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 –

2501Scott County, ILIL4,866$249–

2502O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$249–

2503Jackson County, KSKS13,438$249–

2504Ness County, KSKS2,617$249–

2505Fulton County, ARAR12,492$248–

2506Perry County, ARAR10,309$248–

2507Prairie County, ARAR7,923$248–

2508West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134$248–

2509Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823$248–

2510Rock County, MNMN9,524$248–

2511Union County, MSMS28,459$248–

2512Claiborne County, TNTN33,229$248–

2513Greene County, ILIL11,313$248–

2514Wayne County, ILIL15,882$248–

2515Garrard County, KYKY18,207$248–

2516Monroe County, ARAR6,244$247–

2517Coahoma County, MSMS19,849$247–

2518Douglas County, MOMO12,342$247–

2519Big Horn County, MTMT12,752$247–

2520Johnson County, NENE5,218$247–

2521Haskell County, OKOK11,787$247–

2522Johnston County, OKOK10,448$247–

2523Wheeler County, OROR1,472$247–

2524Grant County, SDSD7,534$247–

2525Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018$247–

2526Polk County, NENE5,270$247–

2527Las Animas County, COCO14,391$247–

2528Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$247–

2529Emmet County, IAIA9,107$247–

2530Chase County, KSKS2,572$247–

2531Todd County, KYKY12,972$247–

2532Burt County, NENE6,678$247–

2533Pike County, ALAL33,688$246–

2534Clay County, WVWV7,538$246–

2535Schley County, GAGA4,593$246–

2536Acadia Parish, LALA57,032$246–

2537De Soto Parish, LALA27,381$246–

2538Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153$246–

2539Simpson County, MSMS25,498$246–

2540Wayne County, MOMO10,782$246–

2541Deuel County, NENE1,862$246–

2542Warren County, NCNC18,898$246–

2543Murray County, OKOK13,805$246–

2544Seminole County, OKOK23,441$246–

2545Gonzales County, TXTX20,159$246–

2546Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058$246–

2547Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$246–

2548Benewah County, IDID10,508$246–

2549Clay County, ILIL12,793$246–

2550Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$246–

2551Gove County, KSKS2,631$246–

2552Trego County, KSKS2,740$246–

2553Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634$246–

2554Grainger County, TNTN25,739$246–

2555Nevada County, ARAR7,942$245–

2556Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405$245–

2557Leflore County, MSMS25,686$245–

2558Grant County, NENE561$245–

2559Cibola County, NMNM26,807$245–

2560De Baca County, NMNM1,647$245–

2561Bladen County, NCNC30,007$245–

2562Ransom County, NDND5,617$245–

2563Hughes County, OKOK13,455$245–

2564Brule County, SDSD5,278$245–

2565Wayne County, TNTN16,416$245–

2566Niobrara County, WYWY2,341$245–

2567Franklin County, GAGA25,948$245–

2568Edwards County, ILIL5,898$245–

2569Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$245–

2570Graham County, KSKS2,371$245–

2571Grayson County, KYKY27,406$245–

2572Knox County, KYKY29,532$245–

2573Lawrence County, ALAL33,843$244–

2574Stewart County, TNTN14,439$244–

2575Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770$244–

2576Lawrence County, MSMS11,819$244–

2577Macon County, MOMO15,190$244–

2578Haakon County, SDSD1,802$244–

2579Macon County, TNTN27,663$244–

2580Lynn County, TXTX6,017$244–

2581Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747$244–

2582Pierce County, NENE7,378$244–

2583Calhoun County, FLFL13,289$244–

2584Echols County, GAGA3,685$244–

2585Tattnall County, GAGA24,376$244–

2586Owyhee County, IDID12,661$244–

2587Mason County, KYKY16,936$244–

2588Trigg County, KYKY14,512$244–

2589Apache County, AZAZ64,445$243–

2590Dickey County, NDND4,895$243–

2591Pike County, ARAR9,964$243–

2592Aitkin County, MNMN16,252$243–

2593Pope County, MNMN11,420$243–

2594Copiah County, MSMS27,497$243–

2595Pike County, MSMS38,712$243–

2596Atchison County, MOMO5,175$243–

2597Caldwell County, MOMO9,012$243–

2598Howell County, MOMO40,798$243–

2599Golden Valley County, MTMT844$243–

2600Sanders County, MTMT14,062$243–

2601Benson County, NDND5,759$243–

2602Moody County, SDSD6,632$243–

2603Todd County, SDSD8,863$243–

2604Butte County, IDID2,783$243–

2605Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$243–

2606Monona County, IAIA8,539$243–

2607Washington Parish, LALA44,937$243–

2608Toole County, MTMT5,211$243–

2609Murray County, MNMN7,942$242–

2610Pennington County, MNMN13,686$242–

2611Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477$242–

2612Carter County, MTMT1,383$242–

2613Banner County, NENE686$242–

2614Camden County, NCNC11,315$242–

2615Adams County, NDND2,275$242–

2616Kent County, TXTX674$242–

2617Hamilton County, FLFL14,180$242–

2618Edwards County, KSKS2,640$242–

2619Norton County, KSKS5,288$242–

2620Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$242–

2621Frio County, TXTX18,823$242–

2622Piute County, UTUT1,509$242–

2623Iron County, WIWI6,127$242–

2624Coosa County, ALAL10,161$241–

2625Carter County, MOMO5,418$241–

2626Scott County, ARAR9,965$241–

2627Marshall County, MSMS34,654$241–

2628Tippah County, MSMS21,389$241–

2629Bollinger County, MOMO10,646$241–

2630Ripley County, MOMO10,717$241–

2631Deuel County, SDSD4,408$241–

2632Chester County, TNTN17,994$241–

2633Fayette County, TNTN45,071$241–

2634Maverick County, TXTX58,823$241–

2635Grayson County, VAVA15,230$241–

2636Roane County, WVWV13,317$241–

2637Ozark County, MOMO9,172$241–

2638Terrell County, GAGA8,656$241–

2639Crawford County, ININ10,509$241–

2640Clayton County, IAIA16,845$241–

2641Marshall County, KSKS9,852$241–

2642Nemaha County, KSKS10,054$241–

2643Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503$240–

2644Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$240–

2645Alcorn County, MSMS34,569$240–

2646Claiborne County, MSMS8,058$240–

2647Monroe County, MOMO8,959$240–

2648Bowman County, NDND2,762$240–

2649Mountrail County, NDND9,395$240–

2650Hampton County, SCSC18,174$240–

2651Turner County, SDSD9,314$240–

2652Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554$240–

2653Huerfano County, COCO7,011$240–

2654Washington County, COCO4,732$240–

2655Liberty County, FLFL8,035$240–

2656Shoshone County, IDID14,130$240–

2657Adair County, IAIA7,403$240–

2658Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$240–

2659Brown County, KSKS9,104$240–

2660Hardeman County, TXTX3,292$240–

2661Randolph County, ALAL23,163$239–

2662Jackson County, MNMN9,857$239–

2663McDonald County, MOMO23,992$239–

2664Prairie County, MTMT1,112$239–

2665Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649$239–

2666Day County, SDSD5,484$239–

2667Zapata County, TXTX13,753$239–

2668Seminole County, GAGA9,162$239–

2669Adams County, IAIA3,617$239–

2670Cleveland County, ARAR7,224$238–

2671Stone County, ARAR12,703$238–

2672Duval County, TXTX9,402$238–

2673Macon County, GAGA11,756$238–

2674Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344$238–

2675West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156$238–

2676Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941$238–

2677Daviess County, MOMO8,558$238–

2678McCurtain County, OKOK30,744$238–

2679Lake County, SDSD10,993$238–

2680Cannon County, TNTN15,296$238–

2681McNairy County, TNTN26,236$238–

2682Borden County, TXTX567$238–

2683Mitchell County, TXTX8,947$238–

2684Stonewall County, TXTX1,186$238–

2685Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$238–

2686Turner County, GAGA8,983$238–

2687Lincoln County, IDID5,603$238–

2688Logan County, KSKS2,661$238–

2689St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758$238–

2690Greer County, OKOK5,373$238–

2691Coke County, TXTX3,412$238–

2692Winn Parish, LALA14,961$237–

2693Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$237–

2694Traverse County, MNMN3,130$237–

2695Dixon County, NENE5,602$237–

2696Gates County, NCNC10,234$237–

2697Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$237–

2698Perry County, TNTN9,126$237–

2699Garza County, TXTX4,510$237–

2700Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520$237–

2701Lincoln County, GAGA8,112$237–

2702Mitchell County, GAGA20,467$237–

2703Washington County, GAGA19,453$237–

2704Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$237–

2705Rush County, KSKS2,845$237–

2706Woodruff County, ARAR5,710$236–

2707Richland Parish, LALA19,582$236–

2708Howard County, NENE6,538$236–

2709Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$236–

2710Pulaski County, GAGA10,172$235–

2711Clay County, ARAR14,052$235–

2712Taylor County, IAIA5,835$235–

2713Bienville Parish, LALA12,269$235–

2714Franklin Parish, LALA19,002$235–

2715Baraga County, MIMI8,169$235–

2716Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$235–

2717Todd County, MNMN26,060$235–

2718Wadena County, MNMN14,388$235–

2719Choctaw County, MSMS8,048$235–

2720Humphreys County, MSMS7,001$235–

2721Osage County, MOMO13,611$235–

2722Blaine County, MTMT6,860$235–

2723Hayes County, NENE821$235–

2724Mora County, NMNM4,051$235–

2725Swain County, NCNC14,024$235–

2726Lee County, SCSC15,730$235–

2727Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$235–

2728Lyman County, SDSD3,694$235–

2729Overton County, TNTN23,787$235–

2730Terrell County, TXTX702$235–

2731Bland County, VAVA6,151$235–

2732Baca County, COCO3,347$235–

2733Camas County, IDID1,316$235–

2734Johnson County, ILIL13,363$235–

2735Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$235–

2736Nance County, NENE3,290$235–

2737Lee County, ARAR8,029$234–

2738Searcy County, ARAR7,848$234–

2739St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765$234–

2740Calhoun County, MSMS12,643$234–

2741Yazoo County, MSMS22,947$234–

2742Linn County, MOMO11,815$234–

2743Custer County, NENE10,500$234–

2744Madison County, NCNC22,553$234–

2745Haskell County, TXTX5,499$234–

2746Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465$234–

2747St. James Parish, LALA18,938$234–

2748Phillips County, KSKS4,728$234–

2749Rawlins County, KSKS2,431$234–

2750Adair County, KYKY19,423$234–

2751Covington County, ALAL37,947$233–

2752Franklin County, ALAL32,449$233–

2753Poinsett County, ARAR22,483$233–

2754Dallas County, MOMO18,025$233–

2755Burke County, NDND2,132$233–

2756McKenzie County, NDND15,192$233–

2757Slope County, NDND628$233–

2758Martin County, TXTX5,284$233–

2759Lincoln County, KYKY25,353$233–

2760Dunn County, NDND4,058$233–

2761Crosby County, TXTX4,852$233–

2762Howard County, IAIA9,415$233–

2763Wayne County, IAIA6,738$233–

2764Rooks County, KSKS4,646$233–

2765Early County, GAGA10,455$232–

2766Allen Parish, LALA22,672$232–

2767Rock County, NENE1,259$232–

2768Allendale County, SCSC7,355$232–

2769Jones County, SDSD913$232–

2770Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$232–

2771Brunswick County, VAVA15,727$232–

2772Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$232–

2773Telfair County, GAGA11,195$232–

2774Lewis County, IDID3,704$232–

2775Crittenden County, KYKY8,807$232–

2776Carroll County, MOMO8,417$231–

2777Red River Parish, LALA7,165$231–

2778Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186$231–

2779Norman County, MNMN6,336$231–

2780Attala County, MSMS17,100$231–

2781Franklin County, NENE2,795$231–

2782Frontier County, NENE2,655$231–

2783Sherman County, NENE2,924$231–

2784Northampton County, NCNC16,491$231–

2785Cochran County, TXTX2,546$231–

2786Grundy County, MOMO9,744$231–

2787Cedar County, MOMO14,888$231–

2788Henry County, ALAL18,394$231–

2789Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$231–

2790Clay County, KSKS7,990$231–

2791Perry County, KYKY26,555$231–

2792Fayette County, ALAL15,872$230–

2793Washington County, ALAL14,822$230–

2794Scott County, TNTN22,671$230–

2795Griggs County, NDND2,239$230–

2796Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730$230–

2797Knox County, MOMO3,728$230–

2798Mississippi County, MOMO12,003$230–

2799Garden County, NENE1,804$230–

2800Atoka County, OKOK14,609$230–

2801Hyde County, SDSD1,191$230–

2802Patrick County, VAVA17,424$230–

2803Emanuel County, GAGA23,147$230–

2804Pike County, ILIL14,231$230–

2805Cloud County, KSKS8,833$230–

2806Allen County, KYKY22,536$230–

2807Coleman County, TXTX7,915$230–

2808Bracken County, KYKY8,511$229–

2809Caldwell County, KYKY12,609$229–

2810DeKalb County, MOMO9,795$229–

2811Dunklin County, MOMO26,855$229–

2812Dundy County, NENE1,568$229–

2813Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$229–

2814Harding County, NMNM617$229–

2815Bertie County, NCNC17,086$229–

2816Wells County, NDND3,729$229–

2817Dewey County, OKOK4,207$229–

2818Kiowa County, OKOK8,181$229–

2819Saluda County, SCSC19,680$229–

2820Jackson County, TNTN12,466$229–

2821Karnes County, TXTX15,018$229–

2822Webster County, WVWV7,760$229–

2823Taylor County, GAGA7,818$229–

2824Marion County, KYKY20,115$229–

2825Jackson Parish, LALA15,834$228–

2826Greene County, MSMS13,707$228–

2827Quitman County, MSMS5,364$228–

2828Valley County, NENE4,094$228–

2829Summers County, WVWV11,532$228–

2830Russell County, KYKY18,608$228–

2831Barbour County, ALAL24,607$227–

2832Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$227–

2833Grant County, MNMN6,085$227–

2834Covington County, MSMS17,898$227–

2835Perry County, MSMS11,577$227–

2836Smith County, MSMS13,991$227–

2837Wheeler County, NENE789$227–

2838Campbell County, SDSD1,377$227–

2839Mellette County, SDSD2,137$227–

2840Falls County, TXTX17,869$227–

2841Halifax County, VAVA33,447$227–

2842Bell County, KYKY22,829$227–

2843Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$227–

2844Irwin County, GAGA9,020$227–

2845Comanche County, KSKS1,673$227–

2846Daniels County, MTMT1,612$226–

2847Wheatland County, MTMT2,100$226–

2848Boone County, NENE5,355$226–

2849Sierra County, NMNM11,395$226–

2850Graham County, NCNC8,190$226–

2851Adair County, OKOK19,828$226–

2852Cimarron County, OKOK2,059$226–

2853Coal County, OKOK5,436$226–

2854Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$226–

2855Letcher County, KYKY19,952$226–

2856Owen County, KYKY11,601$226–

2857Menominee County, WIWI4,199$226–

2858Butler County, ALAL18,100$225–

2859Clark County, MOMO6,475$225–

2860Benton County, MSMS7,502$225–

2861Prentiss County, MSMS25,284$225–

2862Hickory County, MOMO9,044$225–

2863Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$225–

2864Edwards County, TXTX1,370$225–

2865Kenedy County, TXTX319$225–

2866McMullen County, TXTX544$225–

2867Bleckley County, GAGA12,866$225–

2868Harlan County, KYKY24,725$225–

2869Larue County, KYKY15,184$225–

2870Warren County, GAGA5,269$224–

2871Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354$224–

2872Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980$224–

2873Madison Parish, LALA8,844$224–

2874Carroll County, MSMS9,226$224–

2875Montgomery County, MSMS9,354$224–

2876Maries County, MOMO8,397$224–

2877Reynolds County, MOMO5,992$224–

2878Boyd County, NENE1,674$224–

2879Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$224–

2880Red River County, TXTX11,816$224–

2881Starr County, TXTX66,319$224–

2882Charlotte County, VAVA11,401$224–

2883Conejos County, COCO7,529$224–

2884Dodge County, GAGA19,663$224–

2885Jenkins County, GAGA8,843$224–

2886Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604$224–

2887Hart County, KYKY20,117$224–

2888Dickens County, TXTX1,692$223–

2889Sharkey County, MSMS3,097$223–

2890Walthall County, MSMS13,928$223–

2891Hooker County, NENE686$223–

2892Sargent County, NDND3,711$223–

2893Webster County, GAGA2,369$223–

2894Morgan County, KYKY14,415$223–

2895Chariton County, MOMO7,377$222–

2896Tunica County, MSMS8,819$222–

2897Lewis County, MOMO9,879$222–

2898Cedar County, NENE8,373$222–

2899LaMoure County, NDND4,135$222–

2900Logan County, NDND1,859$222–

2901McCook County, SDSD5,964$222–

2902Lewis County, TNTN13,487$222–

2903McLean County, KYKY9,064$222–

2904Clark County, SDSD4,031$221–

2905McDowell County, WVWV16,878$221–

2906Wilkes County, GAGA9,540$221–

2907Divide County, NDND2,110$220–

2908Wayne County, MSMS19,807$220–

2909Texas County, MOMO25,994$220–

2910Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413$220–

2911San Saba County, TXTX5,787$220–

2912Decatur County, IAIA7,655$220–

2913Wilcox County, GAGA8,797$220–

2914Bacon County, GAGA11,070$219–

2915Gentry County, MOMO6,384$219–

2916Wright County, MOMO19,671$219–

2917Nuckolls County, NENE4,100$219–

2918Sheridan County, NDND1,296$219–

2919Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451$219–

2920Marshall County, SDSD4,426$219–

2921Mills County, TXTX4,580$219–

2922Union County, FLFL16,250$219–

2923Dade County, MOMO7,804$218–

2924La Salle County, TXTX6,517$218–

2925Richardson County, NENE7,530$218–

2926Atkinson County, GAGA8,454$218–

2927Jefferson County, GAGA15,011$218–

2928Bradley County, ARAR9,828$217–

2929Marshall County, MNMN8,798$217–

2930St. Clair County, MOMO9,976$217–

2931McCormick County, SCSC10,215$217–

2932Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244$217–

2933McCreary County, KYKY17,124$217–

2934Nicholas County, KYKY7,949$217–

2935Washington County, KYKY12,368$216–

2936Wayne County, KYKY19,597$216–

2937Neshoba County, MSMS28,732$216–

2938Antelope County, NENE6,352$216–

2939Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$216–

2940Ballard County, KYKY7,594$216–

2941Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$215–

2942Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941$215–

2943Roberts County, SDSD10,255$215–

2944Clay County, TNTN7,821$215–

2945Lake County, TNTN6,249$215–

2946Dooly County, GAGA11,156$215–

2947Montgomery County, GAGA8,635$215–

2948Geneva County, ALAL27,554$214–

2949Wibaux County, MTMT885$214–

2950Nelson County, NDND2,963$214–

2951Steele County, NDND1,797$214–

2952Harding County, SDSD1,331$214–

2953Hall County, TXTX2,737$214–

2954Miller County, GAGA5,812$214–

2955Hardin County, ILIL3,588$214–

2956Menifee County, KYKY6,430$214–

2957Hickman County, KYKY4,372$213–

2958Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$213–

2959Hand County, SDSD3,121$213–

2960Cocke County, TNTN37,889$213–

2961Baylor County, TXTX3,472$213–

2962Loving County, TXTX52$213–

2963Knox County, TXTX3,192$213–

2964Baker County, GAGA2,725$213–

2965Winston County, ALAL23,829$212–

2966Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639$212–

2967Garfield County, NENE1,710$212–

2968Fentress County, TNTN20,322$212–

2969Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$212–

2970Republic County, KSKS4,640$212–

2971Sheridan County, KSKS2,427$212–

2972Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223$211–

2973Leake County, MSMS21,662$211–

2974Douglas County, SDSD2,888$211–

2975Johnson County, TNTN18,718$211–

2976Wirt County, WVWV4,879$211–

2977McIntosh County, NDND2,451$211–

2978Grundy County, TNTN14,116$211–

2979Oregon County, MOMO8,709$210–

2980Kidder County, NDND2,393$210–

2981San Augustine County, TXTX7,722$210–

2982Zavala County, TXTX9,037$210–

2983Clay County, GAGA2,815$210–

2984Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$209–

2985Jefferson County, OKOK5,431$209–

2986Greeley County, NENE2,154$209–

2987Sullivan County, MOMO5,738$209–

2988Fleming County, KYKY15,787$209–

2989Marion County, ALAL29,097$208–

2990Furnas County, NENE4,524$208–

2991Gregory County, SDSD4,037$208–

2992Cottle County, TXTX1,224$208–

2993Presidio County, TXTX5,433$208–

2994Bath County, KYKY13,176$207–

2995Newton County, ARAR7,026$207–

2996Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$207–

2997McHenry County, NDND5,130$207–

2998Mason County, TXTX3,990$207–

2999Sedgwick County, COCO2,247$207–

3000Casey County, KYKY16,205$207–

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