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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1448 | Carrollton city | Texas | $1,735 ±$25 | 133,740 |
| 1452 | El Monte city | California | $1,736 ±$28 | 106,109 |
| 1452 | Santa Paula city | California | $1,736 ±$72 | 31,376 |
| 1454 | Nashua city | New Hampshire | $1,737 ±$41 | 91,294 |
| 1455 | Winter Park city | Florida | $1,738 ±$72 | 30,274 |
| 1455 | Apple Valley city | Minnesota | $1,738 ±$59 | 55,679 |
| 1455 | Cary town | North Carolina | $1,738 ±$30 | 179,306 |
| 1458 | Smyrna city | Georgia | $1,739 ±$50 | 56,633 |
| 1459 | Altamonte Springs city | Florida | $1,740 ±$29 | 46,116 |
| 1459 | Everett city | Washington | $1,740 ±$33 | 111,845 |
| 1461 | Jurupa Valley city | California | $1,741 ±$58 | 107,011 |
| 1461 | Shelton city | Connecticut | $1,741 ±$216 | 41,889 |
| 1463 | Parsippany CDP | New Jersey | $1,742 ±$41 | 21,345 |
| 1463 | Lynnwood city | Washington | $1,742 ±$68 | 40,110 |
| 1465 | Tempe city | Arizona | $1,743 ±$26 | 188,065 |
| 1465 | Spring Valley CDP | Nevada | $1,743 ±$24 | 219,187 |
| 1467 | Kearns metro township | Utah | $1,744 ±$90 | 37,696 |
| 1468 | Fountain city | Colorado | $1,745 ±$155 | 29,300 |
| 1469 | Orlando city | Florida | $1,747 ±$20 | 319,758 |
| 1469 | Novi city | Michigan | $1,747 ±$64 | 66,717 |
| 1469 | Mission Bend CDP | Texas | $1,747 ±$90 | 36,586 |
| 1472 | San Fernando city | California | $1,748 ±$71 | 23,632 |
| 1473 | Bolingbrook village | Illinois | $1,749 ±$86 | 74,096 |
| 1473 | Methuen city | Massachusetts | $1,749 ±$91 | 53,475 |
| 1475 | Margate city | Florida | $1,750 ±$80 | 59,198 |
| 1475 | North Miami Beach city | Florida | $1,750 ±$62 | 43,898 |
| 1477 | DeBary city | Florida | $1,751 ±$226 | 22,869 |
| 1478 | Bergenfield borough | New Jersey | $1,752 ±$83 | 28,450 |
| 1478 | North Plainfield borough | New Jersey | $1,752 ±$75 | 22,809 |
| 1478 | Kyle city | Texas | $1,752 ±$95 | 56,823 |
| 1481 | Hazel Dell CDP | Washington | $1,753 ±$92 | 23,237 |
| 1482 | Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) | Hawaii | $1,754 ±$93 | 21,818 |
| 1483 | West Hartford CDP | Connecticut | $1,756 ±$40 | 63,620 |
| 1483 | Greenacres city | Florida | $1,756 ±$68 | 44,373 |
| 1485 | Bel Air South CDP | Maryland | $1,757 ±$73 | 58,137 |
| 1485 | West Jordan city | Utah | $1,757 ±$54 | 116,692 |
| 1487 | Miami city | Florida | $1,758 ±$26 | 459,745 |
| 1488 | Rialto city | California | $1,759 ±$59 | 104,143 |
| 1488 | Coral Terrace CDP | Florida | $1,759 ±$168 | 24,895 |
| 1490 | Arlington Heights village | Illinois | $1,760 ±$44 | 76,005 |
| 1490 | Mason city | Ohio | $1,760 ±$120 | 35,509 |
| 1492 | Evanston city | Illinois | $1,762 ±$46 | 76,340 |
| 1492 | University Place city | Washington | $1,762 ±$57 | 34,911 |
| 1494 | Round Rock city | Texas | $1,763 ±$38 | 127,786 |
| 1495 | Lancaster city | California | $1,764 ±$45 | 169,169 |
| 1495 | Frederick city | Maryland | $1,764 ±$39 | 83,395 |
| 1495 | Towson CDP | Maryland | $1,764 ±$42 | 58,679 |
| 1495 | Marblehead CDP | Massachusetts | $1,764 ±$147 | 20,413 |
| 1495 | Matthews town | North Carolina | $1,764 ±$42 | 30,577 |
| 1500 | Eagle city | Idaho | $1,765 ±$113 | 32,855 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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