US cities with the lowest median rent
Find lower-cost rental markets using Census median monthly gross rent.
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, including applicable utilities. Covers occupied cash-rent units, not advertised asking rents. Rent alone is not a complete cost-of-living index. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Wright CDP | Florida | $1,621 ±$89 | 27,927 |
| 1252 | Florin CDP | California | $1,622 ±$76 | 50,211 |
| 1252 | Huntley village | Illinois | $1,622 ±$188 | 28,005 |
| 1252 | Hempstead village | New York | $1,622 ±$74 | 58,801 |
| 1255 | Bel Air North CDP | Maryland | $1,624 ±$164 | 31,302 |
| 1255 | Roy city | Utah | $1,624 ±$129 | 38,993 |
| 1257 | Lowell city | Massachusetts | $1,625 ±$40 | 118,368 |
| 1257 | Magna metro township | Utah | $1,625 ±$185 | 30,031 |
| 1259 | Mooresville town | North Carolina | $1,626 ±$62 | 52,381 |
| 1259 | Solon city | Ohio | $1,626 ±$78 | 23,943 |
| 1261 | Redmond city | Oregon | $1,628 ±$84 | 36,092 |
| 1262 | Highland city | California | $1,629 ±$93 | 56,675 |
| 1262 | Mount Vernon city | New York | $1,629 ±$56 | 72,427 |
| 1262 | Grand Prairie city | Texas | $1,629 ±$30 | 201,883 |
| 1265 | Duncanville city | Texas | $1,630 ±$62 | 39,683 |
| 1266 | Pinellas Park city | Florida | $1,631 ±$53 | 53,560 |
| 1266 | Salmon Creek CDP | Washington | $1,631 ±$132 | 20,017 |
| 1268 | Hilliard city | Ohio | $1,632 ±$93 | 38,033 |
| 1269 | Port Orange city | Florida | $1,634 ±$54 | 64,767 |
| 1270 | North Highlands CDP | California | $1,636 ±$59 | 47,957 |
| 1270 | Middle River CDP | Maryland | $1,636 ±$87 | 31,712 |
| 1272 | Libertyville village | Illinois | $1,637 ±$123 | 20,525 |
| 1273 | Bartlett city | Tennessee | $1,638 ±$224 | 56,876 |
| 1273 | North Ogden city | Utah | $1,638 ±$200 | 21,947 |
| 1275 | Ceres city | California | $1,639 ±$81 | 49,342 |
| 1276 | South Elgin village | Illinois | $1,640 ±$112 | 24,217 |
| 1276 | Rosemount city | Minnesota | $1,640 ±$113 | 27,562 |
| 1278 | Roselle village | Illinois | $1,641 ±$164 | 22,752 |
| 1278 | Brockton city | Massachusetts | $1,641 ±$52 | 105,386 |
| 1278 | Garland city | Texas | $1,641 ±$33 | 246,844 |
| 1278 | Bremerton city | Washington | $1,641 ±$42 | 44,830 |
| 1282 | Rochester Hills city | Michigan | $1,644 ±$61 | 77,089 |
| 1282 | St. Louis Park city | Minnesota | $1,644 ±$43 | 49,594 |
| 1282 | Chesterfield city | Missouri | $1,644 ±$68 | 49,574 |
| 1285 | Flagstaff city | Arizona | $1,645 ±$57 | 76,445 |
| 1285 | Midway CDP (Santa Rosa County) | Florida | $1,645 ±$254 | 21,317 |
| 1285 | Oak Harbor city | Washington | $1,645 ±$65 | 24,362 |
| 1288 | Kissimmee city | Florida | $1,647 ±$69 | 81,479 |
| 1288 | Princeton CDP | Florida | $1,647 ±$165 | 42,625 |
| 1288 | Tucker city | Georgia | $1,647 ±$70 | 37,123 |
| 1291 | Colorado Springs city | Colorado | $1,648 ±$23 | 487,887 |
| 1291 | Glen Burnie CDP | Maryland | $1,648 ±$35 | 72,590 |
| 1293 | Ann Arbor city | Michigan | $1,649 ±$39 | 122,036 |
| 1293 | Burlington city | Vermont | $1,649 ±$53 | 44,675 |
| 1295 | Casas Adobes CDP | Arizona | $1,650 ±$49 | 72,059 |
| 1295 | Banning city | California | $1,650 ±$130 | 31,093 |
| 1295 | Webster Groves city | Missouri | $1,650 ±$354 | 23,712 |
| 1298 | Lynwood city | California | $1,652 ±$47 | 64,578 |
| 1299 | Hallandale Beach city | Florida | $1,653 ±$82 | 41,854 |
| 1299 | Hollywood city | Florida | $1,653 ±$52 | 155,082 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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