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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1050 | Roy city | Utah | $1,624 ±$129 | 38,993 |
| 1052 | Florin CDP | California | $1,622 ±$76 | 50,211 |
| 1052 | Huntley village | Illinois | $1,622 ±$188 | 28,005 |
| 1052 | Hempstead village | New York | $1,622 ±$74 | 58,801 |
| 1055 | Wright CDP | Florida | $1,621 ±$89 | 27,927 |
| 1056 | Mesa city | Arizona | $1,620 ±$25 | 511,764 |
| 1057 | Irving city | Texas | $1,619 ±$24 | 256,492 |
| 1057 | Fredericksburg city | Virginia | $1,619 ±$66 | 28,873 |
| 1059 | Victorville city | California | $1,618 ±$81 | 137,627 |
| 1059 | Bradenton city | Florida | $1,618 ±$61 | 57,014 |
| 1059 | Largo city | Florida | $1,618 ±$56 | 82,617 |
| 1059 | Elk Grove Village village | Illinois | $1,618 ±$85 | 31,987 |
| 1059 | Waxahachie city | Texas | $1,618 ±$74 | 45,347 |
| 1064 | Evans CDP | Georgia | $1,617 ±$296 | 36,998 |
| 1065 | San Jacinto city | California | $1,615 ±$233 | 55,180 |
| 1066 | Washington city | Utah | $1,614 ±$144 | 32,348 |
| 1067 | Lawrenceville city | Georgia | $1,613 ±$107 | 30,954 |
| 1067 | Chapel Hill town | North Carolina | $1,613 ±$56 | 61,607 |
| 1069 | Turlock city | California | $1,612 ±$55 | 72,502 |
| 1069 | Charlotte city | North Carolina | $1,612 ±$16 | 903,844 |
| 1071 | Fishers city | Indiana | $1,611 ±$85 | 102,337 |
| 1072 | Bloomington CDP | California | $1,609 ±$128 | 25,698 |
| 1072 | Sanford city | Florida | $1,609 ±$55 | 63,730 |
| 1074 | Rolling Meadows city | Illinois | $1,607 ±$127 | 24,027 |
| 1074 | Dover city | New Hampshire | $1,607 ±$100 | 33,364 |
| 1076 | South Lake Tahoe city | California | $1,606 ±$130 | 21,269 |
| 1076 | Venice city | Florida | $1,606 ±$109 | 27,479 |
| 1076 | Des Plaines city | Illinois | $1,606 ±$71 | 59,156 |
| 1079 | South Miami Heights CDP | Florida | $1,605 ±$98 | 38,766 |
| 1079 | Pickerington city | Ohio | $1,605 ±$122 | 24,477 |
| 1081 | Riverbank city | California | $1,604 ±$226 | 25,166 |
| 1081 | Kiryas Joel village | New York | $1,604 ±$93 | 38,916 |
| 1083 | Bloomingdale village | Illinois | $1,603 ±$79 | 22,457 |
| 1083 | Cockeysville CDP | Maryland | $1,603 ±$56 | 23,962 |
| 1083 | Chester CDP | Virginia | $1,603 ±$100 | 24,474 |
| 1086 | Troy city | Michigan | $1,602 ±$51 | 87,898 |
| 1086 | Jenks city | Oklahoma | $1,602 ±$88 | 27,102 |
| 1086 | Katy city | Texas | $1,602 ±$210 | 25,184 |
| 1089 | Cathedral City city | California | $1,601 ±$90 | 52,267 |
| 1089 | Palm Bay city | Florida | $1,601 ±$71 | 130,132 |
| 1089 | Stonecrest city | Georgia | $1,601 ±$62 | 60,501 |
| 1089 | White Bear Lake city | Minnesota | $1,601 ±$84 | 23,908 |
| 1093 | Reisterstown CDP | Maryland | $1,600 ±$105 | 25,582 |
| 1094 | Olympia city | Washington | $1,599 ±$57 | 55,951 |
| 1095 | Milwaukie city | Oregon | $1,598 ±$83 | 21,392 |
| 1096 | North Bay Shore CDP | New York | $1,597 ±$395 | 20,282 |
| 1096 | Midvale city | Utah | $1,597 ±$55 | 35,989 |
| 1098 | Galt city | California | $1,596 ±$172 | 25,962 |
| 1098 | Aurora city | Illinois | $1,596 ±$55 | 179,898 |
| 1098 | Wake Forest town | North Carolina | $1,596 ±$105 | 52,844 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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