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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Delano city | California | $1,199 ±$76 | 51,679 |
| 1701 | South St. Paul city | Minnesota | $1,199 ±$63 | 20,611 |
| 1703 | Perrysburg city | Ohio | $1,198 ±$100 | 25,181 |
| 1703 | Greer city | South Carolina | $1,198 ±$79 | 41,536 |
| 1705 | Montrose city | Colorado | $1,197 ±$138 | 21,044 |
| 1705 | Columbia city | Tennessee | $1,197 ±$52 | 45,441 |
| 1707 | Wyoming city | Michigan | $1,196 ±$34 | 77,353 |
| 1708 | Eureka city | California | $1,195 ±$73 | 26,010 |
| 1708 | Bryan city | Texas | $1,195 ±$33 | 87,939 |
| 1710 | College Station city | Texas | $1,194 ±$23 | 124,570 |
| 1711 | Holland city | Michigan | $1,193 ±$36 | 34,423 |
| 1711 | Provo city | Utah | $1,193 ±$23 | 114,766 |
| 1713 | Knoxville city | Tennessee | $1,191 ±$22 | 195,185 |
| 1714 | Harvey CDP | Louisiana | $1,190 ±$39 | 20,915 |
| 1715 | Missoula city | Montana | $1,189 ±$36 | 76,514 |
| 1716 | Bettendorf city | Iowa | $1,187 ±$60 | 39,647 |
| 1716 | Omaha city | Nebraska | $1,187 ±$13 | 488,837 |
| 1716 | Seguin city | Texas | $1,187 ±$102 | 33,754 |
| 1719 | Ridgecrest city | California | $1,186 ±$101 | 28,225 |
| 1719 | Zion city | Illinois | $1,186 ±$96 | 24,600 |
| 1719 | Franklin city | Indiana | $1,186 ±$105 | 26,168 |
| 1719 | Kenosha city | Wisconsin | $1,186 ±$31 | 99,372 |
| 1723 | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | $1,184 ±$52 | 51,392 |
| 1724 | St. Clair Shores city | Michigan | $1,183 ±$76 | 58,140 |
| 1724 | Hastings city | Minnesota | $1,183 ±$74 | 22,117 |
| 1726 | Lubbock city | Texas | $1,182 ±$18 | 264,814 |
| 1727 | Mesquite city | Nevada | $1,181 ±$49 | 22,059 |
| 1727 | Memphis city | Tennessee | $1,181 ±$12 | 618,980 |
| 1727 | Christiansburg town | Virginia | $1,181 ±$54 | 22,720 |
| 1730 | Aiken city | South Carolina | $1,180 ±$54 | 32,521 |
| 1731 | Kenner city | Louisiana | $1,179 ±$53 | 64,904 |
| 1732 | Lawrence city | Indiana | $1,178 ±$77 | 49,517 |
| 1733 | Calumet City city | Illinois | $1,177 ±$41 | 35,100 |
| 1733 | Greenfield city | Indiana | $1,177 ±$77 | 24,940 |
| 1733 | Plum borough | Pennsylvania | $1,177 ±$55 | 26,723 |
| 1736 | Melrose Park village | Illinois | $1,176 ±$82 | 24,549 |
| 1736 | Madison Heights city | Michigan | $1,176 ±$45 | 28,419 |
| 1738 | Metairie CDP | Louisiana | $1,175 ±$17 | 139,729 |
| 1738 | Pearl city | Mississippi | $1,175 ±$60 | 27,737 |
| 1738 | Troy city | New York | $1,175 ±$29 | 51,033 |
| 1738 | Rocky River city | Ohio | $1,175 ±$104 | 21,490 |
| 1738 | Monroeville municipality | Pennsylvania | $1,175 ±$33 | 28,295 |
| 1743 | Petersburg city | Virginia | $1,174 ±$44 | 33,537 |
| 1744 | Greensboro city | North Carolina | $1,172 ±$15 | 301,198 |
| 1744 | Victoria city | Texas | $1,172 ±$37 | 65,625 |
| 1746 | Huntsville city | Alabama | $1,171 ±$24 | 222,791 |
| 1746 | Green Valley CDP | Arizona | $1,171 ±$58 | 22,114 |
| 1746 | East Lansing city | Michigan | $1,171 ±$42 | 45,758 |
| 1746 | Willoughby city | Ohio | $1,171 ±$38 | 24,046 |
| 1750 | Inkster city | Michigan | $1,170 ±$53 | 25,428 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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