Pottsville, PA | $167,233 | $13,987 | 8.36% | BUY |
| 52 | Clarksburg, WV | $154,936 | $12,922 | 8.34% | BUY |
| 53 | DuBois, PA | $145,153 | $12,063 | 8.31% | BUY |
| 54 | Clewiston, FL | $274,397 | $22,703 | 8.27% | BUY |
| 55 | Burlington, IA | $146,371 | $12,070 | 8.25% | BUY |
| 56 | Jackson, TN | $205,926 | $16,939 | 8.23% | BUY |
| 57 | Dublin, GA | $173,854 | $14,308 | 8.23% | BUY |
| 58 | Monroe, LA | $170,360 | $14,007 | 8.22% | BUY |
| 59 | Fort Polk South, LA | $172,998 | $14,203 | 8.21% | BUY |
| 60 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | $197,233 | $16,200 | 8.21% | BUY |
| 61 | Lake Charles, LA | $202,113 | $16,575 | 8.2% | BUY |
| 62 | Bartlesville, OK | $186,559 | $15,295 | 8.2% | BUY |
| 63 | Lafayette, LA | $202,529 | $16,586 | 8.19% | BUY |
| 64 | Beaumont, TX | $188,313 | $15,391 | 8.17% | BUY |
| 65 | Elmira, NY | $165,852 | $13,546 | 8.17% | BUY |
| 66 | Oil City, PA | $131,271 | $10,700 | 8.15% | BUY |
| 67 | Danville, VA | $166,175 | $13,483 | 8.11% | BUY |
| 68 | Hinesville, GA | $256,906 | $20,843 | 8.11% | BUY |
| 69 | Portales, NM | $150,005 | $12,172 | 8.11% | BUY |
| 70 | Peoria, IL | $174,841 | $14,132 | 8.08% | BUY |
| 71 | Marion, OH | $182,820 | $14,693 | 8.04% | BUY |
| 72 | Hobbs, NM | $203,879 | $16,347 | 8.02% | BUY |
| 73 | Wilson, NC | $218,264 | $17,454 | 8.0% | BUY |
| 74 | Carlsbad, NM | $252,862 | $20,217 | 8.0% | BUY |
| 75 | Batavia, NY | $228,391 | $18,193 | 7.97% | BUY |
| 76 | Mobile, AL | $197,078 | $15,692 | 7.96% | BUY |
| 77 | Somerset, KY | $184,188 | $14,645 | 7.95% | BUY |
| 78 | Alamogordo, NM | $233,538 | $18,503 | 7.92% | BUY |
| 79 | Lufkin, TX | $210,512 | $16,650 | 7.91% | BUY |
| 80 | Scottsboro, AL | $195,193 | $15,427 | 7.9% | BUY |
| 81 | Palestine, TX | $222,598 | $17,591 | 7.9% | BUY |
| 82 | Texarkana, TX | $186,957 | $14,730 | 7.88% | BUY |
| 83 | Greenwood, SC | $174,988 | $13,767 | 7.87% | BUY |
| 84 | Montgomery, AL | $214,806 | $16,860 | 7.85% | BUY |
| 85 | LaGrange, GA | $204,293 | $16,039 | 7.85% | BUY |
| 86 | El Paso, TX | $234,069 | $18,303 | 7.82% | BUY |
| 87 | Dothan, AL | $196,154 | $15,295 | 7.8% | BUY |
| 88 | Martinsville, VA | $135,262 | $10,544 | 7.8% | BUY |
| 89 | Talladega, AL | $183,420 | $14,263 | 7.78% | BUY |
| 90 | Americus, GA | $144,609 | $11,250 | 7.78% | BUY |
| 91 | Paducah, KY | $174,189 | $13,493 | 7.75% | BUY |
| 92 | Jonesboro, AR | $205,877 | $15,922 | 7.73% | BUY |
| 93 | Huntington, WV | $166,303 | $12,849 | 7.73% | BUY |
| 94 | Albany, GA | $169,294 | $13,076 | 7.72% | BUY |
| 95 | Gulfport, MS | $224,579 | $17,317 | 7.71% | BUY |
| 96 | Cambridge, MD | $271,431 | $20,925 | 7.71% | BUY |
| 97 | Forest City, NC | $216,907 | $16,720 | 7.71% | BUY |
| 98 | Corpus Christi, TX | $223,508 | $17,204 | 7.7% | BUY |
| 99 | Tupelo, MS | $196,764 | $15,122 | 7.69% | BUY |
| 100 | Rocky Mount, NC | $200,624 | $15,389 | 7.67% | BUY |
| 101 | Pontiac, IL | $176,233 | $13,518 | 7.67% | BUY |
| 102 | Watertown, NY | $235,646 | $18,047 | 7.66% | BUY |
| 103 | Okeechobee, FL | $291,210 | $22,320 | 7.66% | BUY |
| 104 | Paris, TX | $206,782 | $15,797 | 7.64% | BUY |
| 105 | DeRidder, LA | $207,985 | $15,875 | 7.63% | BUY |
| 106 | Sebring, FL | $233,314 | $17,781 | 7.62% | BUY |
| 107 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $271,612 | $20,676 | 7.61% | BUY |
| 108 | Houghton, MI | $202,817 | $15,420 | 7.6% | BUY |
| 109 | Ardmore, OK | $184,219 | $13,986 | 7.59% | BUY |
| 110 | Pittsburgh, PA | $232,122 | $17,626 | 7.59% | BUY |
| 111 | Muskogee, OK | $158,700 | $12,024 | 7.58% | BUY |
| 112 | Duncan, OK | $142,940 | $10,833 | 7.58% | BUY |
| 113 | Durant, OK | $228,486 | $17,301 | 7.57% | BUY |
| 114 | Punta Gorda, FL | $297,279 | $22,466 | 7.56% | BUY |
| 115 | East Stroudsburg, PA | $312,772 | $23,647 | 7.56% | BUY |
| 116 | Pittsburg, KS | $141,469 | $10,674 | 7.55% | BUY |
| 117 | Lima, OH | $192,619 | $14,535 | 7.55% | BUY |
| 118 | Palatka, FL | $218,396 | $16,494 | 7.55% | BUY |
| 119 | Lubbock, TX | $213,398 | $16,082 | 7.54% | BUY |
| 120 | Columbus, GA | $210,990 | $15,917 | 7.54% | BUY |
| 121 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $241,271 | $18,132 | 7.52% | BUY |
| 122 | Macon, GA | $200,076 | $14,997 | 7.5% | BUY |
| 123 | Lakeland, FL | $295,821 | $22,078 | 7.46% | BUY |
| 124 | Vineland, NJ | $279,274 | $20,756 | 7.43% | BUY |
| 125 | Chicago, IL | $357,265 | $26,520 | 7.42% | BUY |
| 126 | Odessa, TX | $253,302 | $18,728 | 7.39% | BUY |
| 127 | Toledo, OH | $205,237 | $15,164 | 7.39% | BUY |
| 128 | Utica, NY | $233,378 | $17,179 | 7.36% | BUY |
| 129 | Kankakee, IL | $226,806 | $16,699 | 7.36% | BUY |
| 130 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $381,749 | $28,080 | 7.36% | BUY |
| 131 | Weirton, WV | $133,403 | $9,802 | 7.35% | BUY |
| 132 | New Orleans, LA | $261,002 | $19,178 | 7.35% | BUY |
| 133 | Wheeling, WV | $141,219 | $10,342 | 7.32% | BUY |
| 134 | Marion, IN | $157,241 | $11,489 | 7.31% | BUY |
| 135 | Beeville, TX | $166,551 | $12,183 | 7.31% | BUY |
| 136 | Saginaw, MI | $176,680 | $12,908 | 7.31% | BUY |
| 137 | Columbia, SC | $256,132 | $18,707 | 7.3% | BUY |
| 138 | Valdosta, GA | $225,960 | $16,460 | 7.28% | BUY |
| 139 | Brownwood, TX | $188,740 | $13,692 | 7.25% | BUY |
| 140 | Hattiesburg, MS | $217,458 | $15,735 | 7.24% | BUY |
| 141 | Findlay, OH | $241,194 | $17,469 | 7.24% | BUY |
| 142 | Lexington, NE | $212,179 | $15,340 | 7.23% | BUY |
| 143 | Mount Sterling, KY | $194,557 | $14,070 | 7.23% | BUY |
| 144 | Sanford, NC | $289,251 | $20,888 | 7.22% | BUY |
| 145 | Hickory, NC | $269,037 | $19,410 | 7.21% | BUY |
| 146 | Calhoun, GA | $276,622 | $19,904 | 7.2% | BUY |
| 147 | Murray, KY | $181,327 | $13,051 | 7.2% | BUY |
| 148 | Corsicana, TX | $232,745 | $16,765 | 7.2% | BUY |
| 149 | Parkersburg, WV | $172,302 | $12,380 | 7.19% | BUY |
| 150 | Springfield, IL | $200,021 | $14,367 | 7.18% | BUY |
| 151 | Amarillo, TX | $221,566 | $15,885 | 7.17% | BUY |
| 152 | Paragould, AR | $194,626 | $13,952 | 7.17% | BUY |
| 153 | Battle Creek, MI | $190,962 | $13,699 | 7.17% | BUY |
| 154 | New Bern, NC | $262,920 | $18,817 | 7.16% | BUY |
| 155 | Sebastian, FL | $364,169 | $26,040 | 7.15% | BUY |
| 156 | Warner Robins, GA | $254,475 | $18,200 | 7.15% | BUY |
| 157 | Hammond, LA | $226,925 | $16,177 | 7.13% | BUY |
| 158 | Syracuse, NY | $270,832 | $19,279 | 7.12% | BUY |
| 159 | Springfield, OH | $202,115 | $14,368 | 7.11% | BUY |
| 160 | Dalton, GA | $246,199 | $17,509 | 7.11% | BUY |
| 161 | Ponca City, OK | $116,917 | $8,300 | 7.1% | BUY |
| 162 | Greenville, NC | $244,755 | $17,377 | 7.1% | BUY |
| 163 | Quincy, IL | $190,852 | $13,509 | 7.08% | BUY |
| 164 | Gaffney, SC | $186,138 | $13,182 | 7.08% | BUY |
| 165 | Milledgeville, GA | $231,602 | $16,402 | 7.08% | BUY |
| 166 | Altoona, PA | $175,416 | $12,396 | 7.07% | BUY |
| 167 | Augusta, GA | $252,842 | $17,861 | 7.06% | BUY |
| 168 | Ocala, FL | $269,193 | $19,011 | 7.06% | BUY |
| 169 | Vidalia, GA | $173,507 | $12,233 | 7.05% | BUY |
| 170 | Bay City, MI | $188,382 | $13,251 | 7.03% | BUY |
| 171 | Topeka, KS | $220,095 | $15,399 | 7.0% | BUY |
| 172 | Auburn, NY | $235,905 | $16,522 | 7.0% | BUY |
| 173 | Hillsdale, MI | $214,445 | $15,000 | 6.99% | BUY |
| 174 | New Castle, PA | $164,958 | $11,531 | 6.99% | BUY |
| 175 | Sioux City, IA | $226,131 | $15,809 | 6.99% | BUY |
| 176 | Terre Haute, IN | $170,331 | $11,893 | 6.98% | BUY |
| 177 | Cumberland, MD | $170,460 | $11,894 | 6.98% | BUY |
| 178 | Cortland, NY | $210,028 | $14,657 | 6.98% | BUY |
| 179 | Freeport, IL | $162,599 | $11,353 | 6.98% | BUY |
| 180 | Muncie, IN | $173,000 | $12,052 | 6.97% | BUY |
| 181 | McAllen, TX | $193,007 | $13,459 | 6.97% | BUY |
| 182 | Youngstown, OH | $177,110 | $12,312 | 6.95% | BUY |
| 183 | Clearlake, CA | $307,753 | $21,369 | 6.94% | BUY |
| 184 | Amsterdam, NY | $216,866 | $15,033 | 6.93% | BUY |
| 185 | Morgantown, WV | $228,186 | $15,788 | 6.92% | BUY |
| 186 | Sunbury, PA | $176,331 | $12,208 | 6.92% | BUY |
| 187 | Scranton, PA | $235,727 | $16,294 | 6.91% | BUY |
| 188 | Jesup, GA | $212,950 | $14,700 | 6.9% | BUY |
| 189 | Fairbanks, AK | $311,741 | $21,490 | 6.89% | BUY |
| 190 | Cleveland, OH | $253,678 | $17,448 | 6.88% | BUY |
| 191 | Jamestown, NY | $181,714 | $12,489 | 6.87% | BUY |
| 192 | Dyersburg, TN | $174,855 | $12,000 | 6.86% | BUY |
| 193 | Memphis, TN | $244,737 | $16,795 | 6.86% | BUY |
| 194 | Fayetteville, NC | $255,537 | $17,492 | 6.85% | BUY |
| 195 | Champaign, IL | $239,660 | $16,419 | 6.85% | BUY |
| 196 | Detroit, MI | $267,167 | $18,285 | 6.84% | BUY |
| 197 | Blacksburg, VA | $288,402 | $19,705 | 6.83% | BUY |
| 198 | Crescent City, CA | $364,728 | $24,900 | 6.83% | BUY |
| 199 | Anniston, AL | $171,105 | $11,675 | 6.82% | BUY |
| 200 | San Angelo, TX | $229,848 | $15,665 | 6.82% | BUY |
Methodology & data sources
Rent Yield is calculated as annual rent ÷ home value × 100. A higher yield means more rental income relative to the purchase price.
Median Home Value comes from Zillow's Home Value Index (ZHVI) for all-homes, mid-tier — the smoothed monthly index of typical home values.
Annual Rent is monthly ZORI (Zillow Observed Rent Index, all-homes, not seasonally adjusted) × 12.
Signal: BUY (yield > 6.7%, traditional cash-flow market), NEUTRAL (5% – 6.7%), RENT (yield < 5%, appreciation-driven market).
Source: Zillow Research data, refreshed monthly. Coverage limited to MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) that publish both home value and rent data.
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