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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Eagan city | Minnesota | $1,679 ±$37 | 68,000 |
| 1352 | Lodi city | California | $1,680 ±$66 | 67,607 |
| 1352 | Canton city | Georgia | $1,680 ±$74 | 35,741 |
| 1354 | Beaumont city | California | $1,681 ±$252 | 56,266 |
| 1355 | Bayonne city | New Jersey | $1,682 ±$47 | 71,553 |
| 1356 | St. Cloud city | Florida | $1,683 ±$122 | 65,130 |
| 1357 | Lauderhill city | Florida | $1,684 ±$55 | 74,896 |
| 1357 | Sarasota city | Florida | $1,684 ±$72 | 56,970 |
| 1357 | League City city | Texas | $1,684 ±$47 | 116,215 |
| 1360 | Burleson city | Texas | $1,685 ±$73 | 52,918 |
| 1361 | Dublin city | Ohio | $1,686 ±$109 | 49,294 |
| 1362 | Glassboro borough | New Jersey | $1,687 ±$110 | 23,717 |
| 1363 | Garfield city | New Jersey | $1,688 ±$59 | 32,783 |
| 1363 | Perth Amboy city | New Jersey | $1,688 ±$62 | 55,855 |
| 1363 | Friendswood city | Texas | $1,688 ±$185 | 41,030 |
| 1366 | Fairhope city | Alabama | $1,689 ±$304 | 24,190 |
| 1366 | Hialeah city | Florida | $1,689 ±$24 | 226,165 |
| 1366 | Lake in the Hills village | Illinois | $1,689 ±$127 | 28,800 |
| 1366 | Champlin city | Minnesota | $1,689 ±$136 | 23,294 |
| 1366 | Pleasant Grove city | Utah | $1,689 ±$49 | 37,852 |
| 1371 | Modesto city | California | $1,690 ±$33 | 219,215 |
| 1371 | Fort Collins city | Colorado | $1,690 ±$22 | 170,229 |
| 1371 | Goose Creek city | South Carolina | $1,690 ±$46 | 48,078 |
| 1371 | Euless city | Texas | $1,690 ±$43 | 60,421 |
| 1375 | Collierville town | Tennessee | $1,691 ±$84 | 51,515 |
| 1376 | National City city | California | $1,692 ±$46 | 58,893 |
| 1377 | Converse city | Texas | $1,693 ±$128 | 29,607 |
| 1378 | Bell Gardens city | California | $1,694 ±$43 | 38,229 |
| 1379 | Foothill Farms CDP | California | $1,695 ±$59 | 36,435 |
| 1379 | West Rancho Dominguez CDP | California | $1,695 ±$143 | 23,300 |
| 1379 | Spring Valley village | New York | $1,695 ±$53 | 33,192 |
| 1382 | American Fork city | Utah | $1,697 ±$64 | 37,109 |
| 1383 | Soledad city | California | $1,698 ±$132 | 26,365 |
| 1383 | Newport city | Rhode Island | $1,698 ±$92 | 24,874 |
| 1383 | Clinton city | Utah | $1,698 ±$223 | 23,612 |
| 1386 | Severna Park CDP | Maryland | $1,699 ±$270 | 40,228 |
| 1387 | Tampa city | Florida | $1,701 ±$27 | 401,618 |
| 1387 | Peachtree Corners city | Georgia | $1,701 ±$62 | 42,373 |
| 1389 | Carmichael CDP | California | $1,702 ±$31 | 76,948 |
| 1389 | North Miami city | Florida | $1,702 ±$47 | 60,344 |
| 1389 | Riviera Beach city | Florida | $1,702 ±$106 | 38,657 |
| 1389 | South Fulton city | Georgia | $1,702 ±$86 | 110,471 |
| 1389 | West Haven city | Utah | $1,702 ±$120 | 21,563 |
| 1389 | Vancouver city | Washington | $1,702 ±$23 | 195,300 |
| 1395 | Lancaster city | Texas | $1,704 ±$102 | 40,820 |
| 1395 | North Richland Hills city | Texas | $1,704 ±$51 | 70,780 |
| 1395 | Holladay city | Utah | $1,704 ±$94 | 31,099 |
| 1398 | Eldersburg CDP | Maryland | $1,705 ±$139 | 31,695 |
| 1398 | Blaine city | Minnesota | $1,705 ±$103 | 72,488 |
| 1398 | North Las Vegas city | Nevada | $1,705 ±$28 | 278,595 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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