US cities with the highest median rent
Compare median monthly gross rent across US cities and census-designated places.
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. Higher rent does not establish a city’s overall cost of living. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 849 | Cary town | North Carolina | $1,738 ±$30 | 179,306 |
| 852 | Nashua city | New Hampshire | $1,737 ±$41 | 91,294 |
| 853 | El Monte city | California | $1,736 ±$28 | 106,109 |
| 853 | Santa Paula city | California | $1,736 ±$72 | 31,376 |
| 855 | Chillum CDP | Maryland | $1,735 ±$49 | 34,871 |
| 855 | Landover CDP | Maryland | $1,735 ±$55 | 24,514 |
| 855 | Leland town | North Carolina | $1,735 ±$108 | 29,607 |
| 855 | Carrollton city | Texas | $1,735 ±$25 | 133,740 |
| 859 | Town 'n' Country CDP | Florida | $1,734 ±$44 | 85,928 |
| 859 | Hoffman Estates village | Illinois | $1,734 ±$96 | 51,175 |
| 861 | Groveland city | Florida | $1,732 ±$208 | 22,012 |
| 862 | Linden city | New Jersey | $1,731 ±$71 | 44,192 |
| 862 | Toms River CDP | New Jersey | $1,731 ±$73 | 94,956 |
| 862 | West Chester borough | Pennsylvania | $1,731 ±$58 | 20,666 |
| 865 | Loveland city | Colorado | $1,730 ±$57 | 78,410 |
| 865 | Cottonwood Heights city | Utah | $1,730 ±$72 | 32,828 |
| 867 | Austin city | Texas | $1,729 ±$14 | 979,539 |
| 868 | Greenfield city | California | $1,724 ±$134 | 20,232 |
| 868 | Pompano Beach city | Florida | $1,724 ±$47 | 114,147 |
| 868 | Catonsville CDP | Maryland | $1,724 ±$89 | 43,368 |
| 868 | Mechanicsville CDP | Virginia | $1,724 ±$66 | 38,683 |
| 872 | Leisure City CDP | Florida | $1,723 ±$70 | 27,808 |
| 872 | Algonquin village | Illinois | $1,723 ±$210 | 30,067 |
| 874 | Lynn city | Massachusetts | $1,722 ±$60 | 101,709 |
| 874 | Cornelius town | North Carolina | $1,722 ±$56 | 32,783 |
| 874 | Charleston city | South Carolina | $1,722 ±$33 | 154,338 |
| 877 | North Haven CDP | Connecticut | $1,720 ±$127 | 24,336 |
| 877 | Kearny town | New Jersey | $1,720 ±$39 | 40,614 |
| 877 | Fuquay-Varina town | North Carolina | $1,720 ±$134 | 40,485 |
| 880 | Lakewood CDP | New Jersey | $1,718 ±$96 | 69,585 |
| 881 | Bozeman city | Montana | $1,717 ±$70 | 56,114 |
| 882 | Sparks city | Nevada | $1,716 ±$48 | 110,024 |
| 882 | West New York town | New Jersey | $1,716 ±$56 | 52,004 |
| 884 | Carrollwood CDP | Florida | $1,715 ±$56 | 36,725 |
| 885 | Lodi borough | New Jersey | $1,714 ±$50 | 26,082 |
| 885 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | $1,714 ±$19 | 456,349 |
| 887 | Golden Gate CDP | Florida | $1,713 ±$85 | 29,234 |
| 887 | Newberg city | Oregon | $1,713 ±$93 | 26,066 |
| 889 | New Smyrna Beach city | Florida | $1,712 ±$66 | 31,974 |
| 889 | Carmel city | Indiana | $1,712 ±$47 | 101,651 |
| 891 | Trussville city | Alabama | $1,711 ±$174 | 26,673 |
| 891 | Cudahy city | California | $1,711 ±$61 | 22,087 |
| 891 | Yucaipa city | California | $1,711 ±$120 | 54,421 |
| 891 | Deltona city | Florida | $1,711 ±$89 | 97,334 |
| 891 | Liberty Triangle CDP | Florida | $1,711 ±$165 | 24,888 |
| 891 | Atlanta city | Georgia | $1,711 ±$22 | 505,268 |
| 891 | Clifton city | New Jersey | $1,711 ±$53 | 89,379 |
| 891 | Sayreville borough | New Jersey | $1,711 ±$56 | 45,838 |
| 891 | Spring CDP | Texas | $1,711 ±$68 | 68,580 |
| 900 | The Acreage CDP | Florida | $1,710 ±$1,649 | 40,843 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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