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 –

1001La Paz County, AZAZ16,711$337–

1002Jefferson County, ARAR62,987$337–

1003Jones County, GAGA29,171$337–

1004Warren County, KYKY149,375$337–

1005Benzie County, MIMI18,568$337–

1006Sanilac County, MIMI40,083$337–

1007Ashland County, OHOH52,523$337–

1008Columbia County, PAPA66,193$337–

1009Dickson County, TNTN58,662$337–

1010Madison County, TNTN100,790$337–

1011Gray County, TXTX20,919$337–

1012Robertson County, TNTN80,175$337–

1013Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$337–

1014Woodford County, ILIL38,111$337–

1015Ford County, KSKS33,993$337–

1016Henry County, OHOH27,598$336–

1017Morrow County, OHOH36,305$336–

1018Panola County, TXTX23,018$336–

1019Richmond County, VAVA9,294$336–

1020San Patricio County, TXTX72,053$336–

1021Chaffee County, COCO20,831$336–

1022Dallas County, IAIA118,457$336–

1023Howard County, TXTX30,504$336–

1024Roanoke, VAVA99,111$336–

1025Clay County, MNMN67,734$335–

1026Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713$335–

1027Crook County, OROR27,564$335–

1028Carbon County, PAPA65,868$335–

1029Wood County, TXTX49,688$335–

1030Accomack County, VAVA33,859$335–

1031Craighead County, ARAR116,957$335–

1032Hinsdale County, COCO753$335–

1033Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$335–

1034White County, ININ25,164$335–

1035Chaves County, NMNM63,364$335–

1036Waller County, TXTX69,858$335–

1037Cache County, UTUT145,000$335–

1038Duchesne County, UTUT20,856$335–

1039Cole County, MOMO77,908$334–

1040Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$334–

1041Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542$334–

1042Missoula County, MTMT123,513$334–

1043Indiana County, PAPA82,878$334–

1044Moore County, TXTX21,891$334–

1045Harrison County, TXTX71,956$334–

1046Baldwin County, GAGA44,029$334–

1047Dougherty County, GAGA82,616$334–

1048Delaware County, ININ113,106$334–

1049Lycoming County, PAPA112,587$334–

1050Gratiot County, MIMI41,190$333–

1051Marquette County, MIMI68,064$333–

1052Oceana County, MIMI27,177$333–

1053Lamar County, MSMS67,403$333–

1054Calhoun County, TXTX19,599$333–

1055Wood County, WVWV82,385$333–

1056Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633$333–

1057Mesa County, COCO162,845$333–

1058Teton County, IDID13,254$333–

1059Jackson County, ININ47,370$333–

1060Oxford County, MEME60,346$333–

1061Yates County, NYNY24,547$333–

1062Val Verde County, TXTX47,835$333–

1063Aroostook County, MEME66,609$332–

1064Warren County, MSMS41,759$332–

1065Flathead County, MTMT115,429$332–

1066Polk County, NCNC20,533$332–

1067Morrow County, OROR12,602$332–

1068Hopkins County, TXTX39,063$332–

1069Oldham County, TXTX1,783$332–

1070Potter County, TXTX114,453$332–

1071Coles County, ILIL46,607$332–

1072Custer County, COCO5,590$332–

1073Murray County, GAGA41,607$332–

1074Walker County, GAGA70,250$332–

1075Noble County, ININ47,937$332–

1076Oneida County, WIWI38,131$332–

1077Polk County, TXTX53,434$331–

1078Hancock County, MSMS46,873$331–

1079Ray County, MOMO23,398$331–

1080St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$331–

1081Coos County, OROR63,992$331–

1082Lee County, TXTX18,729$331–

1083Navarro County, TXTX57,181$331–

1084Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$331–

1085Montezuma County, COCO26,678$331–

1086Wakulla County, FLFL38,089$331–

1087Lee County, ILIL32,914$331–

1088Klickitat County, WAWA24,331$331–

1089McLeod County, MNMN36,631$330–

1090Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896$330–

1091Lampasas County, TXTX23,657$330–

1092Clinton County, ILIL37,128$330–

1093Fremont County, COCO50,039$330–

1094Bulloch County, GAGA86,949$330–

1095Haskell County, KSKS3,599$330–

1096Dorchester County, MDMD33,628$330–

1097Roberts County, TXTX867$330–

1098Campbell County, VAVA55,629$330–

1099Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949$329–

1100Montmorency County, MIMI9,842$329–

1101Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$329–

1102Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,331$329–

1103Preble County, OHOH40,664$329–

1104Klamath County, OROR70,274$329–

1105Erie County, PAPA265,832$329–

1106Montour County, PAPA17,868$329–

1107Bradley County, TNTN115,465$329–

1108Carson County, TXTX5,805$329–

1109Botetourt County, VAVA34,144$329–

1110Scurry County, TXTX16,162$329–

1111Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683$329–

1112Washington County, ILIL13,564$329–

1113Starke County, ININ23,425$329–

1114Christian County, KYKY70,115$329–

1115Stanly County, NCNC68,830$329–

1116Miller County, ARAR42,357$328–

1117Pope County, ARAR64,976$328–

1118Modoc County, CACA8,426$328–

1119Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$328–

1120Archer County, TXTX9,129$328–

1121Erath County, TXTX43,911$328–

1122Waupaca County, WIWI51,461$328–

1123Miami County, KSKS36,240$328–

1124Bryan County, GAGA52,062$328–

1125Anderson County, KYKY25,225$328–

1126Skamania County, WAWA12,669$328–

1127Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999$327–

1128Boone County, ARAR38,628$327–

1129Garland County, ARAR99,695$327–

1130Saline County, KSKS53,377$327–

1131Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121$327–

1132Seward County, NENE18,032$327–

1133Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$327–

1134Darke County, OHOH51,520$327–

1135Williams County, OHOH36,549$327–

1136Kay County, OKOK43,490$327–

1137Amelia County, VAVA13,632$327–

1138Amherst County, VAVA31,962$327–

1139Northumberland County, VAVA12,557$327–

1140Washington County, NENE21,302$327–

1141Logan County, ILIL27,182$327–

1142Jefferson County, KSKS18,296$327–

1143Asotin County, WAWA22,545$327–

1144Dale County, ALAL49,912$326–

1145Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360$326–

1146Alcona County, MIMI10,556$326–

1147Roscommon County, MIMI23,914$326–

1148Roseau County, MNMN15,246$326–

1149Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$326–

1150Burke County, NCNC88,655$326–

1151Putnam County, OHOH34,380$326–

1152Anderson County, SCSC219,930$326–

1153Austin County, TXTX33,625$326–

1154Orleans County, VTVT27,600$326–

1155Sheridan County, WYWY33,241$326–

1156Jackson County, GAGA99,265$326–

1157Valley County, IDID12,831$326–

1158Bureau County, ILIL32,510$326–

1159Clinton County, ININ33,322$326–

1160Jasper County, ININ33,894$326–

1161Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$326–

1162Harvey County, KSKS33,580$326–

1163Harnett County, NCNC150,137$326–

1164Coffee County, ALAL56,953$325–

1165Mobile County, ALAL411,658$325–

1166Ascension Parish, LALA135,105$325–

1167Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102$325–

1168Stanley County, SDSD3,018$325–

1169Cooke County, TXTX44,461$325–

1170Hansford County, TXTX4,944$325–

1171Chippewa County, WIWI67,614$325–

1172Van Wert County, OHOH29,013$325–

1173Clark County, KYKY37,888$325–

1174Tipton County, ININ15,319$325–

1175Floyd County, GAGA101,378$325–

1176Fulton County, ININ20,091$325–

1177Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$325–

1178Franklin County, NYNY46,500$324–

1179Mercer County, OHOH42,737$324–

1180Wasco County, OROR26,310$324–

1181Snyder County, PAPA39,655$324–

1182Camp County, TXTX13,380$324–

1183Franklin, VAVA8,478$324–

1184Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673$324–

1185Walton County, FLFL93,288$324–

1186Monroe County, GAGA32,023$324–

1187LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$324–

1188Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$324–

1189Piscataquis County, MEME17,409$324–

1190Franklin County, TXTX10,994$324–

1191Sevier County, UTUT22,827$324–

1192Tipton County, TNTN62,287$323–

1193Chippewa County, MIMI36,081$323–

1194Winona County, MNMN50,523$323–

1195Granville County, NCNC61,421$323–

1196Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502$323–

1197Montgomery County, ININ38,954$323–

1198Wells County, ININ28,883$323–

1199Marion County, IAIA34,192$323–

1200Iowa County, WIWI23,951$323–

1201Monroe County, WIWI46,572$323–

1202Bee County, TXTX32,515$322–

1203Lowndes County, MSMS57,346$322–

1204Hoke County, NCNC56,939$322–

1205Johnston County, NCNC256,448$322–

1206Ward County, NDND68,233$322–

1207Seneca County, OHOH54,522$322–

1208Jasper County, TXTX33,075$322–

1209Reagan County, TXTX3,166$322–

1210Sherman County, TXTX2,781$322–

1211Burleson County, TXTX20,549$322–

1212Wayne County, NCNC122,278$322–

1213Madison County, GAGA32,919$322–

1214Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$322–

1215Jennings County, ININ27,622$322–

1216Newton County, ININ14,188$322–

1217Owen County, ININ21,886$322–

1218Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,144$322–

1219Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738$321–

1220Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$321–

1221Steele County, MNMN37,464$321–

1222Wilson County, NCNC81,150$321–

1223Knox County, OHOH64,002$321–

1224Beaver County, PAPA166,032$321–

1225Mercer County, PAPA107,860$321–

1226Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$321–

1227Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$321–

1228Morgan County, COCO30,306$321–

1229Morgan County, ILIL32,515$321–

1230Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$321–

1231Dearborn County, ININ51,609$321–

1232Whitley County, ININ35,046$321–

1233Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$321–

1234Marshall County, IAIA39,890$321–

1235Cowley County, KSKS34,382$321–

1236Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324$321–

1237Blount County, TNTN143,820$321–

1238Clare County, MIMI31,543$320–

1239Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$320–

1240Buffalo County, NENE51,172$320–

1241Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$320–

1242Creek County, OKOK74,967$320–

1243Washington County, PAPA210,802$320–

1244Hancock County, WVWV27,729$320–

1245Adams County, WIWI21,752$320–

1246Bradford County, FLFL28,307$320–

1247Menard County, ILIL11,863$320–

1248Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791$320–

1249Martinsville, VAVA13,849$320–

1250Cleburne County, ARAR25,672$319–

1251Arenac County, MIMI15,068$319–

1252Lee County, MSMS83,731$319–

1253Pettis County, MOMO44,254$319–

1254Madison County, MTMT10,026$319–

1255Hall County, NENE63,633$319–

1256Stokes County, NCNC46,126$319–

1257Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795$319–

1258Coffee County, TNTN62,419$319–

1259Leon County, TXTX16,894$319–

1260Essex County, VTVT6,051$319–

1261Walla Walla County, WAWA62,361$319–

1262Cabell County, WVWV91,183$319–

1263Lamar County, GAGA20,941$319–

1264Morgan County, GAGA22,095$319–

1265Oneida County, IDID5,085$319–

1266Adams County, ININ36,650$319–

1267Mills County, IAIA14,793$319–

1268Grant County, KSKS7,028$319–

1269Greenup County, KYKY35,213$319–

1270Henderson County, KYKY44,255$319–

1271West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756$319–

1272Washington County, MEME31,334$319–

1273Luzerne County, PAPA332,126$319–

1274Allegany County, NYNY46,800$318–

1275Washington County, MSMS40,446$318–

1276Cascade County, MTMT85,029$318–

1277Torrance County, NMNM16,100$318–

1278Macon County, NCNC39,232$318–

1279Polk County, WIWI45,803$318–

1280Bonner County, IDID54,420$318–

1281Jersey County, ILIL21,160$318–

1282Grant County, ININ66,524$318–

1283Miami County, ININ34,487$318–

1284Kittitas County, WAWA48,803$318–

1285Bourbon County, KYKY20,243$317–

1286Custer County, IDID4,636$317–

1287Oscoda County, MIMI8,723$317–

1288Ross County, OHOH76,429$317–

1289Bradford County, PAPA59,600$317–

1290Marshall County, TNTN38,071$317–

1291Clay County, TXTX10,764$317–

1292Crane County, TXTX4,554$317–

1293Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955$317–

1294Bristol, VAVA16,418$317–

1295Franklin County, FLFL13,029$317–

1296Thomas County, GAGA46,368$317–

1297Scott County, KSKS4,815$317–

1298Polk County, GAGA45,514$316–

1299St. Clair County, ALAL98,206$316–

1300Sebastian County, ARAR130,641$316–

1301Cook County, MNMN5,522$316–

1302Fayette County, OHOH28,552$316–

1303Parmer County, TXTX9,678$316–

1304Rusk County, TXTX54,854$316–

1305Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$316–

1306Habersham County, GAGA50,416$316–

1307Benton County, ININ8,883$316–

1308Dubois County, ININ44,016$316–

1309Cedar County, IAIA18,359$316–

1310Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$316–

1311Mississippi County, ARAR37,828$315–

1312Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793$315–

1313Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$315–

1314Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$315–

1315Platte County, NENE35,649$315–

1316Custer County, SDSD9,431$315–

1317Hughes County, SDSD17,570$315–

1318Meade County, SDSD30,711$315–

1319Grand County, UTUT9,790$315–

1320Morton County, NDND34,601$315–

1321Sumter County, FLFL157,772$315–

1322Henry County, ILIL48,095$315–

1323Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$315–

1324Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$315–

1325Pacific County, WAWA24,357$315–

1326Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390$314–

1327Andrews County, TXTX18,914$314–

1328Ector County, TXTX173,801$314–

1329Hale County, TXTX31,819$314–

1330Jackson County, TXTX15,393$314–

1331Trinity County, TXTX14,384$314–

1332Henry County, VAVA49,242$314–

1333Jackson County, WVWV27,450$314–

1334Jefferson County, IDID35,297$314–

1335Latah County, IDID41,842$314–

1336Jackson County, ILIL52,501$314–

1337Harrison County, ININ40,437$314–

1338Simpson County, KYKY20,788$314–

1339Webb County, TXTX281,224$314–

1340Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$313–

1341Callaway County, MOMO45,765$313–

1342Ravalli County, MTMT48,582$313–

1343Umatilla County, OROR81,119$313–

1344Washington County, TNTN141,199$313–

1345King County, TXTX192$313–

1346Sterling County, TXTX1,349$313–

1347Tyler County, TXTX20,443$313–

1348Covington, VAVA5,680$313–

1349Barron County, WIWI46,484$313–

1350Union County, GAGA27,859$313–

1351Christian County, ILIL33,443$313–

1352Pratt County, KSKS9,117$313–

1353Wharton County, TXTX42,060$313–

1354Carbon County, UTUT20,680$313–

1355Grant County, ARAR18,756$312–

1356Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$312–

1357Lea County, NMNM74,749$312–

1358Franklin County, NCNC82,037$312–

1359Scotland County, NCNC33,322$312–

1360Bath County, VAVA4,076$312–

1361Columbia County, FLFL74,094$312–

1362Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481$312–

1363Crook County, WYWY7,852$312–

1364Alexander County, NCNC36,958$312–

1365Clinton County, MOMO21,661$312–

1366Dolores County, COCO2,466$312–

1367Union County, ARAR36,926$311–

1368Dodge County, NENE38,057$311–

1369Hocking County, OHOH27,512$311–

1370Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373$311–

1371Carter County, OKOK48,910$311–

1372Jefferson County, FLFL16,007$311–

1373Harris County, GAGA37,280$311–

1374Lawrence County, ININ45,568$311–

1375Franklin County, KSKS26,299$311–

1376Emery County, UTUT10,177$311–

1377Waseca County, MNMN18,688$310–

1378Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$310–

1379Grant County, OROR7,075$310–

1380Dyer County, TNTN36,320$310–

1381Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626$310–

1382Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391$310–

1383Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663$310–

1384Brown County, TXTX38,711$310–

1385Morgan County, WVWV18,027$310–

1386Calhoun County, ALAL115,834$310–

1387Putnam County, ILIL5,619$310–

1388Knox County, ININ35,652$310–

1389Livingston County, KYKY8,863$310–

1390Garrett County, MDMD28,370$310–

1391Sanpete County, UTUT31,453$310–

1392Juneau County, WIWI26,649$310–

1393Elmore County, ALAL91,577$309–

1394York County, NENE14,564$309–

1395Person County, NCNC40,636$309–

1396Grady County, OKOK59,128$309–

1397Union County, OROR25,900$309–

1398Bosque County, TXTX18,918$309–

1399Hill County, TXTX39,503$309–

1400San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488$309–

1401Franklin County, IDID15,889$309–

1402Douglas County, ILIL19,880$309–

1403Posey County, ININ24,988$309–

1404Houston County, ALAL110,318$308–

1405Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$308–

1406Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$308–

1407Saline County, MOMO23,265$308–

1408Pawnee County, OKOK16,029$308–

1409Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$308–

1410Hockley County, TXTX21,600$308–

1411Irion County, TXTX1,463$308–

1412Stephens County, TXTX9,380$308–

1413Kane County, UTUT8,597$308–

1414Nelson County, VAVA14,920$308–

1415Lafayette County, WIWI17,478$308–

1416Pueblo County, COCO169,277$308–

1417Vigo County, ININ106,512$308–

1418Henry County, IAIA19,349$308–

1419Alpena County, MIMI28,853$307–

1420Gladwin County, MIMI26,077$307–

1421Adair County, MOMO25,684$307–

1422St. Francois County, MOMO67,809$307–

1423Taney County, MOMO57,001$307–

1424Kearney County, NENE6,790$307–

1425Sioux County, NENE1,188$307–

1426Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$307–

1427Gallia County, OHOH29,072$307–

1428Custer County, OKOK28,175$307–

1429Bedford County, TNTN55,273$307–

1430Twin Falls County, IDID97,539$307–

1431Lafayette County, MOMO33,531$307–

1432Waushara County, WIWI25,223$307–

1433Carroll County, ININ20,655$307–

1434Madison County, KYKY101,696$307–

1435Madison County, NENE36,106$307–

1436Putnam County, TNTN86,612$306–

1437Luce County, MIMI6,339$306–

1438Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586$306–

1439Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$306–

1440Columbiana County, OHOH99,377$306–

1441Highland County, OHOH43,823$306–

1442Logan County, OKOK55,473$306–

1443Lawrence County, SDSD29,459$306–

1444Brooke County, WVWV21,142$306–

1445Canyon County, IDID275,123$306–

1446Boise County, IDID8,545$306–

1447Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$306–

1448Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$306–

1449Randolph County, ILIL29,921$306–

1450Pulaski County, ININ12,463$306–

1451Clinton County, IAIA46,002$306–

1452Reno County, KSKS61,539$306–

1453Stevens County, WAWA49,668$306–

1454Green Lake County, WIWI19,305$306–

1455Limestone County, ALAL122,928$305–

1456Delta County, COCO32,178$305–

1457Stone County, MOMO32,503$305–

1458Powder River County, MTMT1,781$305–

1459Socorro County, NMNM15,838$305–

1460Crawford County, PAPA81,792$305–

1461Venango County, PAPA49,346$305–

1462Oconee County, SCSC83,775$305–

1463Dallam County, TXTX7,508$305–

1464Upshur County, TXTX44,410$305–

1465Shawano County, WIWI41,560$305–

1466De Witt County, ILIL15,118$305–

1467Vermillion County, ININ15,488$305–

1468Jasper County, IAIA38,153$305–

1469Stevens County, KSKS4,984$305–

1470Haywood County, NCNC63,369$305–

1471Grant County, WIWI52,446$305–

1472Mason County, MIMI29,040$304–

1473Buchanan County, MOMO83,540$304–

1474Eddy County, NMNM62,509$304–

1475Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$304–

1476Warren County, PAPA37,038$304–

1477Terry County, TXTX11,720$304–

1478Nez Perce County, IDID42,905$304–

1479Mercer County, ILIL15,229$304–

1480Fayette County, ININ23,533$304–

1481Louisa County, IAIA10,416$304–

1482Tama County, IAIA16,796$304–

1483Rich County, UTUT2,687$304–

1484Marquette County, WIWI15,927$304–

1485Lake County, MIMI13,182$303–

1486Andrew County, MOMO18,241$303–

1487Brown County, OHOH44,397$303–

1488Crawford County, OHOH41,896$303–

1489Caldwell County, TXTX55,150$303–

1490Graham County, AZAZ40,157$303–

1491Wabash County, ININ30,713$303–

1492Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$303–

1493Peach County, GAGA29,877$303–

1494Stillwater County, MTMT9,445$303–

1495Wise County, VAVA34,824$302–

1496Grant County, NMNM27,252$302–

1497Delaware County, OKOK41,910$302–

1498Fannin County, TXTX39,265$302–

1499Shackelford County, TXTX3,197$302–

1500Washington County, ININ28,383$302–

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