The U.S. News & World Report list is based on the median gross rent and annual household costs for mortgage-paying homeowners of each metro area.
Spartanburg, SC (11) Greenville, SC (12) and Winston-Salem, NC (16) also made the top 25:
- Hickory, NC
- Youngstown, OH
- Huntington, WV & Ashland, KY
- Huntsville, AL
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Beaumont, TX
- Peoria, IL
- Green Bay, WI
- Quad Cities, IA
- Knoxville, TN
- Spartanburg, SC
- Greenville, SC
- Fayetteville, AR
- South Bend, IN
- Brownsville, TX
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Chattanooga, TN
- Lafayette, LA
- Springfield, MO
- Tulsa, OK
- Toledo, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Little Rock, AR
- Pittsburg, PA
- Montgomery, AL