Press kit · August 2026
TrueCOLA Margin Report press kit
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Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables.
National renter-track margins
One adult: -$2,475
Two adults: -$1,964
Median household: -$959
Senior 65+: -$529
Senior couple 65+: -$474
Social Security: -$2,936
Two Social Security: -$3,843
Lowest 10 margins (median household, renter)
Sorted by median household renter margin. Through November 2026, extracts name districts only.
NY-15
August 2026 TrueCOLA · NY-15: median household renter margin -$3,879. Published rank 435 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-15/
NY-13
August 2026 TrueCOLA · NY-13: median household renter margin -$3,798. Published rank 434 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-13/
NY-8
August 2026 TrueCOLA · NY-8: median household renter margin -$3,207. Published rank 433 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-8/
NY-14
August 2026 TrueCOLA · NY-14: median household renter margin -$2,824. Published rank 429 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-14/
FL-24
August 2026 TrueCOLA · FL-24: median household renter margin -$2,749. Published rank 428 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/FL-24/
NY-7
August 2026 TrueCOLA · NY-7: median household renter margin -$2,735. Published rank 414 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-7/
WV-1
August 2026 TrueCOLA · WV-1: median household renter margin -$2,695. Published rank 430 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/WV-1/
MS-2
August 2026 TrueCOLA · MS-2: median household renter margin -$2,672. Published rank 427 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/MS-2/
CA-34
August 2026 TrueCOLA · CA-34: median household renter margin -$2,654. Published rank 432 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/CA-34/
CA-37
August 2026 TrueCOLA · CA-37: median household renter margin -$2,566. Published rank 431 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/CA-37/
Highest 10 margins (median household, renter)
VA-10
August 2026 TrueCOLA · VA-10: median household renter margin +$2,870. Published rank 1 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/VA-10/
VA-11
August 2026 TrueCOLA · VA-11: median household renter margin +$2,849. Published rank 2 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/VA-11/
MD-8
August 2026 TrueCOLA · MD-8: median household renter margin +$2,040. Published rank 4 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/MD-8/
CA-17
August 2026 TrueCOLA · CA-17: median household renter margin +$1,974. Published rank 3 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/CA-17/
TX-3
August 2026 TrueCOLA · TX-3: median household renter margin +$1,847. Published rank 6 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/TX-3/
MD-3
August 2026 TrueCOLA · MD-3: median household renter margin +$1,704. Published rank 5 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/MD-3/
WA-1
August 2026 TrueCOLA · WA-1: median household renter margin +$1,624. Published rank 7 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/WA-1/
WA-7
August 2026 TrueCOLA · WA-7: median household renter margin +$1,595. Published rank 15 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/WA-7/
TX-26
August 2026 TrueCOLA · TX-26: median household renter margin +$1,591. Published rank 11 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/TX-26/
TX-24
August 2026 TrueCOLA · TX-24: median household renter margin +$1,551. Published rank 14 of 435. Published district rank uses the average of renter and blended-owner margins (rank 1 is best). The same rank is shown on one-person and two-person tables. Full table: https://www.truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/TX-24/
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