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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Shoreline city | Washington | $1,985 ±$75 | 61,431 |
| 502 | Montgomery village | Illinois | $1,984 ±$526 | 21,515 |
| 503 | Leawood city | Kansas | $1,983 ±$254 | 33,809 |
| 504 | Watauga city | Texas | $1,982 ±$121 | 23,233 |
| 505 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | California | $1,981 ±$163 | 31,446 |
| 506 | Oakland city | California | $1,979 ±$29 | 439,418 |
| 507 | Cutler Bay town | Florida | $1,978 ±$158 | 45,070 |
| 507 | Wilmette village | Illinois | $1,978 ±$282 | 27,503 |
| 507 | Hillsboro city | Oregon | $1,978 ±$48 | 108,231 |
| 510 | Englewood city | New Jersey | $1,977 ±$144 | 29,638 |
| 511 | East San Gabriel CDP | California | $1,976 ±$86 | 23,410 |
| 512 | Elmhurst city | Illinois | $1,975 ±$142 | 45,671 |
| 513 | Wekiwa Springs CDP | Florida | $1,974 ±$154 | 23,915 |
| 514 | Melrose city | Massachusetts | $1,970 ±$149 | 29,650 |
| 515 | Apopka city | Florida | $1,969 ±$126 | 58,232 |
| 516 | Kendale Lakes CDP | Florida | $1,968 ±$100 | 52,622 |
| 517 | Rowland Heights CDP | California | $1,967 ±$67 | 45,911 |
| 518 | Navarre CDP | Florida | $1,966 ±$155 | 39,838 |
| 518 | Farragut town | Tennessee | $1,966 ±$197 | 24,634 |
| 520 | San Luis Obispo city | California | $1,965 ±$82 | 48,491 |
| 520 | Poinciana CDP | Florida | $1,965 ±$89 | 75,068 |
| 522 | Lehi city | Utah | $1,964 ±$98 | 85,173 |
| 523 | Buckeye city | Arizona | $1,963 ±$148 | 104,923 |
| 523 | Winter Garden city | Florida | $1,963 ±$217 | 47,872 |
| 525 | Lomita city | California | $1,961 ±$114 | 20,225 |
| 525 | Delray Beach city | Florida | $1,961 ±$85 | 67,979 |
| 527 | Richmond city | California | $1,960 ±$90 | 115,505 |
| 528 | Wakefield CDP | Massachusetts | $1,958 ±$102 | 27,793 |
| 528 | Forest Hills CDP | Michigan | $1,958 ±$307 | 28,695 |
| 528 | The Colony city | Texas | $1,958 ±$94 | 45,454 |
| 531 | Sugar Land city | Texas | $1,957 ±$102 | 110,016 |
| 532 | Goodyear city | Arizona | $1,956 ±$84 | 107,645 |
| 532 | Carson city | California | $1,956 ±$109 | 92,871 |
| 532 | Chelsea city | Massachusetts | $1,956 ±$96 | 39,908 |
| 535 | Oviedo city | Florida | $1,955 ±$86 | 40,599 |
| 536 | Washington city | District of Columbia | $1,954 ±$26 | 681,294 |
| 536 | Mansfield city | Texas | $1,954 ±$82 | 77,510 |
| 538 | Oakley city | California | $1,953 ±$223 | 45,183 |
| 538 | Golden city | Colorado | $1,953 ±$130 | 20,417 |
| 538 | Little Elm city | Texas | $1,953 ±$110 | 54,820 |
| 541 | Fulshear city | Texas | $1,952 ±$1,517 | 34,868 |
| 542 | Peabody city | Massachusetts | $1,950 ±$99 | 54,695 |
| 543 | Kenmore city | Washington | $1,949 ±$121 | 23,741 |
| 544 | Alpharetta city | Georgia | $1,948 ±$50 | 66,855 |
| 544 | Lombard village | Illinois | $1,948 ±$86 | 43,619 |
| 546 | Rockwall city | Texas | $1,947 ±$111 | 51,168 |
| 547 | Hialeah Gardens city | Florida | $1,946 ±$106 | 22,915 |
| 547 | Ocoee city | Florida | $1,946 ±$118 | 49,033 |
| 549 | East Lake CDP | Florida | $1,942 ±$120 | 33,283 |
| 550 | Weymouth Town city | Massachusetts | $1,941 ±$103 | 58,505 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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