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title: "Rent & Housing Costs in United States — Geo-Parity"
description: "Rent in United States: about $1,109/month for a 70m² flat, 21.8% of the local median wage. Measured against local wages and your own income."
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[Expenses](https://geo-parity.com/expenses/?tab=housing) · United States

# Rent and housing costs in United States

About **$1,109** a month for a 70m² flat — **21.8%** of what a median local earner takes home. Estimated; see the caveat below.

## The figures

- **Rent, 70m² flat**: $1,109/mo
- modelled from the price basket
- **Share of local median wage**: 21.8%
- local median ≈ $5,087/mo
- **Price-to-income**: 111.7%
- of this country's own long-run average
- **Price-to-rent**: 130.2%
- above 100 favours renting
- **Mortgage rate**: —
- not published free outside the euro area
- **Housing price level**: —
- EU27 = 100 (Eurostat)

Updated 2026-09-01. Price-to-income and price-to-rent compare United States with its own long-run average, not with other countries. National averages — not financial advice.

## Rent by city

Real published figures for 462 cities, for a 70m² flat.

| Morehouse Parish, LA | $636/mo |
| --- | --- |
| Jefferson City, MO | $694/mo |
| Carter County, KY | $703/mo |
| Gibson County, TN | $706/mo |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $714/mo |
| Grainger County, TN | $717/mo |
| Cooper County, MO | $730/mo |
| Morgan County, WV | $732/mo |
| Stone County, MS | $739/mo |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $745/mo |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $757/mo |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $757/mo |
| Dothan, AL | $762/mo |
| Joplin, MO | $765/mo |
| Holmes County, MS | $768/mo |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $771/mo |
| Mansfield, OH | $773/mo |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $775/mo |
| Decatur, AL | $776/mo |
| Alexandria, LA | $780/mo |

Showing the 20 cheapest of 462.

## Countries with similar rent

- [Greece](https://geo-parity.com/housing/greece/) — $852/mo , 41.9% of local wage
- [Japan](https://geo-parity.com/housing/japan/) — $939/mo , 39.3% of local wage
- [Italy](https://geo-parity.com/housing/italy/) — $1,033/mo , 30.1% of local wage
- [France](https://geo-parity.com/housing/france/) — $1,192/mo , 32.4% of local wage
- [Germany](https://geo-parity.com/housing/germany/) — $1,285/mo , 32.8% of local wage
- [Netherlands](https://geo-parity.com/housing/netherlands/) — $1,341/mo , 30.7% of local wage

See also: [all countries ranked](https://geo-parity.com/expenses/?tab=housing) · [what people earn in United States](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/united-states/) · [healthcare costs](https://geo-parity.com/healthcare/united-states/)

## Frequently asked questions

How much is rent in United States?

About $1,109 a month for a 70m² flat — modelled from this site's price basket, which understates housing where it has decoupled from the general cost of living. That is 21.8% of the local median wage of roughly $5,087 a month. A national average, not a quote: what you pay depends on the city, the neighbourhood and when you look.

Can I afford to live in United States on a remote salary?

That depends on the salary, which is the point. Rent of $1,109 is 21.8% of a local median wage; on a $6,000/month remote income it would be about 18%. The gap between those two figures is the arbitrage, and the housing tool computes it for any income you enter.

Is buying in United States good value right now?

Price-to-income currently sits at 111.7% of United States's own long-run average, so housing is 12% less affordable than its historical norm. Price-to-rent is at 130.2% of its own average — above 100 favours renting. These compare United States with its own past, not with other countries.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (price-to-income and price-to-rent), the ECB (mortgage rates, euro area only) and Eurostat (measured city rents and housing price levels), refreshed at build time — last updated 2026-09-01. OECD — DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES, HPI_YDH_AVG (% of long-term average); OECD — DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES, HPI_RPI_AVG (% of long-term average); ECB Data Portal — MIR, new housing loans to households (euro area); Eurostat — prc_ppp_ind, ppp_cat A0104 (EU27=100); Eurostat Urban Audit — SA1049V, average annual rent per m² (EUR); Eurostat Urban Audit — SA1053V, apartment price per m² (EUR); Eurostat Urban Audit — SA1051V, average apartment price (EUR); HUD USER — Fair Market Rents FY2026, One-Bedroom (40th-percentile GROSS rent, incl. tenant-paid utilities, USD/month).

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