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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Council Bluffs city | Iowa | $1,030 ±$35 | 62,586 |
| 2001 | Laredo city | Texas | $1,030 ±$27 | 257,619 |
| 2001 | Appleton city | Wisconsin | $1,030 ±$38 | 75,023 |
| 2004 | DeKalb city | Illinois | $1,029 ±$41 | 40,443 |
| 2005 | Lewiston city | Idaho | $1,027 ±$64 | 34,651 |
| 2006 | New Albany city | Indiana | $1,026 ±$35 | 37,581 |
| 2007 | Euclid city | Ohio | $1,025 ±$47 | 48,823 |
| 2008 | Junction City city | Kansas | $1,024 ±$51 | 22,331 |
| 2008 | Staunton city | Virginia | $1,024 ±$69 | 25,948 |
| 2010 | Kankakee city | Illinois | $1,023 ±$79 | 23,996 |
| 2010 | Ames city | Iowa | $1,023 ±$38 | 67,669 |
| 2010 | Lincoln Park city | Michigan | $1,023 ±$86 | 39,257 |
| 2010 | Johnson City city | Tennessee | $1,023 ±$37 | 72,222 |
| 2014 | Wichita Falls city | Texas | $1,022 ±$36 | 102,581 |
| 2015 | Holyoke city | Massachusetts | $1,021 ±$60 | 37,813 |
| 2015 | Port Arthur city | Texas | $1,021 ±$62 | 55,828 |
| 2017 | Waynesboro city | Virginia | $1,020 ±$68 | 22,841 |
| 2018 | Belleville city | Illinois | $1,019 ±$48 | 41,370 |
| 2019 | Alton city | Illinois | $1,015 ±$48 | 25,279 |
| 2020 | York city | Pennsylvania | $1,014 ±$49 | 44,938 |
| 2020 | South Milwaukee city | Wisconsin | $1,014 ±$65 | 20,442 |
| 2022 | Gary city | Indiana | $1,012 ±$38 | 68,113 |
| 2023 | Conway city | Arkansas | $1,011 ±$38 | 67,642 |
| 2023 | Seymour city | Indiana | $1,011 ±$83 | 22,371 |
| 2023 | Marquette city | Michigan | $1,011 ±$52 | 21,325 |
| 2023 | Athens city | Ohio | $1,011 ±$82 | 23,396 |
| 2027 | Texarkana city | Texas | $1,010 ±$40 | 35,992 |
| 2027 | La Crosse city | Wisconsin | $1,010 ±$39 | 51,356 |
| 2027 | Wausau city | Wisconsin | $1,010 ±$38 | 39,996 |
| 2030 | Burton city | Michigan | $1,009 ±$110 | 29,500 |
| 2030 | Claremore city | Oklahoma | $1,009 ±$32 | 20,166 |
| 2030 | Casper city | Wyoming | $1,009 ±$52 | 58,839 |
| 2033 | Greenville city | North Carolina | $1,007 ±$31 | 92,857 |
| 2033 | Hamilton city | Ohio | $1,007 ±$36 | 63,468 |
| 2033 | Middletown city | Ohio | $1,007 ±$35 | 51,617 |
| 2033 | West Allis city | Wisconsin | $1,007 ±$43 | 59,612 |
| 2037 | Covington city | Kentucky | $1,006 ±$57 | 41,110 |
| 2037 | Ardmore city | Oklahoma | $1,006 ±$40 | 24,877 |
| 2037 | Neenah city | Wisconsin | $1,006 ±$52 | 27,336 |
| 2040 | Peoria city | Illinois | $1,005 ±$36 | 112,169 |
| 2040 | Hattiesburg city | Mississippi | $1,005 ±$44 | 48,619 |
| 2042 | Rexburg city | Idaho | $1,004 ±$47 | 40,543 |
| 2043 | Manhattan city | Kansas | $1,003 ±$41 | 54,239 |
| 2043 | St. Cloud city | Minnesota | $1,003 ±$44 | 70,629 |
| 2043 | Troy city | Ohio | $1,003 ±$67 | 26,842 |
| 2046 | Sand Springs city | Oklahoma | $1,002 ±$76 | 20,117 |
| 2047 | Cincinnati city | Ohio | $1,001 ±$20 | 311,224 |
| 2048 | Statesville city | North Carolina | $1,000 ±$71 | 29,894 |
| 2049 | Fort Wayne city | Indiana | $999 ±$17 | 268,589 |
| 2049 | Bismarck city | North Dakota | $999 ±$41 | 75,556 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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