Rentals - Where to Buy - What to Avoid - Here's The Secret
I ran across this and thought it was an interesting take. It was put together by WalletHub Jul 25, 2018 | Adam McCann, Financial Writer, and Called - "2018’s Best & Worst Places to Rent in America"
Investors can learn quite a bit by studying what our Markets are dealing with; trends for renters and buyers.
"Roughly 43 million American households have opted to rent rather than buy their homes because of convenience, cost or both." and "demand for affordable housing exceeding supply, more than one-quarter of all renters – 11.1 million people in total – spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing. They are classified as “severely cost-burdened” by federal housing agencies as a result."
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Overall Rank | Overall Rank | Total Score | ‘Rental Market & Affordability’ Rank | ‘Quality of Life’ Rank |
(1 = Best) | City | |||
1 | Scottsdale, AZ | 69.26 | 14 | 1 |
2 | Peoria, AZ | 66.72 | 12 | 2 |
3 | Chandler, AZ | 66.41 | 22 | 3 |
4 | Gilbert, AZ | 66.16 | 7 | 9 |
5 | Fargo, ND | 63.16 | 2 | 49 |
6 | Bismarck, ND | 63 | 3 | 50 |
7 | Overland Park, KS | 61.76 | 17 | 16 |
8 | Lincoln, NE | 61.41 | 19 | 29 |
9 | Mesa, AZ | 59.56 | 38 | 23 |
10 | Tempe, AZ | 59.5 | 28 | 28 |
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11 | Irvine, CA | 59.49 | 111 | 4 |
12 | Nashua, NH | 59.48 | 57 | 13 |
13 | Sioux Falls, SD | 59.15 | 4 | 86 |
14 | Boise, ID | 59.03 | 68 | 15 |
15 | Phoenix, AZ | 58.63 | 44 | 30 |
16 | Omaha, NE | 58.31 | 27 | 44 |
17 | Lewiston, ME | 57.84 | 23 | 46 |
18 | Glendale, AZ | 57.52 | 37 | 40 |
19 | El Paso, TX | 57.24 | 50 | 37 |
20 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 57.06 | 5 | 81 |
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21 | Tampa, FL | 56.59 | 130 | 7 |
22 | Charleston, SC | 56.43 | 59 | 26 |
23 | Huntsville, AL | 56.3 | 1 | 121 |
24 | Plano, TX | 55.97 | 66 | 35 |
25 | Casper, WY | 55.75 | 6 | 97 |
26 | Henderson, NV | 55.59 | 29 | 59 |
27 | Portland, ME | 55.47 | 58 | 36 |
28 | South Burlington, VT | 55.37 | 81 | 25 |
29 | San Diego, CA | 55.33 | 157 | 6 |
30 | Rapid City, SD | 55.05 | 8 | 100 |
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31 | Madison, WI | 54.84 | 53 | 52 |
32 | Fremont, CA | 54.54 | 121 | 18 |
33 | Reno, NV | 54.44 | 34 | 66 |
34 | Manchester, NH | 54.21 | 72 | 38 |
35 | Orlando, FL | 53.87 | 139 | 17 |
36 | Fort Smith, AR | 53.8 | 9 | 108 |
37 | Grand Prairie, TX | 53.77 | 97 | 22 |
38 | Tucson, AZ | 53.75 | 56 | 58 |
39 | Las Cruces, NM | 53.7 | 13 | 102 |
40 | Austin, TX | 53.53 | 76 | 47 |
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41 | Amarillo, TX | 53.37 | 42 | 65 |
42 | Cape Coral, FL | 53.22 | 145 | 11 |
43 | Des Moines, IA | 53.01 | 45 | 68 |
44 | Huntington Beach, CA | 52.8 | 161 | 5 |
45 | San Francisco, CA | 52.55 | 107 | 41 |
46 | Chesapeake, VA | 52.43 | 10 | 118 |
47 | Raleigh, NC | 52.43 | 15 | 113 |
48 | Las Vegas, NV | 52.38 | 40 | 77 |
49 | Newport News, VA | 52.19 | 11 | 120 |
50 | Virginia Beach, VA | 52.01 | 24 | 98 |
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51 | Colorado Springs, CO | 51.93 | 62 | 64 |
52 | Honolulu, HI | 51.61 | 160 | 27 |
53 | Jacksonville, FL | 51.51 | 91 | 55 |
54 | Santa Rosa, CA | 51.49 | 165 | 10 |
55 | Cheyenne, WY | 51.45 | 33 | 104 |
56 | Chula Vista, CA | 51.26 | 146 | 32 |
57 | Sacramento, CA | 50.76 | 149 | 34 |
58 | St. Petersburg, FL | 50.71 | 141 | 42 |
59 | Grand Rapids, MI | 50.69 | 96 | 56 |
60 | Fort Worth, TX | 50.67 | 71 | 70 |
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61 | Charlotte, NC | 50.61 | 31 | 107 |
62 | Nampa, ID | 50.58 | 106 | 53 |
63 | Winston-Salem, NC | 50.48 | 26 | 125 |
64 | Santa Clarita, CA | 50.43 | 171 | 8 |
65 | Salem, OR | 50.35 | 73 | 69 |
66 | Glendale, CA | 50.17 | 169 | 12 |
67 | Irving, TX | 50.05 | 74 | 74 |
68 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 50.04 | 151 | 21 |
69 | Columbia, MD | 50.03 | 36 | 126 |
70 | San Antonio, TX | 49.89 | 70 | 79 |
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71 | Pittsburgh, PA | 49.76 | 82 | 72 |
72 | Kansas City, MO | 49.62 | 46 | 103 |
73 | Durham, NC | 49.43 | 16 | 144 |
74 | Dallas, TX | 49.43 | 104 | 67 |
75 | Fontana, CA | 49.3 | 114 | 57 |
76 | Juneau, AK | 49.24 | 18 | 148 |
77 | Garland, TX | 49.21 | 138 | 54 |
78 | Bakersfield, CA | 49.18 | 52 | 99 |
79 | Birmingham, AL | 49.12 | 30 | 134 |
80 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 48.96 | 166 | 24 |
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81 | Greensboro, NC | 48.87 | 35 | 135 |
82 | Long Beach, CA | 48.71 | 163 | 39 |
83 | Oklahoma City, OK | 48.69 | 43 | 116 |
84 | San Jose, CA | 48.53 | 156 | 45 |
85 | Arlington, TX | 48.46 | 89 | 78 |
86 | Denver, CO | 48.42 | 127 | 61 |
87 | Nashville, TN | 48.36 | 77 | 92 |
88 | Los Angeles, CA | 48.33 | 172 | 33 |
89 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 48.21 | 61 | 101 |
90 | Atlanta, GA | 47.95 | 118 | 71 |
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91 | Billings, MT | 47.92 | 51 | 124 |
92 | Anaheim, CA | 47.87 | 167 | 43 |
93 | North Las Vegas, NV | 47.78 | 47 | 122 |
94 | Oceanside, CA | 47.64 | 178 | 14 |
95 | Chattanooga, TN | 47.63 | 85 | 91 |
96 | Little Rock, AR | 47.33 | 25 | 160 |
97 | Washington, DC | 47.21 | 64 | 110 |
98 | Albuquerque, NM | 47.18 | 20 | 147 |
99 | Oxnard, CA | 47.13 | 152 | 51 |
100 | Cincinnati, OH | 47 | 103 | 89 |
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101 | Minneapolis, MN | 46.97 | 110 | 87 |
102 | Portland, OR | 46.93 | 124 | 76 |
103 | West Valley City, UT | 46.91 | 100 | 90 |
104 | Columbus, OH | 46.83 | 87 | 95 |
105 | Missoula, MT | 46.75 | 65 | 123 |
106 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 46.7 | 175 | 20 |
107 | Garden Grove, CA | 46.66 | 176 | 19 |
108 | Fayetteville, NC | 46.65 | 21 | 168 |
109 | Riverside, CA | 46.53 | 129 | 75 |
110 | St. Paul, MN | 46.39 | 120 | 85 |
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111 | Laredo, TX | 46.18 | 123 | 82 |
112 | Ontario, CA | 46.07 | 164 | 48 |
113 | Yonkers, NY | 45.68 | 95 | 106 |
114 | Fresno, CA | 45.63 | 83 | 111 |
115 | Aurora, IL | 45.55 | 98 | 105 |
116 | Wichita, KS | 45.55 | 32 | 155 |
117 | Modesto, CA | 45.5 | 88 | 109 |
118 | Brownsville, TX | 45.49 | 117 | 94 |
119 | Salt Lake City, UT | 45.48 | 69 | 132 |
120 | Mobile, AL | 45.28 | 49 | 152 |
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121 | Dover, DE | 45.13 | 54 | 154 |
122 | Columbia, SC | 44.95 | 67 | 139 |
123 | New York, NY | 44.81 | 142 | 84 |
124 | Moreno Valley, CA | 44.73 | 148 | 73 |
125 | Corpus Christi, TX | 44.72 | 102 | 112 |
126 | Norfolk, VA | 44.55 | 41 | 161 |
127 | Louisville, KY | 44.45 | 75 | 136 |
128 | Richmond, VA | 43.87 | 60 | 173 |
129 | Houston, TX | 43.82 | 86 | 131 |
130 | St. Louis, MO | 43.66 | 55 | 158 |
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131 | Seattle, WA | 43.56 | 158 | 83 |
132 | Jersey City, NJ | 43.55 | 80 | 138 |
133 | Warwick, RI | 43.37 | 122 | 115 |
134 | Chicago, IL | 43.19 | 78 | 140 |
135 | Knoxville, TN | 43.14 | 125 | 117 |
136 | Stockton, CA | 43.11 | 109 | 127 |
137 | Montgomery, AL | 43.02 | 63 | 164 |
138 | Augusta, GA | 42.82 | 90 | 143 |
139 | Aurora, CO | 42.82 | 150 | 96 |
140 | Miami, FL | 42.71 | 177 | 63 |
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141 | Gulfport, MS | 42.6 | 113 | 133 |
142 | Anchorage, AK | 42.56 | 39 | 172 |
143 | Lubbock, TX | 42.49 | 115 | 130 |
144 | Springfield, MO | 42.44 | 48 | 176 |
145 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 42.42 | 174 | 62 |
146 | Philadelphia, PA | 42.35 | 140 | 114 |
147 | Vancouver, WA | 42.22 | 159 | 93 |
148 | Boston, MA | 42.19 | 168 | 88 |
149 | Spokane, WA | 42.07 | 101 | 142 |
150 | Tulsa, OK | 42.02 | 92 | 141 |
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151 | Tallahassee, FL | 41.39 | 135 | 129 |
152 | Santa Ana, CA | 41.35 | 179 | 60 |
153 | San Bernardino, CA | 41.33 | 144 | 119 |
154 | Fort Wayne, IN | 41.01 | 99 | 151 |
155 | Milwaukee, WI | 40.92 | 94 | 156 |
156 | Rochester, NY | 40.78 | 105 | 157 |
157 | Burlington, VT | 40.46 | 128 | 146 |
158 | Pearl City, HI | 40.26 | 181 | 31 |
159 | Indianapolis, IN | 40.2 | 84 | 167 |
160 | Columbus, GA | 39.97 | 116 | 162 |
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161 | Wilmington, DE | 39.8 | 93 | 169 |
162 | Newark, NJ | 39.48 | 79 | 170 |
163 | Tacoma, WA | 39.48 | 137 | 149 |
164 | Worcester, MA | 39.41 | 133 | 150 |
165 | Buffalo, NY | 39.18 | 119 | 163 |
166 | Oakland, CA | 39.17 | 154 | 137 |
167 | Baton Rouge, LA | 38.93 | 126 | 159 |
168 | New Orleans, LA | 38.4 | 143 | 145 |
169 | Charleston, WV | 37.62 | 112 | 179 |
170 | Akron, OH | 37.58 | 155 | 153 |
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171 | Toledo, OH | 37.35 | 131 | 166 |
172 | Shreveport, LA | 36.93 | 135 | 171 |
173 | Jackson, MS | 36.79 | 147 | 165 |
174 | Hialeah, FL | 36.58 | 182 | 80 |
175 | Providence, RI | 36.18 | 132 | 178 |
176 | Baltimore, MD | 34.91 | 108 | 181 |
177 | Bridgeport, CT | 34.24 | 180 | 128 |
178 | Huntington, WV | 33.95 | 153 | 180 |
179 | New Haven, CT | 32.39 | 173 | 174 |
180 | Cleveland, OH | 32.28 | 170 | 175 |
181 | Memphis, TN | 32.18 | 134 | 182 |
182 | Detroit, MI | 32.09 | 162 | 177 |