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Compare rent-to-price ratios across 0 US metros. Updated monthly from Zillow Research data.

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Methodology & data sources

Rent Yield is calculated as annual rent ÷ home value × 100. A higher yield means more rental income relative to the purchase price.

Median Home Value comes from Zillow's Home Value Index (ZHVI) for all-homes, mid-tier — the smoothed monthly index of typical home values.

Annual Rent is monthly ZORI (Zillow Observed Rent Index, all-homes, not seasonally adjusted) × 12.

Signal: BUY (yield > 6.7%, traditional cash-flow market), NEUTRAL (5% – 6.7%), RENT (yield < 5%, appreciation-driven market).

Source: Zillow Research data, refreshed monthly. Coverage limited to MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) that publish both home value and rent data.

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