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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Geneva city | Illinois | $1,768 ±$101 | 21,258 |
| 802 | Plainfield city | New Jersey | $1,767 ±$49 | 55,236 |
| 803 | Plymouth city | Minnesota | $1,766 ±$38 | 79,220 |
| 803 | Savage city | Minnesota | $1,766 ±$73 | 32,889 |
| 805 | Eagle city | Idaho | $1,765 ±$113 | 32,855 |
| 805 | Otsego city | Minnesota | $1,765 ±$184 | 22,245 |
| 807 | Lancaster city | California | $1,764 ±$45 | 169,169 |
| 807 | Frederick city | Maryland | $1,764 ±$39 | 83,395 |
| 807 | Towson CDP | Maryland | $1,764 ±$42 | 58,679 |
| 807 | Marblehead CDP | Massachusetts | $1,764 ±$147 | 20,413 |
| 807 | Matthews town | North Carolina | $1,764 ±$42 | 30,577 |
| 812 | Round Rock city | Texas | $1,763 ±$38 | 127,786 |
| 813 | Evanston city | Illinois | $1,762 ±$46 | 76,340 |
| 813 | University Place city | Washington | $1,762 ±$57 | 34,911 |
| 815 | Arlington Heights village | Illinois | $1,760 ±$44 | 76,005 |
| 815 | Mason city | Ohio | $1,760 ±$120 | 35,509 |
| 817 | Rialto city | California | $1,759 ±$59 | 104,143 |
| 817 | Coral Terrace CDP | Florida | $1,759 ±$168 | 24,895 |
| 819 | Miami city | Florida | $1,758 ±$26 | 459,745 |
| 820 | Bel Air South CDP | Maryland | $1,757 ±$73 | 58,137 |
| 820 | West Jordan city | Utah | $1,757 ±$54 | 116,692 |
| 822 | West Hartford CDP | Connecticut | $1,756 ±$40 | 63,620 |
| 822 | Greenacres city | Florida | $1,756 ±$68 | 44,373 |
| 824 | Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) | Hawaii | $1,754 ±$93 | 21,818 |
| 825 | Hazel Dell CDP | Washington | $1,753 ±$92 | 23,237 |
| 826 | Bergenfield borough | New Jersey | $1,752 ±$83 | 28,450 |
| 826 | North Plainfield borough | New Jersey | $1,752 ±$75 | 22,809 |
| 826 | Kyle city | Texas | $1,752 ±$95 | 56,823 |
| 829 | DeBary city | Florida | $1,751 ±$226 | 22,869 |
| 830 | Margate city | Florida | $1,750 ±$80 | 59,198 |
| 830 | North Miami Beach city | Florida | $1,750 ±$62 | 43,898 |
| 832 | Bolingbrook village | Illinois | $1,749 ±$86 | 74,096 |
| 832 | Methuen city | Massachusetts | $1,749 ±$91 | 53,475 |
| 834 | San Fernando city | California | $1,748 ±$71 | 23,632 |
| 835 | Orlando city | Florida | $1,747 ±$20 | 319,758 |
| 835 | Novi city | Michigan | $1,747 ±$64 | 66,717 |
| 835 | Mission Bend CDP | Texas | $1,747 ±$90 | 36,586 |
| 838 | Fountain city | Colorado | $1,745 ±$155 | 29,300 |
| 839 | Kearns metro township | Utah | $1,744 ±$90 | 37,696 |
| 840 | Tempe city | Arizona | $1,743 ±$26 | 188,065 |
| 840 | Spring Valley CDP | Nevada | $1,743 ±$24 | 219,187 |
| 842 | Parsippany CDP | New Jersey | $1,742 ±$41 | 21,345 |
| 842 | Lynnwood city | Washington | $1,742 ±$68 | 40,110 |
| 844 | Jurupa Valley city | California | $1,741 ±$58 | 107,011 |
| 844 | Shelton city | Connecticut | $1,741 ±$216 | 41,889 |
| 846 | Altamonte Springs city | Florida | $1,740 ±$29 | 46,116 |
| 846 | Everett city | Washington | $1,740 ±$33 | 111,845 |
| 848 | Smyrna city | Georgia | $1,739 ±$50 | 56,633 |
| 849 | Winter Park city | Florida | $1,738 ±$72 | 30,274 |
| 849 | Apple Valley city | Minnesota | $1,738 ±$59 | 55,679 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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