Which city has the highest median gross rent?

Atherton, California ranks #1 with $1,001 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by median gross rent?

Atherton, California, Saratoga, California, Nolensville, Tennessee, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, Skidaway Island, Georgia.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,058 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,058

Highest median rent, US cities · 1990

US cities ranked by median gross rent (1990 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

4501Kennewick, WAWA88,366$345–

4502Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$345–

4503Belfast, MEME6,988$345–

4504Cadillac, MIMI10,438$345–

4505Maplewood, MOMO8,033$345–

4506West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,715$345–

4507Massillon, OHOH32,168$345–

4508Fort Lupton, COCO10,402$345–

4509Brooksville, FLFL10,145$345–

4510Frankfort, KYKY28,657$345–

4511Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469$345–

4512Three Rivers, MIMI7,910$345–

4513Lebanon, OROR20,267$344–

4514Dunmore, PAPA14,249$344–

4515Pace, FLFL26,282$344–

4516Spokane, WAWA230,783$344–

4517Vienna, WVWV10,321$344–

4518La Crosse, WIWI50,784$344–

4519Foley, ALAL30,354$344–

4520Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767$344–

4521Jonesboro, ARAR83,296$344–

4522Montrose, COCO21,583$344–

4523Greencastle, ININ9,924$344–

4524DeRidder, LALA9,503$344–

4525Bellefontaine, OHOH14,151$344–

4526Shippensburg, PAPA5,615$343–

4527Graham, TXTX8,814$343–

4528Fort Meade, FLFL5,379$343–

4529Kingsville, TXTX24,687$343–

4530Mount Pleasant, TXTX16,225$343–

4531Rockport, TXTX11,348$343–

4532Evansville, WIWI5,837$343–

4533Laramie, WYWY32,284$343–

4534Saginaw, MIMI42,863$343–

4535Roswell, NMNM46,878$343–

4536Elmira, NYNY26,089$343–

4537Norwich, NYNY6,538$343–

4538Aberdeen, NCNC10,066$343–

4539Shelby, NCNC23,309$343–

4540Madison Heights, VAVA10,266$343–

4541Powell, WYWY6,574$343–

4542Dodge City, KSKS27,653$343–

4543Wapakoneta, OHOH9,711$343–

4544West Memphis, ARAR23,336$343–

4545Elgin, TXTX13,327$343–

4546Florence, AZAZ25,222$343–

4547Green Cove Springs, FLFL10,079$343–

4548Willows, CACA6,116$343–

4549Muskegon, MIMI37,224$343–

4550Moorhead, MNMN46,533$343–

4551Gulfport, MSMS76,506$343–

4552Angier, NCNC9,410$343–

4553Magnolia, TXTX8,095$342–

4554Pampa, TXTX16,414$342–

4555Monroe, WIWI10,581$342–

4556Canton, NYNY6,894$342–

4557Sand Springs, OKOK20,397$342–

4558Centerton, ARAR27,176$342–

4559Gering, NENE8,535$342–

4560Urbana, OHOH11,140$342–

4561Lakehills, TXTX6,130$342–

4562St. Louis, MOMO278,144$342–

4563Snowflake, AZAZ6,902$342–

4564Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,316$342–

4565Globe, AZAZ7,191$342–

4566Lowell, ARAR12,184$342–

4567Lindsay, CACA12,578$342–

4568Jeffersonville, ININ54,134$342–

4569Bellevue, KYKY5,847$342–

4570Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,770$342–

4571Morganton, NCNC17,849$342–

4572Spartanburg, SCSC39,978$341–

4573Cedar City, UTUT41,871$341–

4574Skowhegan, MEME6,662$341–

4575Hastings, MIMI7,490$341–

4576South Lockport, NYNY9,144$341–

4577Evans, COCO22,500$341–

4578Carrollton, GAGA27,925$341–

4579Horace, NDND7,001$341–

4580Ashland, OHOH18,730$341–

4581Mocksville, NCNC6,282$341–

4582Springfield, MOMO169,847$340–

4583Clinton, TNTN10,466$340–

4584Collegedale, TNTN11,499$340–

4585McAllen, TXTX150,640$340–

4586Paris, TXTX25,205$340–

4587New London, WIWI7,726$340–

4588Hutchinson, MNMN14,655$340–

4589Potsdam, NYNY8,019$340–

4590Mooresville, NCNC55,842$340–

4591Creswell, OROR5,566$340–

4592Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102$340–

4593Waterloo, ILIL11,132$340–

4594Sandusky, OHOH24,001$340–

4595Coolidge, AZAZ19,959$340–

4596Prairie Grove, ARAR8,998$340–

4597Mendota, CACA12,778$340–

4598Evansville, ININ116,176$340–

4599Marion, IAIA42,732$340–

4600Georgetown, KYKY40,883$340–

4601Yorktown, ININ11,947$340–

4602Allegan, MIMI5,127$340–

4603Enid, OKOK50,297$340–

4604Barberton, OHOH24,748$340–

4605Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$340–

4606Gretna, LALA17,360$340–

4607Lyman, SCSC7,103$339–

4608Ashland City, TNTN5,650$339–

4609Brenham, TXTX19,957$339–

4610Livingston, TXTX5,386$339–

4611Mineola, TXTX5,537$339–

4612Princeton, TXTX43,524$339–

4613Snyder, TXTX11,166$339–

4614Vinton, VAVA7,967$339–

4615Tomah, WIWI9,600$339–

4616Lake Charles, LALA82,676$339–

4617Adams, MAMA5,427$339–

4618Collinsville, VAVA7,139$339–

4619Clifton, COCO19,518$339–

4620Chubbuck, IDID16,823$339–

4621Kimberly, WIWI7,556$339–

4622Arcadia, FLFL8,046$339–

4623Indiantown, FLFL6,826$339–

4624Orland, CACA8,381$339–

4625Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,868$339–

4626Decatur, ILIL67,884$339–

4627Faribault, MNMN25,040$339–

4628Lackawanna, NYNY19,452$339–

4629Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$339–

4630Thomasville, NCNC27,733$339–

4631Blanchard, OKOK10,013$339–

4632Republic, MOMO22,404$339–

4633Coos Bay, OROR15,686$338–

4634Umatilla, OROR8,220$338–

4635Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$338–

4636Sevierville, TNTN19,010$338–

4637Avon Park, FLFL10,514$338–

4638Centralia, WAWA19,375$338–

4639Mayville, WIWI5,184$338–

4640Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$338–

4641Whitefish, MTMT9,358$338–

4642Utica, NYNY62,978$338–

4643Augusta, KSKS9,073$338–

4644Bozeman, MTMT58,814$338–

4645Eaton, OHOH8,327$338–

4646Sunbury, OHOH8,857$338–

4647Anderson, ININ56,153$338–

4648Newton, NCNC13,822$338–

4649Huron, CACA7,394$338–

4650Villa Rica, GAGA21,022$338–

4651Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$338–

4652Jackson, MIMI31,022$338–

4653Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$338–

4654West Fargo, NDND41,175$338–

4655Asheboro, NCNC27,990$338–

4656Manchester, TNTN13,776$337–

4657Carthage, TXTX6,640$337–

4658Corsicana, TXTX25,487$337–

4659Salem, UTUT12,234$337–

4660Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$337–

4661Marion, OHOH35,587$337–

4662Munford, TNTN6,996$337–

4663Harrisonville, MOMO10,040$337–

4664Fairfield, IAIA9,220$337–

4665Indianola, IAIA16,829$337–

4666Ionia, MIMI12,208$337–

4667Red Wing, MNMN16,805$337–

4668Tupelo, MSMS38,087$337–

4669Amsterdam, NYNY18,093$337–

4670Horseheads, NYNY6,275$337–

4671El Reno, OKOK20,730$337–

4672Portland, TNTN13,658$336–

4673Bellmead, TXTX10,592$336–

4674Big Spring, TXTX22,290$336–

4675Giddings, TXTX5,425$336–

4676Jasper, TXTX7,511$336–

4677South Bay, FLFL5,140$336–

4678Springfield, FLFL8,551$336–

4679Orange, TXTX19,419$336–

4680Roanoke, VAVA99,111$336–

4681Provo, UTUT114,527$336–

4682Nogales, AZAZ19,495$336–

4683Bryan, OHOH8,579$336–

4684Mansfield, OHOH47,381$336–

4685St. Helens, OROR14,450$336–

4686Peru, ILIL9,780$336–

4687Johnstown, COCO22,433$336–

4688Greenville, MIMI9,256$336–

4689Waveland, MSMS7,042$336–

4690Alfred, NYNY5,147$336–

4691Smithfield, NCNC13,114$336–

4692Port Clinton, OHOH5,875$336–

4693Winston, OROR5,680$335–

4694Georgetown, SCSC8,869$335–

4695McGregor, TXTX6,405$335–

4696Sulphur Springs, TXTX17,054$335–

4697Weirton, WVWV18,133$335–

4698Portage, WIWI9,956$335–

4699Oxford, NCNC8,985$335–

4700Boonville, ININ6,689$335–

4701Berwick, PAPA10,297$335–

4702New Bern, NCNC34,724$335–

4703Russellville, ARAR29,521$335–

4704Alexandria, ININ5,223$335–

4705Rochester, ININ6,132$335–

4706Gary, ININ67,289$335–

4707West Monroe, LALA12,478$335–

4708Easley, SCSC27,319$334–

4709Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$334–

4710Talent, OROR6,296$334–

4711Barling, ARAR5,452$334–

4712Struthers, OHOH9,837$334–

4713Jackson, TNTN69,339$334–

4714Texarkana, ARAR29,123$334–

4715Parker, SCSC12,898$334–

4716Princeton, ILIL7,674$334–

4717Troy, MOMO15,201$334–

4718Exeter, PAPA5,587$333–

4719Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722$333–

4720Alvarado, TXTX7,539$333–

4721Freeport, TXTX10,508$333–

4722Milton, FLFL11,440$333–

4723Marshall, TXTX24,467$333–

4724Port Lavaca, TXTX11,060$333–

4725Salt Lake City, UTUT218,428$333–

4726Lafayette, LALA123,311$333–

4727Gloversville, NYNY14,782$333–

4728Dallas, NCNC6,392$333–

4729Swannanoa, NCNC6,901$333–

4730Niles, OHOH18,116$333–

4731Sapulpa, OKOK23,695$333–

4732West Odessa, TXTX32,594$333–

4733Tillmans Corner, ALAL17,677$333–

4734Wilmington, OHOH12,802$333–

4735Greenville, OHOH12,680$333–

4736Battlefield, MOMO6,361$333–

4737Pine Bluff, ARAR38,213$333–

4738Statesboro, GAGA35,366$333–

4739Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$333–

4740Sawmills, NCNC5,105$333–

4741Wilson, NCNC49,572$333–

4742McCordsville, ININ13,094$333–

4743Winona Lake, ININ5,126$333–

4744Pascagoula, MSMS21,409$333–

4745Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803$333–

4746Camden, SCSC9,201$332–

4747Knoxville, TNTN202,021$332–

4748Harlingen, TXTX72,467$332–

4749Rochelle, ILIL9,498$332–

4750Bemidji, MNMN15,770$332–

4751Dover, OHOH12,947$332–

4752Prairie View, TXTX8,969$332–

4753Mobile, ALAL200,824$332–

4754Albany, GAGA66,907$332–

4755Groveland, FLFL25,526$332–

4756East Alton, ILIL5,621$332–

4757Jasper, ININ17,279$332–

4758Sheridan, ININ5,746$332–

4759Woodlake, CACA8,073$332–

4760Winder, GAGA21,252$332–

4761Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$332–

4762Alexandria, LALA42,938$332–

4763Starkville, MSMS25,754$332–

4764De Soto, MOMO6,527$332–

4765Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$332–

4766Greenville, MSMS26,530$332–

4767Ashland, MOMO5,221$332–

4768Mebane, NCNC21,952$332–

4769Wendell, NCNC19,687$332–

4770Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$331–

4771Stephenville, TXTX21,793$331–

4772Vidor, TXTX9,597$331–

4773Farmville, VAVA7,593$331–

4774East Peoria, ILIL22,088$331–

4775Edgerton, WIWI6,121$331–

4776Sheridan, WYWY20,015$331–

4777Biloxi, MSMS48,516$331–

4778Kearney, NENE34,782$331–

4779Clovis, NMNM37,127$331–

4780Sans Souci, SCSC7,665$331–

4781St. Johnsbury, VTVT5,859$331–

4782Nevada, IAIA6,974$331–

4783Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,977$331–

4784Warren, OHOH38,328$331–

4785Homeland Park, SCSC6,632$331–

4786Winslow, AZAZ8,464$331–

4787McFarland, CACA14,709$331–

4788Elwood, ININ8,525$331–

4789Calhoun, GAGA20,196$331–

4790Napoleon, OHOH8,680$331–

4791Albemarle, NCNC17,769$331–

4792Kingfisher, OKOK5,201$330–

4793Bonham, TXTX11,263$330–

4794Ogden, UTUT89,510$330–

4795Richfield, UTUT8,478$330–

4796Parkersburg, WVWV28,593$330–

4797Marshfield, WIWI18,980$330–

4798Newton, KSKS18,353$330–

4799Hagerstown, MDMD44,228$330–

4800Niagara Falls, NYNY47,255$330–

4801Siler City, NCNC8,155$330–

4802Grafton, OHOH5,764$330–

4803Hubbard, OHOH7,528$330–

4804Hitchcock, TXTX7,722$330–

4805Salem, OHOH11,655$330–

4806Van Wert, OHOH11,200$330–

4807Helena Valley Southeast, MTMT9,108$330–

4808South Houston, TXTX16,407$330–

4809Alton, ILIL25,013$330–

4810Garrett, ININ6,694$330–

4811Pineville, LALA13,967$330–

4812East Grand Forks, MNMN8,906$330–

4813Newport, KYKY13,998$330–

4814Dickson, TNTN17,051$329–

4815Athens, TXTX13,870$329–

4816Canyon, TXTX16,518$329–

4817Mineral Wells, TXTX15,983$329–

4818Charleston, WVWV46,117$329–

4819Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$329–

4820Riverton, WYWY10,910$329–

4821Los Lunas, NMNM20,572$329–

4822Cincinnati, OHOH314,367$329–

4823Salina, KSKS46,094$329–

4824Dayton, OHOH136,688$329–

4825Thomasville, GAGA18,667$329–

4826Madison, GAGA5,179$329–

4827Suwanee, GAGA23,034$329–

4828Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$329–

4829Lima, OHOH34,695$329–

4830Muscatine, IAIA23,164$329–

4831Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634$329–

4832Ruston, LALA22,397$329–

4833Byron, MNMN6,740$329–

4834Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$328–

4835Kingston, TNTN6,299$328–

4836Bridgeport, TXTX6,915$328–

4837Logan, UTUT55,576$328–

4838Ripon, WIWI7,738$328–

4839Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$328–

4840Berlin, NHNH9,502$328–

4841Monmouth, OROR11,543$328–

4842Malone, NYNY5,315$328–

4843Fruita, COCO14,003$328–

4844Milliken, COCO9,183$328–

4845Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$328–

4846Fowler, CACA7,745$328–

4847Leesville, LALA5,210$328–

4848Columbus, MSMS22,792$328–

4849Smithville, MOMO11,160$328–

4850Hornell, NYNY8,024$328–

4851Brevard, NCNC8,098$328–

4852Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$327–

4853Anderson, SCSC31,323$327–

4854Sealy, TXTX7,937$327–

4855Perry, UTUT6,226$327–

4856Sparta, WIWI9,974$327–

4857Cut Off, LALA5,398$327–

4858Gray, LALA5,154$327–

4859Houlton, MEME5,082$327–

4860Evergreen, MTMT9,611$327–

4861Herkimer, NYNY7,195$327–

4862Prosser, WAWA6,654$327–

4863Eagleton, TNTN5,598$327–

4864Oxford, ALAL22,199$327–

4865Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$327–

4866Tarboro, NCNC10,979$327–

4867Alma, MIMI9,304$327–

4868Dowagiac, MIMI5,725$327–

4869St. Peter, MNMN12,275$327–

4870West York, PAPA5,110$326–

4871Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612$326–

4872Cleveland, TXTX9,936$326–

4873Plainview, TXTX19,314$326–

4874Roosevelt, UTUT7,032$326–

4875South Salt Lake, UTUT26,934$326–

4876Stewartville, MNMN6,850$326–

4877Celina, OHOH10,936$326–

4878Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$326–

4879Haines City, FLFL45,973$326–

4880Sioux City, IAIA86,356$326–

4881Owatonna, MNMN26,633$326–

4882Jefferson City, MOMO42,489$326–

4883Marshall, MOMO13,766$326–

4884Waterloo, IAIA66,919$326–

4885Warrenton, MOMO9,667$326–

4886Mandan, NDND25,061$326–

4887Pryor Creek, OKOK9,723$325–

4888Borger, TXTX11,842$325–

4889Gatesville, TXTX16,422$325–

4890Hempstead, TXTX7,194$325–

4891Davenport, FLFL18,110$325–

4892Lockhart, TXTX18,159$325–

4893Braselton, GAGA18,496$325–

4894DuBois, PAPA7,254$325–

4895Ogdensburg, NYNY9,123$325–

4896West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,444$325–

4897Harrison, ARAR13,802$325–

4898Clayton, OHOH13,397$325–

4899Woodland, WAWA6,611$325–

4900Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$325–

4901Margaret, ALAL7,149$325–

4902Cortez, COCO9,126$325–

4903Dallas, GAGA15,402$325–

4904Geneseo, ILIL6,505$325–

4905Silvis, ILIL7,979$325–

4906Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$325–

4907Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$325–

4908Carterville, ILIL5,839$325–

4909Danville, ILIL28,138$325–

4910Muncie, ININ65,466$325–

4911Petal, MSMS11,694$325–

4912Lonsdale, MNMN5,117$325–

4913Arkansas City, KSKS11,800$325–

4914River Rouge, MIMI6,814$325–

4915Tuttle, OKOK8,708$324–

4916Archbald, PAPA7,598$324–

4917Bowie, TXTX6,113$324–

4918Middletown, DEDE25,798$324–

4919Abingdon, VAVA8,284$324–

4920Franklin, VAVA8,478$324–

4921Waupun, WIWI11,150$324–

4922Hobbs, NMNM40,863$324–

4923Cherryville, NCNC6,523$324–

4924Batesville, ARAR11,860$324–

4925Milan, ILIL5,028$324–

4926Carlinville, ILIL5,465$324–

4927Shively, KYKY15,895$324–

4928Missoula, MTMT78,903$324–

4929Taylorville, ILIL10,522$324–

4930Paris, KYKY10,130$324–

4931Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$323–

4932Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$323–

4933Laurens, SCSC9,327$323–

4934Wharton, TXTX8,776$323–

4935Monticello, ININ5,595$323–

4936Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$323–

4937Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769$323–

4938Cheviot, OHOH8,623$323–

4939Johnstown, OHOH5,476$323–

4940Lincoln, ILIL12,981$323–

4941Lake Wales, FLFL18,650$323–

4942Gas City, ININ6,081$323–

4943Ulysses, KSKS5,524$323–

4944Brainerd, MNMN14,428$323–

4945Catoosa, OKOK7,471$323–

4946Marana, AZAZ65,523$322–

4947Shawnee, OKOK32,474$322–

4948Moosic, PAPA5,989$322–

4949Williamsport, PAPA27,384$322–

4950Breckenridge, TXTX5,123$322–

4951Mabank, TXTX7,294$322–

4952Willis, TXTX7,652$322–

4953Tremonton, UTUT12,934$322–

4954Woodstock, VAVA6,002$322–

4955New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$322–

4956Grinnell, IAIA9,430$322–

4957Mason City, IAIA26,853$322–

4958Eden, NCNC15,500$322–

4959Prineville, OROR11,994$322–

4960Taylor, TXTX18,402$322–

4961Cleveland, OHOH363,608$322–

4962Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,819$322–

4963Columbiana, OHOH6,756$322–

4964Birmingham, ALAL195,893$322–

4965Frankfort, ININ16,837$322–

4966Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$322–

4967Huntingburg, ININ6,522$322–

4968Sturgis, MIMI10,900$322–

4969Blair, NENE7,997$322–

4970Aztec, NMNM6,091$322–

4971Niles, MIMI11,665$322–

4972Richmond, MOMO5,968$322–

4973Minot, NDND47,308$322–

4974Monaca, PAPA5,456$321–

4975Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135$321–

4976Church Hill, TNTN7,297$321–

4977Charles, WVWV9,329$321–

4978Cambridge, MDMD13,457$321–

4979Bath, NYNY5,545$321–

4980Chillicothe, OHOH21,815$321–

4981Washington, PAPA13,377$321–

4982Dothan, ALAL72,060$321–

4983Starke, FLFL5,963$321–

4984Cañon City, COCO17,030$321–

4985Sedalia, MOMO22,621$321–

4986Helena, MTMT35,138$321–

4987Kalispell, MTMT31,851$321–

4988Decatur, ININ10,090$321–

4989Columbus, NENE25,248$321–

4990Scott, LALA9,635$321–

4991Skiatook, OKOK8,960$320–

4992Scranton, PAPA75,514$320–

4993Port Arthur, TXTX55,804$320–

4994Martinsville, VAVA13,849$320–

4995East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$320–

4996Tipton, ININ5,263$320–

4997Fostoria, OHOH12,920$320–

4998Safford, AZAZ10,279$320–

4999Arvin, CACA19,820$320–

5000Rockmart, GAGA5,369$320–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS