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 –

2001Kinney County, TXTX3,128$276–

2002Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490$276–

2003Burnett County, WIWI17,223$276–

2004Barber County, KSKS4,083$276–

2005Randolph County, MOMO24,513$276–

2006Cook County, GAGA18,232$276–

2007Toombs County, GAGA27,545$276–

2008Towns County, GAGA13,285$276–

2009Worth County, GAGA20,059$276–

2010Bear Lake County, IDID6,727$276–

2011Hancock County, ILIL16,803$276–

2012Wapello County, IAIA35,210$276–

2013Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$276–

2014Sherman County, KSKS5,763$276–

2015Johnson County, KYKY22,051$276–

2016Webster Parish, LALA34,948$276–

2017Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171$276–

2018Columbus County, NCNC50,487$275–

2019Cameron Parish, LALA4,718$275–

2020Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$275–

2021Henry County, MOMO22,671$275–

2022Meagher County, MTMT2,137$275–

2023Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$275–

2024Adams County, OHOH27,865$275–

2025Davison County, SDSD20,069$275–

2026Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$275–

2027Bailey County, TXTX6,963$275–

2028Goliad County, TXTX7,208$275–

2029Jones County, TXTX20,861$275–

2030Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$275–

2031Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$275–

2032McDuffie County, GAGA21,640$275–

2033Jerome County, IDID26,362$275–

2034Adams County, ILIL64,267$275–

2035Davis County, IAIA9,230$275–

2036Hertford County, NCNC19,015$275–

2037Monroe County, ALAL18,965$274–

2038Cooper County, MOMO17,136$274–

2039Clark County, ARAR20,938$274–

2040Greene County, ARAR47,411$274–

2041Morrison County, MNMN34,620$274–

2042Stanton County, NENE5,744$274–

2043Bottineau County, NDND6,284$274–

2044Monroe County, OHOH12,994$274–

2045Harper County, OKOK3,172$274–

2046Lamb County, TXTX12,579$274–

2047Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$274–

2048Randolph County, WVWV26,882$274–

2049Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$274–

2050Cassia County, IDID26,397$274–

2051Greene County, ININ31,165$274–

2052Harrison County, KYKY19,627$274–

2053Pendleton County, KYKY14,800$274–

2054Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187$273–

2055Morgan County, MOMO22,418$273–

2056Phillips County, MTMT4,203$273–

2057Robeson County, NCNC119,941$273–

2058Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241$273–

2059Marion County, SCSC28,242$273–

2060Fall River County, SDSD7,467$273–

2061Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$273–

2062Upton County, TXTX3,131$273–

2063Henderson County, ILIL5,984$273–

2064Renville County, NDND2,331$273–

2065Coffee County, GAGA44,407$273–

2066Sumter County, GAGA28,801$273–

2067Fremont County, IDID14,208$273–

2068Orange County, ININ19,834$273–

2069Warren County, ININ8,474$273–

2070Cass County, IAIA12,960$273–

2071Neosho County, KSKS15,637$273–

2072Taylor County, KYKY26,763$273–

2073Forest County, WIWI9,574$272–

2074Calloway County, KYKY39,421$272–

2075East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911$272–

2076LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154$272–

2077Montgomery County, MOMO11,590$272–

2078Chouteau County, MTMT5,865$272–

2079Fillmore County, NENE5,458$272–

2080Beckham County, OKOK22,159$272–

2081Blaine County, OKOK8,515$272–

2082Live Oak County, TXTX11,929$272–

2083Menard County, TXTX1,956$272–

2084Wythe County, VAVA27,983$272–

2085Bayfield County, WIWI16,787$272–

2086Vernon County, MOMO19,946$272–

2087Crowley County, COCO5,677$272–

2088Upson County, GAGA28,500$272–

2089Perry County, ILIL20,160$272–

2090Ohio County, ININ5,994$272–

2091Crawford County, IAIA16,237$272–

2092Jackson County, IAIA19,288$272–

2093Monroe County, IAIA7,406$272–

2094Carter County, KYKY26,149$272–

2095Valley County, MTMT7,385$272–

2096Morrill County, NENE4,404$272–

2097Giles County, TNTN31,433$272–

2098Greene County, TNTN73,831$272–

2099Mingo County, WVWV21,455$272–

2100Jackson County, ARAR16,741$271–

2101Teton County, MTMT6,496$271–

2102Lake County, MNMN10,746$271–

2103Laclede County, MOMO36,943$271–

2104Dawson County, MTMT8,692$271–

2105Pondera County, MTMT6,072$271–

2106Pierce County, NDND3,838$271–

2107Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$271–

2108Dewey County, SDSD5,419$271–

2109Briscoe County, TXTX1,474$271–

2110Childress County, TXTX6,643$271–

2111Barbour County, WVWV15,414$271–

2112Logan County, KYKY28,669$271–

2113Kiowa County, COCO1,412$271–

2114Bond County, ILIL16,959$271–

2115Massac County, ILIL13,502$271–

2116Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$271–

2117Grundy County, IAIA12,361$271–

2118Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$271–

2119Hancock County, KYKY9,050$271–

2120Gibson County, TNTN51,779$271–

2121Howard County, ARAR12,306$270–

2122St. Francis County, ARAR21,800$270–

2123Whitley County, KYKY37,297$270–

2124Scott County, MSMS28,073$270–

2125Ralls County, MOMO10,444$270–

2126Custer County, MTMT12,034$270–

2127San Miguel County, NMNM26,260$270–

2128Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537$270–

2129Traill County, NDND7,920$270–

2130Love County, OKOK10,780$270–

2131Greene County, PAPA33,885$270–

2132Union County, SCSC26,799$270–

2133Benton County, TNTN16,183$270–

2134Henry County, TNTN32,896$270–

2135Kimble County, TXTX4,438$270–

2136Buchanan County, VAVA18,492$270–

2137Floyd County, VAVA15,789$270–

2138Mineral County, WVWV26,792$270–

2139Grady County, GAGA26,590$270–

2140Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$270–

2141Chase County, NENE3,718$270–

2142Daggett County, UTUT934$270–

2143Iron County, MIMI11,757$269–

2144Becker County, MNMN35,497$269–

2145Jones County, MSMS66,496$269–

2146Livingston County, MOMO14,708$269–

2147Fergus County, MTMT11,825$269–

2148McMinn County, TNTN57,404$269–

2149Newton County, TXTX11,954$269–

2150Highland County, VAVA2,318$269–

2151Russell County, VAVA25,332$269–

2152Marshall County, WVWV29,159$269–

2153Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$269–

2154Clark County, WIWI35,052$269–

2155Sheridan County, NENE4,809$269–

2156Saline County, ILIL22,772$269–

2157Prowers County, COCO11,884$269–

2158Washington County, FLFL26,695$269–

2159Hart County, GAGA28,639$269–

2160Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219$269–

2161Minidoka County, IDID22,911$269–

2162Hopkins County, KYKY45,127$269–

2163Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$269–

2164Floyd County, TXTX4,881$269–

2165Chilton County, ALAL47,708$268–

2166Franklin County, ARAR17,725$268–

2167Lawrence County, ARAR16,273$268–

2168Martin County, NCNC21,601$268–

2169Clearwater County, IDID9,118$268–

2170Henry County, KYKY16,447$268–

2171Trimble County, KYKY8,701$268–

2172Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471$268–

2173Webster County, MOMO43,054$268–

2174Pembina County, NDND6,568$268–

2175Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$268–

2176Meigs County, TNTN14,186$268–

2177Real County, TXTX2,745$268–

2178Carroll County, VAVA29,299$268–

2179Donley County, TXTX3,213$268–

2180Crisp County, GAGA19,237$268–

2181Evans County, GAGA11,028$268–

2182Cumberland County, ILIL10,208$268–

2183Ida County, IAIA6,777$268–

2184Sioux County, IAIA36,774$268–

2185Hamilton County, KSKS2,500$268–

2186Wilson County, KSKS8,299$268–

2187Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615$268–

2188Johnson County, ARAR26,225$267–

2189Eddy County, NDND2,329$267–

2190Chippewa County, MNMN12,406$267–

2191Lawrence County, MOMO39,401$267–

2192Nowata County, OKOK9,522$267–

2193Culberson County, TXTX2,267$267–

2194Lee County, VAVA21,642$267–

2195Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$267–

2196Idaho County, IDID17,874$267–

2197Liberty County, MTMT1,957$267–

2198Duplin County, NCNC51,571$267–

2199Power County, IDID8,246$267–

2200Vinton County, OHOH12,645$267–

2201Chicot County, ARAR9,107$266–

2202St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106$266–

2203Bates County, MOMO16,512$266–

2204Cuming County, NENE8,823$266–

2205Colfax County, NMNM12,184$266–

2206Cherokee County, NCNC30,830$266–

2207Washington County, NCNC10,638$266–

2208Stark County, NDND34,013$266–

2209Williams County, NDND41,767$266–

2210Osage County, OKOK46,794$266–

2211Cameron County, PAPA4,211$266–

2212Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$266–

2213Union County, SDSD17,402$266–

2214Henderson County, TNTN28,518$266–

2215Buckingham County, VAVA17,137$266–

2216Smyth County, VAVA28,882$266–

2217Fayette County, WVWV38,165$266–

2218New Madrid County, MOMO15,086$266–

2219Merrick County, NENE7,905$266–

2220Colquitt County, GAGA47,438$266–

2221Wabash County, ILIL10,907$266–

2222Floyd County, KYKY34,401$266–

2223Gallatin County, KYKY8,840$266–

2224Cherry County, NENE5,561$266–

2225Dallas County, ARAR6,011$265–

2226Madison County, ARAR18,410$265–

2227Faribault County, MNMN13,888$265–

2228Martin County, MNMN19,440$265–

2229Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118$265–

2230Ashe County, NCNC27,514$265–

2231Towner County, NDND2,040$265–

2232Jasper County, SCSC38,533$265–

2233Monroe County, TNTN49,730$265–

2234Jack County, TXTX9,563$265–

2235Southampton County, VAVA18,110$265–

2236Union County, TNTN21,450$265–

2237Greenwood County, KSKS5,826$265–

2238Greene County, IAIA8,658$265–

2239Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099$265–

2240Gem County, IDID21,773$265–

2241Schuyler County, ILIL6,657$265–

2242White County, ILIL13,250$265–

2243Clay County, IAIA16,202$265–

2244Floyd County, IAIA14,901$265–

2245Ohio County, KYKY23,934$265–

2246Sevier County, ARAR15,758$264–

2247DeWitt County, TXTX20,309$264–

2248Wayne County, GAGA32,481$264–

2249George County, MSMS26,331$264–

2250Moniteau County, MOMO15,428$264–

2251Musselshell County, MTMT5,582$264–

2252Lincoln County, NVNV4,320$264–

2253Meigs County, OHOH21,587$264–

2254Potter County, SDSD2,377$264–

2255Houston County, TNTN8,479$264–

2256White County, TNTN29,612$264–

2257Braxton County, WVWV11,885$264–

2258Martin County, ININ9,856$264–

2259Golden Valley County, NDND1,808$264–

2260Dixie County, FLFL18,038$264–

2261Appling County, GAGA19,100$264–

2262Clark County, ILIL15,114$264–

2263Bourbon County, KSKS14,319$264–

2264Harper County, KSKS5,370$264–

2265Galax, VAVA6,670$264–

2266Lafayette County, ARAR5,888$263–

2267Stone County, MSMS19,654$263–

2268Howard County, MOMO10,180$263–

2269Lake County, MTMT33,392$263–

2270Brown County, NENE2,826$263–

2271Hyde County, NCNC4,554$263–

2272Bennett County, SDSD3,307$263–

2273Marion County, TNTN29,804$263–

2274Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671$263–

2275Heard County, GAGA12,149$263–

2276Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321$263–

2277Pulaski County, KYKY67,384$263–

2278Uvalde County, TXTX24,963$263–

2279Randolph County, ARAR18,876$262–

2280Concordia Parish, LALA17,836$262–

2281Clay County, MSMS18,238$262–

2282Benton County, MOMO20,536$262–

2283Harlan County, NENE3,000$262–

2284Clay County, NCNC12,239$262–

2285Morgan County, OHOH13,626$262–

2286Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$262–

2287Carroll County, TNTN29,200$262–

2288Hamilton County, TXTX8,680$262–

2289Dickenson County, VAVA13,236$262–

2290Mason County, WVWV24,707$262–

2291Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043$262–

2292Holmes County, FLFL20,119$262–

2293Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650$262–

2294Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$262–

2295Fremont County, IAIA6,522$262–

2296Osceola County, IAIA5,980$262–

2297Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$262–

2298Graves County, KYKY37,050$262–

2299Wayne County, NENE10,020$262–

2300Bibb County, ALAL22,262$261–

2301Talladega County, ALAL81,603$261–

2302DeKalb County, TNTN21,873$261–

2303Sullivan County, ININ20,831$261–

2304Renville County, MNMN14,356$261–

2305Madison County, MOMO12,858$261–

2306Polk County, MOMO33,604$261–

2307Holt County, NENE10,067$261–

2308Latimer County, OKOK9,645$261–

2309Morgan County, TNTN22,160$261–

2310Reeves County, TXTX12,138$261–

2311Monroe County, WVWV12,491$261–

2312Clarke County, ALAL22,014$261–

2313Sawyer County, WIWI18,846$261–

2314Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415$261–

2315Saguache County, COCO6,732$261–

2316Gadsden County, FLFL44,298$261–

2317Richland County, ILIL15,219$261–

2318Shelby County, IAIA11,689$261–

2319Marion County, KSKS11,634$261–

2320Carroll County, KYKY11,141$261–

2321Chambers County, ALAL34,253$260–

2322Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$260–

2323Northampton County, VAVA11,879$260–

2324Hardy County, WVWV14,337$260–

2325Perry County, ININ19,389$260–

2326Switzerland County, ININ10,037$260–

2327Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$260–

2328Cherokee County, KSKS19,105$260–

2329Doniphan County, KSKS7,594$260–

2330Powell County, KYKY12,812$260–

2331Lincoln County, MSMS35,012$259–

2332Pike County, MOMO17,955$259–

2333Yancey County, NCNC19,084$259–

2334Caddo County, OKOK26,130$259–

2335Sullivan County, PAPA5,856$259–

2336Crockett County, TXTX2,769$259–

2337Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$259–

2338Berrien County, GAGA18,932$259–

2339Decatur County, GAGA29,432$259–

2340Jasper County, ILIL9,032$259–

2341Morris County, KSKS5,348$259–

2342Union Parish, LALA20,561$258–

2343Bolivar County, MSMS28,262$258–

2344Monroe County, MSMS33,318$258–

2345Dent County, MOMO14,584$258–

2346Mineral County, MTMT5,185$258–

2347Colfax County, NENE10,934$258–

2348Tillman County, OKOK6,780$258–

2349Crockett County, TNTN14,006$258–

2350Hardeman County, TNTN25,274$258–

2351Polk County, TNTN18,592$258–

2352Weakley County, TNTN33,261$258–

2353Robertson County, TXTX17,839$258–

2354Sabine County, TXTX10,012$258–

2355Shelby County, TXTX24,286$258–

2356Greensville County, VAVA11,181$258–

2357Blount County, ALAL60,156$258–

2358Smith County, TNTN20,981$258–

2359Greene County, GAGA21,367$258–

2360Lemhi County, IDID8,474$258–

2361Lucas County, IAIA8,847$258–

2362Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257$258–

2363Gogebic County, MIMI14,285$257–

2364Glacier County, MTMT13,463$257–

2365Jefferson County, NENE7,070$257–

2366Wayne County, UTUT2,587$257–

2367Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$257–

2368Gooding County, IDID16,446$257–

2369Jackson County, FLFL49,629$257–

2370Screven County, GAGA14,408$257–

2371Mitchell County, KSKS5,590$257–

2372Russell County, KSKS6,581$257–

2373Wallace County, KSKS1,441$257–

2374Woodson County, KSKS3,118$257–

2375Barren County, KYKY45,641$257–

2376Haywood County, TNTN17,042$257–

2377Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487$257–

2378Ferry County, WAWA7,517$257–

2379Vernon County, WIWI31,443$257–

2380Escambia County, ALAL36,665$256–

2381Logan County, ARAR21,633$256–

2382Winston County, MSMS17,473$256–

2383Iron County, MOMO9,318$256–

2384Marion County, MOMO28,525$256–

2385McIntosh County, OKOK19,758$256–

2386Jackson County, SDSD2,666$256–

2387Delta County, TXTX5,549$256–

2388Tucker County, WVWV6,540$256–

2389Washington County, IDID11,583$256–

2390Anderson County, KSKS8,018$256–

2391Kiowa County, KSKS2,432$256–

2392Linn County, KSKS9,950$256–

2393Martin County, KYKY10,697$256–

2394Polk County, ARAR19,486$255–

2395Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096$255–

2396Butler County, MOMO41,904$255–

2397Nemaha County, NENE7,102$255–

2398Oliver County, NDND1,898$255–

2399Dillon County, SCSC27,458$255–

2400Lawrence County, TNTN46,914$255–

2401Marion County, TXTX9,896$255–

2402Eastland County, TXTX18,143$255–

2403Concho County, TXTX3,607$255–

2404Lafayette County, FLFL8,792$255–

2405Brooks County, GAGA16,101$255–

2406Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$255–

2407Lawrence County, KYKY15,765$255–

2408Lyon County, KYKY9,123$255–

2409DeKalb County, ALAL74,085$254–

2410Pierce County, GAGA20,764$254–

2411Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953$254–

2412Foster County, NDND3,212$254–

2413Montgomery County, ARAR8,579$254–

2414Clay County, NENE6,170$254–

2415Thayer County, NENE4,842$254–

2416Woods County, OKOK8,443$254–

2417Taylor County, WVWV16,287$254–

2418Adams County, IDID5,013$254–

2419Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$254–

2420Audubon County, IAIA5,509$254–

2421Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$254–

2422Worth County, IAIA7,338$254–

2423Foard County, TXTX1,044$254–

2424San Juan County, UTUT14,542$254–

2425Cherokee County, ALAL26,413$253–

2426Dallas County, ALAL35,140$253–

2427Lincoln County, ARAR12,764$253–

2428Phillips County, ARAR14,255$253–

2429Grant County, WVWV11,041$253–

2430Webster County, KYKY12,929$253–

2431Kittson County, MNMN4,031$253–

2432Sibley County, MNMN15,356$253–

2433Sunflower County, MSMS22,893$253–

2434Barton County, MOMO11,795$253–

2435Gasconade County, MOMO14,784$253–

2436Stoddard County, MOMO28,284$253–

2437Powell County, MTMT7,157$253–

2438Tripp County, SDSD5,708$253–

2439Decatur County, TNTN11,820$253–

2440Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$253–

2441Ottawa County, KSKS5,744$253–

2442Dimmit County, TXTX8,024$253–

2443Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162$253–

2444Candler County, GAGA11,275$253–

2445Elbert County, GAGA20,072$253–

2446Fannin County, GAGA26,111$253–

2447Page County, IAIA14,856$253–

2448Estill County, KYKY13,962$253–

2449Fulton County, KYKY6,218$253–

2450Watonwan County, MNMN11,459$252–

2451Granite County, MTMT3,658$252–

2452Luna County, NMNM25,407$252–

2453Lavaca County, TXTX20,651$252–

2454Phillips County, COCO4,420$252–

2455Crawford County, GAGA12,206$252–

2456Lyon County, IAIA12,354$252–

2457Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619$252–

2458Stafford County, KSKS4,005$252–

2459Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762$252–

2460Hardin County, TNTN27,983$252–

2461Wheeler County, TXTX4,773$252–

2462Cleburne County, ALAL15,970$251–

2463Barnes County, NDND10,573$251–

2464Spink County, SDSD6,155$251–

2465Ziebach County, SDSD2,389$251–

2466Comanche County, TXTX14,432$251–

2467Twiggs County, GAGA7,597$251–

2468Brown County, ILIL6,401$251–

2469Union County, ILIL16,656$251–

2470Allen County, KSKS12,302$251–

2471Redwood County, MNMN15,265$250–

2472Marion County, MSMS24,001$250–

2473Hitchcock County, NENE2,467$250–

2474Caswell County, NCNC22,563$250–

2475McLean County, NDND9,740$250–

2476Ottawa County, OKOK30,438$250–

2477Sully County, SDSD1,479$250–

2478Campbell County, TNTN40,290$250–

2479Lewis County, WVWV16,394$250–

2480Rowan County, KYKY24,476$250–

2481Fayette County, IAIA19,047$250–

2482Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$250–

2483Sac County, IAIA9,525$250–

2484Rice County, KSKS9,266$250–

2485Scott County, VAVA21,200$250–

2486Preston County, WVWV34,004$250–

2487Desha County, ARAR9,984$249–

2488Izard County, ARAR14,405$249–

2489Decatur County, KSKS2,716$249–

2490Lane County, KSKS1,508$249–

2491Sabine Parish, LALA21,834$249–

2492Fillmore County, MNMN21,540$249–

2493Clarke County, MSMS15,102$249–

2494Itawamba County, MSMS24,152$249–

2495Panola County, MSMS32,691$249–

2496Fallon County, MTMT2,959$249–

2497Catron County, NMNM3,827$249–

2498Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$249–

2499Madison County, FLFL18,759$249–

2500Caribou County, IDID7,252$249–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS