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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1649 | Pearland city | Texas | $1,860 ±$72 | 127,514 |
| 1652 | Homer Glen village | Illinois | $1,861 ±$223 | 24,529 |
| 1653 | Sugar Hill city | Georgia | $1,862 ±$137 | 26,128 |
| 1654 | Grapevine city | Texas | $1,863 ±$67 | 51,139 |
| 1655 | Farmers Branch city | Texas | $1,864 ±$41 | 36,645 |
| 1656 | Baldwin Park city | California | $1,867 ±$58 | 70,138 |
| 1656 | Winter Springs city | Florida | $1,867 ±$98 | 38,951 |
| 1658 | Maple Grove city | Minnesota | $1,868 ±$59 | 71,173 |
| 1659 | Portsmouth city | New Hampshire | $1,869 ±$111 | 22,545 |
| 1660 | Sandy Springs city | Georgia | $1,870 ±$38 | 107,087 |
| 1660 | Lacey city | Washington | $1,870 ±$51 | 57,737 |
| 1662 | Long Beach city | California | $1,871 ±$20 | 455,548 |
| 1662 | Marlborough city | Massachusetts | $1,871 ±$123 | 41,647 |
| 1664 | Laurel city | Maryland | $1,873 ±$53 | 29,798 |
| 1665 | Lino Lakes city | Minnesota | $1,874 ±$198 | 22,113 |
| 1666 | Paramount city | California | $1,875 ±$55 | 52,050 |
| 1667 | Perris city | California | $1,876 ±$126 | 80,511 |
| 1667 | Long Branch city | New Jersey | $1,876 ±$94 | 32,530 |
| 1667 | Dale City CDP | Virginia | $1,876 ±$82 | 71,016 |
| 1670 | Wilsonville city | Oregon | $1,878 ±$59 | 26,974 |
| 1671 | Commerce City city | Colorado | $1,880 ±$186 | 66,445 |
| 1672 | Rockville Centre village | New York | $1,881 ±$257 | 25,765 |
| 1673 | Westminster city | Colorado | $1,882 ±$37 | 115,484 |
| 1673 | Milford city (balance) | Connecticut | $1,882 ±$83 | 51,023 |
| 1673 | Bonita Springs city | Florida | $1,882 ±$90 | 55,904 |
| 1673 | Brookhaven city | Georgia | $1,882 ±$51 | 57,855 |
| 1677 | Bartlett village | Illinois | $1,883 ±$226 | 40,501 |
| 1677 | Bend city | Oregon | $1,883 ±$54 | 103,390 |
| 1679 | Suwanee city | Georgia | $1,885 ±$102 | 22,349 |
| 1679 | Naperville city | Illinois | $1,885 ±$39 | 150,692 |
| 1679 | Lindenhurst village | New York | $1,885 ±$284 | 27,142 |
| 1682 | Romeoville village | Illinois | $1,886 ±$83 | 41,152 |
| 1682 | Brookfield city | Wisconsin | $1,886 ±$104 | 41,273 |
| 1684 | Azusa city | California | $1,887 ±$54 | 49,031 |
| 1685 | Monterey Park city | California | $1,888 ±$46 | 59,132 |
| 1685 | Arvada city | Colorado | $1,888 ±$46 | 122,634 |
| 1687 | Montclair city | California | $1,889 ±$111 | 37,810 |
| 1687 | Watsonville city | California | $1,889 ±$100 | 51,712 |
| 1687 | Milford CDP | Massachusetts | $1,889 ±$133 | 27,731 |
| 1690 | Fountain Hills town | Arizona | $1,890 ±$142 | 23,789 |
| 1690 | Baldwin CDP | New York | $1,890 ±$203 | 34,994 |
| 1692 | West Carson CDP | California | $1,891 ±$158 | 22,143 |
| 1692 | Citrus Park CDP | Florida | $1,891 ±$121 | 28,804 |
| 1692 | Corinth city | Texas | $1,891 ±$157 | 23,385 |
| 1695 | Monsey CDP | New York | $1,892 ±$157 | 28,160 |
| 1696 | Lemon Grove city | California | $1,893 ±$112 | 27,686 |
| 1697 | North Port city | Florida | $1,894 ±$159 | 84,605 |
| 1697 | Fairland CDP | Maryland | $1,894 ±$66 | 26,231 |
| 1697 | Draper city | Utah | $1,894 ±$57 | 50,278 |
| 1700 | Thornton city | Colorado | $1,895 ±$43 | 144,187 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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