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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | California | $1,981 ±$163 | 31,446 |
| 1802 | Watauga city | Texas | $1,982 ±$121 | 23,233 |
| 1803 | Leawood city | Kansas | $1,983 ±$254 | 33,809 |
| 1804 | Montgomery village | Illinois | $1,984 ±$526 | 21,515 |
| 1805 | Shoreline city | Washington | $1,985 ±$75 | 61,431 |
| 1806 | Hillsborough CDP | New Jersey | $1,986 ±$144 | 22,585 |
| 1807 | Ballenger Creek CDP | Maryland | $1,987 ±$134 | 26,390 |
| 1808 | Rowlett city | Texas | $1,990 ±$128 | 65,463 |
| 1809 | Salinas city | California | $1,991 ±$47 | 161,761 |
| 1809 | Reading CDP | Massachusetts | $1,991 ±$273 | 25,612 |
| 1809 | South Jordan city | Utah | $1,991 ±$90 | 82,686 |
| 1812 | Cedar Hill city | Texas | $1,993 ±$126 | 48,879 |
| 1813 | Waldorf CDP | Maryland | $1,995 ±$85 | 82,943 |
| 1814 | Stanton city | California | $1,997 ±$92 | 39,402 |
| 1814 | Marysville city | Washington | $1,997 ±$79 | 73,002 |
| 1816 | Maricopa city | Arizona | $1,998 ±$102 | 67,163 |
| 1816 | Timberwood Park CDP | Texas | $1,998 ±$205 | 35,413 |
| 1816 | Renton city | Washington | $1,998 ±$64 | 105,317 |
| 1819 | Alafaya CDP | Florida | $1,999 ±$84 | 92,449 |
| 1820 | Castle Rock town | Colorado | $2,000 ±$107 | 79,123 |
| 1821 | Riverview CDP | Florida | $2,002 ±$101 | 113,697 |
| 1822 | Wildomar city | California | $2,003 ±$232 | 37,277 |
| 1823 | Mountlake Terrace city | Washington | $2,004 ±$86 | 23,104 |
| 1824 | Redlands city | California | $2,005 ±$66 | 73,375 |
| 1825 | Jersey City city | New Jersey | $2,007 ±$39 | 294,078 |
| 1826 | Palisades Park borough | New Jersey | $2,009 ±$149 | 20,290 |
| 1827 | Imperial Beach city | California | $2,011 ±$85 | 25,764 |
| 1827 | Mount Juliet city | Tennessee | $2,011 ±$118 | 42,073 |
| 1829 | Garden Grove city | California | $2,012 ±$48 | 170,964 |
| 1830 | Scottsdale city | Arizona | $2,013 ±$48 | 243,821 |
| 1830 | Palm City CDP | Florida | $2,013 ±$270 | 26,371 |
| 1830 | Midlothian city | Texas | $2,013 ±$177 | 39,356 |
| 1833 | Frisco city | Texas | $2,014 ±$65 | 219,304 |
| 1834 | Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) | California | $2,016 ±$170 | 22,447 |
| 1835 | San Pablo city | California | $2,018 ±$118 | 31,720 |
| 1835 | Boulder city | Colorado | $2,018 ±$65 | 106,433 |
| 1837 | Herriman city | Utah | $2,019 ±$110 | 59,346 |
| 1838 | Smithtown CDP | New York | $2,020 ±$316 | 24,375 |
| 1838 | Eagle Mountain city | Utah | $2,020 ±$103 | 53,290 |
| 1840 | Holly Springs town | North Carolina | $2,021 ±$111 | 45,248 |
| 1840 | Bailey's Crossroads CDP | Virginia | $2,021 ±$98 | 24,271 |
| 1842 | Coppell city | Texas | $2,022 ±$105 | 42,154 |
| 1843 | Braintree Town city | Massachusetts | $2,024 ±$195 | 38,899 |
| 1844 | Port Chester village | New York | $2,028 ±$122 | 31,102 |
| 1844 | Fresno CDP | Texas | $2,028 ±$190 | 24,560 |
| 1846 | Upland city | California | $2,029 ±$63 | 79,257 |
| 1846 | Happy Valley city | Oregon | $2,029 ±$144 | 26,738 |
| 1848 | Ontario city | California | $2,030 ±$50 | 180,547 |
| 1848 | Seattle city | Washington | $2,030 ±$22 | 754,195 |
| 1850 | North Laurel CDP | Maryland | $2,031 ±$103 | 25,563 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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