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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1551 | Gainesville city | Florida | $1,296 ±$40 | 145,702 |
| 1552 | University CDP (Hillsborough County) | Florida | $1,295 ±$37 | 48,127 |
| 1552 | Columbia Heights city | Minnesota | $1,295 ±$102 | 22,155 |
| 1552 | Columbus city | Ohio | $1,295 ±$10 | 914,802 |
| 1555 | Meriden city | Connecticut | $1,294 ±$72 | 60,545 |
| 1555 | Trenton city | New Jersey | $1,294 ±$52 | 90,338 |
| 1557 | Tallahassee city | Florida | $1,293 ±$28 | 201,875 |
| 1558 | Biddeford city | Maine | $1,292 ±$100 | 22,498 |
| 1558 | Sterling Heights city | Michigan | $1,292 ±$51 | 133,573 |
| 1558 | Corpus Christi city | Texas | $1,292 ±$27 | 317,419 |
| 1561 | Belton city | Missouri | $1,290 ±$97 | 25,008 |
| 1562 | Reedley city | California | $1,288 ±$70 | 25,609 |
| 1562 | Florissant city | Missouri | $1,288 ±$73 | 51,773 |
| 1562 | East Providence city | Rhode Island | $1,288 ±$75 | 47,281 |
| 1565 | Mustang city | Oklahoma | $1,287 ±$99 | 22,192 |
| 1566 | Delaware city | Ohio | $1,286 ±$71 | 44,589 |
| 1567 | Cave Spring CDP | Virginia | $1,285 ±$67 | 25,742 |
| 1568 | Martinez CDP | Georgia | $1,284 ±$105 | 33,750 |
| 1569 | Elk River city | Minnesota | $1,283 ±$142 | 26,793 |
| 1570 | Pace CDP | Florida | $1,282 ±$168 | 26,282 |
| 1570 | Merrillville town | Indiana | $1,282 ±$113 | 36,476 |
| 1570 | West St. Paul city | Minnesota | $1,282 ±$103 | 21,382 |
| 1573 | Oildale CDP | California | $1,281 ±$68 | 34,687 |
| 1573 | St. Paul city | Minnesota | $1,281 ±$19 | 307,284 |
| 1575 | Horizon City city | Texas | $1,280 ±$204 | 23,668 |
| 1576 | Atwater city | California | $1,279 ±$70 | 32,162 |
| 1576 | Channelview CDP | Texas | $1,279 ±$137 | 43,605 |
| 1578 | Rotterdam CDP | New York | $1,278 ±$78 | 22,695 |
| 1579 | Blue Springs city | Missouri | $1,277 ±$63 | 59,965 |
| 1580 | Joliet city | Illinois | $1,276 ±$48 | 150,445 |
| 1581 | Yukon city | Oklahoma | $1,274 ±$120 | 25,529 |
| 1582 | State College borough | Pennsylvania | $1,273 ±$55 | 41,050 |
| 1583 | Rogers city | Arkansas | $1,270 ±$51 | 72,981 |
| 1583 | Centerville city | Ohio | $1,270 ±$74 | 25,205 |
| 1583 | Owasso city | Oklahoma | $1,270 ±$43 | 40,151 |
| 1586 | Hartford city | Connecticut | $1,269 ±$25 | 121,127 |
| 1586 | Papillion city | Nebraska | $1,269 ±$101 | 25,244 |
| 1586 | Clemmons village | North Carolina | $1,269 ±$103 | 21,871 |
| 1589 | Lansing village | Illinois | $1,268 ±$103 | 28,284 |
| 1590 | Elko city | Nevada | $1,267 ±$76 | 20,696 |
| 1591 | Grand Rapids city | Michigan | $1,266 ±$35 | 198,535 |
| 1592 | Burbank city | Illinois | $1,265 ±$91 | 28,739 |
| 1593 | Caldwell city | Idaho | $1,264 ±$87 | 66,516 |
| 1594 | Millville city | New Jersey | $1,261 ±$85 | 27,511 |
| 1594 | Pittsburgh city | Pennsylvania | $1,261 ±$27 | 304,759 |
| 1594 | Myrtle Beach city | South Carolina | $1,261 ±$77 | 38,371 |
| 1597 | Kentwood city | Michigan | $1,260 ±$61 | 54,296 |
| 1597 | Pottstown borough | Pennsylvania | $1,260 ±$58 | 23,476 |
| 1599 | Reynoldsburg city | Ohio | $1,259 ±$55 | 41,224 |
| 1600 | Leesburg city | Florida | $1,258 ±$99 | 30,807 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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