9. New Orleans
Average monthly mortgage payment: $648
Average monthly rent: $1,276
Average home price: $235,127
Years needed to break even: 1.59
8. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Average monthly mortgage payment: $561
Average monthly rent: $1.127
Average home price: $216,308
Years needed to break even: 1.58
7. Cincinnati
Average monthly mortgage payment: $544
Average monthly rent: $1,167
Average home price: $220,633
Years needed to break even: 1.49
6. Columbia, South Carolina
Average monthly mortgage payment: $460
Average monthly rent: $1,202
Average home price: $189,787
Years needed to break even: 1.47
5. Gary, Indiana
Average monthly mortgage payment: $558
Average monthly rent: $1,136
Average home price: $205,163
Years needed to break even: 1.34
4. Tulsa, Oklahoma
Average monthly mortgage payment: $449
Average monthly rent: $1,093
Average home price: $174,697
Years needed to break even: 1.34
3. Greenville, South Carolina
Average monthly mortgage payment: $485
Average monthly rent: $1,008
Average home price: $175,235
Years needed to break even: 1.33
2. Louisville, Kentucky
Average monthly mortgage payment: $575
Average monthly rent: $1,126
Average home price: $225,826
Years needed to break even: 1.29
1. Little Rock, Arkansas
Average monthly mortgage payment: $496
Average monthly rent: $1,146
Average home price: $196,120
Years needed to break even: 1.26