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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | Southaven city | Mississippi | $1,445 ±$50 | 56,226 |
| 1002 | Middletown city | Connecticut | $1,446 ±$45 | 47,958 |
| 1002 | Boise City city | Idaho | $1,446 ±$29 | 237,242 |
| 1004 | Ithaca city | New York | $1,447 ±$69 | 32,814 |
| 1005 | Bridgeport city | Connecticut | $1,450 ±$35 | 149,153 |
| 1006 | Sebastian city | Florida | $1,451 ±$162 | 26,262 |
| 1006 | Concord city | North Carolina | $1,451 ±$63 | 108,719 |
| 1006 | South Salt Lake city | Utah | $1,451 ±$72 | 26,352 |
| 1009 | Oak Creek city | Wisconsin | $1,452 ±$95 | 37,325 |
| 1010 | Madison city | Alabama | $1,453 ±$56 | 60,106 |
| 1011 | Yuba City city | California | $1,454 ±$46 | 69,471 |
| 1011 | Lenexa city | Kansas | $1,454 ±$35 | 58,384 |
| 1011 | Newburgh city | New York | $1,454 ±$88 | 28,519 |
| 1014 | Mountain Brook city | Alabama | $1,456 ±$254 | 22,029 |
| 1015 | Hoover city | Alabama | $1,457 ±$39 | 92,642 |
| 1015 | Jasmine Estates CDP | Florida | $1,457 ±$52 | 23,571 |
| 1015 | Beavercreek city | Ohio | $1,457 ±$57 | 47,126 |
| 1018 | Franklin city | Wisconsin | $1,458 ±$118 | 35,886 |
| 1018 | Pleasant Prairie village | Wisconsin | $1,458 ±$84 | 21,669 |
| 1020 | Old Bridge CDP | New Jersey | $1,459 ±$70 | 28,236 |
| 1021 | Lochearn CDP | Maryland | $1,460 ±$66 | 27,074 |
| 1021 | Forest Grove city | Oregon | $1,460 ±$70 | 26,529 |
| 1023 | Smyrna town | Tennessee | $1,461 ±$69 | 56,692 |
| 1024 | Homewood city | Alabama | $1,463 ±$94 | 27,829 |
| 1024 | Santa Fe city | New Mexico | $1,463 ±$54 | 89,019 |
| 1026 | Centerton city | Arkansas | $1,465 ±$74 | 21,920 |
| 1026 | Jacksonville city | Florida | $1,465 ±$17 | 977,670 |
| 1026 | Inver Grove Heights city | Minnesota | $1,465 ±$92 | 35,906 |
| 1026 | Passaic city | New Jersey | $1,465 ±$40 | 70,002 |
| 1030 | Westmont CDP | California | $1,466 ±$83 | 34,123 |
| 1030 | Oak Ridge CDP | Florida | $1,466 ±$47 | 23,364 |
| 1030 | Gahanna city | Ohio | $1,466 ±$56 | 35,486 |
| 1033 | Crystal city | Minnesota | $1,467 ±$60 | 22,476 |
| 1034 | Coeur d'Alene city | Idaho | $1,468 ±$75 | 56,447 |
| 1034 | Crystal Lake city | Illinois | $1,468 ±$94 | 40,579 |
| 1034 | Richland city | Washington | $1,468 ±$53 | 62,753 |
| 1037 | Post Falls city | Idaho | $1,469 ±$92 | 43,391 |
| 1037 | West Chicago city | Illinois | $1,469 ±$118 | 25,395 |
| 1037 | Kingston city | New York | $1,469 ±$91 | 23,911 |
| 1040 | Saratoga Springs city | New York | $1,470 ±$85 | 28,631 |
| 1040 | Carrboro town | North Carolina | $1,470 ±$67 | 21,204 |
| 1040 | Arlington city | Texas | $1,470 ±$19 | 397,742 |
| 1043 | Bakersfield city | California | $1,472 ±$33 | 411,986 |
| 1043 | Mableton city | Georgia | $1,472 ±$39 | 77,678 |
| 1043 | Dallas city | Texas | $1,472 ±$9 | 1,307,930 |
| 1046 | Dundalk CDP | Maryland | $1,473 ±$47 | 65,969 |
| 1047 | Milton CDP | Massachusetts | $1,474 ±$281 | 28,587 |
| 1048 | Westminster city | Maryland | $1,476 ±$67 | 20,445 |
| 1049 | Auburn Hills city | Michigan | $1,477 ±$39 | 25,105 |
| 1050 | Lake Jackson city | Texas | $1,478 ±$92 | 27,974 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
2305 ranked entries.