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Cities with the Lowest Homeownership Rates

US cities with the smallest share of owner-occupied housing — the most renter-dominated markets. High-cost coastal cities, college towns, and urban cores tend to have the lowest homeownership rates. Data from US Census Bureau ACS 2023.

Ranked by Homeownership Rate. Click any location to see its full Census data profile. All figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023, so they are directly comparable across locations.

# Location Homeownership Rate
751 Watkins Glen village, New York 41.8%
752 Altamonte Springs city, Florida 41.8%
753 Irvine city, Kentucky 41.8%
754 Lithia Springs CDP, Georgia 41.8%
755 Cherryvale CDP, South Carolina 41.8%
756 Tchula town, Mississippi 41.8%
757 Milton-Freewater city, Oregon 41.8%
758 Bound Brook borough, New Jersey 41.8%
759 Bemidji city, Minnesota 41.9%
760 Georgetown town, Delaware 41.9%
761 Fayetteville city, Arkansas 41.9%
762 Granville town, West Virginia 41.9%
763 Sackets Harbor village, New York 41.9%
764 Flagstaff city, Arizona 41.9%
765 Geneseo village, New York 41.9%
766 Winchester city, Virginia 41.9%
767 Silver Springs CDP, Florida 41.9%
768 Van Buren town, Missouri 41.9%
769 Alhambra city, California 42.0%
770 Alexandria city, Virginia 42.0%
771 Branford Center CDP, Connecticut 42.0%
772 Canton village, New York 42.0%
773 Ramseur town, North Carolina 42.0%
774 Beverly Hills city, California 42.0%
775 Houston city, Texas 42.0%
776 Dale borough, Pennsylvania 42.0%
777 Camilla city, Georgia 42.1%
778 Lake City city, South Carolina 42.1%
779 Millvale borough, Pennsylvania 42.1%
780 Renovo borough, Pennsylvania 42.1%
781 Pasadena city, California 42.1%
782 Moscow city, Idaho 42.1%
783 Hybla Valley CDP, Virginia 42.1%
784 Mount Vernon city, New York 42.1%
785 Orwell village, Ohio 42.1%
786 Penndel borough, Pennsylvania 42.1%
787 Malden city, Massachusetts 42.1%
788 Kent city, Ohio 42.2%
789 Norwich city, New York 42.2%
790 Charlotte Harbor CDP, Florida 42.2%
791 Clay City city, Kentucky 42.2%
792 Kinston city, North Carolina 42.2%
793 Grayson city, Kentucky 42.3%
794 Allentown city, Pennsylvania 42.3%
795 Dilkon CDP, Arizona 42.4%
796 Tiptonville town, Tennessee 42.4%
797 Farmerville town, Louisiana 42.4%
798 North Corbin CDP, Kentucky 42.4%
799 Willoughby Hills city, Ohio 42.4%
800 Worcester city, Massachusetts 42.4%