TrueCOLA Margin Report press kit · August 2026 (2026-08)
sorted_by: median household renter margin
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.
generated_at: 2026-10-02T21:27:32.202Z
Attribute: TrueCOLA Project (truecola.org)

=== National (renter track) ===
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: -$3,842

=== Lowest 10 margins (median household, renter) ===
Extracts name districts only through November 2026. No member names.

NY-15 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$3,879. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-15/

NY-13 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$3,798. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-13/

NY-8 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$3,207. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-8/

NY-14 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$2,824. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-14/

FL-24 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$2,749. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/FL-24/

NY-7 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$2,735. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/NY-7/

WV-1 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$2,695. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/WV-1/

MS-2 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$2,672. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/MS-2/

CA-34 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$2,654. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/CA-34/

CA-37 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin -$2,566. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/CA-37/

=== Highest 10 margins (median household, renter) ===
VA-10 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$2,870. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/VA-10/

VA-11 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$2,849. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/VA-11/

MD-8 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$2,040. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/MD-8/

CA-17 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$1,974. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/CA-17/

TX-3 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$1,847. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/TX-3/

MD-3 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$1,704. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/MD-3/

WA-1 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$1,624. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/WA-1/

WA-7 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$1,595. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/WA-7/

TX-26 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$1,591. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/TX-26/

TX-24 cost-of-living reality check (August 2026): median household renter margin +$1,551. Data: TrueCOLA Project https://truecola.org/reports/2026-08/districts/TX-24/