RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,299
Highest median rent, US cities · 2000
US cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS).
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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2000. Places shown as “$2,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990
UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS