Which city has the highest median gross rent?

111 cities are tied at $1,000+, the Census Bureau's reporting cap, so no single city can be named #1 (1990 Decennial Census). They include Atherton, California, Saratoga, California, Nolensville, Tennessee, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, Skidaway Island, Georgia.

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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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $1,000 for 1990. Places shown as “$1,000+” 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 –

3001Metairie, LALA139,729$437–

3002Halfway, MDMD10,849$437–

3003Murphy, MOMO8,285$437–

3004McKinleyville, CACA17,113$437–

3005Catalina, AZAZ6,489$437–

3006Pawtucket, RIRI77,065$437–

3007Dent, OHOH11,973$437–

3008Clearlake, CACA16,893$437–

3009Buford, GAGA18,780$437–

3010Troy, ILIL11,893$437–

3011Wickliffe, OHOH12,649$437–

3012Greensboro, NCNC308,667$437–

3013Dyer, ININ16,273$436–

3014Holyoke, MAMA38,023$436–

3015West Seneca, NYNY45,303$436–

3016Burton, SCSC6,912$436–

3017Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,264$436–

3018Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939$436–

3019Hinesville, GAGA36,674$436–

3020Daphne, ALAL31,396$436–

3021Lady Lake, FLFL17,496$436–

3022Chatham, ILIL14,579$436–

3023DeKalb, ILIL40,467$436–

3024Franklin Park, ILIL18,045$436–

3025Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$436–

3026Inkster, MIMI24,959$436–

3027Trenton, MIMI17,849$436–

3028Pontiac, MIMI62,077$436–

3029East Aurora, NYNY5,949$436–

3030Indian Trail, NCNC44,303$436–

3031The, OKOK9,276$435–

3032Coatesville, PAPA13,283$435–

3033Mauldin, SCSC31,465$435–

3034Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937$435–

3035McKinney, TXTX236,001$435–

3036Belle Chasse, LALA10,934$435–

3037Webster, MAMA12,228$435–

3038Canyon Lake, TXTX33,883$435–

3039Delhi, CACA11,009$435–

3040Country Club Estates, GAGA8,780$435–

3041Fruitland Park, FLFL9,543$435–

3042Brownsburg, ININ34,089$435–

3043Durango, COCO19,733$435–

3044Edwardsville, ILIL26,463$435–

3045Big Lake, MNMN12,929$435–

3046Centerville, UTUT16,480$434–

3047Chestertown, MDMD5,658$434–

3048Atlantic City, NJNJ38,787$434–

3049Endwell, NYNY11,546$434–

3050Euclid, OHOH47,962$434–

3051Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,674$434–

3052Elsmere, DEDE6,196$434–

3053Allentown, PAPA126,044$434–

3054Punta Gorda, FLFL20,383$434–

3055Forest Lake, MNMN20,952$434–

3056Portage, MIMI49,862$434–

3057White Oak, PAPA7,286$433–

3058Seabrook, TXTX13,974$433–

3059Normal, ILIL53,275$433–

3060Affton, MOMO19,052$433–

3061Beech Grove, ININ14,671$433–

3062Chesterton, ININ14,635$433–

3063Tontitown, ARAR8,046$433–

3064Gardendale, ALAL16,425$433–

3065Maumee, OHOH13,521$433–

3066Blue Island, ILIL21,805$433–

3067Altoona, IAIA22,796$433–

3068Bixby, OKOK32,766$433–

3069Clermont, FLFL52,812$432–

3070Clewiston, FLFL7,594$432–

3071Tomball, TXTX15,768$432–

3072Lake Geneva, WIWI8,818$432–

3073Buena Vista, MIMI5,798$432–

3074Lincoln Park, MIMI38,529$432–

3075Imperial, MOMO5,488$432–

3076Hollins, VAVA17,097$432–

3077Cheektowaga, NYNY76,056$432–

3078Nashville, TNTN721,074$432–

3079Canal Fulton, OHOH5,412$432–

3080Gilbertsville, PAPA6,165$432–

3081Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,971$432–

3082White Hall, ARAR5,532$432–

3083Portage, ININ38,634$432–

3084Grand Blanc, MIMI7,880$432–

3085Columbia, ILIL10,865$432–

3086Medford, OROR86,494$431–

3087Lititz, PAPA9,689$431–

3088Sartell, MNMN19,918$431–

3089Aubrey, TXTX9,066$431–

3090Monona, WIWI8,664$431–

3091Sturtevant, WIWI6,852$431–

3092Fairborn, OHOH35,754$431–

3093Valparaiso, ININ35,177$431–

3094Guadalupe, CACA8,846$431–

3095Reedley, CACA26,982$431–

3096Northglenn, COCO38,893$431–

3097El Centro, CACA44,382$431–

3098Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$431–

3099Overland, MOMO15,474$431–

3100Gladstone, MOMO27,497$431–

3101Ephrata, PAPA13,647$430–

3102Norwood, PAPA5,927$430–

3103Cayce, SCSC13,680$430–

3104Everman, TXTX6,537$430–

3105Whitehouse, TXTX9,970$430–

3106Athol, MAMA8,801$430–

3107Corcoran, MNMN9,269$430–

3108Amelia, OHOH12,871$430–

3109Bacliff, TXTX9,541$430–

3110Bellwood, VAVA7,907$430–

3111Claremont, NHNH13,032$430–

3112River Falls, WIWI17,916$430–

3113Ankeny, IAIA77,833$430–

3114Fort Walton Beach, FLFL21,097$430–

3115Arcata, CACA19,047$430–

3116Monument, COCO13,813$430–

3117Rockton, ILIL7,870$430–

3118Webster, NYNY5,761$430–

3119Central Point, OROR19,139$429–

3120Castle Shannon, PAPA8,006$429–

3121Hellertown, PAPA6,138$429–

3122Goose Creek, SCSC52,010$429–

3123East Ridge, TNTN21,921$429–

3124Pinewood, FLFL18,114$429–

3125Alpine, UTUT10,444$429–

3126Terrytown, LALA24,726$429–

3127Joshua Tree, CACA6,234$429–

3128Copperas Cove, TXTX40,118$429–

3129Tipp City, OHOH10,644$429–

3130Easton, MDMD17,293$429–

3131St. Ann, MOMO12,617$429–

3132Littleton, COCO46,246$429–

3133Wyoming, MIMI78,588$429–

3134Charleston, SCSC159,423$428–

3135College Station, TXTX127,472$428–

3136Waterford, WIWI6,025$428–

3137Kearney, MOMO11,296$428–

3138Crozet, VAVA9,289$428–

3139East Lake-Orient Park, FLFL29,213$428–

3140Schenectady, NYNY69,471$428–

3141Midland, WAWA9,050$428–

3142Princeton, FLFL42,625$428–

3143Cibolo, TXTX39,019$428–

3144Lemoore, CACA27,291$428–

3145Brandon, MSMS26,122$428–

3146Catasauqua, PAPA6,590$427–

3147Ennis, TXTX25,694$427–

3148Samoset, FLFL5,284$427–

3149Wilmer, TXTX6,768$427–

3150Whiteland, ININ5,884$427–

3151Leavenworth, KSKS37,012$427–

3152Prien, LALA7,119$427–

3153Holt, MIMI25,316$427–

3154Belton, MOMO26,193$427–

3155Highgrove, CACA8,366$427–

3156Oildale, CACA34,687$427–

3157Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330$427–

3158Burlington, KYKY18,008$427–

3159Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,975$427–

3160Tulare, CACA73,907$427–

3161Gulfport, FLFL11,404$427–

3162Miami Beach, FLFL81,594$427–

3163Raytown, MOMO29,154$427–

3164New Cumberland, PAPA7,590$426–

3165Dallas, TXTX1,329,491$426–

3166Crystal Lake, FLFL5,451$426–

3167Portland, TXTX20,833$426–

3168Bellingham, WAWA96,395$426–

3169Buckley, WAWA5,688$426–

3170Mount Vernon, WAWA35,193$426–

3171Bridgeport, WVWV9,427$426–

3172Mount Horeb, WIWI7,725$426–

3173North Las Vegas, NVNV296,653$426–

3174De Witt, NYNY11,060$426–

3175Glens Falls, NYNY14,383$426–

3176Hamburg, NYNY9,840$426–

3177Uniontown, OHOH7,920$426–

3178Locust, NCNC6,120$426–

3179Syracuse, UTUT39,909$426–

3180Fultondale, ALAL9,307$426–

3181Berkeley, CACA121,911$426–

3182West Sacramento, CACA56,216$426–

3183Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658$426–

3184Sycamore, ILIL19,083$426–

3185Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$426–

3186Eugene, OROR178,618$425–

3187Fate, TXTX29,007$425–

3188Winchester, VAVA28,272$425–

3189Anacortes, WAWA18,080$425–

3190Beecher, MIMI8,412$425–

3191Temperance, MIMI8,914$425–

3192Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882$425–

3193Winton, CACA11,797$425–

3194Groveport, OHOH5,818$425–

3195Howard, WIWI22,233$425–

3196Satsuma, ALAL6,851$425–

3197Wheat Ridge, COCO32,081$425–

3198Berea, OHOH17,920$425–

3199Cocoa West, FLFL5,923$424–

3200Tarpon Springs, FLFL25,602$424–

3201Slinger, WIWI6,495$424–

3202Orono, MEME11,151$424–

3203Bridgeton, NJNJ28,307$424–

3204Palmer, AKAK6,710$424–

3205Minneapolis, MNMN430,324$424–

3206St. Paul, MNMN306,684$424–

3207Pooler, GAGA32,744$424–

3208Lawrence, ININ50,420$424–

3209Livingston, CACA14,690$424–

3210Englewood, COCO35,305$424–

3211Grand Ledge, MIMI7,853$424–

3212St. Paul Park, MNMN5,396$424–

3213Pearl, MSMS28,864$424–

3214Collinsville, ILIL23,717$424–

3215Boerne, TXTX24,047$423–

3216St. George, UTUT108,713$423–

3217Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,391$423–

3218Geneseo, NYNY7,759$423–

3219Springfield, OROR61,431$423–

3220Red Bank, SCSC11,314$423–

3221Sterling, AKAK6,323$423–

3222Sherrelwood, COCO18,692$423–

3223Prescott, AZAZ48,420$423–

3224Delaware, OHOH46,636$423–

3225Denton, TXTX169,431$423–

3226Briar, TXTX7,228$423–

3227Federal Heights, COCO14,075$423–

3228Waconia, MNMN14,113$423–

3229Surf City, NCNC5,142$423–

3230Ontario, OHOH6,692$423–

3231Edmond, OKOK100,479$423–

3232Weddington, NCNC14,517$423–

3233Oxford, PAPA5,887$422–

3234North Augusta, SCSC26,982$422–

3235Ferry Pass, FLFL30,053$422–

3236Holiday, FLFL22,785$422–

3237North Ogden, UTUT21,689$422–

3238Champaign, ILIL91,195$422–

3239Inniswold, LALA6,357$422–

3240Poulsbo, WAWA12,749$422–

3241Newark, NYNY8,919$422–

3242Alabaster, ALAL34,748$422–

3243Columbus, OHOH938,396$422–

3244Brighton, COCO45,395$422–

3245Sunset, UTUT5,549$422–

3246Moody, ALAL13,559$422–

3247Chalmette, LALA22,616$422–

3248Rosedale, CACA18,877$422–

3249Atlanta, GAGA529,110$422–

3250Fort Collins, COCO171,500$422–

3251Midland, MIMI42,806$422–

3252Utica, MIMI5,114$422–

3253Watervliet, NYNY10,242$422–

3254Depew, NYNY14,801$422–

3255Blythewood, SCSC7,233$421–

3256La Vergne, TNTN42,146$421–

3257Mims, FLFL7,610$421–

3258Tavares, FLFL22,490$421–

3259Waxahachie, TXTX50,090$421–

3260North Canton, OHOH17,692$421–

3261Canby, OROR18,004$421–

3262Fort Lee, VAVA8,993$421–

3263Westview, FLFL12,107$421–

3264Hanford, CACA62,229$421–

3265Estero, FLFL38,365$421–

3266Zeeland, MIMI5,637$421–

3267Elizabethtown, PAPA11,961$420–

3268Daytona Beach, FLFL88,471$420–

3269New Braunfels, TXTX122,492$420–

3270Mapleton, UTUT16,275$420–

3271Lynden, WAWA16,881$420–

3272Allendale, MIMI26,679$420–

3273St. Joseph, MNMN6,846$420–

3274Kerman, CACA17,553$420–

3275Romulus, MIMI24,547$420–

3276Kingsburg, CACA13,249$420–

3277Zimmerman, MNMN6,904$420–

3278Northwood, OHOH5,252$420–

3279Keizer, OROR39,140$419–

3280Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$419–

3281River Oaks, TXTX7,467$419–

3282Stoughton, WIWI13,256$419–

3283San Leon, TXTX6,458$419–

3284Adelanto, CACA38,798$419–

3285Pleasant Grove, ALAL9,346$419–

3286Auburndale, FLFL21,369$419–

3287Erie, COCO40,904$419–

3288Lapeer, MIMI9,201$419–

3289Aiken, SCSC33,808$418–

3290Hoschton, GAGA8,623$418–

3291Magna metro, UTUT35,401$418–

3292Onalaska, WIWI20,297$418–

3293St. Martin, MSMS8,139$418–

3294Dayton, NVNV15,781$418–

3295Humble, TXTX16,484$418–

3296Liberty, MOMO31,319$418–

3297Ralston, NENE6,382$418–

3298Homewood, ALAL28,118$418–

3299Huron, OHOH6,585$418–

3300Milwaukee, WIWI562,407$418–

3301Fortuna, CACA12,003$418–

3302Monroe, NCNC42,644$418–

3303Bangor, PAPA5,118$417–

3304Millersville, TNTN6,438$417–

3305St. Petersburg, FLFL264,033$417–

3306Blacksburg, VAVA45,104$417–

3307Piney Green, NCNC14,078$417–

3308Hayesville, OROR21,246$417–

3309Bennington, VTVT9,245$417–

3310Norwalk, IAIA15,004$417–

3311Hilo, HIHI50,404$417–

3312Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907$417–

3313Mount Dora, FLFL18,791$417–

3314Cedar Lake, ININ16,789$417–

3315Escalon, CACA7,394$417–

3316Flushing, MIMI8,175$417–

3317Richland, MSMS7,630$417–

3318Parkville, MOMO9,093$417–

3319Hillsborough, NCNC9,778$417–

3320Summerville, SCSC53,177$416–

3321Portsmouth, VAVA96,777$416–

3322Burlington, WAWA11,356$416–

3323Brewer, MEME9,636$416–

3324Red Hill, SCSC15,920$416–

3325White City, OROR10,750$416–

3326Imperial, CACA22,330$416–

3327Golden, COCO20,390$416–

3328Dos Palos, CACA5,697$416–

3329Bethalto, ILIL9,202$416–

3330Porter, ININ5,167$416–

3331Melvindale, MIMI12,325$416–

3332Herculaneum, MOMO5,402$416–

3333Rochester, MNMN124,292$416–

3334Crafton, PAPA5,790$415–

3335Highland City, FLFL13,276$415–

3336Riverton, UTUT47,395$415–

3337Lawrence, KSKS96,367$415–

3338Havre de Grace, MDMD15,630$415–

3339Granville, OHOH6,252$415–

3340Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,408$415–

3341Fort Lewis, WAWA15,167$415–

3342Valley Falls, SCSC8,239$415–

3343Little Rock, ARAR206,427$415–

3344Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887$415–

3345Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$415–

3346Cicero, ILIL81,858$415–

3347Fernley, NVNV26,214$415–

3348Coralville, IAIA23,960$415–

3349Atoka, TNTN10,645$414–

3350Katy, TXTX28,373$414–

3351Okeechobee, FLFL5,811$414–

3352Camden, NJNJ71,430$414–

3353Green, OROR7,541$414–

3354Bensley, VAVA5,949$414–

3355Heath, OHOH10,859$414–

3356Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$414–

3357Holly, MIMI5,906$414–

3358Sansom Park, TXTX5,419$414–

3359Payson, AZAZ16,693$414–

3360Summit, ILIL10,753$414–

3361Grand Rapids, MIMI201,183$414–

3362Iowa City, IAIA76,229$414–

3363Birdsboro, PAPA5,161$413–

3364Grayson, GAGA5,569$413–

3365Springtown, TXTX5,204$413–

3366South Weber, UTUT8,218$413–

3367Richmond, VAVA237,257$413–

3368Goddard, KSKS6,638$413–

3369Baltimore, MDMD569,997$413–

3370Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,308$413–

3371Covedale, OHOH6,500$413–

3372Parkland, WAWA38,742$413–

3373Tacoma, WAWA229,816$413–

3374Essex, MDMD40,580$413–

3375Gustine, CACA6,112$413–

3376Susanville, CACA12,816$413–

3377Urbana, ILIL39,719$413–

3378Colorado Springs, COCO494,743$413–

3379Swansea, ILIL14,356$413–

3380Tecumseh, MIMI8,608$413–

3381Coal City, ILIL5,831$412–

3382St. Francis, WIWI8,955$412–

3383Claiborne, LALA13,308$412–

3384Woodbury, NJNJ10,130$412–

3385Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,637$412–

3386Lackland AFB, TXTX6,785$412–

3387Glen Allen, VAVA17,551$412–

3388Bluffton, SCSC36,807$412–

3389Trenton, OHOH14,241$412–

3390Madera, CACA69,017$412–

3391Middletown, KYKY9,944$412–

3392Monroe, MIMI20,076$412–

3393Wyandotte, MIMI24,072$412–

3394Monroe, OHOH15,880$412–

3395Oregon, OHOH19,674$412–

3396Newberg, OROR26,896$411–

3397Clemson, SCSC18,941$411–

3398Ingleside, TXTX10,085$411–

3399Washington, UTUT37,107$411–

3400Front Royal, VAVA15,722$411–

3401Elkhorn, WIWI10,045$411–

3402Bangor, MEME32,518$411–

3403Eastwood, MIMI6,669$411–

3404Salmon Creek, WAWA20,017$411–

3405Lemay, MOMO16,228$411–

3406Northfield, MNMN21,992$411–

3407Anderson, CACA11,131$411–

3408Florence, KYKY34,018$411–

3409St. Joseph, MIMI7,893$411–

3410Farmington, MNMN25,425$411–

3411Austin, TXTX1,002,632$410–

3412North Charleston, SCSC129,245$410–

3413Homestead, FLFL86,242$410–

3414Niceville, FLFL17,948$410–

3415McDonough, GAGA33,395$410–

3416Bridgewater, VAVA6,924$410–

3417Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839$410–

3418Radford, VAVA17,243$410–

3419De Pere, WIWI25,590$410–

3420Lebanon, OHOH22,110$410–

3421Marysville, OHOH30,190$410–

3422Channelview, TXTX43,605$410–

3423Palermo, CACA5,266$410–

3424Trussville, ALAL27,273$410–

3425Sandy, OROR13,323$410–

3426Prattville, ALAL40,582$410–

3427Los Banos, CACA49,614$410–

3428Braidwood, ILIL6,259$410–

3429South Bend, ININ103,201$410–

3430Mason, MIMI8,264$410–

3431St. Albans, VTVT6,939$409–

3432Delavan, WIWI9,228$409–

3433Syracuse, NYNY144,896$409–

3434Lakewood, OHOH49,027$409–

3435Show Low, AZAZ12,471$409–

3436Goshen, ININ34,525$409–

3437North Liberty, IAIA21,976$409–

3438Waukee, IAIA34,890$409–

3439West View, PAPA6,355$408–

3440Celina, TXTX64,427$408–

3441Galena Park, TXTX10,352$408–

3442Beverly Hills, FLFL9,650$408–

3443Tampa, FLFL413,554$408–

3444Upper Grand Lagoon, FLFL17,232$408–

3445Smithfield, VAVA9,112$408–

3446Mesquite, NVNV24,001$408–

3447Highlands, TXTX6,335$408–

3448Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277$408–

3449Hutchins, TXTX8,206$408–

3450Garfield Heights, OHOH28,790$408–

3451Polk City, IAIA6,630$408–

3452Janesville, WIWI66,929$408–

3453Des Moines, IAIA212,086$408–

3454Batavia, NYNY15,168$408–

3455West Little River, FLFL33,890$408–

3456Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832$408–

3457Commerce City, COCO72,345$408–

3458Tonganoxie, KSKS6,208$408–

3459Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,925$408–

3460Bithlo, FLFL10,486$407–

3461Middleburg, FLFL11,644$407–

3462Manvel, TXTX20,699$407–

3463Palmetto, FLFL13,562$407–

3464Lindon, UTUT12,015$407–

3465Lowell, ININ11,853$407–

3466Aldine, TXTX17,167$407–

3467Meridianville, ALAL11,150$407–

3468Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,432$407–

3469Hueytown, ALAL16,159$407–

3470Porterville, CACA63,088$407–

3471Kingsland, GAGA21,299$407–

3472Hudson Falls, NYNY7,333$407–

3473Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,875$407–

3474Kathleen, FLFL7,201$406–

3475Montpelier, VTVT7,823$406–

3476Gilberts, ILIL9,082$406–

3477Burlington, WIWI10,951$406–

3478Marshall, MIMI6,800$406–

3479Hope Mills, NCNC18,324$406–

3480Canfield, OHOH7,584$406–

3481Mojave, CACA5,173$406–

3482Rapid Valley, SDSD6,975$406–

3483Firestone, COCO20,129$406–

3484Buffalo, MNMN16,878$406–

3485Dormont, PAPA7,816$405–

3486Red Lion, PAPA6,523$405–

3487Midway, UTUT6,011$405–

3488East Wenatchee, WAWA14,414$405–

3489Perry Heights, OHOH8,756$405–

3490Harrison, TNTN8,011$405–

3491Maple Heights, OHOH22,902$405–

3492Pueblo West, COCO35,681$405–

3493Huntsville, ALAL233,627$405–

3494Warner Robins, GAGA87,761$405–

3495Columbus, ININ52,655$405–

3496Fayetteville, NCNC209,120$405–

3497Miamisburg, OHOH20,414$405–

3498Lealman, FLFL20,567$404–

3499Melissa, TXTX29,969$404–

3500Salem, VAVA25,816$404–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS