U.S. Rent Map · 100 Cities, $3.8K SF to $1.1K Toledo
The U.S. rental map spans a 3.4x gap from the priciest coastal metros to the most affordable Midwest cities. San Francisco tops at $3.8K/month, followed by New York ($3.7K) and Boston ($3.5K). Midwestern cities dominate the low end — Toledo $1.1K, Fort Wayne $1.2K, Wichita $1.1K. Coastal California and the Bay Area occupy 8 of the Top 15.
Why this matters for B2B
Rent burden drives which cities absorb which product tiers. High-rent markets (SF, NY, Boston, Miami) support premium home goods (space efficiency, quality-tier furniture) but suppress durables volume — households move often. Low-rent Midwest markets (Toledo, Fort Wayne, Wichita) show broader mid-tier discretionary and longer product hold. Cube-Age's Houston is not in the top-100 rank shown but sits in the mid-tier bracket that anchors Sun Belt wholesale demand. Pair with housing cost by state (c85) and state migration flows (c79).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), state GDP by industry, 2025 series. Visualization: Voronoi / Visual Capitalist ("Manufacturing's Share of U.S. GDP by State"). Original image reproduced above with source attribution intact.