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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | Columbia city | Tennessee | $1,197 ±$52 | 45,441 |
| 602 | Perrysburg city | Ohio | $1,198 ±$100 | 25,181 |
| 602 | Greer city | South Carolina | $1,198 ±$79 | 41,536 |
| 604 | Delano city | California | $1,199 ±$76 | 51,679 |
| 604 | South St. Paul city | Minnesota | $1,199 ±$63 | 20,611 |
| 606 | Bloomington city | Indiana | $1,200 ±$33 | 80,049 |
| 606 | Central Falls city | Rhode Island | $1,200 ±$75 | 22,701 |
| 608 | Walker city | Michigan | $1,202 ±$40 | 25,386 |
| 609 | Cedar Falls city | Iowa | $1,203 ±$52 | 40,888 |
| 610 | Gastonia city | North Carolina | $1,204 ±$30 | 82,884 |
| 610 | Columbia city | South Carolina | $1,204 ±$28 | 139,643 |
| 612 | Waukegan city | Illinois | $1,205 ±$38 | 89,076 |
| 613 | Hobart city | Indiana | $1,206 ±$82 | 29,558 |
| 614 | Pawtucket city | Rhode Island | $1,208 ±$39 | 75,893 |
| 614 | Killeen city | Texas | $1,208 ±$27 | 158,159 |
| 616 | Dinuba city | California | $1,209 ±$106 | 25,475 |
| 616 | Sanger city | California | $1,209 ±$92 | 26,699 |
| 616 | Maywood village | Illinois | $1,209 ±$72 | 23,201 |
| 619 | Linda CDP | California | $1,211 ±$127 | 23,871 |
| 619 | Urbandale city | Iowa | $1,211 ±$55 | 46,595 |
| 621 | Hinesville city | Georgia | $1,212 ±$45 | 35,679 |
| 621 | Warner Robins city | Georgia | $1,212 ±$41 | 82,990 |
| 621 | Woodstock city | Illinois | $1,212 ±$63 | 26,147 |
| 621 | Stow city | Ohio | $1,212 ±$46 | 34,240 |
| 625 | Pasadena city | Texas | $1,213 ±$27 | 149,433 |
| 626 | Sun Valley CDP | Nevada | $1,214 ±$156 | 22,228 |
| 626 | Tooele city | Utah | $1,214 ±$87 | 38,405 |
| 628 | Berwyn city | Illinois | $1,215 ±$56 | 55,595 |
| 628 | Alvin city | Texas | $1,215 ±$81 | 28,333 |
| 628 | Spokane city | Washington | $1,215 ±$20 | 230,293 |
| 631 | Albany city | New York | $1,216 ±$37 | 100,492 |
| 631 | Cleveland Heights city | Ohio | $1,216 ±$45 | 44,497 |
| 631 | Ogden city | Utah | $1,216 ±$50 | 87,413 |
| 631 | Moses Lake city | Washington | $1,216 ±$83 | 26,083 |
| 635 | Fort Pierce city | Florida | $1,217 ±$46 | 49,082 |
| 635 | Grants Pass city | Oregon | $1,217 ±$55 | 39,311 |
| 637 | Raytown city | Missouri | $1,218 ±$93 | 29,445 |
| 638 | Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) | Georgia | $1,219 ±$31 | 127,345 |
| 638 | Waukesha city | Wisconsin | $1,219 ±$41 | 71,233 |
| 640 | Winchester CDP | Nevada | $1,220 ±$31 | 37,081 |
| 641 | Fitchburg city | Massachusetts | $1,222 ±$89 | 41,798 |
| 641 | Allison Park CDP | Pennsylvania | $1,222 ±$99 | 22,045 |
| 643 | Marysville city | Ohio | $1,223 ±$53 | 27,518 |
| 644 | Wilmington city | Delaware | $1,224 ±$46 | 71,727 |
| 644 | Haines City city | Florida | $1,224 ±$110 | 34,234 |
| 644 | Valparaiso city | Indiana | $1,224 ±$43 | 34,733 |
| 647 | East Hartford CDP | Connecticut | $1,225 ±$50 | 50,918 |
| 647 | Waterbury city | Connecticut | $1,225 ±$38 | 114,869 |
| 647 | West Lafayette city | Indiana | $1,225 ±$65 | 45,159 |
| 647 | Warren city | Michigan | $1,225 ±$27 | 137,928 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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