Top 10 Cities Buy vs Rent

1. Minneapolis
2. Arlington, Texas
3. Miami
4. Fresno, Calif
5. San Antonio
6. Mesa, Ariz
7. Jacksonville, Fl
8. Phoenix
9. El Paso,Texas
10. Las Vegas

Minneapolis tops the list of US cities where home prices have become affordable that it makes more sense to buy a home than rent one according to the recent buy vs rent index published by the online website Trulia. The index's price to rent ratio is calculated using average list price compared with the average rent on a 2 bedroom apartment, condo or townhouse listing.