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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | Makakilo CDP | Hawaii | $2,276 ±$195 | 20,735 |
| 250 | Oakton CDP | Virginia | $2,276 ±$61 | 36,528 |
| 253 | Fair Oaks CDP | Virginia | $2,275 ±$53 | 35,545 |
| 254 | Concord city | California | $2,274 ±$34 | 124,035 |
| 254 | Rockville city | Maryland | $2,274 ±$51 | 67,671 |
| 254 | Morristown town | New Jersey | $2,274 ±$125 | 20,453 |
| 257 | Royal Palm Beach village | Florida | $2,273 ±$124 | 40,344 |
| 258 | Fort Lee borough | New Jersey | $2,270 ±$112 | 40,067 |
| 259 | Kaneohe CDP | Hawaii | $2,269 ±$200 | 37,355 |
| 259 | White Plains city | New York | $2,269 ±$89 | 60,666 |
| 261 | Waltham city | Massachusetts | $2,268 ±$79 | 64,902 |
| 262 | Fairfield city | California | $2,266 ±$47 | 120,785 |
| 263 | Pasadena city | California | $2,265 ±$38 | 136,969 |
| 264 | Pittsburg city | California | $2,264 ±$58 | 76,257 |
| 265 | Elk Grove city | California | $2,262 ±$50 | 179,155 |
| 266 | Herndon town | Virginia | $2,259 ±$80 | 24,672 |
| 267 | Rocklin city | California | $2,258 ±$51 | 73,327 |
| 268 | Johns Creek city | Georgia | $2,257 ±$41 | 81,988 |
| 268 | Odenton CDP | Maryland | $2,257 ±$66 | 45,002 |
| 270 | Bluffton town | South Carolina | $2,256 ±$121 | 33,157 |
| 270 | Saratoga Springs city | Utah | $2,256 ±$128 | 48,425 |
| 270 | Bonney Lake city | Washington | $2,256 ±$164 | 22,090 |
| 273 | Hutto city | Texas | $2,255 ±$209 | 35,483 |
| 274 | Glendora city | California | $2,254 ±$64 | 50,926 |
| 275 | Santee city | California | $2,250 ±$84 | 59,332 |
| 276 | Vista city | California | $2,249 ±$43 | 99,114 |
| 276 | Mill Creek city | Washington | $2,249 ±$88 | 20,956 |
| 278 | West Covina city | California | $2,245 ±$61 | 107,037 |
| 278 | Bethany CDP | Oregon | $2,245 ±$158 | 33,106 |
| 278 | Fairfax city | Virginia | $2,245 ±$107 | 25,026 |
| 281 | East Palo Alto city | California | $2,244 ±$166 | 29,069 |
| 282 | New City CDP | New York | $2,242 ±$196 | 34,458 |
| 283 | Saugus CDP | Massachusetts | $2,241 ±$201 | 28,773 |
| 284 | Plantation city | Florida | $2,240 ±$54 | 96,293 |
| 285 | Princeton city | Texas | $2,239 ±$144 | 25,229 |
| 286 | Keystone CDP | Florida | $2,238 ±$391 | 25,858 |
| 287 | Claremont city | California | $2,237 ±$186 | 36,595 |
| 288 | Covington city | Washington | $2,232 ±$272 | 21,233 |
| 289 | Camp Springs CDP | Maryland | $2,231 ±$88 | 22,544 |
| 289 | Flower Mound town | Texas | $2,231 ±$83 | 78,389 |
| 289 | Reston CDP | Virginia | $2,231 ±$54 | 64,414 |
| 292 | Lynbrook village | New York | $2,230 ±$191 | 20,325 |
| 293 | Chula Vista city | California | $2,229 ±$42 | 276,375 |
| 294 | Corona city | California | $2,228 ±$65 | 159,670 |
| 294 | Port Hueneme city | California | $2,228 ±$91 | 21,582 |
| 296 | Oceanside CDP | New York | $2,227 ±$120 | 31,639 |
| 297 | Harrison town | New Jersey | $2,226 ±$94 | 20,369 |
| 298 | West Babylon CDP | New York | $2,225 ±$160 | 43,570 |
| 299 | Lake Stevens city | Washington | $2,224 ±$122 | 40,253 |
| 300 | Woburn city | Massachusetts | $2,221 ±$77 | 41,939 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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