Lowest typical home value
Published cities with at least 50,000 residents, sorted by current city-level Zillow ZHVI. This is not a quality rank.
City research
Find the city that fits the constraint.
Every published city must match an official Census place, carry city-level Zillow price and rent histories, and pass an eight-group evidence gate. Start with a decision lens, then move through region and state without mistaking a screen for a recommendation.
330verified city profiles
40represented states
8required evidence groups
0borrowed metro figures
Decision lenses
Begin with what can rule a market in or out
These are deterministic screens over current published city facts. They do not combine unlike periods, create a city score, or estimate a missing value.
Higher gross yield
Among published cities with at least 50,000 residents: Zillow annual rent divided by home value before every operating and financing cost. Use it to screen, not to underwrite.
Lower price-to-income
Current Zillow home value divided by ACS household income among cities with at least 50,000 residents.
Faster annual rent growth
Current city-level Zillow ZORI year-over-year change among published cities with at least 50,000 residents. Momentum can reverse and does not replace property-level rent checks.
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Four regions, one evidence standard
Open a state to see every verified city profile currently published there. State overview links lead to the wider metro and county context.
Census region
Northeast
5 states · 36 city profiles
MAMassachusetts10 profiles+
NJNew Jersey5 profiles+
NYNew York10 profiles+
PAPennsylvania10 profiles+
RIRhode Island1 profiles+
Census region
Midwest
11 states · 59 city profiles
ILIllinois12 profiles+
INIndiana8 profiles+
IAIowa2 profiles+
KSKansas5 profiles+
MIMichigan9 profiles+
MNMinnesota2 profiles+
MOMissouri5 profiles+
NENebraska2 profiles+
OHOhio10 profiles+
SDSouth Dakota1 profiles+
WIWisconsin3 profiles+
Census region
South
15 states · 138 city profiles
ALAlabama5 profiles+
ARArkansas1 profiles+
DEDelaware1 profiles+
DCDistrict of Columbia1 profiles+
FLFlorida29 profiles+
State overview
Apopka6.0% gross yieldBoca Raton6.1% gross yieldBoynton Beach7.2% gross yieldBradenton6.3% gross yieldCape Coral6.8% gross yieldClearwater6.8% gross yieldDeerfield Beach10.7% gross yieldDelray Beach9.8% gross yieldFort Lauderdale6.6% gross yieldFort Myers6.9% gross yieldGainesville6.6% gross yieldHialeah6.4% gross yieldHollywood6.4% gross yieldHomestead6.7% gross yieldJacksonville6.7% gross yieldKissimmee6.8% gross yieldLake Worth Beach6.5% gross yieldLakeland6.5% gross yieldMiami6.2% gross yieldNaples5.8% gross yieldOcala7.1% gross yieldOrlando6.1% gross yieldPembroke Pines6.3% gross yieldPensacola7.4% gross yieldSanford6.4% gross yieldSarasota6.4% gross yieldTallahassee6.1% gross yieldTampa6.3% gross yieldWest Palm Beach7.1% gross yield
GAGeorgia11 profiles+
LALouisiana5 profiles+
MDMaryland3 profiles+
MSMississippi1 profiles+
NCNorth Carolina14 profiles+
State overview
Apex4.0% gross yieldAsheville4.4% gross yieldCary3.4% gross yieldChapel Hill3.3% gross yieldCharlotte5.2% gross yieldConcord5.6% gross yieldDurham5.1% gross yieldFayetteville7.4% gross yieldGastonia6.5% gross yieldGreensboro6.4% gross yieldGreenville6.8% gross yieldRaleigh4.3% gross yieldWilmington4.8% gross yieldWinston-Salem6.9% gross yield
OKOklahoma5 profiles+
SCSouth Carolina6 profiles+
TNTennessee7 profiles+
TXTexas37 profiles+
State overview
Abilene10.5% gross yieldAmarillo7.2% gross yieldArlington5.9% gross yieldAustin3.8% gross yieldBeaumont8.6% gross yieldBrownsville9.6% gross yieldConroe6.0% gross yieldCorpus Christi7.5% gross yieldDallas6.2% gross yieldDenton5.0% gross yieldEdinburg5.6% gross yieldEl Paso7.7% gross yieldFort Worth6.5% gross yieldFrisco3.4% gross yieldGarland6.3% gross yieldGeorgetown4.6% gross yieldGrand Prairie6.1% gross yieldHouston7.1% gross yieldIrving5.5% gross yieldKaty6.9% gross yieldKilleen6.8% gross yieldLaredo7.2% gross yieldLubbock7.9% gross yieldMcKinney4.5% gross yieldMesquite6.6% gross yieldMidland5.9% gross yieldMission7.3% gross yieldNew Braunfels5.3% gross yieldOdessa7.3% gross yieldPlano4.1% gross yieldRound Rock5.1% gross yieldSan Angelo7.2% gross yieldSan Antonio6.6% gross yieldSpring5.7% gross yieldSugar Land5.5% gross yieldTyler6.4% gross yieldWaco8.2% gross yield
VAVirginia12 profiles+
State overview
Alexandria4.1% gross yieldArlington4.0% gross yieldChesapeake5.7% gross yieldFairfax3.7% gross yieldFredericksburg5.1% gross yieldNewport News6.4% gross yieldNorfolk6.7% gross yieldRichmond5.3% gross yieldRoanoke5.9% gross yieldVirginia Beach5.7% gross yieldWilliamsburg5.2% gross yieldWoodbridge5.2% gross yield
Census region
West
9 states · 97 city profiles
AKAlaska1 profiles+
AZArizona11 profiles+
CACalifornia50 profiles+
State overview
Anaheim3.4% gross yieldBakersfield5.7% gross yieldBerkeley2.4% gross yieldChula Vista4.2% gross yieldCorona4.2% gross yieldEl Cajon3.3% gross yieldElk Grove5.1% gross yieldEscondido3.8% gross yieldFontana5.7% gross yieldFremont2.6% gross yieldFresno6.0% gross yieldFullerton3.3% gross yieldGarden Grove3.2% gross yieldGlendale2.7% gross yieldHayward3.7% gross yieldHuntington Beach2.7% gross yieldInglewood4.1% gross yieldIrvine2.6% gross yieldLancaster6.2% gross yieldLong Beach3.3% gross yieldLos Angeles3.5% gross yieldModesto5.3% gross yieldMoreno Valley5.1% gross yieldOakland4.3% gross yieldOceanside4.1% gross yieldOntario4.7% gross yieldOrange3.3% gross yieldOxnard4.5% gross yieldPalmdale6.5% gross yieldPasadena2.9% gross yieldPomona4.2% gross yieldRancho Cucamonga4.3% gross yieldRiverside4.5% gross yieldRoseville4.9% gross yieldSacramento5.1% gross yieldSalinas4.0% gross yieldSan Bernardino4.8% gross yieldSan Diego3.6% gross yieldSan Francisco3.8% gross yieldSan Jose3.0% gross yieldSanta Ana3.8% gross yieldSanta Clara2.7% gross yieldSanta Clarita4.2% gross yieldSanta Rosa4.2% gross yieldStockton5.5% gross yieldSunnyvale2.2% gross yieldTracy4.7% gross yieldVallejo5.0% gross yieldVisalia5.7% gross yieldWhittier3.5% gross yield