Cheaper to buy than rent in 78% of major cities

 

Trulia released a report recently that compares the cost of renting vs. the cost of buying in major cities around the U.S.  Although Mered is not a Major city it does allow us to see where the trend is going in which our city usually follows.  Trulia did not do its study on Merced but given the input of most Realtors in town, Merced follows suit to this study.  See the charts below to find the results of this study.

Top 10 cities to buy vs. rent:

Rank City State Price-to-rent ratio 
1 Las Vegas Nev. 6
2 Phoenix Ariz. 7
3 Arlington Texas 7
4 Fresno Calif. 8
5 Miami Fla. 8
6 Mesa Ariz. 8
7 Jacksonville Fla. 9
8 Sacramento Calif. 9
9 Detroit Mich. 10
10 Omaha Neb. 10

Source: Trulia

Rank City State Q2 2011 Q1 2011 % change
           
1 Fresno CA 8 11 -30%
2 Omaha NE 10 13 -25%
3 San Jose CA 12 15 -21%
4 Seattle WA 19 24 -20%
5 Cleveland OH 14 17 -15%
6 Detroit MI 10 12 -15%

Source: Trulia

Rank City State Price-to-rent ratio 
40 Oakland Calif. 16
41 Oklahoma City Okla. 16
42 Portland Ore. 18
43 San Francisco Calif. 19
44 Boston Mass. 19
45 Seattle Wash. 19
46 Memphis Tenn. 20
47 Los Angeles Calif. 20

Source: Trulia

Top 10 cities to rent vs. buy:

Rank City State Price-to-rent Ratio 
50 New York N.Y. 39
49 Fort Worth Texas 30
48 Kansas City Mo. 22
46 Memphis Tenn. 20
47 Los Angeles Calif. 20
43 San Francisco Calif. 19
44 Boston Mass. 19
45 Seattle Wash. 19
42 Portland Ore. 18
41 Oklahoma City Okla. 16

Source: Trulia

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