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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1197 | Lakewood city | Washington | $1,525 ±$72 | 62,937 |
| 1202 | Newington CDP | Connecticut | $1,524 ±$107 | 30,896 |
| 1203 | Elizabeth city | New Jersey | $1,523 ±$42 | 137,302 |
| 1204 | Florence-Graham CDP | California | $1,521 ±$63 | 60,690 |
| 1205 | Vestavia Hills city | Alabama | $1,515 ±$130 | 38,616 |
| 1205 | Overland Park city | Kansas | $1,515 ±$35 | 200,306 |
| 1207 | Rio Rancho city | New Mexico | $1,514 ±$67 | 108,515 |
| 1208 | Burnsville city | Minnesota | $1,513 ±$52 | 64,463 |
| 1208 | Mesquite city | Texas | $1,513 ±$57 | 149,299 |
| 1210 | North Attleborough Town city | Massachusetts | $1,509 ±$102 | 30,984 |
| 1210 | Fort Worth city | Texas | $1,509 ±$21 | 963,194 |
| 1212 | San Bernardino city | California | $1,508 ±$34 | 222,724 |
| 1212 | Durham city | North Carolina | $1,508 ±$31 | 291,467 |
| 1214 | Munster town | Indiana | $1,507 ±$365 | 23,733 |
| 1214 | Pecan Grove CDP | Texas | $1,507 ±$305 | 24,272 |
| 1216 | Huntington Park city | California | $1,505 ±$47 | 53,108 |
| 1217 | West Valley City city | Utah | $1,504 ±$53 | 138,437 |
| 1218 | Fort Mill town | South Carolina | $1,503 ±$146 | 30,775 |
| 1219 | Mount Prospect village | Illinois | $1,502 ±$64 | 55,472 |
| 1219 | Bedford city | Texas | $1,502 ±$60 | 49,085 |
| 1221 | Murray city | Utah | $1,500 ±$63 | 50,188 |
| 1222 | Plainfield town | Indiana | $1,499 ±$95 | 36,369 |
| 1223 | Rosamond CDP | California | $1,498 ±$185 | 21,473 |
| 1223 | Candler-McAfee CDP | Georgia | $1,498 ±$89 | 20,905 |
| 1225 | Fairbanks city | Alaska | $1,496 ±$81 | 32,083 |
| 1225 | Tavares city | Florida | $1,496 ±$223 | 20,463 |
| 1227 | Tinley Park village | Illinois | $1,495 ±$110 | 54,842 |
| 1228 | East Los Angeles CDP | California | $1,494 ±$39 | 111,647 |
| 1228 | Stockbridge city | Georgia | $1,494 ±$87 | 35,737 |
| 1228 | Woodridge village | Illinois | $1,494 ±$73 | 33,941 |
| 1228 | Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) | Maryland | $1,494 ±$62 | 40,379 |
| 1228 | Coon Rapids city | Minnesota | $1,494 ±$55 | 63,468 |
| 1233 | Millcreek city | Utah | $1,492 ±$55 | 63,648 |
| 1234 | Visalia city | California | $1,490 ±$43 | 143,939 |
| 1234 | Mauldin city | South Carolina | $1,490 ±$92 | 27,055 |
| 1236 | Anchorage municipality | Alaska | $1,489 ±$38 | 288,976 |
| 1236 | Woodburn city | Oregon | $1,489 ±$122 | 27,875 |
| 1236 | Spanish Fork city | Utah | $1,489 ±$90 | 44,946 |
| 1239 | Chico city | California | $1,488 ±$35 | 102,188 |
| 1239 | New Haven city | Connecticut | $1,488 ±$33 | 134,349 |
| 1239 | Kahului CDP | Hawaii | $1,488 ±$156 | 28,288 |
| 1242 | Worcester city | Massachusetts | $1,487 ±$38 | 207,055 |
| 1243 | Brownsburg town | Indiana | $1,486 ±$102 | 31,215 |
| 1243 | East Massapequa CDP | New York | $1,486 ±$886 | 20,377 |
| 1245 | Grayslake village | Illinois | $1,485 ±$177 | 20,929 |
| 1245 | Crown Point city | Indiana | $1,485 ±$116 | 34,393 |
| 1247 | St. Michael city | Minnesota | $1,483 ±$277 | 20,010 |
| 1248 | Egypt Lake-Leto CDP | Florida | $1,482 ±$48 | 35,873 |
| 1248 | West Little River CDP | Florida | $1,482 ±$151 | 33,890 |
| 1248 | Taylorsville city | Utah | $1,482 ±$62 | 58,678 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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