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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sapulpa city | Oklahoma | $1,057 ±$44 | 22,570 |
| 1952 | Shelbyville city | Tennessee | $1,056 ±$100 | 24,661 |
| 1953 | Tuscaloosa city | Alabama | $1,055 ±$26 | 111,038 |
| 1953 | Bangor city | Maine | $1,055 ±$43 | 31,938 |
| 1953 | Jackson city | Mississippi | $1,055 ±$23 | 146,631 |
| 1953 | Cheektowaga CDP | New York | $1,055 ±$23 | 76,056 |
| 1957 | Valdosta city | Georgia | $1,054 ±$37 | 55,252 |
| 1957 | Del City city | Oklahoma | $1,054 ±$64 | 21,494 |
| 1957 | Cedar City city | Utah | $1,054 ±$82 | 38,524 |
| 1957 | Janesville city | Wisconsin | $1,054 ±$40 | 66,030 |
| 1961 | De Pere city | Wisconsin | $1,053 ±$63 | 25,301 |
| 1962 | El Centro city | California | $1,052 ±$63 | 44,240 |
| 1962 | Garden City city | Kansas | $1,052 ±$47 | 27,819 |
| 1962 | Sanford city | North Carolina | $1,052 ±$43 | 31,478 |
| 1962 | Tulsa city | Oklahoma | $1,052 ±$10 | 413,794 |
| 1962 | Watertown city | Wisconsin | $1,052 ±$48 | 22,774 |
| 1967 | Burlington city | North Carolina | $1,051 ±$38 | 59,610 |
| 1967 | Kettering city | Ohio | $1,051 ±$33 | 57,206 |
| 1969 | Bloomington city | Illinois | $1,050 ±$36 | 78,907 |
| 1969 | Riverside city | Ohio | $1,050 ±$65 | 24,435 |
| 1969 | Big Spring city | Texas | $1,050 ±$98 | 23,975 |
| 1972 | Romulus city | Michigan | $1,049 ±$109 | 24,831 |
| 1972 | McAllen city | Texas | $1,049 ±$38 | 145,385 |
| 1974 | Midland city | Michigan | $1,048 ±$41 | 42,724 |
| 1974 | Scranton city | Pennsylvania | $1,048 ±$29 | 76,033 |
| 1976 | Buffalo city | New York | $1,046 ±$18 | 276,854 |
| 1977 | Dodge City city | Kansas | $1,045 ±$68 | 27,613 |
| 1977 | Eau Claire city | Wisconsin | $1,045 ±$39 | 70,322 |
| 1979 | Copperas Cove city | Texas | $1,043 ±$61 | 37,947 |
| 1980 | Marrero CDP | Louisiana | $1,042 ±$137 | 32,540 |
| 1981 | Auburn city | Maine | $1,041 ±$74 | 24,602 |
| 1982 | Syracuse city | New York | $1,039 ±$20 | 146,384 |
| 1983 | Chicago Heights city | Illinois | $1,038 ±$97 | 26,736 |
| 1983 | Collinsville city | Illinois | $1,038 ±$55 | 24,031 |
| 1983 | Cuyahoga Falls city | Ohio | $1,038 ±$36 | 50,909 |
| 1983 | Alton city | Texas | $1,038 ±$67 | 20,214 |
| 1987 | Farmington city | New Mexico | $1,037 ±$92 | 46,314 |
| 1987 | Kingsville city | Texas | $1,037 ±$73 | 24,994 |
| 1987 | Pharr city | Texas | $1,037 ±$50 | 80,333 |
| 1990 | Painesville city | Ohio | $1,036 ±$53 | 20,548 |
| 1991 | Grandview city | Missouri | $1,035 ±$44 | 26,527 |
| 1991 | Sioux Falls city | South Dakota | $1,035 ±$26 | 201,469 |
| 1991 | Huntsville city | Texas | $1,035 ±$67 | 47,864 |
| 1994 | Cleveland city | Tennessee | $1,034 ±$43 | 48,829 |
| 1995 | South Bend city | Indiana | $1,033 ±$30 | 103,085 |
| 1995 | Moorhead city | Minnesota | $1,033 ±$50 | 45,036 |
| 1995 | Racine city | Wisconsin | $1,033 ±$42 | 77,633 |
| 1998 | Rome city | Georgia | $1,032 ±$44 | 38,189 |
| 1998 | Socorro city | Texas | $1,032 ±$114 | 37,123 |
| 2000 | Trotwood city | Ohio | $1,031 ±$57 | 23,041 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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