Which county has the highest median gross rent?

Nantucket County, Massachusetts ranks #1 with $926 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

Nantucket County, Massachusetts, Fairfax County, Virginia, Marin County, California, Fairfax, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. 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 3,122

Highest median rent, US counties · 1990

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

501Liberty County, GAGA70,313$399–

502Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433$399–

503Worcester County, MDMD54,459$398–

504Madison County, NYNY67,120$398–

505Onslow County, NCNC217,175$398–

506Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925$397–

507Montgomery County, VAVA98,434$397–

508Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715$397–

509Pasco County, FLFL674,516$397–

510Penobscot County, MEME157,967$397–

511Bartholomew County, ININ85,729$396–

512Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256$396–

513Cortland County, NYNY45,850$396–

514Seneca County, NYNY32,883$396–

515Alachua County, FLFL290,028$396–

516Houston County, GAGA178,214$396–

517Wood County, OHOH134,176$395–

518Benton County, MNMN41,744$395–

519Union County, OHOH73,446$395–

520Shelby County, TNTN910,226$394–

521Imperial County, CACA181,411$394–

522Summit County, OHOH538,376$394–

523Fayette County, KYKY329,751$394–

524Davis County, UTUT381,227$394–

525Clinton County, MIMI80,432$393–

526Isabella County, MIMI64,691$393–

527Douglas County, NENE606,460$393–

528Hood River County, OROR23,720$393–

529Parker County, TXTX184,767$393–

530Wasatch County, UTUT38,514$393–

531Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608$393–

532Allen County, ININ402,329$393–

533Lake County, ININ504,612$393–

534Mariposa County, CACA16,918$392–

535Oswego County, NYNY118,569$392–

536Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$392–

537Barrow County, GAGA99,773$392–

538Story County, IAIA101,291$392–

539Lyon County, NVNV65,088$391–

540Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$391–

541Josephine County, OROR87,867$391–

542Chambers County, TXTX57,594$391–

543Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433$391–

544Mathews County, VAVA8,529$391–

545Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685$390–

546Richmond County, GAGA206,559$390–

547Hinds County, MSMS211,888$390–

548Lucas County, OHOH423,347$390–

549Dawson County, GAGA35,365$390–

550Walker County, TXTX83,842$390–

551Saginaw County, MIMI187,688$389–

552Yamhill County, OROR110,024$389–

553Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035$389–

554Clarke County, GAGA129,921$389–

555Lee County, GAGA34,179$389–

556Pershing County, NVNV6,421$389–

557Hopewell, VAVA23,261$389–

558Stearns County, MNMN164,110$388–

559Broome County, NYNY195,736$388–

560Orleans County, NYNY39,825$388–

561Boone County, ININ80,689$388–

562Rock County, WIWI166,472$387–

563White Pine County, NVNV8,661$387–

564Fulton County, OHOH41,853$387–

565Benton County, OROR97,728$387–

566Curry County, OROR22,621$387–

567Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$387–

568Kerr County, TXTX54,037$387–

569Pierce County, WIWI43,519$387–

570Sutter County, CACA98,787$387–

571Escambia County, FLFL333,834$387–

572Lake County, FLFL456,068$387–

573McLean County, ILIL171,419$387–

574Adams County, PAPA107,594$386–

575Wayne County, PAPA51,703$386–

576Pennington County, SDSD116,792$386–

577Walton County, GAGA112,696$386–

578Denver County, COCO740,613$386–

579Marion County, FLFL442,660$386–

580Polk County, FLFL874,790$386–

581Hancock County, ININ90,969$386–

582Shawnee County, KSKS178,607$386–

583Clinton County, NYNY78,138$385–

584Carteret County, NCNC70,469$385–

585Outagamie County, WIWI195,894$385–

586Archuleta County, COCO14,306$385–

587Erie County, NYNY946,741$384–

588Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$384–

589Madison County, ILIL263,110$384–

590Jefferson County, WAWA33,970$384–

591Greenville County, SCSC583,125$383–

592Cleveland County, OKOK303,973$383–

593Yuba County, CACA88,691$383–

594Sussex County, DEDE277,140$383–

595Finney County, KSKS37,505$383–

596Kennebec County, MEME129,067$382–

597Lenawee County, MIMI97,779$382–

598Tioga County, NYNY47,453$382–

599Miami County, OHOH112,634$382–

600Winnebago County, WIWI174,218$382–

601Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$382–

602Citrus County, FLFL171,666$382–

603Mason County, WAWA71,165$382–

604Boone County, MOMO191,746$381–

605Randall County, TXTX152,351$381–

606Alamance County, NCNC186,177$381–

607Wright County, MNMN157,559$380–

608Nye County, NVNV57,336$380–

609Otsego County, NYNY60,589$380–

610Morgan County, ININ74,967$380–

611Montgomery County, ALAL225,891$379–

612Orleans Parish, LALA362,154$379–

613Emmet County, MIMI33,775$379–

614Ottawa County, OHOH39,481$379–

615Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088$379–

616Taylor County, TXTX150,077$379–

617Riley County, KSKS72,598$379–

618Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916$379–

619Bossier Parish, LALA131,867$378–

620Lancaster County, NENE334,049$378–

621Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$378–

622Lorain County, OHOH323,219$378–

623Hunt County, TXTX123,336$378–

624Kaufman County, TXTX209,235$378–

625Boone County, ILIL53,568$378–

626Brown County, ININ15,777$378–

627Kosciusko County, ININ80,892$378–

628Allegan County, MIMI123,188$377–

629Madison County, OHOH46,985$377–

630Comanche County, OKOK122,158$377–

631Lubbock County, TXTX328,906$377–

632Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$377–

633Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$377–

634Clallam County, WAWA78,202$377–

635Pinal County, AZAZ539,380$376–

636Jackson County, MIMI159,552$376–

637Lincoln County, OROR50,636$376–

638Linn County, OROR132,843$376–

639Gillespie County, TXTX28,527$376–

640Essex County, VAVA10,654$376–

641Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$376–

642Monroe County, ILIL34,840$376–

643Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$376–

644Suffolk, VAVA104,699$376–

645Jefferson County, WIWI86,505$376–

646East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180$375–

647Chisago County, MNMN59,142$375–

648Fairfield County, OHOH169,752$375–

649King and Queen County, VAVA6,743$375–

650Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597$375–

651Aiken County, SCSC181,515$375–

652Douglas County, WAWA46,473$375–

653Androscoggin County, MEME116,487$374–

654Calhoun County, MIMI133,408$374–

655Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$374–

656Lander County, NVNV5,872$374–

657Craven County, NCNC105,025$374–

658Watauga County, NCNC54,786$374–

659Bell County, TXTX402,248$374–

660Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$374–

661Lake County, COCO7,552$373–

662Oneida County, NYNY226,392$373–

663Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$373–

664Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$373–

665Brown County, WIWI275,803$373–

666Saline County, ARAR133,288$373–

667Gunnison County, COCO17,439$373–

668Autauga County, ALAL61,920$372–

669Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$372–

670Smith County, TXTX252,549$372–

671Portage County, WIWI71,943$372–

672Henderson County, NCNC122,375$372–

673Yoakum County, TXTX7,438$371–

674Catawba County, NCNC170,172$371–

675Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$371–

676Highlands County, FLFL111,122$371–

677Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178$371–

678Rice County, MNMN69,939$370–

679Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$370–

680San Juan County, COCO813$370–

681Bay County, FLFL204,479$370–

682Kenton County, KYKY175,779$370–

683Dodge County, WIWI89,097$370–

684Benton County, ARAR332,554$369–

685Woodford County, KYKY27,883$369–

686Shelby County, OHOH48,065$369–

687Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111$369–

688Nueces County, TXTX352,992$369–

689Taos County, NMNM34,564$369–

690Shelby County, ININ45,882$369–

691Linn County, IAIA232,028$369–

692Campbell County, KYKY95,441$368–

693Berrien County, MIMI152,444$368–

694Essex County, NYNY36,438$368–

695Anderson County, TXTX59,805$368–

696Grayson County, TXTX153,613$368–

697Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$368–

698St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875$368–

699Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125$368–

700Kootenai County, IDID191,864$368–

701LaPorte County, ININ111,294$368–

702Grand Forks County, NDND74,501$367–

703Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115$367–

704Wayne County, OHOH116,758$367–

705Midland County, TXTX187,855$367–

706Trinity County, CACA15,720$367–

707Oldham County, KYKY70,986$367–

708Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669$367–

709Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020$366–

710Plumas County, CACA18,583$366–

711Barry County, MIMI63,991$366–

712Hancock County, OHOH75,034$366–

713Tulsa County, OKOK698,782$366–

714Maury County, TNTN118,131$366–

715Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$366–

716Tehama County, CACA64,665$366–

717Bonneville County, IDID135,771$366–

718Geary County, KSKS36,338$366–

719Otsego County, MIMI26,080$365–

720Sandusky County, OHOH58,655$365–

721Tom Green County, TXTX120,602$365–

722Marathon County, WIWI139,432$365–

723Effingham County, GAGA74,397$365–

724Spalding County, GAGA70,775$365–

725Whitfield County, GAGA106,212$365–

726Cass County, MIMI51,677$364–

727Defiance County, OHOH38,292$364–

728King William County, VAVA19,617$364–

729Howard County, ININ83,904$364–

730Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681$363–

731Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$363–

732Gilliam County, OROR1,971$363–

733Jefferson County, TXTX254,321$363–

734Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321$363–

735Benton County, WAWA221,722$363–

736Clark County, ININ130,451$362–

737Muskegon County, MIMI177,901$362–

738Niagara County, NYNY208,912$362–

739Davie County, NCNC45,855$362–

740Huron County, OHOH58,250$362–

741Rockingham County, VAVA89,316$362–

742Campbell County, WYWY48,145$362–

743Laramie County, WYWY102,938$362–

744Long County, GAGA21,557$362–

745Marshall County, ININ46,599$362–

746Warrick County, ININ66,803$362–

747Seward County, KSKS21,073$362–

748Meade County, KYKY30,699$362–

749Wichita County, TXTX129,555$362–

750Chemung County, NYNY80,415$361–

751Delaware County, NYNY44,305$361–

752Clark County, OHOH135,340$361–

753Erie County, OHOH73,296$361–

754Llano County, TXTX23,353$361–

755Madison County, VAVA14,237$361–

756Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047$361–

757Glades County, FLFL13,270$361–

758Scott County, IAIA175,259$361–

759Gaston County, NCNC246,558$360–

760Iredell County, NCNC211,798$360–

761Polk County, OROR90,037$360–

762Aransas County, TXTX26,146$360–

763McLennan County, TXTX272,020$360–

764Wyoming County, PAPA25,790$360–

765Petersburg, VAVA33,734$360–

766Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$359–

767Page County, VAVA23,762$359–

768Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839$359–

769Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$359–

770Sublette County, WYWY8,929$359–

771Steuben County, ININ34,799$359–

772Peoria County, ILIL178,553$359–

773Staunton, VAVA26,801$359–

774Washington County, MDMD157,731$358–

775Tuscola County, MIMI52,680$358–

776Lewis County, NYNY26,479$358–

777Rogers County, OKOK102,197$358–

778Washington County, OKOK54,037$358–

779Charles City County, VAVA6,623$358–

780Hardin County, TXTX58,723$358–

781Jefferson County, ALAL665,742$358–

782Hardee County, FLFL25,932$358–

783Catoosa County, GAGA69,628$358–

784Muscogee County, GAGA202,171$358–

785Baldwin County, ALAL267,761$357–

786Isanti County, MNMN44,386$357–

787Jackson County, OKOK24,764$357–

788Augusta County, VAVA78,940$357–

789Licking County, OHOH185,564$357–

790Pickaway County, OHOH62,978$357–

791Weld County, COCO378,426$357–

792Decatur County, ININ26,576$357–

793Cochise County, AZAZ126,332$356–

794Wexford County, MIMI34,445$356–

795Lafayette County, MSMS59,597$356–

796Stark County, OHOH373,771$356–

797Sumter County, SCSC105,067$356–

798Weber County, UTUT278,174$356–

799Columbia County, WIWI58,132$356–

800Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033$356–

801Uinta County, WYWY20,728$356–

802Lowndes County, GAGA122,867$356–

803Moore County, NCNC110,619$356–

804Spokane County, WAWA558,344$356–

805Glenn County, CACA28,141$355–

806Otero County, NMNM70,368$355–

807Athens County, OHOH63,197$355–

808Bastrop County, TXTX118,908$355–

809Hamilton County, OHOH838,418$355–

810Morgan County, UTUT13,383$355–

811Lebanon County, PAPA146,380$355–

812Lexington, VAVA7,769$355–

813Colusa County, CACA21,836$354–

814Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693$354–

815Bowie County, TXTX92,696$354–

816Waldo County, MEME40,693$354–

817Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$354–

818Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036$353–

819Pulaski County, MOMO54,442$353–

820Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$353–

821La Crosse County, WIWI121,339$353–

822Sauk County, WIWI66,652$353–

823Livingston Parish, LALA155,036$353–

824DeSoto County, FLFL37,078$353–

825Hardin County, KYKY113,482$353–

826Washington County, ARAR271,213$352–

827Clatsop County, OROR40,926$352–

828Liberty County, TXTX121,364$352–

829Matagorda County, TXTX36,463$352–

830Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896$352–

831Butler County, PAPA200,169$352–

832Bibb County, GAGA157,556$352–

833Butler County, KSKS69,484$352–

834Faulkner County, ARAR133,979$351–

835Vernon Parish, LALA45,091$351–

836Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$351–

837Davidson County, NCNC180,182$351–

838Union County, PAPA42,313$351–

839Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$351–

840Knox County, TNTN511,453$351–

841Madison County, TXTX14,226$351–

842Tooele County, UTUT87,461$351–

843Franklin County, KYKY52,649$351–

844Carroll County, GAGA131,036$351–

845Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$351–

846Esmeralda County, NVNV729$351–

847Victoria County, TXTX92,656$351–

848Cass County, NDND201,794$350–

849Crawford County, MIMI13,722$350–

850Pender County, NCNC72,111$350–

851Pitt County, NCNC182,936$350–

852Clinton County, OHOH42,301$350–

853Columbia County, OROR54,091$350–

854Douglas County, OROR111,951$350–

855Sweetwater County, WYWY41,267$350–

856White County, GAGA29,802$350–

857Burnet County, TXTX57,015$350–

858Gordon County, GAGA61,701$350–

859Piatt County, ILIL16,791$350–

860Lee County, NCNC70,258$350–

861Curry County, NMNM46,655$349–

862Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284$349–

863Titus County, TXTX31,563$349–

864Utah County, UTUT759,859$349–

865Caledonia County, VTVT30,414$349–

866Floyd County, ININ82,153$349–

867Butts County, GAGA27,218$348–

868Caddo Parish, LALA224,226$348–

869Newaygo County, MIMI51,622$348–

870Jackson County, MSMS147,666$348–

871Franklin County, MOMO108,090$348–

872Dakota County, NENE21,687$348–

873Lincoln County, NMNM19,844$348–

874Fulton County, NYNY52,216$348–

875Burleigh County, NDND103,251$348–

876Champaign County, OHOH38,820$348–

877Gregg County, TXTX126,095$348–

878Bandera County, TXTX22,876$348–

879Troup County, GAGA72,844$348–

880Warren County, IAIA57,331$348–

881Caroline County, MDMD34,116$348–

882McClain County, OKOK49,647$348–

883Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885$348–

884Lewis County, WAWA88,062$348–

885Door County, WIWI30,616$348–

886Sevier County, TNTN101,342$347–

887Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163$347–

888Dickinson County, MIMI25,827$347–

889Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091$347–

890Rowan County, NCNC155,096$347–

891Auglaize County, OHOH45,909$347–

892El Paso County, TXTX877,858$347–

893Henderson County, TXTX88,595$347–

894Orange County, TXTX86,266$347–

895Whitman County, WAWA48,512$347–

896Wagoner County, OKOK93,263$347–

897Gila County, AZAZ53,801$346–

898Branch County, MIMI45,993$346–

899Camden County, MOMO44,047$346–

900Allen County, OHOH100,881$346–

901Trumbull County, OHOH198,972$346–

902Bedford County, VAVA83,059$346–

903Calumet County, WIWI53,982$346–

904Jefferson County, OROR25,740$346–

905Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$346–

906Lynchburg, VAVA81,347$346–

907St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968$345–

908Harrison County, MSMS217,136$345–

909Cass County, NENE27,657$345–

910San Juan County, NMNM120,340$345–

911Nash County, NCNC99,365$345–

912Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$345–

913Emporia, VAVA5,447$345–

914DeKalb County, ININ44,535$345–

915Putnam County, WVWV56,885$345–

916Putnam County, ININ37,876$345–

917Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368$344–

918Baxter County, ARAR42,982$344–

919Bay County, MIMI102,123$344–

920Chenango County, NYNY45,715$344–

921Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$344–

922Pickens County, SCSC139,198$344–

923Greene County, MOMO309,286$344–

924Valencia County, NMNM82,013$344–

925Huntington County, ININ37,224$344–

926Somerset County, MEME51,620$344–

927Franklin County, PAPA160,652$344–

928Van Buren County, MIMI76,071$343–

929Marion County, OHOH65,115$343–

930Richland County, OHOH124,893$343–

931Payne County, OKOK83,889$343–

932Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035$343–

933Iron County, UTUT67,141$343–

934Wood County, WIWI74,060$343–

935Albany County, WYWY38,558$343–

936Dunn County, WIWI46,223$343–

937Yellowstone County, MTMT172,692$343–

938Ogle County, ILIL51,399$343–

939Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995$343–

940Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$343–

941Box Elder County, UTUT65,320$343–

942Chelan County, WAWA81,941$343–

943Franklin County, MEME30,824$342–

944Antrim County, MIMI24,698$342–

945St. Louis, MOMO278,144$342–

946Gallatin County, MTMT128,740$342–

947Mahoning County, OHOH224,706$342–

948Perry County, PAPA46,806$342–

949Florence County, SCSC138,504$342–

950Anderson County, TNTN82,066$342–

951Baker County, FLFL29,737$342–

952Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237$342–

953Washington County, TXTX38,288$342–

954Morgan County, ALAL126,483$341–

955Lonoke County, ARAR76,664$341–

956Ionia County, MIMI66,557$341–

957Johnson County, MOMO56,670$341–

958Lincoln County, MOMO66,676$341–

959Warren County, MOMO39,016$341–

960Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$341–

961Steuben County, NYNY91,855$341–

962Randolph County, NCNC149,516$341–

963Tillamook County, OROR27,384$341–

964Hemphill County, TXTX3,083$341–

965Kleberg County, TXTX30,315$341–

966Pickens County, GAGA37,167$341–

967Kearny County, KSKS3,888$341–

968Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130$341–

969Christian County, MOMO96,725$340–

970Iosco County, MIMI25,266$340–

971Missaukee County, MIMI15,274$340–

972Montcalm County, MIMI69,406$340–

973Coos County, NHNH31,343$340–

974Rains County, TXTX13,542$340–

975Park County, WYWY31,171$340–

976Livingston County, ILIL35,057$340–

977Macon County, ILIL99,300$340–

978Green County, WIWI37,227$340–

979Lee County, ALAL189,881$339–

980Yakima County, WAWA259,185$339–

981Mecosta County, MIMI42,320$339–

982Garfield County, OKOK61,779$339–

983Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$339–

984Lincoln County, WYWY21,180$339–

985Logan County, OHOH46,302$339–

986Madison County, ININ135,088$339–

987Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$339–

988Crittenden County, ARAR46,210$338–

989Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466$338–

990Rapides Parish, LALA125,877$338–

991Angelina County, TXTX88,154$338–

992Somervell County, TXTX10,261$338–

993Wise County, TXTX83,778$338–

994Cumberland County, VAVA10,352$338–

995Middlesex County, VAVA10,841$338–

996Scott County, KYKY62,262$338–

997Lamar County, TXTX51,503$338–

998Montrose County, COCO44,591$338–

999LaGrange County, ININ41,305$338–

1000Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$338–

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