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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Little Rock city | Arkansas | $1,106 ±$22 | 203,436 |
| 451 | Columbus city | Georgia | $1,106 ±$20 | 203,711 |
| 451 | West Seneca CDP | New York | $1,106 ±$39 | 45,303 |
| 451 | Hopewell city | Virginia | $1,106 ±$44 | 22,959 |
| 455 | Birmingham city | Alabama | $1,107 ±$21 | 198,173 |
| 455 | Bossier City city | Louisiana | $1,107 ±$39 | 62,901 |
| 457 | Lake Charles city | Louisiana | $1,109 ±$43 | 81,143 |
| 457 | Gardner city | Massachusetts | $1,109 ±$51 | 21,148 |
| 457 | Independence city | Missouri | $1,109 ±$30 | 121,740 |
| 457 | Rapid City city | South Dakota | $1,109 ±$48 | 77,946 |
| 461 | Cabot city | Arkansas | $1,110 ±$62 | 26,960 |
| 461 | Griffin city | Georgia | $1,110 ±$40 | 23,761 |
| 461 | Clarksville town | Indiana | $1,110 ±$54 | 22,016 |
| 461 | Chalmette CDP | Louisiana | $1,110 ±$44 | 22,616 |
| 465 | Allendale CDP | Michigan | $1,111 ±$274 | 26,679 |
| 465 | Boone town | North Carolina | $1,111 ±$144 | 20,032 |
| 465 | West Fargo city | North Dakota | $1,111 ±$86 | 40,094 |
| 465 | Parma Heights city | Ohio | $1,111 ±$41 | 20,581 |
| 469 | Arnold city | Missouri | $1,112 ±$60 | 20,956 |
| 469 | Hobbs city | New Mexico | $1,112 ±$54 | 40,252 |
| 471 | Yuma city | Arizona | $1,114 ±$50 | 100,139 |
| 471 | Hagerstown city | Maryland | $1,114 ±$42 | 43,665 |
| 473 | Wade Hampton CDP | South Carolina | $1,115 ±$62 | 20,898 |
| 474 | High Point city | North Carolina | $1,116 ±$34 | 116,245 |
| 474 | North Ridgeville city | Ohio | $1,116 ±$289 | 36,627 |
| 474 | North Royalton city | Ohio | $1,116 ±$90 | 30,972 |
| 477 | Westfield city | Massachusetts | $1,117 ±$60 | 40,378 |
| 477 | Yakima city | Washington | $1,117 ±$31 | 96,961 |
| 479 | Clinton city | Mississippi | $1,118 ±$60 | 27,195 |
| 479 | Cheyenne city | Wyoming | $1,118 ±$44 | 65,239 |
| 481 | Loves Park city | Illinois | $1,120 ±$41 | 23,502 |
| 481 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | Kentucky | $1,120 ±$14 | 631,818 |
| 481 | Southgate city | Michigan | $1,120 ±$47 | 29,366 |
| 484 | Beaumont city | Texas | $1,121 ±$36 | 113,279 |
| 485 | Williston city | North Dakota | $1,122 ±$61 | 28,056 |
| 486 | Champaign city | Illinois | $1,123 ±$30 | 89,996 |
| 486 | Kansas City city | Kansas | $1,123 ±$23 | 155,135 |
| 488 | Mount Pleasant village | Wisconsin | $1,127 ±$32 | 27,953 |
| 489 | Mayfield Heights city | Ohio | $1,128 ±$38 | 20,022 |
| 490 | Garfield Heights city | Ohio | $1,129 ±$77 | 29,269 |
| 491 | Oklahoma City city | Oklahoma | $1,130 ±$11 | 697,125 |
| 492 | Oak Ridge city | Tennessee | $1,131 ±$50 | 32,693 |
| 493 | Perry city | Georgia | $1,132 ±$85 | 23,001 |
| 493 | Mankato city | Minnesota | $1,132 ±$57 | 45,473 |
| 495 | Portage city | Michigan | $1,133 ±$43 | 49,259 |
| 495 | Salem city | Virginia | $1,133 ±$59 | 25,618 |
| 497 | Hammond city | Indiana | $1,134 ±$33 | 76,768 |
| 497 | Pittsfield city | Massachusetts | $1,134 ±$61 | 43,457 |
| 497 | Stephenville city | Texas | $1,134 ±$114 | 21,682 |
| 500 | Eustis city | Florida | $1,135 ±$141 | 24,119 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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