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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Lake Oswego city | Oregon | $2,139 ±$104 | 40,381 |
| 1952 | Sunrise city | Florida | $2,140 ±$56 | 97,918 |
| 1952 | Syracuse city | Utah | $2,140 ±$102 | 35,488 |
| 1954 | Lincolnia CDP | Virginia | $2,141 ±$123 | 20,320 |
| 1955 | Roseville city | California | $2,142 ±$55 | 155,955 |
| 1956 | Silverdale CDP | Washington | $2,143 ±$58 | 20,685 |
| 1957 | Keller city | Texas | $2,144 ±$135 | 45,976 |
| 1958 | North Lynnwood CDP | Washington | $2,145 ±$73 | 23,339 |
| 1959 | Boston city | Massachusetts | $2,147 ±$25 | 666,442 |
| 1960 | Centennial city | Colorado | $2,148 ±$63 | 108,201 |
| 1960 | Glenview village | Illinois | $2,148 ±$152 | 47,752 |
| 1962 | Santa Rosa city | California | $2,152 ±$51 | 177,090 |
| 1963 | Ossining village | New York | $2,154 ±$166 | 26,950 |
| 1964 | Sun City Center CDP | Florida | $2,156 ±$259 | 33,548 |
| 1965 | Suisun City city | California | $2,157 ±$94 | 29,286 |
| 1965 | Mequon city | Wisconsin | $2,157 ±$230 | 25,270 |
| 1967 | Arnold CDP | Maryland | $2,158 ±$118 | 24,303 |
| 1968 | Mount Pleasant town | South Carolina | $2,159 ±$118 | 93,993 |
| 1969 | San Lorenzo CDP | California | $2,163 ±$166 | 29,171 |
| 1969 | Wheaton CDP | Maryland | $2,163 ±$123 | 52,926 |
| 1971 | Morton Grove village | Illinois | $2,164 ±$250 | 24,619 |
| 1972 | Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) | California | $2,166 ±$90 | 31,969 |
| 1972 | Louisville city | Colorado | $2,166 ±$154 | 20,786 |
| 1972 | Highland city | Utah | $2,166 ±$298 | 20,119 |
| 1972 | Mukilteo city | Washington | $2,166 ±$144 | 21,323 |
| 1976 | Westminster city | California | $2,168 ±$64 | 89,860 |
| 1977 | Westchase CDP | Florida | $2,174 ±$122 | 24,885 |
| 1978 | Anaheim city | California | $2,175 ±$22 | 344,521 |
| 1978 | Severn CDP | Maryland | $2,175 ±$84 | 58,402 |
| 1980 | Dakota Ridge CDP | Colorado | $2,176 ±$91 | 33,753 |
| 1980 | Prosper town | Texas | $2,176 ±$159 | 37,869 |
| 1982 | Glendale city | California | $2,182 ±$34 | 190,748 |
| 1983 | Martha Lake CDP | Washington | $2,185 ±$91 | 22,634 |
| 1984 | San Leandro city | California | $2,186 ±$69 | 87,826 |
| 1985 | Davis city | California | $2,187 ±$44 | 66,978 |
| 1985 | The Hammocks CDP | Florida | $2,187 ±$67 | 58,838 |
| 1987 | Antelope CDP | California | $2,189 ±$115 | 48,301 |
| 1987 | Wylie city | Texas | $2,189 ±$126 | 60,334 |
| 1989 | Arcadia city | California | $2,191 ±$68 | 55,170 |
| 1989 | North Bethesda CDP | Maryland | $2,191 ±$69 | 49,677 |
| 1991 | Burbank city | California | $2,192 ±$51 | 104,546 |
| 1992 | Orcutt CDP | California | $2,193 ±$128 | 31,454 |
| 1993 | Fullerton city | California | $2,194 ±$37 | 140,968 |
| 1993 | Bainbridge Island city | Washington | $2,194 ±$239 | 24,631 |
| 1995 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | California | $2,198 ±$47 | 109,857 |
| 1996 | Copiague CDP | New York | $2,199 ±$179 | 23,424 |
| 1997 | Malden city | Massachusetts | $2,204 ±$62 | 65,906 |
| 1998 | Buena Park city | California | $2,206 ±$51 | 82,871 |
| 1999 | Elmont CDP | New York | $2,209 ±$185 | 36,518 |
| 2000 | Queen Creek town | Arizona | $2,210 ±$94 | 71,867 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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