RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,058

Highest median rent, US cities · 1990

US cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). Atherton, California leads at $1,001. 6,058 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. California carries 13 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Atherton, CACA6,960$1,001−50%

02Saratoga, CACA30,418$1,001−41%

03Nolensville, TNTN15,789$1,001−23%

04Fair Oaks Ranch, TXTX12,025$1,001−37%

05Skidaway Island, GAGA9,315$1,001−30%

06Allendale, NJNJ7,116$1,001−44%

07Country Knolls, NYNY5,445$1,001−13%

08Commack, NYNY36,558$1,001−21%

09Garden City, NYNY23,043$1,001−38%

10New Hempstead, NYNY5,657$1,001−43%

11Syosset, NYNY18,433$1,001+8%

12Blackhawk, CACA10,137$1,001–

13Discovery Bay, CACA14,911$1,001−29%

14Kensington, CACA5,179$1,001−36%

15Lake of the Pines, CACA5,461$1,001−11%

16Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473$1,001−27%

17Marina del Rey, CACA9,176$1,001−31%

18Oak Park, CACA13,757$1,001−45%

19Orinda, CACA19,507$1,001−19%

20Rancho Murieta, CACA5,875$1,001−34%

21San Diego Country Estates, CACA10,223$1,001−12%

22Alamo, CACA14,488$1,001−31%

23Montclair, VAVA22,387$1,001−15%

24Harrington Park, NJNJ5,052$1,001−22%

25Leisure, NJNJ5,751$1,001+5%

26Centerport, NYNY6,072$1,001−11%

27Dix Hills, NYNY24,773$1,001−27%

28East Shoreham, NYNY7,321$1,001−10%

29Fort Salonga, NYNY10,199$1,001−25%

30Massapequa, NYNY21,389$1,001−6%

31Springs, NYNY9,163$1,001−20%

32Stony Brook, NYNY12,868$1,001−29%

33Terryville, NYNY10,794$1,001+11%

34Woodbury, NYNY9,348$1,001−27%

35Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,559$1,001−26%

36Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,948$1,001−50%

37Chesterbrook, PAPA5,839$1,001−22%

38Key Biscayne, FLFL14,815$1,001−40%

39Brandywine, MDMD12,160$1,001−13%

40Chevy Chase, MDMD9,445$1,001−47%

41Mitchellville, MDMD11,359$1,001−11%

42North Potomac, MDMD23,922$1,001−25%

43Potomac, MDMD45,902$1,001−15%

44Burke, VAVA44,029$1,001−16%

45Dunn Loring, VAVA8,957$1,001−35%

46Newington, VAVA13,478$1,001−20%

47West Springfield, VAVA22,532$1,001−12%

48Wolf Trap, VAVA15,858$1,001−50%

49Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251$1,001−7%

50Canyon Lake, CACA11,113$1,001−15%

51Cerritos, CACA46,367$1,001−21%

52Clayton, CACA10,842$1,001−34%

53Gleneagle, COCO6,440$1,001−22%

54Jericho, NYNY13,759$1,001−23%

55Lakeview, NYNY5,825$1,001−4%

56Piedmont, CACA10,642$1,001−45%

57Heeia, HIHI5,144$1,001−39%

58Mililani, HIHI27,668$1,001−15%

59South Kensington, MDMD8,148$1,001−28%

60Hillsborough, CACA11,206$1,001−50%

61San Marino, CACA11,964$1,001−50%

62The Pinery, COCO11,871$1,001−30%

63White Meadow Lake, NJNJ8,842$1,001−9%

64North Merrick, NYNY12,366$1,001−14%

65Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,205$1,001−8%

66Coto de Caza, CACA15,190$1,001−50%

67Jersey, TXTX7,729$1,001+26%

68Friendly, MDMD11,119$1,001−9%

69Fort Hunt, VAVA16,700$1,001−32%

70Great Falls, VAVA15,228$1,001−50%

71Bainbridge, OHOH8,623$1,001−24%

72McLean, VAVA49,627$1,001−41%

73Danville, CACA43,302$1,001−38%

74Villa Park, CACA5,645$1,001+18%

75Westlake, CACA7,505$1,001−37%

76Woodside, CACA5,181$1,001−36%

77Parkland, FLFL39,186$1,001−11%

78Inverness, ILIL7,418$1,001−21%

79South Barrington, ILIL5,071$1,001−50%

80Los Altos, CACA30,965$1,001−42%

81Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419$1,001−45%

82Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122$1,001−26%

83Tiburon, CACA8,881$1,001−36%

84Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654$1,001−33%

85Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130$1,001−29%

86Lincolnshire, ILIL7,963$1,001−16%

87Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039$1,001−50%

88Closter, NJNJ8,663$1,001−15%

89Cresskill, NJNJ9,257$1,001−36%

90Emerson, NJNJ7,371$1,001−9%

91Englewood Cliffs, NJNJ5,384$1,001−50%

92Fair Haven, NJNJ6,096$1,001−18%

93Fanwood, NJNJ8,035$1,001−7%

94Florham Park, NJNJ14,456$1,001+9%

95Franklin Lakes, NJNJ11,180$1,001−24%

96Glen Rock, NJNJ12,288$1,001−16%

97East Hills, NYNY7,328$1,001−21%

98Manorhaven, NYNY7,135$1,001−32%

99Massapequa Park, NYNY16,997$1,001−6%

100North Hills, NYNY5,481$1,001−50%

101Wesley Hills, NYNY6,477$1,001−14%

102Morris Plains, NJNJ6,586$1,001−4%

103Mountainside, NJNJ7,346$1,001+5%

104Old Tappan, NJNJ6,686$1,001+6%

105Paramus, NJNJ26,723$1,001−33%

106Bronxville, NYNY6,504$1,001−47%

107Scarsdale, NYNY18,194$1,001−50%

108Upper Saddle River, NJNJ8,650$1,001−48%

109Waldwick, NJNJ10,252$1,001−11%

110Woodcliff Lake, NJNJ6,193$1,001−20%

111Kings Point, NYNY5,710$1,001−35%

112Whitfield, PAPA5,226$1,000+21%

113La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480$991−14%

114Oakland, NJNJ12,837$991−16%

115Woodmoor, COCO8,934$990−25%

116Little Silver, NJNJ6,124$989−12%

117Roseland, NJNJ6,417$989−22%

118Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,085$986−29%

119Doral, FLFL81,634$985+2%

120North Caldwell, NJNJ6,815$984−44%

121Hercules, CACA26,326$983−12%

122Jamul, CACA6,574$982+36%

123Ringwood, NJNJ11,853$980−14%

124Walnut, CACA27,316$979−20%

125Robertsville, NJNJ12,035$976–

126La Habra Heights, CACA5,327$975+31%

127Watchung, NJNJ6,583$975+14%

128Rossmoor, CACA11,532$972−19%

129Rio del Mar, CACA9,201$970−29%

130Franconia, VAVA18,335$970−18%

131Foster City, CACA32,411$969−40%

132Mission Viejo, CACA90,484$969−15%

133Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,481$968−16%

134Newport Beach, CACA81,977$967−23%

135Corte Madera, CACA9,929$966−28%

136Heathcote, NJNJ7,717$965−20%

137Rosaryville, MDMD12,883$965−9%

138Yorketown, NJNJ7,261$965−38%

139Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179$964−20%

140Kettering, MDMD14,014$963−15%

141Sugarland Run, VAVA12,629$962–

142Agoura Hills, CACA19,243$962−21%

143Ramsey, NJNJ14,925$962−14%

144Tenafly, NJNJ15,237$961−19%

145Bowie, MDMD58,383$960−12%

146Cupertino, CACA58,333$957−43%

147Nantucket, MAMA10,017$955−3%

148Countryside, VAVA9,661$954–

149Lexington, MAMA34,295$953−26%

150West Islip, NYNY26,865$950−4%

151Mantua, VAVA8,298$944−20%

152Marlton, MDMD10,222$943−7%

153Elwood, NYNY11,762$942−27%

154Palm Springs North, FLFL5,410$940−16%

155Diamond Bar, CACA51,884$940−7%

156Levittown, NYNY51,904$939−16%

157North Sea, NYNY6,458$939−15%

158Highland, TXTX16,029$938−26%

159Sausalito, CACA7,019$937−44%

160West Hills, NYNY5,369$936−37%

161Miller Place, NYNY11,736$936−3%

162Ashburn, VAVA46,026$935–

163North Bellport, NYNY11,087$935−13%

164El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026$933−26%

165Norwood, NJNJ5,817$933−14%

166Wantagh, NYNY18,365$932+1%

167North Massapequa, NYNY17,877$931−6%

168South Huntington, NYNY9,779$930−3%

169Vienna, VAVA16,691$930−10%

170The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,114$929+37%

171Medford, NYNY24,796$929+1%

172Rumson, NJNJ7,157$929−22%

173Melville, NYNY19,714$925−50%

174Tega Cay, SCSC14,457$925−3%

175Irvine, CACA318,764$925−27%

176Beverly Hills, CACA30,764$925−21%

177Yaphank, NYNY6,934$923−8%

178Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,589$923−17%

179Ewa Gentry, HIHI26,563$923−4%

180Sterling, VAVA32,411$922–

181Leawood, KSKS34,093$922+17%

182Olney, MDMD35,797$921−17%

183Laguna Hills, CACA30,020$919−22%

184Yorba Linda, CACA65,632$918−23%

185Chantilly, VAVA24,036$916−20%

186Northbrook, ILIL34,744$916−28%

187Montgomeryville, PAPA13,388$915−7%

188Doctor Phillips, FLFL12,984$914−21%

189Newtown Grant, PAPA6,193$914−19%

190San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119$913−9%

191Pelham Manor, NYNY5,631$913−30%

192Lake Ridge, VAVA46,049$912−8%

193Ridgewood, NJNJ26,527$912−25%

194Moorpark, CACA35,023$911−22%

195Bayville, NYNY6,780$911−15%

196Sudley, VAVA19,162$910−8%

197Oradell, NJNJ8,293$910−5%

198Kinnelon, NJNJ10,138$909−41%

199Dayton, NJNJ7,952$908−11%

200Rye, NYNY16,614$908−32%

201Orange Lake, NYNY9,784$906−1%

202Tappan, NYNY6,687$905+6%

203Ahuimanu, HIHI8,452$904−16%

204Merrick, NYNY21,744$904−19%

205Centreville, VAVA71,706$903−13%

206Aliso Viejo, CACA49,844$903−29%

207San Ramon, CACA86,209$903−35%

208Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County), CACA7,361$901−15%

209Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107$901−25%

210Scotts Valley, CACA11,652$901−23%

211Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230$899−21%

212Willow Park, TXTX7,439$898+29%

213Mount Sinai, NYNY11,093$898−12%

214Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,051$898+15%

215Northfield, ILIL5,632$898−22%

216North Babylon, NYNY17,963$898−4%

217Dana Point, CACA32,232$898−21%

218Waipio, HIHI10,870$897−4%

219Mastic, NYNY15,708$897−14%

220Myers Corner, NYNY10,877$896−8%

221Blue Bell, PAPA6,424$896−24%

222Centereach, NYNY31,839$896−10%

223West Concord, MAMA5,876$896−26%

224Simi Valley, CACA124,861$896−15%

225Waikoloa, HIHI7,543$895+13%

226Needham, MAMA32,459$893−31%

227Fountain Valley, CACA55,508$893−16%

228Hauppauge, NYNY20,793$892−23%

229Streamwood, ILIL38,277$891−21%

230Montvale, NJNJ10,113$891−20%

231Roosevelt, NYNY18,885$888−8%

232Shirley, NYNY28,375$886−18%

233Hermosa Beach, CACA18,513$886−23%

234Ladera Heights, CACA7,334$886−17%

235El Granada, CACA5,232$885−23%

236Seaford, NYNY15,549$885−22%

237Dublin, CACA71,602$884−35%

238Newton, MAMA90,741$884−18%

239Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), HIHI39,640$883−21%

240Nanuet, NYNY19,799$883−26%

241Aiea, HIHI9,087$882−17%

242Aventura, FLFL39,880$882−30%

243Waimalu, HIHI13,061$882−8%

244Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496$880−14%

245East Farmingdale, NYNY5,666$879−13%

246Holbrook, NYNY26,449$879−21%

247Hopatcong, NJNJ14,824$879−4%

248North Amityville, NYNY21,138$879−11%

249Laguna Beach, CACA22,391$879−20%

250Mill Valley, CACA13,799$879−29%

251Western Springs, ILIL13,588$878−6%

252North Bellmore, NYNY20,689$876−10%

253Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,280$875−26%

254Oakton, VAVA36,528$871−17%

255Burlington, MAMA26,274$871−18%

256Nesconset, NYNY13,833$870−19%

257Larkspur, CACA12,620$870−34%

258Chino Hills, CACA77,519$869−16%

259Milpitas, CACA78,596$869−32%

260Hewlett, NYNY7,570$868−21%

261Valley Cottage, NYNY9,165$867−20%

262Colesville, MDMD14,519$867−27%

263Crofton, MDMD29,549$864−13%

264Kihei, HIHI21,567$863+5%

265Redondo Beach, CACA67,281$863−13%

266Belmont, MAMA27,175$863−24%

267Huntington Beach, CACA191,451$860−13%

268Solana Beach, CACA12,602$859−23%

269West University Place, TXTX15,158$856−40%

270West Puente Valley, CACA22,495$856+5%

271Winchester, MAMA23,406$856−17%

272Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,912$855−0%

273Park Ridge, NJNJ9,571$854−14%

274Middle Island, NYNY11,027$853−11%

275Penn Wynne, PAPA6,070$853−28%

276Menlo Park, CACA32,713$853−35%

277Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291$852−10%

278Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402$852−20%

279Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,709$852−15%

280Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287$852−33%

281Bethesda, MDMD69,397$852−16%

282North Springfield, VAVA7,050$851−5%

283Palo Alto, CACA67,609$851−37%

284Ardsley, NYNY5,007$851−51%

285Rye Brook, NYNY9,955$851−27%

286Kahaluu-Keauhou, HIHI5,150$850+9%

287Ridgefield, CTCT6,970$850−16%

288East Northport, NYNY19,700$850−13%

289New Cassel, NYNY14,551$850−34%

290Chatham, NJNJ10,027$850−21%

291Los Gatos, CACA32,576$849−36%

292Makawao, HIHI7,353$849−0%

293Ocean Acres, NJNJ19,204$849−11%

294Hillsdale, NJNJ10,214$849−8%

295Hicksville, NYNY43,780$849−22%

296Port Washington, NYNY18,004$849−27%

297New City, NYNY34,458$848−10%

298Midland Park, NJNJ7,039$848−19%

299Sanibel, FLFL6,303$847−17%

300East Islip, NYNY13,573$846−6%

301Dale City, VAVA71,016$845−7%

302Camarillo, CACA68,652$845−13%

303Kaneohe, HIHI37,355$845−21%

304Beachwood, OHOH13,673$845−26%

305St. James, NYNY13,244$844−4%

306Wellesley, MAMA30,347$844−21%

307Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,154$843−9%

308North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,159$843−20%

309Woodmere, NYNY18,061$842−16%

310Williston Park, NYNY7,524$841−21%

311Plainedge, NYNY8,624$841+12%

312North Bay Shore, NYNY20,282$840−6%

313Clinton, MDMD38,376$839−8%

314Sound Beach, NYNY7,210$839−10%

315Pacifica, CACA36,890$839−33%

316Millbrae, CACA22,869$838−28%

317Bellmore, NYNY15,954$838−21%

318Maple Glen, PAPA6,643$838−11%

319North Patchogue, NYNY6,984$838−9%

320Tinton Falls, NJNJ19,539$838−30%

321Pleasanton, CACA74,556$836−31%

322Lake Monticello, VAVA10,662$835−8%

323Lincoln Park, NJNJ10,950$834−12%

324Sayville, NYNY15,408$834−11%

325Kentfield, CACA6,900$834−31%

326Mastic Beach, NYNY16,735$834−18%

327Summit, NJNJ23,314$834−23%

328Fairview, CACA10,745$833−25%

329Southwood Acres, CTCT8,115$833+4%

330Santa Clarita, CACA228,430$832−12%

331Swampscott, MAMA15,277$831−13%

332West Carson, CACA22,143$830−5%

333Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,777$830−9%

334Los Alamitos, CACA11,702$829−6%

335Strathmore, NJNJ6,708$828+7%

336Severna Park, MDMD40,228$827−22%

337Soquel, CACA10,679$827−28%

338Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,066$827−20%

339Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,619$827−35%

340Washingtonville, NYNY5,640$827+11%

341Idylwood, VAVA17,559$827−17%

342Pelham, NYNY7,608$827−23%

343North Bethesda, MDMD49,677$826−21%

344North Kensington, MDMD8,954$826−7%

345Babylon, NYNY12,281$825−16%

346Winfield, ILIL10,146$825−15%

347Country Lake Estates, NJNJ5,055$824−8%

348Kenwood, OHOH8,326$824−14%

349Citrus, CACA10,904$824−11%

350Fairfax, VAVA26,772$823−13%

351Bohemia, NYNY9,181$823−18%

352Islip Terrace, NYNY5,168$823−22%

353Sun City Center, FLFL33,548$822–

354Vandenberg, CACA6,776$822−15%

355Merrifield, VAVA20,698$822−22%

356Heath, TXTX11,671$822−11%

357Lake Carmel, NYNY7,854$822−13%

358Seal Beach, CACA24,075$821−21%

359Oyster Bay, NYNY7,308$820−25%

360Reston, VAVA64,414$818−17%

361Johnson Lane, NVNV6,467$818−22%

362Novato, CACA51,947$818−29%

363Wilmette, ILIL27,459$818−20%

364Uniondale, NYNY33,148$817−11%

365Smithtown, NYNY24,375$816+9%

366Hickory Creek, TXTX6,875$815−16%

367Valinda, CACA20,962$815−3%

368Orange, CTCT14,315$815−8%

369West Hempstead, NYNY20,648$815−17%

370Oceanside, NYNY31,639$815−15%

371North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,952$815−10%

372Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,830$814−27%

373Wading River, NYNY8,359$814−23%

374Westfield, NJNJ32,595$814−22%

375Rocky Point, NYNY13,356$813−4%

376Pleasantville, NYNY7,391$813−18%

377Morgan Hill, CACA45,625$811−27%

378Cypress, CACA48,781$811−12%

379Irvington, NYNY6,533$811−18%

380Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,779$810−27%

381San Carlos, CACA29,261$810−31%

382Costa Mesa, CACA108,881$810−15%

383La Palma, CACA14,907$810−15%

384Falls Church, VAVA15,159$809−16%

385Arnold, MDMD24,303$809−16%

386South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911$809−7%

387Holtsville, NYNY19,344$808−23%

388West Babylon, NYNY43,570$808−16%

389Fairland, MDMD26,231$808−12%

390Dayton, MNMN11,402$808+63%

391Brentwood, TNTN45,313$807−38%

392Copiague, NYNY23,424$807−18%

393Huntington, NYNY19,948$807−17%

394Green Valley, MDMD13,602$807+3%

395Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,288$805−19%

396Coronado, CACA21,094$805−21%

397Waihee-Waiehu, HIHI10,988$803+26%

398Waipio Acres, HIHI5,332$802+7%

399Lakewood, CACA78,010$802−9%

400Grandwood Park, ILIL5,262$802−20%

401Lorton, VAVA20,991$802−14%

402Cedarhurst, NYNY7,334$801−23%

403Westbury, NYNY15,981$801−24%

404Aptos, CACA6,404$800−27%

405El Segundo, CACA16,379$800−9%

406Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,973$799−16%

407Wellington, FLFL62,662$799−19%

408Placentia, CACA54,911$799−10%

409Beachwood, NJNJ11,340$799−14%

410Rockville, MDMD67,563$798−18%

411Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$798+169%

412San Lorenzo, CACA29,171$798−16%

413Aspen Hill, MDMD53,279$798−12%

414Bernardsville, NJNJ7,966$798−23%

415Sea Cliff, NYNY5,031$798−24%

416Pukalani, HIHI8,679$797−15%

417Hull, MAMA10,138$797−5%

418North Oaks, MNMN5,283$797−6%

419Westwood, NJNJ11,365$796−20%

420Flanders, NYNY6,609$796−10%

421Encinitas, CACA60,736$796−19%

422Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,282$796−15%

423Hampton, MDMD5,372$795+6%

424Holiday City-Berkeley, NJNJ12,995$795−7%

425East Massapequa, NYNY20,377$795−26%

426Montgomery, MDMD34,110$795−15%

427Fremont, CACA226,442$795−34%

428Torrance, CACA138,391$795−12%

429Islip, NYNY17,362$794−16%

430Stamford, CTCT139,535$794−21%

431Central Islip, NYNY38,373$794−12%

432Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727$794−0%

433Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MDMD7,750$794+7%

434Ridge, NYNY12,503$793−3%

435South Farmingdale, NYNY14,676$793−32%

436Newark, CACA47,895$793−27%

437Madison, NJNJ16,607$792−24%

438Beverly Hills, MIMI10,449$791−10%

439La Mirada, CACA45,952$791−9%

440Iselin, NJNJ19,551$790−21%

441Selden, NYNY21,604$790−16%

442San Anselmo, CACA12,555$790−26%

443Black Forest, COCO15,738$789−12%

444Glenn Dale, MDMD13,772$789−7%

445Simsbury Center, CTCT6,198$788−6%

446Pinehurst, MAMA6,845$788+5%

447San Mateo, CACA103,337$788−33%

448Culver City, CACA39,452$788−11%

449Congers, NYNY8,275$787−31%

450Sun City West, AZAZ27,425$787−25%

451East Harwich, MAMA5,654$785−9%

452Aspen, COCO6,489$785−17%

453Bethpage, NYNY17,123$784−21%

454Sunnyvale, CACA156,577$784−38%

455Largo, MDMD12,229$783−12%

456Mays Chapel, MDMD16,066$782−7%

457Glen Cove, NYNY28,190$782−22%

458Redland, MDMD18,665$782−16%

459Island Park, NYNY5,069$782−19%

460Brookfield, WIWI41,448$781−23%

461Kenilworth, NJNJ8,602$780−19%

462La Quinta, CACA39,440$779−5%

463Iroquois Point, HIHI5,158$779−33%

464East Patchogue, NYNY21,673$779−14%

465Santa Clara, CACA133,446$779−37%

466Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,259$779−26%

467Pompton Lakes, NJNJ11,246$779−17%

468Farmingville, NYNY16,160$778−27%

469Harrison, NYNY32,273$778−33%

470Coram, NYNY39,539$777−19%

471Monsey, NYNY28,160$777−21%

472Glenview, ILIL47,711$777−6%

473Cloverly, MDMD16,646$776−3%

474Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,792$775−13%

475Northport, NYNY7,336$775−21%

476Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,466$774−15%

477San Clemente, CACA62,226$774−16%

478Carlsbad, CACA112,260$774−22%

479Sharon, MAMA6,232$774−14%

480Live Oak, CACA16,911$773−21%

481Woodcrest, CACA17,368$773+5%

482Birmingham, MIMI21,923$773−22%

483Del Aire, CACA11,115$773−20%

484Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961$772+1%

485Port Jefferson, NYNY8,306$772−16%

486Burtonsville, MDMD10,203$771−16%

487Westport, NCNC5,915$771−25%

488Bloomingdale, NJNJ7,853$771−14%

489Edgewater, NJNJ15,499$770−36%

490Wharton, NJNJ7,618$770−11%

491Union City, CACA65,282$768−30%

492Point Pleasant, NJNJ19,712$768−11%

493Twin Rivers, NJNJ8,382$767−4%

494Lafayette, CACA25,313$767−29%

495Fairfax, CACA7,417$767−31%

496Orange, CACA138,365$766−13%

497Baywood, NYNY8,176$766−27%

498Capitola, CACA9,340$766−21%

499North Valley Stream, NYNY17,825$766−22%

500Wood-Ridge, NJNJ10,341$766−21%

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Frequently asked

Which city has the highest median gross rent?

Atherton, California ranks #1 with $1,001 (1990 American Community Survey).

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 ACS 5-year data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (1990).