Overall Ranking
STATE RANKING FINAL | State | STATE RANKING FINAL | State |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Massachusetts | 26 | Vermont |
2 | Hawaii | 27 | Alaska |
3 | New Hampshire | 28 | Illinois |
4 | Connecticut | 29 | Pennsylvania |
5 | Colorado | 30 | Washington |
6 | Maryland | 31 | Texas |
7 | New Jersey | 32 | North Dakota |
8 | California | 33 | Wisconsin |
9 | Nebraska | 34 | Iowa |
10 | Rhode Island | 35 | Kansas |
11 | New York | 36 | Montana |
12 | Virginia | 37 | Wyoming |
13 | Utah | 38 | South Carolina |
14 | District of Columbia (Washington DC) | 39 | Missouri |
15 | Minnesota | 40 | Alabama |
16 | Georgia | 41 | Tennessee |
17 | Idaho | 42 | New Mexicov |
18 | Oregon | 43 | North Carolina |
19 | Maine | 44 | Michigan |
20 | Arizona | 45 | Indiana |
21 | Ohio | 46 | Kentucky |
22 | Delaware | 47 | Mississippi |
23 | South Dakota | 48 | Oklahoma |
24 | Nevada | 49 | Louisiana |
25 | Florida | 50 | West Virginia |
51 | Arkansas |
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Rent Versus Buy Ranking
State | Cost of Living Index | Ranking | Median Household Income | Ranking | Average Mortgage Rates (30 year-fixed) | Ranking | Median Home Price | Ranking | Rent-to-Price Ratio | Ranking |
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California | 134.50 | 5 | $84,907 | 6 | 6.58% | 2 | $785,900 | 2 | 41.29 | 7 |
Colorado | 105.50 | 6 | $82,254 | 10 | 6.51% | 6 | $580,900 | 7 | 36.26 | 10 |
Massachusetts | 148.40 | 22 | $89,645 | 3 | 6.50% | 7 | $614,700 | 6 | 38.34 | 8 |
District of Columbia (Washington DC) | 148.70 | 9 | $90,088 | 2 | 6.38% | 23 | $668,250 | 4 | 34.65 | 14 |
Arizona | 107.20 | 3 | $69,056 | 21 | 6.47% | 10 | $436,100 | 15 | 33.13 | 16 |
Idaho | 106.10 | 13 | $66,474 | 28 | 6.47% | 11 | $460,900 | 12 | 43.30 | 5 |
Hawaii | 179.00 | 12 | $84,857 | 7 | 6.26% | 47 | $720,200 | 3 | 36.35 | 9 |
Georgia | 91.00 | 11 | $66,559 | 26 | 6.53% | 4 | $375,300 | 23 | 30.01 | 22 |
Connecticut | 113.10 | 7 | $83,771 | 9 | 6.35% | 29 | $393,700 | 19 | 27.32 | 30 |
New Hampshire | 115.00 | 30 | $88,465 | 5 | 6.31% | 40 | $477,600 | 10 | 34.76 | 13 |
Ohio | 94.00 | 36 | $62,262 | 39 | 6.45% | 15 | $510,900 | 9 | 51.61 | 3 |
Nebraska | 90.10 | 28 | $66,817 | 25 | 6.36% | 28 | $428,100 | 16 | 41.63 | 6 |
Maryland | 119.50 | 21 | $90,203 | 1 | 6.36% | 27 | $421,800 | 17 | 24.84 | 38 |
Minnesota | 94.10 | 24 | $77,720 | 14 | 6.47% | 9 | $341,700 | 29 | 28.19 | 28 |
Oregon | 115.10 | 38 | $71,562 | 19 | 6.38% | 24 | $462,100 | 11 | 32.83 | 17 |
Utah | 101.50 | 45 | $79,449 | 12 | 6.28% | 44 | $618,000 | 5 | 47.25 | 4 |
Texas | 93.00 | 44 | $66,963 | 24 | 6.41% | 18 | $440,200 | 14 | 33.90 | 15 |
South Dakota | 93.80 | 42 | $66,143 | 30 | 6.33% | 35 | $529,600 | 8 | 57.99 | 2 |
Alaska | 124.40 | 2 | $77,845 | 13 | 6.22% | 50 | $379,600 | 21 | 25.51 | 33 |
New Jersey | 114.10 | 31 | $89,296 | 4 | 6.45% | 13 | $349,200 | 28 | 21.27 | 46 |
Delaware | 102.60 | 8 | $71,091 | 20 | 6.38% | 25 | $327,300 | 30 | 23.72 | 41 |
Nevada | 101.30 | 29 | $66,274 | 29 | 6.33% | 34 | $452,700 | 13 | 32.55 | 19 |
New Mexico | 94.20 | 32 | $53,992 | 46 | 6.26% | 48 | $819,900 | 1 | 79.73 | 1 |
New York | 125.10 | 33 | $74,314 | 15 | 6.45% | 14 | $371,100 | 26 | 23.52 | 43 |
South Carolina | 96.50 | 41 | $59,318 | 43 | 6.63% | 1 | $357,800 | 27 | 32.48 | 20 |
Tennessee | 90.40 | 43 | $59,695 | 42 | 6.44% | 16 | $385,300 | 20 | 35.80 | 11 |
Maine | 111.50 | 20 | $64,767 | 33 | 6.28% | 45 | $373,700 | 25 | 35.67 | 12 |
Pennsylvania | 99.00 | 39 | $68,957 | 22 | 6.33% | 32 | $374,200 | 24 | 32.55 | 18 |
Rhode Island | 110.50 | 40 | $74,008 | 16 | 6.32% | 38 | $377,200 | 22 | 30.49 | 21 |
Florida | 102.30 | 10 | $63,062 | 37 | 6.30% | 43 | $407,200 | 18 | 27.86 | 29 |
Iowa | 89.70 | 16 | $65,600 | 31 | 6.55% | 3 | $230,600 | 51 | 23.84 | 40 |
Illinois | 90.80 | 14 | $72,205 | 18 | 6.33% | 31 | $280,900 | 37 | 22.55 | 44 |
Virginia | 103.10 | 47 | $80,963 | 11 | 6.49% | 8 | $297,100 | 33 | 19.70 | 47 |
Alabama | 88.80 | 1 | $53,913.00 | 47 | 6.32% | 39 | $284,900 | 36 | 29.27 | 23 |
Mississippi | 85.30 | 25 | $48,716 | 51 | 6.53% | 5 | $271,200 | 42 | 28.64 | 25 |
Indiana | 91.50 | 15 | $62,743 | 38 | 6.38% | 26 | $258,000 | 44 | 25.47 | 35 |
North Dakota | 94.60 | 35 | $66,519 | 27 | 6.43% | 17 | $253,200 | 47 | 25.48 | 34 |
Montana | 103.70 | 27 | $63,249 | 36 | 6.31% | 41 | $290,500 | 35 | 28.96 | 24 |
Kentucky | 93.80 | 18 | $55,573 | 45 | 6.39% | 22 | $251,300 | 49 | 26.75 | 31 |
Michigan | 92.70 | 23 | $63,498 | 35 | 6.41% | 19 | $252,200 | 48 | 23.56 | 42 |
Missouri | 88.40 | 26 | $61,847 | 41 | 6.40% | 21 | $255,400 | 46 | 25.25 | 37 |
Arkansas | 90.30 | 4 | $52,528 | 48 | 6.25% | 49 | $258,100 | 43 | 28.30 | 27 |
Vermont | 114.90 | 46 | $72,431 | 17 | 6.30% | 42 | $304,400 | 31 | 25.39 | 36 |
Kansas | 87.70 | 17 | $64,124 | 34 | 6.22% | 51 | $276,300 | 39 | 26.68 | 32 |
Washington | 115.10 | 48 | $84,247 | 8 | 6.34% | 30 | $276,000 | 40 | 17.20 | 48 |
North Carolina | 96.10 | 34 | $61,972 | 40 | 6.47% | 12 | $240,900 | 50 | 21.54 | 45 |
Oklahoma | 86.00 | 37 | $55,826 | 44 | 6.33% | 37 | $278,700 | 38 | 28.39 | 26 |
Wisconsin | 95.00 | 50 | $67,125 | 23 | 6.33% | 33 | $297,100 | 34 | 28.39 | 50 |
Louisiana | 92.00 | 19 | $52,087 | 49 | 6.28% | 46 | $257,400 | 45 | 24.49 | 39 |
West Virginia | 90.30 | 49 | $51,248 | 50 | 6.41% | 20 | $304,400 | 32 | 34.65 | 49 |
Wyoming | 92.80 | 51 | $65,204 | 32 | 6.33% | 36 | $276,000 | 41 | 26.96 | 51 |
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Rent Potential Ranking
State | Average Monthly Rent | Ranking | Rental Vacancy Rate (Q4 2023) | Ranking | Percentage of Renters | Ranking | Year-over-year Rent Value Change (Nov 2023) | Ranking |
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Massachusetts | $1,336.00 | 7 | 2.4 | 1 | 37.2% | 7 | 0.00% | 33 |
New Jersey | $1,368.00 | 5 | 4.2 | 9 | 39.5% | 4 | 4.82% | 18 |
New York | $1,315.00 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 48.8% | 2 | -1.28% | 36 |
District of Columbia (Washington DC) | $1,607.00 | 2 | 6.3 | 26 | 61.8% | 1 | 0.50% | 32 |
Washington | $1,337.00 | 6 | 4.8 | 12 | 33.6% | 16 | -7.28% | 50 |
Colorado | $1,335.00 | 8 | 5.8 | 21 | 37.3% | 6 | -4.71% | 46 |
California | $1,586.00 | 3 | 4.1 | 8 | 44.0% | 3 | -0.59% | 35 |
Rhode Island | $1,031.00 | 23 | 3.3 | 6 | 36.8% | 9 | 7.50% | 11 |
Alaska | $1,240.00 | 11 | 5.1 | 17 | 36.0% | 12 | 7.00% | 14 |
Connecticut | $1,201.00 | 13 | 2.8 | 3 | 31.1% | 27 | 4.02% | 23 |
Virginia | $1,257.00 | 10 | 4.9 | 14 | 31.7% | 23 | -0.33% | 34 |
Hawaii | $1,651.00 | 1 | 8.4 | 40 | 37.2% | 8 | -3.03% | 42 |
Oregon | $1,173.00 | 14 | 6.9 | 32 | 36.8% | 10 | -6.54% | 49 |
Nevada | $1,159.00 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 38.0% | 5 | -2.43% | 41 |
New Hampshire | $1,145.00 | 17 | 3.2 | 5 | 26.3% | 43 | 13.07% | 4 |
Arizona | $1,097.00 | 18 | 6.7 | 31 | 33.0% | 19 | 1.58% | 29 |
Utah | $1,090.00 | 19 | 5.4 | 20 | 30.9% | 30 | -5.94% | 48 |
Maryland | $1,415.00 | 4 | 6.4 | 27 | 27.1% | 39 | -1.34% | 38 |
Illinois | $1,038.00 | 22 | 6.7 | 30 | 33.2% | 18 | 4.06% | 22 |
Delaware | $1,150.00 | 16 | 3.1 | 4 | 23.8% | 50 | 3.61% | 26 |
Nebraska | $857.00 | 36 | 5.2 | 18 | 33.2% | 17 | 0.72% | 31 |
Georgia | $1,042.00 | 21 | 8.2 | 39 | 34.3% | 13 | 4.22% | 20 |
Texas | $1,082.00 | 20 | 8.7 | 43 | 36.8% | 11 | -3.20% | 43 |
Vermont | $999.00 | 25 | 2.7 | 2 | 25.1% | 48 | 12.30% | 5 |
Minnesota | $1,010.00 | 24 | 4.5 | 11 | 26.1% | 44 | 7.44% | 12 |
Ohio | $825.00 | 43 | 5.8 | 22 | 33.9% | 15 | 3.12% | 27 |
Maine | $873.00 | 33 | 3.5 | 7 | 26.8% | 41 | 3.80% | 24 |
Florida | $1,218.00 | 12 | 10.3 | 48 | 32.3% | 21 | -4.84% | 47 |
Wisconsin | $872.00 | 34 | 6.5 | 28 | 32.8% | 20 | 9.00% | 9 |
Pennsylvania | $958.00 | 26 | 6.3 | 25 | 28.7% | 34 | -1.39% | 39 |
North Carolina | $932.00 | 27 | 8.7 | 44 | 34.2% | 14 | -1.33% | 37 |
Idaho | $887.00 | 31 | 6.2 | 24 | 29.8% | 31 | -7.49% | 51 |
Kansas | $863.00 | 35 | 7.8 | 36 | 31.4% | 24 | 11.27% | 6 |
Missouri | $843.00 | 40 | 6.2 | 23 | 29.5% | 33 | 7.43% | 13 |
South Dakota | $761.00 | 49 | 5.2 | 19 | 30.9% | 29 | 4.77% | 19 |
Montana | $836.00 | 41 | 4.9 | 13 | 25.9% | 45 | 6.50% | 16 |
Kentucky | $783.00 | 48 | 4.9 | 15 | 27.7% | 37 | -2.36% | 40 |
Wyoming | $853.00 | 38 | 4.9 | 16 | 25.6% | 47 | 16.00% | 1 |
North Dakota | $828.00 | 42 | 7.7 | 35 | 31.2% | 25 | 10.99% | 7 |
Louisiana | $876.00 | 32 | 10.1 | 47 | 31.2% | 26 | 2.14% | 28 |
Tennessee | $897.00 | 29 | 8.6 | 42 | 27.8% | 35 | 1.33% | 30 |
New Mexico | $857.00 | 37 | 7.6 | 34 | 27.3% | 38 | -3.30% | 44 |
Michigan | $892.00 | 30 | 7.4 | 33 | 24.1% | 49 | 13.89% | 3 |
Oklahoma | $818.00 | 44 | 8.5 | 41 | 31.0% | 28 | -4.06% | 45 |
Iowa | $806.00 | 46 | 7.9 | 37 | 29.8% | 32 | 5.55% | 17 |
South Carolina | $918.00 | 28 | 12.4 | 51 | 27.0% | 40 | 7.57% | 10 |
Indiana | $844.00 | 39 | 10 | 46 | 27.8% | 36 | 6.57% | 15 |
Mississippi | $789.00 | 47 | 6.5 | 29 | 25.7% | 46 | 13.93% | 2 |
Arkansas | $760.00 | 50 | 11.9 | 50 | 32.3% | 22 | 3.65% | 25 |
Alabama | $811.00 | 45 | 10.8 | 49 | 26.4% | 42 | 4.08% | 21 |
West Virginia | $732.00 | 51 | 9.3 | 45 | 20.6% | 51 | 9.70% | 8 |
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Tenant Happiness Ranking
State | Unemployment Rates | Ranking | Crime Rates (per 100k) | Ranking | Community Well-being Index Score (out of 100) | Ranking |
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Massachusetts | 3.2 | 16 | 2415.2 | 2 | 71 | 1 |
Maryland | 1.9 | 2 | 3619.5 | 16 | 70 | 4 |
New Hampshire | 2.5 | 6 | 2344.2 | 1 | 61 | 16 |
Virginia | 3.0 | 13 | 3121.5 | 8 | 64 | 11 |
Vermont | 2.2 | 4 | 2607.4 | 6 | 59 | 22 |
Rhode Island | 3.2 | 17 | 2721.7 | 7 | 64 | 12 |
Nebraska | 2.3 | 5 | 4152.4 | 23 | 60 | 18 |
Hawaii | 2.9 | 10 | 5076.9 | 38 | 71 | 2 |
Maine | 3.2 | 19 | 2420.9 | 3 | 57 | 29 |
North Dakota | 1.9 | 1 | 4577.2 | 30 | 60 | 20 |
New Jersey | 4.8 | 47 | 2511.8 | 5 | 70 | 3 |
Minnesota | 2.9 | 11 | 4527.3 | 29 | 62 | 15 |
Connecticut | 3.8 | 36 | 3311.7 | 13 | 66 | 7 |
Florida | 3.0 | 12 | 3922.5 | 20 | 59 | 24 |
Wyoming | 3.0 | 15 | 3455.4 | 14 | 57 | 28 |
Utah | 2.8 | 9 | 5189.5 | 39 | 65 | 10 |
Wisconsin | 3.3 | 21 | 3294.7 | 12 | 58 | 25 |
New York | 4.5 | 45 | 3185.2 | 10 | 69 | 5 |
South Dakota | 2.0 | 3 | 4414.8 | 27 | 57 | 30 |
Pennsylvania | 3.5 | 30 | 3677.7 | 17 | 61 | 17 |
Idaho | 3.3 | 22 | 2466.3 | 4 | 55 | 39 |
Kansas | 2.8 | 8 | 4823.2 | 34 | 58 | 26 |
Iowa | 3.2 | 18 | 3700.0 | 18 | 56 | 36 |
Illinois | 4.8 | 48 | 3544.7 | 15 | 63 | 13 |
Colorado | 3.4 | 25 | 6090.8 | 48 | 65 | 9 |
Delaware | 4.2 | 40 | 4354.6 | 25 | 60 | 19 |
Georgia | 3.4 | 26 | 4414.8 | 26 | 56 | 32 |
Montana | 3.2 | 20 | 4711.5 | 31 | 56 | 33 |
Alabama | 2.6 | 7 | 4727.1 | 33 | 52 | 44 |
Ohio | 3.7 | 34 | 4009.4 | 22 | 56 | 31 |
California | 5.1 | 50 | 4719.9 | 32 | 67 | 6 |
Oregon | 3.7 | 33 | 5609.9 | 42 | 63 | 14 |
Washington | 4.2 | 39 | 5758.6 | 44 | 65 | 8 |
Michigan | 4.3 | 43 | 3199.8 | 11 | 55 | 38 |
Indiana | 3.6 | 32 | 3924.0 | 21 | 54 | 41 |
Nevada | 5.4 | 51 | 4313.5 | 24 | 59 | 21 |
Missouri | 3.3 | 23 | 5604.8 | 41 | 56 | 34 |
West Virginia | 4.3 | 44 | 3154.7 | 9 | 50 | 47 |
North Carolina | 3.5 | 29 | 4872.3 | 35 | 56 | 37 |
South Carolina | 3.0 | 14 | 5972.8 | 47 | 55 | 40 |
Mississippi | 3.3 | 24 | 4494.4 | 28 | 46 | 50 |
District of Columbia (Washington DC) | 5.1 | 49 | 7985.9 | 51 | 70 | 4 |
Arizona | 4.3 | 41 | 4940.1 | 37 | 58 | 27 |
Kentucky | 4.3 | 42 | 3818.1 | 19 | 50 | 46 |
Texas | 4.0 | 37 | 4936.5 | 36 | 56 | 35 |
Alaska | 4.5 | 46 | 5358.9 | 40 | 59 | 23 |
Tennessee | 3.5 | 31 | 5658.3 | 43 | 53 | 42 |
Oklahoma | 3.4 | 28 | 5869.8 | 45 | 51 | 45 |
Arkansas | 3.4 | 27 | 5898.8 | 46 | 49 | 49 |
Louisiana | 3.7 | 35 | 6408.2 | 49 | 53 | 43 |
New Mexico | 4.0 | 38 | 6462.0 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
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