Rent vs Buy by City

Find rent vs buy analysis for your city. Each page includes local housing market data, personalized insights, and a calculator pre-filled with your city's numbers.

579cities analyzed
199favor buying
106favor renting

Popular Cities

New York, NY

Median: $760,000

Rent: $3,450/mo

Toss-up

Los Angeles, CA

Median: $770,000

Rent: $2,850/mo

Rent

Chicago, IL

Median: $465,000

Rent: $2,200/mo

Toss-up

Houston, TX

Median: $495,000

Rent: $1,950/mo

Toss-up

Phoenix, AZ

Median: $510,000

Rent: $2,500/mo

Toss-up

Philadelphia, PA

Median: $310,000

Rent: $1,900/mo

Buy

San Antonio, TX

Median: $460,000

Rent: $1,850/mo

Toss-up

San Diego, CA

Median: $840,000

Rent: $2,900/mo

Rent

All Cities by State

Alabama(3 cities)

Alaska(1 city)

Arizona(10 cities)

Arkansas(1 city)

California(117 cities)

Colorado(13 cities)

Connecticut(5 cities)

District of Columbia(1 city)

Florida(19 cities)

Georgia(6 cities)

Hawaii(1 city)

Idaho(2 cities)

Illinois(6 cities)

Indiana(4 cities)

Iowa(3 cities)

Kansas(5 cities)

Kentucky(2 cities)

Louisiana(2 cities)

Maryland(1 city)

Massachusetts(10 cities)

Michigan(8 cities)

Minnesota(17 cities)

Mississippi(8 cities)

Missouri(13 cities)

Montana(7 cities)

Nebraska(7 cities)

Nevada(7 cities)

New Hampshire(7 cities)

New Jersey(15 cities)

New Mexico(8 cities)

New York(16 cities)

North Carolina(20 cities)

North Dakota(5 cities)

Ohio(17 cities)

Oklahoma(11 cities)

Oregon(14 cities)

Pennsylvania(13 cities)

Rhode Island(7 cities)

South Carolina(13 cities)

South Dakota(5 cities)

Tennessee(16 cities)

Texas(54 cities)

Utah(14 cities)

Vermont(5 cities)

Virginia(17 cities)

Washington(18 cities)

West Virginia(6 cities)

Wisconsin(13 cities)

Wyoming(6 cities)

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