Experts say 'affordable' rent costs 30% of your monthly income. Here are the US cities where people can actually pay that.

Metro population: 512,650

Median household income: $58,069

Median gross rent: $817

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 55.3%

Metro population: 2,525,305

Median household income: $61,156

Median gross rent: $977

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 55.5%

Metro population: 2,078,725

Median household income: $63,764

Median gross rent: $916

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 55.9%

Metro population: 1,203,105

Median household income: $71,510

Median gross rent: $1,068

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 56.0%

Metro population: 877,874

Median household income: $51,848

Median gross rent: $803

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 56.0%

Metro population: 1,904,226

Median household income: $63,939

Median gross rent: $1,030

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 56.2%

Metro population: 2,333,367

Median household income: $58,521

Median gross rent: $794

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 56.5%

Metro population: 2,126,945

Median household income: $63,404

Median gross rent: $935

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 56.8%

Metro population: 571,903

Median household income: $65,069

Median gross rent: $916

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 56.9%

Metro population: 2,180,746

Median household income: $61,653

Median gross rent: $790

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 57.1%

Metro population: 1,335,079

Median household income: $72,576

Median gross rent: $1,073

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 57.4%

Metro population: 603,668

Median household income: $50,389

Median gross rent: $709

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 57.8%

Metro population: 934,184

Median household income: $65,619

Median gross rent: $891

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 57.9%

Metro population: 803,416

Median household income: $52,745

Median gross rent: $764

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 58.0%

Metro population: 1,293,722

Median household income: $57,279

Median gross rent: $818

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 58.1%

Metro population: 555,426

Median household income: $50,891

Median gross rent: $764

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 58.2%

Metro population: 645,911

Median household income: $68,649

Median gross rent: $873

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 58.7%

Metro population: 666,547

Median household income: $71,629

Median gross rent: $931

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 60.6%

Metro population: 535,557

Median household income: $56,038

Median gross rent: $807

Percentage of residents spending less than 30% of income on rent: 64.4%