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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bloomingdale CDP | Florida | $2,210 ±$137 | 23,827 |
| 2000 | Eastchester CDP | New York | $2,210 ±$159 | 20,491 |
| 2003 | La Mirada city | California | $2,217 ±$225 | 47,180 |
| 2003 | Crofton CDP | Maryland | $2,217 ±$160 | 29,549 |
| 2005 | Key West city | Florida | $2,220 ±$210 | 25,720 |
| 2006 | Woburn city | Massachusetts | $2,221 ±$77 | 41,939 |
| 2007 | Lake Stevens city | Washington | $2,224 ±$122 | 40,253 |
| 2008 | West Babylon CDP | New York | $2,225 ±$160 | 43,570 |
| 2009 | Harrison town | New Jersey | $2,226 ±$94 | 20,369 |
| 2010 | Oceanside CDP | New York | $2,227 ±$120 | 31,639 |
| 2011 | Corona city | California | $2,228 ±$65 | 159,670 |
| 2011 | Port Hueneme city | California | $2,228 ±$91 | 21,582 |
| 2013 | Chula Vista city | California | $2,229 ±$42 | 276,375 |
| 2014 | Lynbrook village | New York | $2,230 ±$191 | 20,325 |
| 2015 | Camp Springs CDP | Maryland | $2,231 ±$88 | 22,544 |
| 2015 | Flower Mound town | Texas | $2,231 ±$83 | 78,389 |
| 2015 | Reston CDP | Virginia | $2,231 ±$54 | 64,414 |
| 2018 | Covington city | Washington | $2,232 ±$272 | 21,233 |
| 2019 | Claremont city | California | $2,237 ±$186 | 36,595 |
| 2020 | Keystone CDP | Florida | $2,238 ±$391 | 25,858 |
| 2021 | Princeton city | Texas | $2,239 ±$144 | 25,229 |
| 2022 | Plantation city | Florida | $2,240 ±$54 | 96,293 |
| 2023 | Saugus CDP | Massachusetts | $2,241 ±$201 | 28,773 |
| 2024 | New City CDP | New York | $2,242 ±$196 | 34,458 |
| 2025 | East Palo Alto city | California | $2,244 ±$166 | 29,069 |
| 2026 | West Covina city | California | $2,245 ±$61 | 107,037 |
| 2026 | Bethany CDP | Oregon | $2,245 ±$158 | 33,106 |
| 2026 | Fairfax city | Virginia | $2,245 ±$107 | 25,026 |
| 2029 | Vista city | California | $2,249 ±$43 | 99,114 |
| 2029 | Mill Creek city | Washington | $2,249 ±$88 | 20,956 |
| 2031 | Santee city | California | $2,250 ±$84 | 59,332 |
| 2032 | Glendora city | California | $2,254 ±$64 | 50,926 |
| 2033 | Hutto city | Texas | $2,255 ±$209 | 35,483 |
| 2034 | Bluffton town | South Carolina | $2,256 ±$121 | 33,157 |
| 2034 | Saratoga Springs city | Utah | $2,256 ±$128 | 48,425 |
| 2034 | Bonney Lake city | Washington | $2,256 ±$164 | 22,090 |
| 2037 | Johns Creek city | Georgia | $2,257 ±$41 | 81,988 |
| 2037 | Odenton CDP | Maryland | $2,257 ±$66 | 45,002 |
| 2039 | Rocklin city | California | $2,258 ±$51 | 73,327 |
| 2040 | Herndon town | Virginia | $2,259 ±$80 | 24,672 |
| 2041 | Elk Grove city | California | $2,262 ±$50 | 179,155 |
| 2042 | Pittsburg city | California | $2,264 ±$58 | 76,257 |
| 2043 | Pasadena city | California | $2,265 ±$38 | 136,969 |
| 2044 | Fairfield city | California | $2,266 ±$47 | 120,785 |
| 2045 | Waltham city | Massachusetts | $2,268 ±$79 | 64,902 |
| 2046 | Kaneohe CDP | Hawaii | $2,269 ±$200 | 37,355 |
| 2046 | White Plains city | New York | $2,269 ±$89 | 60,666 |
| 2048 | Fort Lee borough | New Jersey | $2,270 ±$112 | 40,067 |
| 2049 | Royal Palm Beach village | Florida | $2,273 ±$124 | 40,344 |
| 2050 | Concord city | California | $2,274 ±$34 | 124,035 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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