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 –

1501Florence County, WIWI4,748$302–

1502Lincoln County, COCO5,645$302–

1503Yuma County, COCO9,896$302–

1504Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$302–

1505Somerset County, MDMD24,973$302–

1506Vilas County, WIWI23,761$302–

1507Carroll County, ARAR29,263$301–

1508Boyle County, KYKY31,632$301–

1509Perkins County, NENE2,849$301–

1510Meeker County, MNMN23,603$301–

1511Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$301–

1512Jasper County, MOMO127,428$301–

1513Adams County, NENE31,071$301–

1514Richmond County, NCNC42,041$301–

1515Vance County, NCNC42,638$301–

1516Muskingum County, OHOH87,014$301–

1517Fayette County, TXTX25,459$301–

1518Limestone County, TXTX22,849$301–

1519Carbon County, WYWY14,013$301–

1520Gulf County, FLFL15,943$301–

1521Dade County, GAGA16,154$301–

1522Henry County, ININ49,137$301–

1523Scott County, ININ25,053$301–

1524Boone County, IAIA26,799$301–

1525Lyon County, KSKS32,266$301–

1526Pike County, KYKY54,721$301–

1527Shelby County, KYKY51,243$301–

1528Independence County, ARAR38,785$300–

1529White County, ARAR80,085$300–

1530Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089$300–

1531Osceola County, MIMI23,516$300–

1532Houston County, MNMN18,400$300–

1533Lyon County, MNMN25,684$300–

1534Jackson County, NCNC45,039$300–

1535Garvin County, OKOK26,377$300–

1536Hartley County, TXTX4,904$300–

1537Young County, TXTX18,154$300–

1538Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873$300–

1539Marion County, WVWV55,584$300–

1540Washington County, OHOH58,389$300–

1541Douglas County, WIWI43,990$300–

1542Pike County, GAGA20,932$300–

1543Tift County, GAGA42,254$300–

1544Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$300–

1545Williamson County, ILIL67,225$300–

1546Wayne County, ININ66,169$300–

1547McPherson County, KSKS30,064$300–

1548Morton County, KSKS2,470$300–

1549Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135$299–

1550Conway County, ARAR21,393$299–

1551Crawford County, KSKS39,008$299–

1552Nobles County, MNMN22,338$299–

1553Forrest County, MSMS79,034$299–

1554Park County, MTMT18,214$299–

1555Saunders County, NENE23,702$299–

1556Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$299–

1557Lawrence County, OHOH55,710$299–

1558Mayes County, OKOK40,416$299–

1559Lake County, OROR8,187$299–

1560Blair County, PAPA119,541$299–

1561Potter County, PAPA15,897$299–

1562Sutton County, TXTX3,203$299–

1563Washington County, VAVA53,898$299–

1564Harrison County, WVWV64,221$299–

1565Richland County, WIWI17,036$299–

1566Fremont County, WYWY39,464$299–

1567Jefferson County, MTMT13,329$299–

1568Moffat County, COCO13,122$299–

1569Haralson County, GAGA33,066$299–

1570Madison County, IDID55,172$299–

1571Effingham County, ILIL34,519$299–

1572Stark County, ILIL5,319$299–

1573Cass County, ININ37,836$299–

1574Ripley County, ININ29,434$299–

1575Barton County, KSKS24,790$299–

1576Sumner County, KSKS22,312$299–

1577Crawford County, ARAR62,657$298–

1578Clarion County, PAPA36,680$298–

1579Walworth County, SDSD5,217$298–

1580Tazewell County, VAVA38,635$298–

1581Crawford County, WIWI15,910$298–

1582Johnson County, WYWY8,908$298–

1583Natrona County, WYWY80,526$298–

1584Lawrence County, PAPA83,911$298–

1585Knox County, ILIL47,767$298–

1586Mason County, ILIL12,411$298–

1587Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$298–

1588Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$298–

1589Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186$298–

1590Marinette County, WIWI42,574$298–

1591Boyd County, KYKY47,751$297–

1592Cross County, ARAR16,186$297–

1593Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346$297–

1594Delta County, MIMI36,582$297–

1595Huron County, MIMI30,530$297–

1596Mackinac County, MIMI11,236$297–

1597Douglas County, MNMN40,120$297–

1598Itasca County, MNMN45,404$297–

1599Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317$297–

1600McCone County, MTMT1,720$297–

1601Holmes County, OHOH44,970$297–

1602Pike County, OHOH27,061$297–

1603Pulaski County, VAVA33,586$297–

1604Lincoln County, WIWI28,403$297–

1605Washakie County, WYWY7,597$297–

1606Weston County, WYWY6,840$297–

1607Grant County, KYKY26,181$297–

1608Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451$297–

1609Cheyenne County, COCO1,713$297–

1610Levy County, FLFL48,520$297–

1611Banks County, GAGA21,273$297–

1612Marshall County, ILIL11,473$297–

1613Rush County, ININ16,767$297–

1614Washington County, IAIA22,667$297–

1615Greeley County, KSKS1,182$297–

1616Surry County, VAVA6,603$296–

1617Alger County, MIMI8,641$296–

1618Hamilton County, NENE9,678$296–

1619Otoe County, NENE16,531$296–

1620Saline County, NENE14,996$296–

1621Anson County, NCNC21,758$296–

1622Lincoln County, OKOK35,278$296–

1623Laurens County, SCSC71,848$296–

1624Franklin County, TNTN45,579$296–

1625Blanco County, TXTX13,581$296–

1626Uintah County, UTUT38,278$296–

1627Putnam County, GAGA23,722$296–

1628Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$296–

1629Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$296–

1630Bent County, COCO5,716$296–

1631Putnam County, FLFL77,734$296–

1632Boundary County, IDID13,997$296–

1633Ford County, ILIL13,216$296–

1634Fulton County, ILIL32,901$296–

1635Shelby County, ILIL20,576$296–

1636Webster County, IAIA36,838$296–

1637McDowell County, NCNC45,198$296–

1638Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312$295–

1639Grenada County, MSMS20,868$295–

1640Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689$295–

1641Scott County, MOMO37,975$295–

1642Paulding County, OHOH18,727$295–

1643Muskogee County, OKOK66,708$295–

1644Woodward County, OKOK19,827$295–

1645Sherman County, OROR2,051$295–

1646Clearfield County, PAPA78,100$295–

1647Clinton County, PAPA37,870$295–

1648Fulton County, PAPA14,483$295–

1649Hanson County, SDSD3,456$295–

1650Moore County, TNTN6,920$295–

1651Cameron County, TXTX433,946$295–

1652Appomattox County, VAVA17,172$295–

1653Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710$295–

1654Elmore County, IDID29,465$295–

1655Franklin County, WAWA102,612$295–

1656Gilmer County, GAGA33,894$295–

1657Franklin County, ILIL36,916$295–

1658Marion County, ILIL36,382$295–

1659Warren County, ILIL16,222$295–

1660Clay County, ININ26,410$295–

1661Jefferson County, ININ33,279$295–

1662Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$295–

1663Iowa County, IAIA16,504$295–

1664Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$295–

1665Russell County, ALAL58,898$294–

1666Cass County, MNMN31,430$294–

1667Phelps County, MOMO45,247$294–

1668McKinley County, NMNM68,119$294–

1669Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$294–

1670Billings County, NDND1,071$294–

1671Stephens County, OKOK44,310$294–

1672Darlington County, SCSC62,888$294–

1673Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804$294–

1674Nottoway County, VAVA15,796$294–

1675Oconto County, WIWI40,195$294–

1676Lanier County, GAGA10,623$294–

1677Bannock County, IDID91,591$294–

1678Cass County, ILIL12,463$294–

1679Gibson County, ININ33,091$294–

1680Madison County, IAIA17,270$294–

1681Wichita County, KSKS2,031$294–

1682Beaver County, UTUT7,301$294–

1683Buena Vista, VAVA6,672$294–

1684Arkansas County, ARAR15,836$293–

1685Menominee County, MIMI22,941$293–

1686Polk County, MNMN30,545$293–

1687Tate County, MSMS28,725$293–

1688Avery County, NCNC18,110$293–

1689Wyandot County, OHOH21,567$293–

1690Brookings County, SDSD37,635$293–

1691Alleghany County, VAVA14,546$293–

1692Sussex County, VAVA10,755$293–

1693Mineral County, COCO910$293–

1694Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488$293–

1695Lee County, IAIA32,306$293–

1696Navajo County, AZAZ109,946$292–

1697Rabun County, GAGA17,764$292–

1698Washington County, MOMO23,810$292–

1699Hill County, MTMT16,167$292–

1700Surry County, NCNC72,287$292–

1701Coshocton County, OHOH37,188$292–

1702McKean County, PAPA38,984$292–

1703Brown County, SDSD37,561$292–

1704Callahan County, TXTX14,491$292–

1705Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711$292–

1706Morris County, TXTX12,133$292–

1707Garfield County, UTUT5,256$292–

1708Taylor County, WIWI20,118$292–

1709Platte County, WYWY8,634$292–

1710Newton County, MOMO62,263$292–

1711Nelson County, KYKY49,036$292–

1712Jackson County, COCO1,211$292–

1713Stephens County, GAGA27,854$292–

1714Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$292–

1715Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457$292–

1716Colbert County, ALAL59,474$291–

1717Ashley County, ARAR17,831$291–

1718Union County, IAIA11,829$291–

1719Iberia Parish, LALA66,846$291–

1720St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552$291–

1721Carlton County, MNMN36,711$291–

1722St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$291–

1723Petroleum County, MTMT548$291–

1724Dawes County, NENE7,858$291–

1725Dawson County, NENE24,452$291–

1726Cherokee County, OKOK49,196$291–

1727Ellis County, OKOK3,613$291–

1728Clay County, SDSD15,031$291–

1729Cherokee County, TXTX53,337$291–

1730Alamosa County, COCO16,688$291–

1731Rio Grande County, COCO11,087$291–

1732Hancock County, IAIA10,528$291–

1733Ellis County, KSKS29,075$291–

1734McCracken County, KYKY67,553$291–

1735Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$291–

1736Marshall County, ALAL103,537$290–

1737Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041$290–

1738Pearl River County, MSMS59,363$290–

1739Noble County, OHOH14,276$290–

1740Perry County, OHOH35,918$290–

1741Harney County, OROR7,380$290–

1742Armstrong County, PAPA63,698$290–

1743Elk County, PAPA29,926$290–

1744Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$290–

1745Winkler County, TXTX7,540$290–

1746Millard County, UTUT14,057$290–

1747Kit Carson County, COCO7,069$290–

1748Charlton County, GAGA13,121$290–

1749Meriwether County, GAGA21,516$290–

1750Fountain County, ININ17,013$290–

1751Labette County, KSKS19,685$290–

1752Montgomery County, KSKS30,177$290–

1753Mercer County, KYKY23,733$290–

1754Forest County, PAPA6,614$290–

1755Jackson County, WIWI20,999$290–

1756Kimball County, NENE3,391$289–

1757Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$289–

1758Hardin County, OHOH30,072$289–

1759Baker County, OROR16,658$289–

1760Malheur County, OROR32,261$289–

1761Colleton County, SCSC39,382$289–

1762Armstrong County, TXTX1,843$289–

1763McCulloch County, TXTX7,472$289–

1764Jefferson County, OHOH63,597$289–

1765Big Horn County, WYWY12,024$289–

1766McDonough County, ILIL25,916$289–

1767Union County, ININ6,863$289–

1768Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$289–

1769Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$289–

1770Dawson County, TXTX11,776$289–

1771Calhoun County, ARAR4,632$288–

1772Hempstead County, ARAR19,080$288–

1773Little River County, ARAR11,763$288–

1774Van Buren County, ARAR16,238$288–

1775Lincoln County, NENE33,303$288–

1776Greene County, NCNC20,700$288–

1777Ramsey County, NDND11,530$288–

1778Beaver County, OKOK4,882$288–

1779Craig County, OKOK14,518$288–

1780Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842$288–

1781Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$288–

1782Medina County, TXTX56,881$288–

1783Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$288–

1784Wayne County, WVWV37,309$288–

1785Carroll County, OHOH26,475$288–

1786Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$288–

1787Otero County, COCO17,683$288–

1788Bremer County, IAIA25,296$288–

1789Clark County, KSKS1,900$288–

1790Coffey County, KSKS8,467$288–

1791Gaines County, TXTX23,956$288–

1792Lincoln County, WAWA11,982$288–

1793Washburn County, WIWI17,087$288–

1794Marion County, ARAR17,593$287–

1795Ware County, GAGA36,906$287–

1796Manistee County, MIMI25,656$287–

1797Pine County, MNMN30,472$287–

1798Broadwater County, MTMT8,493$287–

1799Carbon County, MTMT11,466$287–

1800Jones County, NCNC9,575$287–

1801Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$287–

1802Texas County, OKOK20,322$287–

1803Washita County, OKOK10,884$287–

1804Wallowa County, OROR7,595$287–

1805Roane County, TNTN57,395$287–

1806Hardin County, IAIA16,455$287–

1807Gray County, KSKS5,652$287–

1808Kingman County, KSKS7,029$287–

1809Halifax County, NCNC46,534$287–

1810Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$287–

1811Goshen County, WYWY12,640$287–

1812Ouachita County, ARAR21,731$286–

1813Carroll County, ILIL15,419$286–

1814Clarke County, IAIA9,574$286–

1815Freeborn County, MNMN30,440$286–

1816Stevens County, MNMN9,747$286–

1817Thomas County, NENE639$286–

1818Mifflin County, PAPA46,127$286–

1819Yankton County, SDSD23,635$286–

1820Cass County, TXTX28,651$286–

1821Grimes County, TXTX34,252$286–

1822Boone County, WVWV20,251$286–

1823Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320$286–

1824Castro County, TXTX7,295$286–

1825Price County, WIWI13,988$286–

1826Stanton County, KSKS1,986$286–

1827Daviess County, KYKY104,898$286–

1828Tioga County, PAPA40,502$286–

1829Freestone County, TXTX20,811$286–

1830Buffalo County, WIWI13,318$286–

1831Macon County, ALAL18,132$285–

1832Grant Parish, LALA22,075$285–

1833Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505$285–

1834Rosebud County, MTMT8,253$285–

1835Keith County, NENE8,100$285–

1836Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832$285–

1837Stutsman County, NDND21,414$285–

1838Belmont County, OHOH64,434$285–

1839Noble County, OKOK10,899$285–

1840Schleicher County, TXTX2,245$285–

1841Juab County, UTUT13,567$285–

1842Converse County, WYWY13,824$285–

1843Hickman County, TNTN26,219$285–

1844Brantley County, GAGA18,936$285–

1845Atchison County, KSKS16,172$285–

1846Montgomery County, KYKY28,822$285–

1847Jefferson County, PAPA43,255$285–

1848Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600$285–

1849Phelps County, NENE8,994$284–

1850Union County, NMNM3,844$284–

1851Marshall County, OKOK16,255$284–

1852Northumberland County, PAPA89,920$284–

1853Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085$284–

1854Lincoln County, SDSD77,145$284–

1855Montague County, TXTX21,966$284–

1856Swisher County, TXTX6,703$284–

1857Langlade County, WIWI19,534$284–

1858Jasper County, GAGA17,632$284–

1859Bingham County, IDID51,153$284–

1860Franklin County, ININ23,286$284–

1861Spencer County, ININ20,061$284–

1862Adams County, WAWA21,488$284–

1863Blackford County, ININ11,730$283–

1864Brown County, MNMN25,517$283–

1865Sampson County, NCNC61,504$283–

1866Jackson County, OHOH32,817$283–

1867Somerset County, PAPA72,004$283–

1868Refugio County, TXTX6,657$283–

1869Tyler County, WVWV7,881$283–

1870Box Butte County, NENE10,494$283–

1871Carroll County, IAIA20,303$283–

1872Delaware County, IAIA17,674$283–

1873Allegany County, MDMD66,848$283–

1874Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528$283–

1875Walker County, ALAL65,140$282–

1876Columbia County, ARAR21,894$282–

1877Sharp County, ARAR18,122$282–

1878Rhea County, TNTN34,844$282–

1879Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$282–

1880Adams County, MSMS30,061$282–

1881Logan County, NENE669$282–

1882Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$282–

1883Chester County, SCSC33,001$282–

1884Carter County, TNTN57,361$282–

1885Obion County, TNTN30,067$282–

1886Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549$282–

1887Crawford County, ILIL18,648$282–

1888Spencer County, KYKY20,998$282–

1889Laurens County, GAGA51,041$282–

1890Edgar County, ILIL16,323$282–

1891Wright County, IAIA12,801$282–

1892Pawnee County, KSKS5,991$282–

1893Giles County, VAVA16,564$282–

1894Etowah County, ALAL103,886$281–

1895Drew County, ARAR17,054$281–

1896Houghton County, MIMI37,842$281–

1897Dodge County, MNMN21,376$281–

1898Richland County, NDND16,731$281–

1899Walsh County, NDND10,179$281–

1900Scioto County, OHOH71,365$281–

1901Major County, OKOK7,536$281–

1902Codington County, SDSD29,562$281–

1903Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$281–

1904Nolan County, TXTX14,117$281–

1905Runnels County, TXTX9,693$281–

1906Franklin County, VAVA55,526$281–

1907Upshur County, WVWV23,758$281–

1908Red Willow County, NENE10,307$281–

1909Taylor County, FLFL21,210$281–

1910Clark County, IDID783$281–

1911Jay County, ININ20,118$281–

1912Benton County, IAIA26,004$281–

1913Fayette County, PAPA123,021$281–

1914Grant County, WAWA105,727$281–

1915Yell County, ARAR19,956$280–

1916Union County, KYKY12,839$280–

1917Iberville Parish, LALA29,579$280–

1918Barry County, MOMO36,200$280–

1919Garfield County, MTMT1,148$280–

1920Lincoln County, MTMT22,328$280–

1921Richland County, MTMT11,377$280–

1922Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242$280–

1923Gage County, NENE21,711$280–

1924Bedford County, PAPA47,480$280–

1925Loudon County, TNTN63,764$280–

1926Atascosa County, TXTX53,590$280–

1927Pecos County, TXTX14,560$280–

1928Mercer County, WVWV57,503$280–

1929Ohio County, WVWV40,496$280–

1930Pepin County, WIWI7,513$280–

1931Grant County, OKOK4,067$280–

1932Osage County, KSKS15,693$280–

1933Laurel County, KYKY63,746$280–

1934McIntosh County, GAGA11,989$280–

1935Payette County, IDID27,824$280–

1936Franklin County, IAIA9,868$280–

1937Dickinson County, KSKS18,637$280–

1938Meade County, KSKS3,852$280–

1939Marshall County, KYKY31,659$280–

1940Gosper County, NENE1,803$280–

1941Juniata County, PAPA23,403$280–

1942Ward County, TXTX11,125$280–

1943Butler County, NENE8,507$279–

1944Quay County, NMNM8,454$279–

1945Chowan County, NCNC14,082$279–

1946Guernsey County, OHOH38,379$279–

1947Cotton County, OKOK5,432$279–

1948Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001$279–

1949Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$279–

1950Beadle County, SDSD19,624$279–

1951Warren County, TNTN43,717$279–

1952Logan County, COCO20,654$279–

1953Fayette County, ILIL20,790$279–

1954Randolph County, ININ24,438$279–

1955Butler County, IAIA14,049$279–

1956Thomas County, KSKS7,725$279–

1957Norton, VAVA3,477$279–

1958Garfield County, WAWA2,416$279–

1959Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705$278–

1960Mower County, MNMN40,971$278–

1961Bryan County, OKOK51,367$278–

1962Houston County, TXTX22,316$278–

1963Milam County, TXTX26,258$278–

1964Craig County, VAVA4,800$278–

1965Danville, VAVA41,647$278–

1966Logan County, WVWV30,375$278–

1967Ashland County, WIWI16,203$278–

1968Crawford County, MOMO22,929$278–

1969Rusk County, WIWI14,146$278–

1970Mercer County, NDND8,441$278–

1971Chattooga County, GAGA25,300$278–

1972Parke County, ININ16,642$278–

1973Jones County, IAIA21,253$278–

1974Wilson County, TXTX56,139$278–

1975Columbia County, WAWA4,141$278–

1976Jackson County, ALAL54,281$277–

1977Miller County, MOMO25,817$277–

1978Nodaway County, MOMO20,174$277–

1979Harrison County, OHOH14,070$277–

1980Le Flore County, OKOK50,196$277–

1981Butte County, SDSD10,856$277–

1982Colorado County, TXTX21,439$277–

1983Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758$277–

1984Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$277–

1985Brewster County, TXTX9,458$277–

1986Suwannee County, FLFL48,149$277–

1987Daviess County, ININ34,209$277–

1988Pike County, ININ12,003$277–

1989Harrison County, IAIA14,623$277–

1990Cheyenne County, NENE9,528$277–

1991Okanogan County, WAWA45,230$277–

1992Cullman County, ALAL94,009$276–

1993Cavalier County, NDND3,497$276–

1994Assumption Parish, LALA19,720$276–

1995Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128$276–

1996Audrain County, MOMO24,528$276–

1997Perry County, MOMO19,093$276–

1998Sheridan County, MTMT3,436$276–

1999Cambria County, PAPA128,968$276–

2000Newberry County, SCSC39,561$276–

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