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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | Roanoke city | Virginia | $996 ±$30 | 98,355 |
| 252 | St. Louis city | Missouri | $997 ±$15 | 288,512 |
| 252 | Oxford city | Ohio | $997 ±$88 | 21,753 |
| 254 | Elkhart city | Indiana | $998 ±$47 | 53,733 |
| 254 | Bowling Green city | Kentucky | $998 ±$35 | 75,388 |
| 256 | Fort Wayne city | Indiana | $999 ±$17 | 268,589 |
| 256 | Bismarck city | North Dakota | $999 ±$41 | 75,556 |
| 258 | Statesville city | North Carolina | $1,000 ±$71 | 29,894 |
| 259 | Cincinnati city | Ohio | $1,001 ±$20 | 311,224 |
| 260 | Sand Springs city | Oklahoma | $1,002 ±$76 | 20,117 |
| 261 | Manhattan city | Kansas | $1,003 ±$41 | 54,239 |
| 261 | St. Cloud city | Minnesota | $1,003 ±$44 | 70,629 |
| 261 | Troy city | Ohio | $1,003 ±$67 | 26,842 |
| 264 | Rexburg city | Idaho | $1,004 ±$47 | 40,543 |
| 265 | Peoria city | Illinois | $1,005 ±$36 | 112,169 |
| 265 | Hattiesburg city | Mississippi | $1,005 ±$44 | 48,619 |
| 267 | Covington city | Kentucky | $1,006 ±$57 | 41,110 |
| 267 | Ardmore city | Oklahoma | $1,006 ±$40 | 24,877 |
| 267 | Neenah city | Wisconsin | $1,006 ±$52 | 27,336 |
| 270 | Greenville city | North Carolina | $1,007 ±$31 | 92,857 |
| 270 | Hamilton city | Ohio | $1,007 ±$36 | 63,468 |
| 270 | Middletown city | Ohio | $1,007 ±$35 | 51,617 |
| 270 | West Allis city | Wisconsin | $1,007 ±$43 | 59,612 |
| 274 | Burton city | Michigan | $1,009 ±$110 | 29,500 |
| 274 | Claremore city | Oklahoma | $1,009 ±$32 | 20,166 |
| 274 | Casper city | Wyoming | $1,009 ±$52 | 58,839 |
| 277 | Texarkana city | Texas | $1,010 ±$40 | 35,992 |
| 277 | La Crosse city | Wisconsin | $1,010 ±$39 | 51,356 |
| 277 | Wausau city | Wisconsin | $1,010 ±$38 | 39,996 |
| 280 | Conway city | Arkansas | $1,011 ±$38 | 67,642 |
| 280 | Seymour city | Indiana | $1,011 ±$83 | 22,371 |
| 280 | Marquette city | Michigan | $1,011 ±$52 | 21,325 |
| 280 | Athens city | Ohio | $1,011 ±$82 | 23,396 |
| 284 | Gary city | Indiana | $1,012 ±$38 | 68,113 |
| 285 | York city | Pennsylvania | $1,014 ±$49 | 44,938 |
| 285 | South Milwaukee city | Wisconsin | $1,014 ±$65 | 20,442 |
| 287 | Alton city | Illinois | $1,015 ±$48 | 25,279 |
| 288 | Belleville city | Illinois | $1,019 ±$48 | 41,370 |
| 289 | Waynesboro city | Virginia | $1,020 ±$68 | 22,841 |
| 290 | Holyoke city | Massachusetts | $1,021 ±$60 | 37,813 |
| 290 | Port Arthur city | Texas | $1,021 ±$62 | 55,828 |
| 292 | Wichita Falls city | Texas | $1,022 ±$36 | 102,581 |
| 293 | Kankakee city | Illinois | $1,023 ±$79 | 23,996 |
| 293 | Ames city | Iowa | $1,023 ±$38 | 67,669 |
| 293 | Lincoln Park city | Michigan | $1,023 ±$86 | 39,257 |
| 293 | Johnson City city | Tennessee | $1,023 ±$37 | 72,222 |
| 297 | Junction City city | Kansas | $1,024 ±$51 | 22,331 |
| 297 | Staunton city | Virginia | $1,024 ±$69 | 25,948 |
| 299 | Euclid city | Ohio | $1,025 ±$47 | 48,823 |
| 300 | New Albany city | Indiana | $1,026 ±$35 | 37,581 |
± figures are the published 90% margin of error; small differences between estimates may not be statistically significant.
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