US cities with the highest median rent
Compare median monthly gross rent across US cities and census-designated places.
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimatesPeriod: 2020–2024 ACS 5-yearRetrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:40+00:00
Median monthly gross rent: ACS B25064_001E. Higher rent does not establish a city’s overall cost of living. ACS places, including census-designated places, with at least 20,000 residents in the same ACS release. ACS 5-year pooled estimates; margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. Ranks do not imply statistically significant differences. Missing, suppressed, and annotated/top-coded estimates are excluded.
Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full filtered set.
| Rank | Name | State | Median gross rent | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Surprise city | Arizona | $2,033 ±$86 | 154,948 |
| 451 | Framingham city | Massachusetts | $2,033 ±$57 | 72,399 |
| 451 | Lake Ridge CDP | Virginia | $2,033 ±$124 | 46,049 |
| 454 | Oxnard city | California | $2,032 ±$63 | 200,928 |
| 454 | Carteret borough | New Jersey | $2,032 ±$148 | 25,496 |
| 456 | North Laurel CDP | Maryland | $2,031 ±$103 | 25,563 |
| 457 | Ontario city | California | $2,030 ±$50 | 180,547 |
| 457 | Seattle city | Washington | $2,030 ±$22 | 754,195 |
| 459 | Upland city | California | $2,029 ±$63 | 79,257 |
| 459 | Happy Valley city | Oregon | $2,029 ±$144 | 26,738 |
| 461 | Port Chester village | New York | $2,028 ±$122 | 31,102 |
| 461 | Fresno CDP | Texas | $2,028 ±$190 | 24,560 |
| 463 | Braintree Town city | Massachusetts | $2,024 ±$195 | 38,899 |
| 464 | Coppell city | Texas | $2,022 ±$105 | 42,154 |
| 465 | Holly Springs town | North Carolina | $2,021 ±$111 | 45,248 |
| 465 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | Virginia | $2,021 ±$98 | 24,271 |
| 467 | Smithtown CDP | New York | $2,020 ±$316 | 24,375 |
| 467 | Eagle Mountain city | Utah | $2,020 ±$103 | 53,290 |
| 469 | Herriman city | Utah | $2,019 ±$110 | 59,346 |
| 470 | San Pablo city | California | $2,018 ±$118 | 31,720 |
| 470 | Boulder city | Colorado | $2,018 ±$65 | 106,433 |
| 472 | Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) | California | $2,016 ±$170 | 22,447 |
| 473 | Frisco city | Texas | $2,014 ±$65 | 219,304 |
| 474 | Scottsdale city | Arizona | $2,013 ±$48 | 243,821 |
| 474 | Palm City CDP | Florida | $2,013 ±$270 | 26,371 |
| 474 | Midlothian city | Texas | $2,013 ±$177 | 39,356 |
| 477 | Garden Grove city | California | $2,012 ±$48 | 170,964 |
| 478 | Imperial Beach city | California | $2,011 ±$85 | 25,764 |
| 478 | Mount Juliet city | Tennessee | $2,011 ±$118 | 42,073 |
| 480 | Palisades Park borough | New Jersey | $2,009 ±$149 | 20,290 |
| 481 | Jersey City city | New Jersey | $2,007 ±$39 | 294,078 |
| 482 | Redlands city | California | $2,005 ±$66 | 73,375 |
| 483 | Mountlake Terrace city | Washington | $2,004 ±$86 | 23,104 |
| 484 | Wildomar city | California | $2,003 ±$232 | 37,277 |
| 485 | Riverview CDP | Florida | $2,002 ±$101 | 113,697 |
| 486 | Castle Rock town | Colorado | $2,000 ±$107 | 79,123 |
| 487 | Alafaya CDP | Florida | $1,999 ±$84 | 92,449 |
| 488 | Maricopa city | Arizona | $1,998 ±$102 | 67,163 |
| 488 | Timberwood Park CDP | Texas | $1,998 ±$205 | 35,413 |
| 488 | Renton city | Washington | $1,998 ±$64 | 105,317 |
| 491 | Stanton city | California | $1,997 ±$92 | 39,402 |
| 491 | Marysville city | Washington | $1,997 ±$79 | 73,002 |
| 493 | Waldorf CDP | Maryland | $1,995 ±$85 | 82,943 |
| 494 | Cedar Hill city | Texas | $1,993 ±$126 | 48,879 |
| 495 | Salinas city | California | $1,991 ±$47 | 161,761 |
| 495 | Reading CDP | Massachusetts | $1,991 ±$273 | 25,612 |
| 495 | South Jordan city | Utah | $1,991 ±$90 | 82,686 |
| 498 | Rowlett city | Texas | $1,990 ±$128 | 65,463 |
| 499 | Ballenger Creek CDP | Maryland | $1,987 ±$134 | 26,390 |
| 500 | Hillsborough CDP | New Jersey | $1,986 ±$144 | 22,585 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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