Which city has the highest median gross rent?

Atherton, California ranks #1 with $2,001 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by median gross rent?

Atherton, California, Hockessin, Delaware, Castle Pines, Colorado, Coto de Caza, California, Rolling Hills Estates, California.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,299 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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US cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

6001Colby, KSKS5,489$370+33%

6002Cameron, TXTX5,489$369+49%

6003Crockett, TXTX6,346$369+40%

6004Rawlins, WYWY7,745$369+32%

6005Spencer, IAIA11,218$369+40%

6006Lovington, NMNM11,620$369+38%

6007Uniontown, PAPA9,434$369+26%

6008Live Oak, FLFL7,248$369+37%

6009Monessen, PAPA6,657$368+53%

6010Slaton, TXTX5,684$368+22%

6011Brookhaven, MSMS11,646$368+35%

6012Milan, ILIL5,028$368+14%

6013Grenada, MSMS12,088$368+30%

6014Aurora, MOMO7,686$368+31%

6015Caruthersville, MOMO5,211$368+59%

6016Elk City, OKOK11,335$368+21%

6017Weatherford, OKOK12,005$367+23%

6018Greeneville, TNTN16,141$367+38%

6019Carthage, TXTX6,640$367+9%

6020Princeton, WVWV5,578$367+42%

6021Glendora, NJNJ5,431$367+22%

6022Fort Valley, GAGA9,220$367+35%

6023Salem, ILIL7,035$367+26%

6024Natchez, MSMS14,880$367+32%

6025Hannibal, MOMO16,804$367+47%

6026Mount Airy, NCNC10,682$367+30%

6027Portsmouth, OHOH17,282$367+40%

6028Bolivar, TNTN5,043$366+28%

6029Atlanta, TXTX5,478$366+17%

6030Bainbridge, GAGA14,606$366+45%

6031Raceland, LALA9,585$366+41%

6032West Point, MSMS9,743$366+37%

6033Albert Lea, MNMN18,217$366+28%

6034Holdrege, NENE5,555$366+30%

6035New Castle, PAPA21,175$365+33%

6036Tyrone, PAPA5,226$365+37%

6037Washington, ININ12,991$365+33%

6038Jamestown, NDND15,688$365+27%

6039Durant, OKOK21,552$365+32%

6040Huron, SDSD14,607$364+29%

6041New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$364+13%

6042San Juan, TXTX37,868$364+65%

6043Monmouth, ILIL8,599$364+27%

6044Calera, ALAL18,992$364+50%

6045Perry, FLFL7,330$364+44%

6046Iola, KSKS5,240$364+50%

6047Rupert, IDID6,460$364+41%

6048Laurel, MSMS17,662$364+42%

6049Lebanon, MOMO15,663$364+34%

6050Erwin, TNTN6,019$363+43%

6051Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$363+47%

6052Fort Stockton, TXTX8,027$363+26%

6053Litchfield, ILIL6,598$363+16%

6054Wheeling, WVWV25,680$363+32%

6055Huron, CACA7,394$363+7%

6056Miami, OKOK12,893$362+45%

6057Houghton, MIMI8,560$362+21%

6058Ozark, ALAL14,269$362+27%

6059Pahokee, FLFL5,794$362+14%

6060Nashville, GAGA5,038$362+44%

6061Chillicothe, MOMO9,114$362+31%

6062Clarksdale, MSMS13,643$362+43%

6063Wright City, MOMO5,854$362+20%

6064East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$361+13%

6065Cumberland, MDMD18,799$361+32%

6066Nevada, MOMO8,404$361+32%

6067Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT35,469$361+36%

6068Alamo, TXTX20,625$361+49%

6069Gadsden, ALAL33,367$361+34%

6070Clanton, ALAL9,289$361+38%

6071Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$361+31%

6072Savannah, TNTN7,689$360+41%

6073Fitzgerald, GAGA8,882$360+40%

6074Dexter, MOMO7,851$360+39%

6075Forest, MSMS5,433$360+35%

6076Steubenville, OHOH17,922$360+37%

6077Guntersville, ALAL9,394$360+21%

6078Somerton, AZAZ14,934$360+15%

6079La Junta, COCO6,864$360+20%

6080Greenville, ILIL7,469$360+33%

6081Eunice, LALA9,035$360+38%

6082Clearfield, PAPA5,753$359+27%

6083West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$359+30%

6084Bluefield, WVWV9,158$359+29%

6085Torrington, WYWY6,205$359+30%

6086Winchester, TNTN10,438$359+26%

6087Tell City, ININ7,441$359+37%

6088Ponchatoula, LALA7,755$359+30%

6089Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$358+36%

6090Borger, TXTX11,842$358+10%

6091Monahans, TXTX7,427$358+23%

6092Pulaski, VAVA8,807$358+26%

6093Menominee, MIMI8,175$358+21%

6094Socorro, NMNM8,261$357+17%

6095Kosciusko, MSMS6,722$357+47%

6096Leesville, LALA5,210$357+9%

6097Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$356+48%

6098Glennville, GAGA5,023$356+29%

6099West Plains, MOMO12,780$356+38%

6100Okmulgee, OKOK11,394$355+33%

6101South Boston, VAVA7,795$355+27%

6102Houlton, MEME5,082$355+9%

6103Cordele, GAGA9,652$355+31%

6104Philadelphia, MSMS6,858$355+57%

6105Darlington, SCSC6,075$354+17%

6106Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$354+36%

6107Pikeville, KYKY7,270$354+12%

6108Cairo, GAGA10,150$354+34%

6109Artesia, NMNM12,735$354+29%

6110Grants, NMNM8,933$354+40%

6111Patterson, LALA5,565$353+16%

6112Monroeville, ALAL5,758$353+18%

6113Alpena, MIMI10,088$353+23%

6114Amory, MSMS6,386$353+33%

6115Camden, ARAR10,127$352+26%

6116Atmore, ALAL8,360$352+47%

6117Roanoke, ALAL5,440$352+39%

6118Oneonta, ALAL7,022$352+45%

6119Tuskegee, ALAL8,644$352+18%

6120Dayton, TNTN7,819$351+35%

6121Talladega, ALAL14,840$351+33%

6122Atlantic, IAIA6,676$351+24%

6123Pontotoc, MSMS6,156$351+45%

6124Ripley, MSMS5,377$351+39%

6125Hibbing, MNMN15,823$351+49%

6126Marianna, FLFL7,289$350+34%

6127Moundsville, WVWV7,659$350+27%

6128Anthony, NMNM8,900$350+37%

6129Opp, ALAL6,738$350+50%

6130Donaldsonville, LALA7,094$350+43%

6131Union, SCSC8,077$349+32%

6132Lamesa, TXTX8,103$349+14%

6133Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$349+40%

6134Canton, MSMS10,873$349+22%

6135Maricopa, AZAZ78,362$349–

6136Charles City, IAIA7,013$349+37%

6137Douglas, AZAZ16,038$348+27%

6138Fort Scott, KSKS7,500$348+33%

6139International Falls, MNMN5,481$348+14%

6140Yazoo City, MSMS9,867$348+45%

6141Sandersville, GAGA5,397$347+35%

6142Martins Ferry, OHOH6,048$347+23%

6143St. Louis, MIMI7,406$347+11%

6144Minden, LALA11,103$347+22%

6145Gladeview, FLFL16,655$346+31%

6146Galax, VAVA6,670$346+31%

6147Bridge City, LALA7,297$346+23%

6148Bastrop, LALA8,908$346+30%

6149Princeton, KYKY6,168$346+50%

6150Sidney, MTMT6,217$346+24%

6151Pana, ILIL5,010$345+29%

6152Yoakum, TXTX5,900$345+41%

6153Alexander City, ALAL14,515$345+31%

6154Thief River Falls, MNMN8,799$345+43%

6155Holly Springs, MSMS6,402$344+45%

6156Old Bethpage, NYNY6,546$344+46%

6157Sallisaw, OKOK8,790$343+20%

6158Duquesne, PAPA5,019$343+19%

6159Dickinson, NDND25,870$343+29%

6160Selma, ALAL16,077$343+30%

6161Creston, IAIA7,335$343+18%

6162Blackwell, OKOK6,029$342+23%

6163Bullard, TXTX5,301$341−10%

6164Headland, ALAL5,603$341+35%

6165Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,295$341+38%

6166Detroit Lakes, MNMN10,019$341+34%

6167Tuscumbia, ALAL9,332$341+45%

6168Centerville, IAIA5,327$341+37%

6169Corinth, MSMS14,345$341+55%

6170Connellsville, PAPA6,574$340+27%

6171Childress, TXTX5,650$340+25%

6172Eufaula, ALAL12,437$340+32%

6173Fairmont, MNMN10,099$340+27%

6174Williston, NDND29,522$338+29%

6175Andalusia, ALAL8,763$338+35%

6176Cherokee, IAIA5,122$338+42%

6177Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$338+26%

6178Jennings, LALA9,235$338+30%

6179Virginia, MNMN8,187$338+40%

6180Ishpeming, MIMI6,205$338+23%

6181Eagle Pass, TXTX28,926$337+41%

6182Robstown, TXTX10,324$337+27%

6183Sweetwater, TXTX10,141$337+20%

6184Mayfield, KYKY9,851$337+36%

6185Oakdale, LALA6,526$337+54%

6186Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$336+47%

6187La Follette, TNTN7,176$336+33%

6188Buckhannon, WVWV5,054$336+17%

6189Four Corners, TXTX11,692$336–

6190Greenville, ALAL6,912$336+41%

6191Warren, ARAR5,146$336+49%

6192Triana, ALAL5,244$336+25%

6193Palatka, FLFL10,872$336+44%

6194Greenwood, MSMS13,429$336+37%

6195Lafayette, TNTN6,020$335+40%

6196Troy, ALAL18,022$335+37%

6197Bennettsville, SCSC7,565$334+7%

6198Somerset, KYKY12,695$334+35%

6199Vinton, IAIA5,004$334+37%

6200Sunland Park, NMNM18,268$334+27%

6201Lavon, TXTX11,888$333−17%

6202Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102$333−2%

6203Rainsville, ALAL6,020$333+49%

6204Crowley, LALA11,223$333+36%

6205Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$333+24%

6206St. Martinville, LALA5,229$333+27%

6207Columbia, MSMS6,525$333+36%

6208Dillon, SCSC6,227$332+24%

6209Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949$332+57%

6210Russellville, ALAL10,904$332+33%

6211Sparta, TNTN5,038$331+28%

6212Harvest, ALAL5,955$331−5%

6213Trenton, MOMO5,557$331+38%

6214Loxley, ALAL6,131$331+33%

6215Ephraim, UTUT6,393$330+3%

6216Newport, ARAR8,193$330+21%

6217Trumann, ARAR7,527$329+47%

6218Lebanon, KYKY6,699$328+45%

6219Corbin, KYKY7,911$328+21%

6220Kennett, MOMO10,118$327+47%

6221Toronto, OHOH5,149$326+15%

6222Carencro, LALA13,224$326+24%

6223Anadarko, OKOK5,448$325+19%

6224Pottsville, PAPA13,170$324+20%

6225Center, TXTX5,246$324+22%

6226Columbiana, ALAL5,106$324+12%

6227Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$324+27%

6228Tallulah, LALA5,517$324+49%

6229Estherville, IAIA5,807$323+33%

6230Valley City, NDND6,430$323+26%

6231Deming, NMNM14,944$322+28%

6232Devils Lake, NDND7,333$322+12%

6233Sylacauga, ALAL12,055$322+28%

6234Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$322+22%

6235Rayne, LALA6,995$322+36%

6236Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709$321+61%

6237Harriman, TNTN6,192$320+27%

6238Rockwood, TNTN5,607$320+45%

6239Littlefield, TXTX5,675$320+16%

6240Boaz, ALAL10,619$320+28%

6241Marlin, TXTX5,599$319+39%

6242Marion, VAVA5,555$319+26%

6243Johnstown, PAPA17,654$318+33%

6244Pearsall, TXTX9,170$317+42%

6245Shamokin, PAPA6,764$316+28%

6246Loughman, FLFL7,591$316−11%

6247Roma, TXTX11,543$316+33%

6248Eatonton, GAGA6,749$315+29%

6249Cameron Park, TXTX5,955$314+39%

6250Abbeville, LALA10,861$314+22%

6251Idabel, OKOK6,934$313+42%

6252Donna, TXTX16,698$313+51%

6253Gonzales, TXTX7,239$313+22%

6254Holdenville, OKOK5,923$311+23%

6255Booneville, MSMS9,257$311+41%

6256St. Gabriel, LALA6,987$310–

6257Raymondville, TXTX10,082$309+54%

6258Hamilton, ALAL6,769$309+42%

6259Bogalusa, LALA10,321$309+32%

6260Eastman, GAGA5,572$308+39%

6261Central City, KYKY5,793$306+35%

6262Lake City, SCSC5,940$301+24%

6263Demopolis, ALAL6,641$301+41%

6264La Homa, TXTX11,285$299+47%

6265Hugo, OKOK5,082$297+56%

6266Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$297−63%

6267Monticello, KYKY5,721$297+33%

6268Blakely, GAGA5,156$296+31%

6269Wimauma, FLFL15,266$295+2%

6270Tucumcari, NMNM5,082$294+13%

6271Mercedes, TXTX17,915$293+53%

6272Progreso, TXTX5,148$293+93%

6273Macon, MOMO5,532$293+16%

6274Opelousas, LALA15,098$292+31%

6275Penitas, TXTX6,495$289+40%

6276Diboll, TXTX5,125$288+63%

6277Rexburg, IDID40,334$288−3%

6278Doffing, TXTX5,004$285–

6279Olivarez, TXTX6,326$285–

6280La Joya, TXTX5,257$285+45%

6281Shiprock, NMNM7,610$284+51%

6282Swainsboro, GAGA7,436$279+17%

6283Watford City, NDND6,378$279+11%

6284La Feria, TXTX7,222$278+28%

6285Pike Road, ALAL11,899$275–

6286Eidson Road, TXTX9,684$274–

6287Rio Grande City, TXTX15,451$272+19%

6288Center Line, MIMI8,503$272+11%

6289Chackbay, LALA5,436$269−0%

6290Hidalgo, TXTX15,376$267+34%

6291Ville Platte, LALA6,172$267+21%

6292Alton, TXTX24,138$264+40%

6293Newport, TNTN7,049$260+26%

6294Ewa Villages, HIHI7,415$244+92%

6295Waynesboro, GAGA5,511$241+29%

6296Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864$231+22%

6297Elsa, TXTX5,820$217+7%

6298Crystal City, TXTX5,871$189−6%

6299Short Pump, VAVA29,026$0–

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