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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Torrington city | Connecticut | $1,169 ±$43 | 35,547 |
| 551 | North Augusta city | South Carolina | $1,169 ±$63 | 25,653 |
| 553 | Inkster city | Michigan | $1,170 ±$53 | 25,428 |
| 553 | Waverly CDP | Michigan | $1,170 ±$32 | 23,575 |
| 553 | Port Angeles city | Washington | $1,170 ±$51 | 20,118 |
| 553 | Greenfield city | Wisconsin | $1,170 ±$25 | 37,345 |
| 557 | Huntsville city | Alabama | $1,171 ±$24 | 222,791 |
| 557 | Green Valley CDP | Arizona | $1,171 ±$58 | 22,114 |
| 557 | East Lansing city | Michigan | $1,171 ±$42 | 45,758 |
| 557 | Willoughby city | Ohio | $1,171 ±$38 | 24,046 |
| 561 | Greensboro city | North Carolina | $1,172 ±$15 | 301,198 |
| 561 | Victoria city | Texas | $1,172 ±$37 | 65,625 |
| 563 | Petersburg city | Virginia | $1,174 ±$44 | 33,537 |
| 564 | Metairie CDP | Louisiana | $1,175 ±$17 | 139,729 |
| 564 | Pearl city | Mississippi | $1,175 ±$60 | 27,737 |
| 564 | Troy city | New York | $1,175 ±$29 | 51,033 |
| 564 | Rocky River city | Ohio | $1,175 ±$104 | 21,490 |
| 564 | Monroeville municipality | Pennsylvania | $1,175 ±$33 | 28,295 |
| 569 | Melrose Park village | Illinois | $1,176 ±$82 | 24,549 |
| 569 | Madison Heights city | Michigan | $1,176 ±$45 | 28,419 |
| 571 | Calumet City city | Illinois | $1,177 ±$41 | 35,100 |
| 571 | Greenfield city | Indiana | $1,177 ±$77 | 24,940 |
| 571 | Plum borough | Pennsylvania | $1,177 ±$55 | 26,723 |
| 574 | Lawrence city | Indiana | $1,178 ±$77 | 49,517 |
| 575 | Kenner city | Louisiana | $1,179 ±$53 | 64,904 |
| 576 | Aiken city | South Carolina | $1,180 ±$54 | 32,521 |
| 577 | Mesquite city | Nevada | $1,181 ±$49 | 22,059 |
| 577 | Memphis city | Tennessee | $1,181 ±$12 | 618,980 |
| 577 | Christiansburg town | Virginia | $1,181 ±$54 | 22,720 |
| 580 | Lubbock city | Texas | $1,182 ±$18 | 264,814 |
| 581 | St. Clair Shores city | Michigan | $1,183 ±$76 | 58,140 |
| 581 | Hastings city | Minnesota | $1,183 ±$74 | 22,117 |
| 583 | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | $1,184 ±$52 | 51,392 |
| 584 | Ridgecrest city | California | $1,186 ±$101 | 28,225 |
| 584 | Zion city | Illinois | $1,186 ±$96 | 24,600 |
| 584 | Franklin city | Indiana | $1,186 ±$105 | 26,168 |
| 584 | Kenosha city | Wisconsin | $1,186 ±$31 | 99,372 |
| 588 | Bettendorf city | Iowa | $1,187 ±$60 | 39,647 |
| 588 | Omaha city | Nebraska | $1,187 ±$13 | 488,837 |
| 588 | Seguin city | Texas | $1,187 ±$102 | 33,754 |
| 591 | Missoula city | Montana | $1,189 ±$36 | 76,514 |
| 592 | Harvey CDP | Louisiana | $1,190 ±$39 | 20,915 |
| 593 | Knoxville city | Tennessee | $1,191 ±$22 | 195,185 |
| 594 | Holland city | Michigan | $1,193 ±$36 | 34,423 |
| 594 | Provo city | Utah | $1,193 ±$23 | 114,766 |
| 596 | College Station city | Texas | $1,194 ±$23 | 124,570 |
| 597 | Eureka city | California | $1,195 ±$73 | 26,010 |
| 597 | Bryan city | Texas | $1,195 ±$33 | 87,939 |
| 599 | Wyoming city | Michigan | $1,196 ±$34 | 77,353 |
| 600 | Montrose city | Colorado | $1,197 ±$138 | 21,044 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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