Rent vs Buy by State — 2025

State-level aggregated rent vs buy data. Click a state to see individual cities.

StateCitiesAvg RentAvg Home PriceAvg P/R RatioAvg BreakevenVerdict
MI1$1,300/mo$200K13x5 yrsBuy
PA1$1,300/mo$220K14x6 yrsBuy
AL1$1,200/mo$200K14x6 yrsBuy
OH3$1,333/mo$243K15x7 yrsNeutral
MO2$1,350/mo$245K15x7 yrsNeutral
WI1$1,200/mo$220K15x7 yrsNeutral
OK2$1,150/mo$205K15x7 yrsNeutral
IL1$1,800/mo$350K16x9 yrsNeutral
KY1$1,300/mo$250K16x8 yrsNeutral
NE1$1,300/mo$250K16x8 yrsNeutral
TX6$1,567/mo$325K17x9 yrsNeutral
MN1$1,600/mo$330K17x9 yrsNeutral
IN1$1,400/mo$280K17x8 yrsNeutral
TN2$1,400/mo$300K18x9 yrsNeutral
NC2$1,700/mo$365K18x10 yrsNeutral
GA1$1,800/mo$380K18x9 yrsNeutral
NM1$1,300/mo$280K18x9 yrsNeutral
VA2$1,650/mo$345K18x9 yrsNeutral
FL4$1,950/mo$420K19x10 yrsNeutral
AZ2$1,500/mo$335K19x10 yrsNeutral
NY2$2,200/mo$505K20x11 yrsNeutral
NV1$1,700/mo$400K20x10 yrsNeutral
CO1$2,200/mo$550K21x12 yrsRent
ID1$1,700/mo$420K21x11 yrsRent
MA1$2,900/mo$750K22x14 yrsRent
OR1$1,900/mo$500K22x13 yrsRent
DC1$2,500/mo$650K22x13 yrsRent
UT1$1,900/mo$500K22x13 yrsRent
WA1$2,400/mo$700K24x14 yrsRent
CA4$2,800/mo$868K25x16 yrsRent

MIBuy

PABuy

ALBuy

OHNeutral

MONeutral

WINeutral

OKNeutral

ILNeutral

KYNeutral

NENeutral

TXNeutral

MNNeutral

INNeutral

TNNeutral

NCNeutral

GANeutral

NMNeutral

VANeutral

FLNeutral

AZNeutral

NYNeutral

NVNeutral

CORent

IDRent

MARent

ORRent

DCRent

UTRent

WARent

CARent

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