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Where pay is growing faster than rent

Ranked by yearly income growth minus yearly rent growth across the last five Census survey releases.

The formula

Score = weighted average of pay vs rent. Pay vs rent: Yearly income growth minus yearly rent growth across the last five ACS releases (Citytistics measure).

Your weights

Top 25 places. Scores reflect your chosen weights.

#PlaceScore
01North Star, DE
100
02Oceanport, NJ
100
03Suncrest, WA
100
04Pinckneyville, IL
100
05Swannanoa, NC
100
06Polk City, IA
100
07White City, FL
100
08Rainsville, AL
100
09Blakely, GA
100
10Estacada, OR
100
11Page, AZ
100
12Carver, MN
100
13Happy Valley, CA
100
14La Habra Heights, CA
100
15Brush, CO
100
16Springdale, MD
100
17Springville, AL
100
18Campton Hills, IL
100
19Port LaBelle, FL
100
20Cottonwood, CA
100
21Lacombe, LA
100
22Peppermill Village, MD
100
23Wildwood, NJ
100
24West York, PA
100
25Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
100

Factor scores run 0 to 100 across all indexed places (100 is best). A place missing a factor is ranked on the factors it has. How scores work

6,645 places eligible. Data as of 2026-11-14.