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Rent vs. buy calculators by city

These city pages use Zillow home-value and rent indexes through August 31, 2026, 2024 Census property-tax inputs, and a dated Freddie Mac mortgage-rate starting point. Each calculator separates observed market data from future-looking assumptions.

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California

Oakland, CA

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Typical rent: $2,735/mo
Typical home value: $708,610
Price-to-rent: 21.6×

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Iowa

Des Moines, IA

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Typical rent: $1,126/mo
Typical home value: $210,572
Price-to-rent: 15.6×

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New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM

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Typical rent: $1,925/mo
Typical home value: $581,279
Price-to-rent: 25.2×

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK

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Typical rent: $1,282/mo
Typical home value: $207,421
Price-to-rent: 13.5×

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Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

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Typical rent: $1,712/mo
Typical home value: $370,699
Price-to-rent: 18.1×

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Memphis, TN

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Typical rent: $1,232/mo
Typical home value: $145,335
Price-to-rent: 9.8×

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Nashville, TN

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Typical rent: $1,834/mo
Typical home value: $429,741
Price-to-rent: 19.5×

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Texas

Lubbock, TX

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Typical rent: $1,333/mo
Typical home value: $212,039
Price-to-rent: 13.3×

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Wisconsin

Madison, WI

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Typical rent: $1,616/mo
Typical home value: $426,336
Price-to-rent: 22.0×

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