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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Terrytown CDP | Louisiana | $1,135 ±$74 | 24,726 |
| 502 | Derby city | Kansas | $1,136 ±$53 | 26,062 |
| 502 | Atlantic City city | New Jersey | $1,136 ±$36 | 38,632 |
| 504 | New Bedford city | Massachusetts | $1,137 ±$26 | 100,998 |
| 504 | Longview city | Washington | $1,137 ±$46 | 38,069 |
| 506 | West Pensacola CDP | Florida | $1,138 ±$56 | 20,665 |
| 506 | Billings city | Montana | $1,138 ±$38 | 119,434 |
| 508 | Fortuna Foothills CDP | Arizona | $1,141 ±$155 | 28,896 |
| 508 | North Olmsted city | Ohio | $1,141 ±$52 | 31,924 |
| 508 | Caledonia village | Wisconsin | $1,141 ±$66 | 25,257 |
| 511 | Grand Junction city | Colorado | $1,142 ±$57 | 68,142 |
| 511 | Bartow city | Florida | $1,142 ±$165 | 20,438 |
| 511 | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) | Georgia | $1,142 ±$22 | 201,528 |
| 514 | Coachella city | California | $1,144 ±$76 | 43,307 |
| 514 | Springfield city | Massachusetts | $1,144 ±$55 | 154,749 |
| 514 | West Springfield Town city | Massachusetts | $1,144 ±$68 | 28,772 |
| 517 | Tucson city | Arizona | $1,145 ±$13 | 547,073 |
| 517 | Albuquerque city | New Mexico | $1,145 ±$17 | 562,218 |
| 517 | Schenectady city | New York | $1,145 ±$33 | 68,847 |
| 517 | Whitehall city | Ohio | $1,145 ±$40 | 20,019 |
| 517 | Jackson city | Tennessee | $1,145 ±$27 | 68,435 |
| 522 | Apache Junction city | Arizona | $1,146 ±$91 | 41,058 |
| 522 | Harker Heights city | Texas | $1,146 ±$50 | 34,128 |
| 524 | Nicholasville city | Kentucky | $1,147 ±$69 | 32,197 |
| 524 | East Ridge city | Tennessee | $1,147 ±$41 | 22,070 |
| 526 | Porterville city | California | $1,148 ±$39 | 63,157 |
| 526 | Jeffersonville city | Indiana | $1,148 ±$33 | 51,043 |
| 528 | Logan city | Utah | $1,149 ±$46 | 54,907 |
| 529 | Sierra Vista city | Arizona | $1,150 ±$55 | 45,155 |
| 529 | Garden City city | Michigan | $1,150 ±$78 | 26,739 |
| 531 | Sanford city | Maine | $1,152 ±$72 | 22,247 |
| 532 | San Angelo city | Texas | $1,153 ±$42 | 99,674 |
| 533 | Cicero town | Illinois | $1,154 ±$34 | 82,797 |
| 534 | Fall River city | Massachusetts | $1,155 ±$27 | 94,082 |
| 534 | Cloverleaf CDP | Texas | $1,155 ±$58 | 24,063 |
| 536 | Indianapolis city (balance) | Indiana | $1,156 ±$11 | 885,860 |
| 537 | Columbus city | Indiana | $1,157 ±$43 | 51,824 |
| 537 | Chicopee city | Massachusetts | $1,157 ±$50 | 55,295 |
| 537 | Brunswick city | Ohio | $1,157 ±$44 | 35,246 |
| 537 | Maryville city | Tennessee | $1,157 ±$70 | 32,392 |
| 537 | Abilene city | Texas | $1,157 ±$25 | 128,053 |
| 542 | Westland city | Michigan | $1,158 ±$20 | 83,633 |
| 543 | Irondequoit CDP | New York | $1,159 ±$42 | 50,657 |
| 544 | Corcoran city | California | $1,160 ±$152 | 22,491 |
| 544 | Liberty city | Missouri | $1,160 ±$103 | 30,689 |
| 546 | Brent CDP | Florida | $1,161 ±$98 | 23,813 |
| 546 | Woonsocket city | Rhode Island | $1,161 ±$48 | 43,521 |
| 548 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | Kentucky | $1,164 ±$18 | 323,725 |
| 549 | Waco city | Texas | $1,165 ±$28 | 143,570 |
| 550 | Shaker Heights city | Ohio | $1,168 ±$68 | 28,922 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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