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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | San Francisco city | California | $2,476 ±$30 | 830,235 |
| 152 | Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) | Virginia | $2,475 ±$196 | 21,066 |
| 153 | Alameda city | California | $2,474 ±$62 | 77,238 |
| 153 | Morgan Hill city | California | $2,474 ±$142 | 45,425 |
| 155 | Bethesda CDP | Maryland | $2,469 ±$92 | 69,397 |
| 156 | North Amityville CDP | New York | $2,467 ±$396 | 21,138 |
| 157 | Horizon West CDP | Florida | $2,464 ±$132 | 67,416 |
| 158 | Northbrook village | Illinois | $2,463 ±$303 | 34,585 |
| 159 | North Tustin CDP | California | $2,462 ±$197 | 25,807 |
| 160 | San Clemente city | California | $2,460 ±$118 | 63,273 |
| 161 | Ashburn CDP | Virginia | $2,455 ±$91 | 46,026 |
| 161 | West Springfield CDP | Virginia | $2,455 ±$188 | 22,532 |
| 163 | Santa Cruz city | California | $2,452 ±$128 | 61,607 |
| 164 | Tustin city | California | $2,449 ±$57 | 78,981 |
| 165 | Columbine CDP | Colorado | $2,448 ±$244 | 25,478 |
| 166 | Costa Mesa city | California | $2,446 ±$39 | 110,330 |
| 167 | Eastmont CDP | Washington | $2,443 ±$306 | 23,721 |
| 168 | Frankfort village | Illinois | $2,442 ±$882 | 20,651 |
| 169 | Petaluma city | California | $2,440 ±$134 | 59,247 |
| 170 | San Juan Capistrano city | California | $2,438 ±$197 | 35,095 |
| 171 | Goleta city | California | $2,437 ±$120 | 32,685 |
| 172 | Holbrook CDP | New York | $2,435 ±$132 | 26,449 |
| 173 | Windsor town | California | $2,433 ±$670 | 26,081 |
| 174 | Summit city | New Jersey | $2,430 ±$210 | 22,705 |
| 175 | Centereach CDP | New York | $2,420 ±$329 | 31,839 |
| 176 | Palm Beach Gardens city | Florida | $2,417 ±$80 | 60,959 |
| 177 | Mineola village | New York | $2,415 ±$244 | 21,211 |
| 178 | Santa Barbara city | California | $2,413 ±$62 | 87,779 |
| 178 | North Potomac CDP | Maryland | $2,413 ±$142 | 23,922 |
| 180 | Seaside city | California | $2,409 ±$116 | 31,814 |
| 180 | Needham CDP | Massachusetts | $2,409 ±$183 | 32,459 |
| 180 | Redmond city | Washington | $2,409 ±$48 | 77,353 |
| 183 | Olney CDP | Maryland | $2,404 ±$267 | 35,797 |
| 184 | Santa Monica city | California | $2,402 ±$88 | 91,169 |
| 185 | Kirkland city | Washington | $2,401 ±$54 | 92,621 |
| 186 | Glen Cove city | New York | $2,398 ±$178 | 28,112 |
| 187 | Brea city | California | $2,397 ±$82 | 47,469 |
| 188 | Wilmington CDP | Massachusetts | $2,394 ±$328 | 23,336 |
| 189 | Pasadena CDP | Maryland | $2,393 ±$112 | 34,309 |
| 190 | Hayward city | California | $2,391 ±$46 | 158,801 |
| 190 | Secaucus town | New Jersey | $2,391 ±$224 | 21,778 |
| 192 | Murrieta city | California | $2,388 ±$70 | 112,064 |
| 192 | Placentia city | California | $2,388 ±$84 | 52,826 |
| 194 | Frederickson CDP | Washington | $2,386 ±$194 | 25,383 |
| 195 | Mililani Town CDP | Hawaii | $2,384 ±$168 | 27,668 |
| 196 | Jupiter town | Florida | $2,381 ±$95 | 61,883 |
| 197 | Celina city | Texas | $2,379 ±$466 | 34,268 |
| 198 | San Rafael city | California | $2,377 ±$73 | 60,433 |
| 199 | Coral Gables city | Florida | $2,373 ±$209 | 49,802 |
| 200 | Newton city | Massachusetts | $2,370 ±$81 | 89,044 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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