WhereDoIMove?

Cities where typical rent is under $1,500 (2026)

Every covered city whose typical rent (HUD 2-bedroom fair market rent, or Census median) comes in below $1,500 a month. 20 cities qualify in the current dataset.

1
Toledo, OH

rent: $980/mo · comfortable on $56,000/yr

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El Paso, TX

rent: $1,010/mo · comfortable on $56,000/yr

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3
Wichita, KS

rent: $1,010/mo · comfortable on $58,000/yr

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4
Tulsa, OK

rent: $1,050/mo · comfortable on $58,000/yr

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5
Des Moines, IA

rent: $1,080/mo · comfortable on $58,000/yr

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6
Fort Wayne, IN

rent: $1,080/mo · comfortable on $58,000/yr

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7
Oklahoma City, OK

rent: $1,090/mo · comfortable on $58,500/yr

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8
Cleveland, OH

rent: $1,090/mo · comfortable on $57,500/yr

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9
Louisville, KY

rent: $1,110/mo · comfortable on $59,000/yr

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10
Buffalo, NY

rent: $1,120/mo · comfortable on $68,000/yr

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St. Louis, MO

rent: $1,120/mo · comfortable on $59,000/yr

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12
Cincinnati, OH

rent: $1,120/mo · comfortable on $58,000/yr

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13
Laredo, TX

rent: $1,120/mo · comfortable on $58,000/yr

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14
Rochester, NY

rent: $1,130/mo · comfortable on $68,500/yr

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15
Fayetteville, AR

rent: $1,140/mo · comfortable on $59,000/yr

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16
Omaha, NE

rent: $1,150/mo · comfortable on $60,500/yr

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17
Birmingham, AL

rent: $1,150/mo · comfortable on $60,500/yr

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18
Lubbock, TX

rent: $1,150/mo · comfortable on $58,500/yr

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19
Winston-Salem, NC

rent: $1,150/mo · comfortable on $61,500/yr

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20
Milwaukee, WI

rent: $1,160/mo · comfortable on $61,000/yr

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