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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | Jeffersontown city | Kentucky | $1,320 ±$61 | 29,199 |
| 800 | Broken Arrow city | Oklahoma | $1,320 ±$27 | 118,180 |
| 803 | St. Peters city | Missouri | $1,321 ±$73 | 59,092 |
| 803 | Jacksonville city | North Carolina | $1,321 ±$36 | 71,279 |
| 803 | Norfolk city | Virginia | $1,321 ±$27 | 233,596 |
| 806 | Pensacola city | Florida | $1,322 ±$48 | 54,036 |
| 806 | Shawnee city | Kansas | $1,322 ±$39 | 68,542 |
| 806 | Livonia city | Michigan | $1,322 ±$48 | 93,851 |
| 806 | Cleburne city | Texas | $1,322 ±$44 | 34,344 |
| 806 | San Marcos city | Texas | $1,322 ±$39 | 70,897 |
| 811 | Lindenwold borough | New Jersey | $1,323 ±$48 | 21,719 |
| 811 | Walla Walla city | Washington | $1,323 ±$137 | 33,925 |
| 813 | Prairieville CDP | Louisiana | $1,324 ±$122 | 35,238 |
| 813 | Taunton city | Massachusetts | $1,324 ±$86 | 60,433 |
| 813 | San Antonio city | Texas | $1,324 ±$12 | 1,479,835 |
| 813 | Sherman city | Texas | $1,324 ±$46 | 46,397 |
| 817 | Eastpointe city | Michigan | $1,325 ±$58 | 33,982 |
| 817 | Brooklyn Park city | Minnesota | $1,325 ±$51 | 83,876 |
| 817 | Easton city | Pennsylvania | $1,325 ±$57 | 29,739 |
| 820 | Fridley city | Minnesota | $1,326 ±$55 | 30,241 |
| 821 | Panama City city | Florida | $1,327 ±$53 | 34,979 |
| 821 | Dearborn city | Michigan | $1,327 ±$62 | 107,423 |
| 821 | Canyon Lake CDP | Texas | $1,327 ±$213 | 33,883 |
| 824 | Daytona Beach city | Florida | $1,328 ±$46 | 78,992 |
| 824 | Oak Forest city | Illinois | $1,328 ±$60 | 26,805 |
| 826 | Florence city | Kentucky | $1,329 ±$50 | 32,803 |
| 827 | Union City city | Georgia | $1,330 ±$78 | 27,728 |
| 828 | Baltimore city | Maryland | $1,331 ±$15 | 573,243 |
| 828 | Dearborn Heights city | Michigan | $1,331 ±$51 | 61,771 |
| 828 | Grove City city | Ohio | $1,331 ±$70 | 42,517 |
| 831 | O'Fallon city | Illinois | $1,332 ±$114 | 32,262 |
| 832 | Titusville city | Florida | $1,334 ±$68 | 49,385 |
| 832 | Elmwood Park village | Illinois | $1,334 ±$57 | 23,868 |
| 834 | Oak Lawn village | Illinois | $1,335 ±$45 | 56,861 |
| 834 | New Hope city | Minnesota | $1,335 ±$49 | 21,181 |
| 836 | Bayonet Point CDP | Florida | $1,336 ±$64 | 23,822 |
| 836 | Niles village | Illinois | $1,336 ±$48 | 30,064 |
| 836 | Ridgeland city | Mississippi | $1,336 ±$40 | 24,587 |
| 839 | Taylors CDP | South Carolina | $1,337 ±$109 | 24,505 |
| 840 | Bristol city | Connecticut | $1,338 ±$45 | 61,462 |
| 840 | Johnston city | Iowa | $1,338 ±$72 | 24,384 |
| 840 | Maple Heights city | Ohio | $1,338 ±$60 | 23,258 |
| 843 | Newport News city | Virginia | $1,339 ±$25 | 184,216 |
| 844 | New London city | Connecticut | $1,340 ±$51 | 27,625 |
| 844 | Southfield city | Michigan | $1,340 ±$28 | 76,236 |
| 844 | Bridgeton city | New Jersey | $1,340 ±$100 | 27,001 |
| 844 | Moore city | Oklahoma | $1,340 ±$54 | 63,420 |
| 844 | Ellensburg city | Washington | $1,340 ±$57 | 20,874 |
| 849 | Norton Shores city | Michigan | $1,341 ±$53 | 25,041 |
| 849 | Rock Hill city | South Carolina | $1,341 ±$36 | 75,259 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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