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Thehigh cost of rentis one of the biggest reasons.
Thats according to data compiled by GOBankingRates, sourced from Zillows April 2024 data.
The minimum wage is considerably higher insome states and citiesacross the country.
With numbers like that, its no wonder that Americans on average exceeded the 30% threshold in 2023.
Heres the full list, ranked from least to most expensive:
100.
Wichita, Kansas
99.
Toledo, Ohio
98.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
97.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
96.
Oklahoma City
95.
Detroit
94.
Milwaukee
93.
Memphis, Tennessee
92.
Lincoln, Nebraska
91.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
90.
St. Louis
89.
Corpus Christi, Texas
88.
Omaha, Nebraska
87.
Buffalo, New York
86.
Lexington, Kentucky
85.
Lubbock, Texas
84.
Kansas City, Missouri
83.
Cleveland
82.
Louisville, Kentucky
81.
Cincinnati
80.
Indianapolis
79.
San Antonio, Texas
78.
Columbus, Ohio
77.
Columbia, South Carolina
76.
Rochester, New York
75.
Greensboro, North Carolina
74.
Spokane, Washington
73.
St. Paul, Minnesota
72.
Pittsburgh
71.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
70.
Tallahassee, Florida
69.
Tucson, Arizona
68.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
67.
El Paso, Texas
66.
Richmond, Virginia
65.
Arlington, Texas
64.
Houston
63.
Jacksonville, Florida
62.
Minneapolis
61.
Raleigh, North Carolina
60.
Mesa, Arizona
59.
Baltimore
58.
Fort Worth, Texas
57.
Phoenix
56.
New Orleans
55.
Dallas
54.
Austin, Texas
53.
Marietta, Georgia
52.
Knoxville, Tennessee
51.
Portland, Oregon
50.
Las Vegas
49.
Durham, North Carolina
48.
Boise, Idaho
47.
Charlotte, North Carolina
46.
Vancouver, Washington
45.
Philadelphia
44.
Spring, Texas
43.
Plano, Texas
42.
Fresno, California
41.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
40.
Henderson, Nevada
39.
Modesto, California
38.
Nashville, Tennessee
37.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
36.
Katy, Texas
35.
Reno, Nevada
34.
Bakersfield, California
33.
Atlanta
32.
Aurora, Colorado
31.
Orlando, Florida
30.
Chandler, Arizona
29.
Denver
28.
Silver Spring, Maryland
27.
Stockton, California
26.
St. Petersburg, Florida
25.
Lawrenceville, Georgia
24.
Newark, New Jersey
23.
Sacramento, California
22.
Chicago
21.
Gilbert, Arizona
20.
Seattle
19.
Tampa, Florida
18.
Long Beach, California
17.
Riverside, California
16.
Honolulu
15.
Washington, D.C.
14.
Oakland, California
13.
Anaheim, California
12.
Los Angeles
11.
Santa Ana, California
10.
Naples, Florida
9.
San Diego
8.
Chula Vista, California
7.
Jersey City, New Jersey
6.
Miami
5.
San Jose, California
4.
Boston
3.
Irvine, California
2.
San Francisco
1.
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