Lowest typical home value
Cities with at least 50,000 residents, sorted by current city-level Zillow ZHVI. This is not a quality rank.
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Compare cities with direct Census place records and city-level Zillow price and rent histories. Start with a decision lens, then move through region and state without mistaking a screen for a recommendation.
500verified city profiles
49represented states
8required evidence groups
0borrowed metro figures
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Among 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.
- 01Detroit, MI638,530 residents21.1%
- 02Youngstown, OH59,331 residents18.0%
- 03Jackson, MS146,631 residents17.8%
- 04Flint, MI80,175 residents17.5%
- 05Camden, NJ71,496 residents14.4%
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 cities with at least 50,000 residents. Momentum can reverse and does not replace property-level rent checks.
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City markets across four US regions
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
7 states · 61 city profiles
MEMaine3 profiles+
MAMassachusetts12 profiles+
NHNew Hampshire3 profiles+
NJNew Jersey8 profiles+
NYNew York15 profiles+
State overview
Albany5.8% gross yieldBinghamton8.2% gross yieldBuffalo6.8% gross yieldLockport4.5% gross yieldNew Rochelle3.7% gross yieldNew York6.0% gross yieldNiagara Falls8.2% gross yieldNorth Tonawanda4.8% gross yieldRochester7.3% gross yieldSchenectady5.3% gross yieldSyracuse8.2% gross yieldTroy5.9% gross yieldUtica7.7% gross yieldWatertown8.8% gross yieldYonkers4.7% gross yield
PAPennsylvania15 profiles+
State overview
Allentown6.5% gross yieldAltoona9.4% gross yieldChambersburg5.5% gross yieldEaston6.0% gross yieldErie5.9% gross yieldHarrisburg6.0% gross yieldJohnstown9.9% gross yieldLebanon5.5% gross yieldPhiladelphia9.2% gross yieldPittsburgh7.8% gross yieldReading6.2% gross yieldScranton7.7% gross yieldWest Chester3.9% gross yieldWilkes-Barre8.9% gross yieldYork5.8% gross yield
Census region
Midwest
12 states · 107 city profiles
ILIllinois15 profiles+
State overview
Aurora8.4% gross yieldBloomington6.0% gross yieldChampaign7.0% gross yieldChicago8.6% gross yieldDecatur11.4% gross yieldEvanston6.2% gross yieldJoliet7.1% gross yieldNaperville4.4% gross yieldNormal6.3% gross yieldPeoria10.8% gross yieldQuincy8.2% gross yieldRockford7.7% gross yieldSpringfield8.1% gross yieldUrbana7.1% gross yieldWaukegan8.0% gross yield
INIndiana11 profiles+
IAIowa10 profiles+
KSKansas8 profiles+
MIMichigan13 profiles+
State overview
Ann Arbor4.8% gross yieldBattle Creek7.4% gross yieldDearborn8.0% gross yieldDetroit21.1% gross yieldFlint17.5% gross yieldGrand Rapids6.2% gross yieldHolland5.7% gross yieldJackson7.0% gross yieldKalamazoo6.1% gross yieldLansing8.6% gross yieldMidland6.8% gross yieldSaginaw10.1% gross yieldTraverse City5.3% gross yield
MNMinnesota4 profiles+
MOMissouri8 profiles+
NENebraska6 profiles+
NDNorth Dakota4 profiles+
OHOhio15 profiles+
State overview
Akron9.4% gross yieldCanton7.2% gross yieldCincinnati6.9% gross yieldCleveland14.1% gross yieldColumbus7.0% gross yieldDayton10.2% gross yieldElyria7.1% gross yieldHamilton6.2% gross yieldLima9.1% gross yieldLorain8.1% gross yieldMansfield6.6% gross yieldMiddletown5.7% gross yieldSpringfield8.0% gross yieldToledo10.0% gross yieldYoungstown18.0% gross yield
SDSouth Dakota3 profiles+
Census region
South
17 states · 197 city profiles
ALAlabama8 profiles+
ARArkansas10 profiles+
DEDelaware3 profiles+
DCDistrict of Columbia1 profiles+
FLFlorida31 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 yieldFort Pierce8.4% 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 yieldMiami Beach6.8% 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
GAGeorgia19 profiles+
State overview
Albany8.3% gross yieldAtlanta5.9% gross yieldCanton5.0% gross yieldColumbus8.6% gross yieldDalton7.4% gross yieldDecatur7.5% gross yieldDouglasville7.5% gross yieldGainesville5.2% gross yieldLaGrange6.7% gross yieldLawrenceville5.9% gross yieldMarietta4.3% gross yieldMcDonough6.6% gross yieldNewnan5.9% gross yieldRome6.6% gross yieldSavannah6.6% gross yieldStatesboro6.4% gross yieldValdosta7.5% gross yieldWarner Robins8.3% gross yieldWoodstock5.5% gross yield
KYKentucky2 profiles+
LALouisiana7 profiles+
MDMaryland5 profiles+
MSMississippi6 profiles+
NCNorth Carolina18 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 yieldHickory5.8% gross yieldLexington7.1% gross yieldRaleigh4.3% gross yieldSalisbury5.1% gross yieldSanford7.4% gross yieldWilmington4.8% gross yieldWinston-Salem6.9% gross yield
OKOklahoma9 profiles+
SCSouth Carolina11 profiles+
TNTennessee13 profiles+
State overview
Chattanooga5.6% gross yieldClarksville5.1% gross yieldCleveland5.4% gross yieldCookeville5.7% gross yieldFranklin2.8% gross yieldJackson7.6% gross yieldJohnson City5.9% gross yieldKingsport6.3% gross yieldKnoxville5.5% gross yieldMaryville5.9% gross yieldMemphis10.5% gross yieldMorristown6.6% gross yieldMurfreesboro4.7% gross yield
TXTexas39 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 yieldTemple6.9% gross yieldTyler6.4% gross yieldVictoria6.7% gross yieldWaco8.2% gross yield
VAVirginia13 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 yieldWinchester5.3% gross yieldWoodbridge5.2% gross yield
WVWest Virginia2 profiles+
Census region
West
13 states · 135 city profiles
AKAlaska2 profiles+
AZArizona12 profiles+
CACalifornia61 profiles+
State overview
Anaheim3.4% gross yieldBakersfield5.7% gross yieldBerkeley2.4% gross yieldBurbank2.8% gross yieldCarlsbad3.1% gross yieldChico4.0% 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 yieldMerced5.9% gross yieldModesto5.3% gross yieldMoreno Valley5.1% gross yieldNapa3.8% gross yieldOakland4.3% gross yieldOceanside4.1% gross yieldOntario4.7% gross yieldOrange3.3% gross yieldOxnard4.5% gross yieldPalmdale6.5% gross yieldPasadena2.9% gross yieldPerris6.2% gross yieldPomona4.2% gross yieldRancho Cucamonga4.3% gross yieldRedding5.0% gross yieldRedwood City2.5% 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 Barbara2.6% gross yieldSanta Clara2.7% gross yieldSanta Clarita4.2% gross yieldSanta Cruz3.2% gross yieldSanta Rosa4.2% gross yieldStockton5.5% gross yieldSunnyvale2.2% gross yieldTracy4.7% gross yieldUpland3.5% gross yieldVallejo5.0% gross yieldVisalia5.7% gross yieldWhittier3.5% gross yield
COColorado11 profiles+
HIHawaii1 profiles+
IDIdaho4 profiles+
MTMontana6 profiles+
NVNevada6 profiles+
NMNew Mexico6 profiles+
OROregon8 profiles+
UTUtah3 profiles+
WAWashington13 profiles+
State overview
Auburn3.8% gross yieldBellingham3.5% gross yieldBremerton4.8% gross yieldEverett3.6% gross yieldKirkland2.6% gross yieldOlympia4.5% gross yieldPasco4.7% gross yieldRichland4.6% gross yieldSeattle3.1% gross yieldSpokane4.5% gross yieldTacoma4.2% gross yieldVancouver4.3% gross yieldYakima4.5% gross yield