Real Estate

The Biggest Metro Areas with the Lowest Rents

Can't afford to buy or borrow? These 20 metropolitan areas-all with populations greater than 1 million-are bucking the trend of fast-rising rental rates

Sources: Global Real Analytics, rental data; U.S. Census Bureau, population and income. Average rent is for 1,000 sq.-ft. apartment. Population data based on 2005 estimates. Median income is for past 12 months by 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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