Rankings
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Highest cities in the US by elevation
State by state, listed alphabetically rather than ranked.
Browse states → Lowest towns · ElevationLowest cities in the US by elevation
State by state, listed alphabetically rather than ranked.
Browse states →County-level rankings fact-checked against the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey — no per-state drill-down, each page stands on its own.
Highest home price to income
Seventeen U.S. counties where the median home costs the most years of median household income — California holds 7 of the 17 spots, more than any other state, and Teton County, WY (Jackson Hole) is among the highest nationally at about 12 years. Figures from the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Read the ranking → County · affordabilityHighest rent burden
Fifteen of the U.S. counties where median rent is the largest share of median household income, led by New York's Bronx County at 35.1% — 6 of the 15 are in Florida, three are New York City boroughs. Figures from the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Read the ranking → County · affordabilityLowest median gross rent
Fifteen U.S. counties with at least 20,000 residents and the lowest median gross rent, according to the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. Eight of the fifteen carry a margin of error wider than the $64 range separating the lowest published figure here from the highest.
Read the ranking → County · affordabilityLowest rent burden
Fourteen U.S. counties among the most affordable in the nation by rent burden — median rent equals roughly 11 to 12 percent of median household income in each, and every county's household income sits at or above its state's median. Figures from the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Read the ranking → County · affordabilityLow rent burden, pop. 20K–50K
124 of the US counties with 20,000–50,000 residents and a rent burden under 20%, with rent and income each measured against the county's own state median.
Read the ranking → County · affordabilityLow rent burden, pop. 50K–100K
59 of the US counties with 50,000–100,000 residents and a rent burden under 20%, with rent and income each measured against the county's own state median.
Read the ranking → County · affordabilityLow rent burden, pop. 100K–250K
41 of the US counties with 100,000–250,000 residents and a rent burden under 20%, with rent and income each measured against the county's own state median.
Read the ranking → County · affordabilityLow rent burden, pop. 250K–750K
14 of the US counties with 250,000–750,000 residents and a rent burden under 20%, with rent and income each measured against the county's own state median.
Read the ranking →About these rankings
What we rank. Unless a page says otherwise, rankings cover incorporated municipalities — places with their own municipal government. County rankings cover the 3,221 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Sources. Place identification is compiled from U.S. Census Bureau releases. County figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Elevation figures come from the U.S. Geological Survey's 3D Elevation Program.