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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Oxnard city | California | $2,032 ±$63 | 200,928 |
| 1851 | Carteret borough | New Jersey | $2,032 ±$148 | 25,496 |
| 1853 | Surprise city | Arizona | $2,033 ±$86 | 154,948 |
| 1853 | Framingham city | Massachusetts | $2,033 ±$57 | 72,399 |
| 1853 | Lake Ridge CDP | Virginia | $2,033 ±$124 | 46,049 |
| 1856 | Stoneham CDP | Massachusetts | $2,035 ±$142 | 23,355 |
| 1857 | Peekskill city | New York | $2,036 ±$125 | 25,625 |
| 1858 | Buffalo Grove village | Illinois | $2,037 ±$148 | 42,891 |
| 1858 | Andover city | Minnesota | $2,037 ±$183 | 33,035 |
| 1860 | Germantown CDP | Maryland | $2,040 ±$51 | 90,719 |
| 1861 | Boynton Beach city | Florida | $2,041 ±$97 | 81,435 |
| 1862 | Columbia CDP | Maryland | $2,042 ±$68 | 104,338 |
| 1862 | Dedham CDP | Massachusetts | $2,042 ±$182 | 25,237 |
| 1864 | Land O' Lakes CDP | Florida | $2,045 ±$154 | 38,910 |
| 1864 | Kihei CDP | Hawaii | $2,045 ±$122 | 21,567 |
| 1864 | East Patchogue CDP | New York | $2,045 ±$166 | 21,673 |
| 1867 | Escondido city | California | $2,046 ±$61 | 149,668 |
| 1867 | Pembroke Pines city | Florida | $2,046 ±$71 | 173,194 |
| 1869 | La Mesa city | California | $2,049 ±$64 | 60,797 |
| 1870 | Huntington Station CDP | New York | $2,052 ±$331 | 32,601 |
| 1871 | Shirley CDP | New York | $2,056 ±$435 | 28,375 |
| 1872 | Oakleaf Plantation CDP | Florida | $2,058 ±$179 | 32,070 |
| 1872 | Gaithersburg city | Maryland | $2,058 ±$66 | 69,825 |
| 1874 | Ellicott City CDP | Maryland | $2,061 ±$94 | 75,257 |
| 1875 | Bay Point CDP | California | $2,063 ±$115 | 24,231 |
| 1875 | Bay Shore CDP | New York | $2,063 ±$114 | 31,683 |
| 1877 | Manteca city | California | $2,065 ±$67 | 89,043 |
| 1877 | Milton city | Georgia | $2,065 ±$130 | 41,546 |
| 1879 | Davie town | Florida | $2,066 ±$62 | 108,346 |
| 1879 | West Falls Church CDP | Virginia | $2,066 ±$115 | 31,279 |
| 1881 | Central Islip CDP | New York | $2,071 ±$247 | 38,373 |
| 1882 | Vallejo city | California | $2,073 ±$62 | 124,268 |
| 1882 | Norwalk city | Connecticut | $2,073 ±$87 | 92,187 |
| 1884 | Elmwood Park borough | New Jersey | $2,074 ±$102 | 21,412 |
| 1885 | Danvers CDP | Massachusetts | $2,076 ±$192 | 28,098 |
| 1885 | Everett city | Massachusetts | $2,076 ±$69 | 50,045 |
| 1885 | Revere city | Massachusetts | $2,076 ±$95 | 60,012 |
| 1888 | Freeport village | New York | $2,077 ±$169 | 44,088 |
| 1888 | Indian Trail town | North Carolina | $2,077 ±$100 | 42,036 |
| 1888 | King of Prussia CDP | Pennsylvania | $2,077 ±$78 | 25,857 |
| 1891 | Lake Elsinore city | California | $2,078 ±$119 | 72,461 |
| 1891 | Royse City city | Texas | $2,078 ±$282 | 20,037 |
| 1893 | North Lauderdale city | Florida | $2,081 ±$82 | 45,234 |
| 1894 | Santa Ana city | California | $2,082 ±$31 | 312,534 |
| 1894 | Arlington CDP | Massachusetts | $2,082 ±$76 | 46,350 |
| 1896 | Coral Springs city | Florida | $2,084 ±$58 | 136,103 |
| 1897 | San Tan Valley CDP | Arizona | $2,085 ±$73 | 109,189 |
| 1898 | Peachtree City city | Georgia | $2,086 ±$101 | 39,576 |
| 1899 | Hunters Creek CDP | Florida | $2,088 ±$115 | 22,819 |
| 1899 | South Hill CDP | Washington | $2,088 ±$107 | 68,025 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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