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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2250 | Marion city | Ohio | $856 ±$38 | 35,669 |
| 2252 | Pine Bluff city | Arkansas | $855 ±$38 | 39,743 |
| 2252 | Williamsport city | Pennsylvania | $855 ±$41 | 27,612 |
| 2254 | East Chicago city | Indiana | $854 ±$51 | 26,022 |
| 2254 | Pittsburg city | Kansas | $854 ±$39 | 20,637 |
| 2256 | Springfield city | Ohio | $851 ±$23 | 58,190 |
| 2257 | Canton city | Ohio | $850 ±$23 | 69,755 |
| 2257 | Ponca City city | Oklahoma | $850 ±$36 | 24,326 |
| 2259 | Barberton city | Ohio | $848 ±$46 | 24,844 |
| 2260 | Van Buren city | Arkansas | $847 ±$28 | 23,763 |
| 2261 | Danville city | Illinois | $846 ±$39 | 28,595 |
| 2262 | Decatur city | Illinois | $845 ±$23 | 69,815 |
| 2263 | Russellville city | Arkansas | $842 ±$35 | 29,162 |
| 2263 | Rock Island city | Illinois | $842 ±$27 | 36,151 |
| 2263 | Bristol city | Tennessee | $842 ±$99 | 27,636 |
| 2266 | Greenwood city | South Carolina | $839 ±$38 | 22,536 |
| 2266 | San Benito city | Texas | $839 ±$109 | 24,709 |
| 2268 | Quincy city | Illinois | $837 ±$49 | 39,109 |
| 2269 | Alliance city | Ohio | $836 ±$37 | 21,478 |
| 2269 | Danville city | Virginia | $836 ±$32 | 42,214 |
| 2271 | Granite City city | Illinois | $834 ±$92 | 26,549 |
| 2271 | Paducah city | Kentucky | $834 ±$53 | 26,845 |
| 2273 | Niagara Falls city | New York | $823 ±$33 | 47,987 |
| 2274 | Richmond city | Indiana | $822 ±$33 | 35,581 |
| 2275 | Zanesville city | Ohio | $821 ±$49 | 24,740 |
| 2276 | Florence city | Alabama | $820 ±$29 | 41,701 |
| 2276 | Vicksburg city | Mississippi | $820 ±$81 | 20,589 |
| 2278 | Pekin city | Illinois | $819 ±$76 | 31,781 |
| 2278 | Altoona city | Pennsylvania | $819 ±$44 | 43,196 |
| 2280 | Ruston city | Louisiana | $816 ±$57 | 22,284 |
| 2281 | Emporia city | Kansas | $815 ±$34 | 24,131 |
| 2282 | Mansfield city | Ohio | $814 ±$36 | 47,663 |
| 2283 | Alamo city | Texas | $811 ±$103 | 20,255 |
| 2284 | Gadsden city | Alabama | $808 ±$42 | 33,374 |
| 2285 | Marion city | Indiana | $805 ±$42 | 27,531 |
| 2286 | Manitowoc city | Wisconsin | $804 ±$42 | 34,620 |
| 2287 | Jefferson City city | Missouri | $802 ±$36 | 42,488 |
| 2288 | Galesburg city | Illinois | $801 ±$49 | 29,481 |
| 2289 | Anniston city | Alabama | $799 ±$65 | 21,271 |
| 2290 | Wheeling city | West Virginia | $794 ±$32 | 26,350 |
| 2291 | Freeport city | Illinois | $793 ±$39 | 23,505 |
| 2292 | Clinton city | Iowa | $791 ±$90 | 24,322 |
| 2293 | Rolla city | Missouri | $789 ±$27 | 20,287 |
| 2294 | Austintown CDP | Ohio | $788 ±$36 | 30,164 |
| 2295 | Fort Dodge city | Iowa | $785 ±$35 | 24,827 |
| 2295 | Parkersburg city | West Virginia | $785 ±$57 | 29,240 |
| 2297 | Carbondale city | Illinois | $771 ±$37 | 22,158 |
| 2297 | Henderson city | Kentucky | $771 ±$26 | 27,852 |
| 2299 | Bay City city | Michigan | $766 ±$44 | 32,320 |
| 2299 | Warren city | Ohio | $766 ±$39 | 38,912 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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