Which county has the highest median gross rent?

San Mateo County, California ranks #1 with $2,922 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

San Mateo County, California, Santa Clara County, California, Marin County, California, San Francisco County, California, Orange County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,137 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 137 SHOWN OF 3,137

Highest median rent, US counties

US counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

3001▲63Clay County, ALAL14,207$619+128%

3002▼348Poinsett County, ARAR22,483$619+79%

3003▲14Wayne County, TNTN16,416$619+92%

3004▼285Woodson County, KSKS3,118$618+93%

3005▼94Newton County, ARAR7,026$617+84%

3006▼426Bennett County, SDSD3,307$617+72%

3007▲16Zapata County, TXTX13,753$617+131%

3008▲18Clinton County, KYKY9,139$617+110%

3009▼110Baraga County, MIMI8,169$616+82%

3010▼145Traverse County, MNMN3,130$615+64%

3011▲20Monroe County, ARAR6,244$614+119%

3012▼13Gregory County, SDSD4,037$614+133%

3013▲27Roane County, WVWV13,317$614+82%

3014▼8Woodruff County, ARAR5,710$613+111%

3015▼332Stonewall County, TXTX1,186$613+111%

3016▼272Greeley County, NENE2,154$613+100%

3017▼342Clark County, MOMO6,475$612+94%

3018▼171Decatur County, IAIA7,655$611+80%

3019▲6Wilcox County, GAGA8,797$610+105%

3020Green County, KYKY11,644$610+87%

3021▼356Norton County, KSKS5,288$609+85%

3022▼32McIntosh County, NDND2,451$608+117%

3023▼1,029Butte County, IDID2,783$608+81%

3024▼6Jewell County, KSKS2,830$608+129%

3025▼1,965Stewart County, GAGA4,631$607+148%

3026▼62Searcy County, ARAR7,848$606+107%

3027▲49Bienville Parish, LALA12,269$606+81%

3028▼312Braxton County, WVWV11,885$606+83%

3029▼190Randolph County, GAGA6,156$606+141%

3030▼2,082Niobrara County, WYWY2,341$605+96%

3031▼161Mitchell County, KSKS5,590$604+75%

3032▲5Lee County, KYKY7,297$603+125%

3033▼265Tensas Parish, LALA3,700$601+127%

3034▼472Fisher County, TXTX3,692$601+119%

3035▲31Wallace County, KSKS1,441$601+66%

3036▼132Osborne County, KSKS3,285$595+89%

3037▼30Forest County, WIWI9,574$594+83%

3038▼296Adams County, NDND2,275$594+101%

3039▲13McPherson County, SDSD2,347$594+135%

3040▲77Perry County, ALAL7,425$592+74%

3041▼66Hooker County, NENE686$592+108%

3042▼150Bell County, KYKY22,829$592+92%

3043▲61Baca County, COCO3,347$592+101%

3044▼526San Augustine County, TXTX7,722$591+86%

3045▼639Eddy County, NDND2,329$590+101%

3046▼8Lane County, KSKS1,508$590+62%

3047▼15Holmes County, MSMS15,465$590+123%

3048▼110Maries County, MOMO8,397$590+68%

3049▼30Mercer County, MOMO3,404$590+106%

3050▲62Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$590+83%

3051▲47Benson County, NDND5,759$588+101%

3052▼238McPherson County, NENE369$588+119%

3053Hand County, SDSD3,121$587+92%

3054▼40Nuckolls County, NENE4,100$585+86%

3055Leslie County, KYKY9,627$585+110%

3056▼1,269Haakon County, SDSD1,802$584+60%

3057▼7Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338$584–

3058▼217Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$583+107%

3059▼125Calhoun County, ILIL4,300$583+67%

3060▼25Nelson County, NDND2,963$582+112%

3061▼163Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583$582+88%

3062▼34Daniels County, MTMT1,612$581+68%

3063▲4Baylor County, TXTX3,472$581+114%

3064▲42Wheeler County, GAGA7,570$581+133%

3065▼162Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$579+79%

3066▼118McCreary County, KYKY17,124$577+80%

3067▼223Chicot County, ARAR9,107$574+71%

3068▼523Shannon County, MOMO7,285$574+103%

3069▼211Griggs County, NDND2,239$573+109%

3070▼12Foard County, TXTX1,044$572+113%

3071▼351Fulton County, KYKY6,218$570+66%

3072▲19Emmons County, NDND3,215$568+110%

3073▼844Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$568+84%

3074▼38Chariton County, MOMO7,377$567+79%

3075▼119Wilkin County, MNMN6,288$564+66%

3076▼72Pickett County, TNTN5,219$564+134%

3077▲16Washington County, KSKS5,533$562+97%

3078▼187Crockett County, TXTX2,769$558+77%

3079▲23Wirt County, WVWV4,879$558+78%

3080▼72Clay County, TNTN7,821$557+121%

3081▼69McCone County, MTMT1,720$556+37%

3082▼189Bullock County, ALAL9,780$556+72%

3083▼20Elk County, KSKS2,458$552+83%

3084▲10Lamar County, ALAL13,587$549+95%

3085▼16Robertson County, KYKY2,325$548+119%

3086▼21Glacier County, MTMT13,463$548+56%

3087▼1,125Zavala County, TXTX9,037$548+153%

3088▼11Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$548+85%

3089▼387Calhoun County, GAGA5,413$546+88%

3090▼206Choctaw County, ALAL11,904$543+91%

3091▼306Jones County, SDSD913$543+61%

3092▼4Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$541+99%

3093▼169Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823$540+68%

3094▼9Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$540+69%

3095▼118Charlton County, GAGA13,121$540+37%

3096▼552Ness County, KSKS2,617$538+58%

3097▼519Cleveland County, ARAR7,224$536+45%

3098▲20Chouteau County, MTMT5,865$536+87%

3099▼18Phillips County, MTMT4,203$536+68%

3100▲23Clay County, GAGA2,815$536+102%

3101▼283Jenkins County, GAGA8,843$535+64%

3102▼1,467Powder River County, MTMT1,781$533+54%

3103▼14Todd County, SDSD8,863$532+96%

3104▼1Lake County, TNTN6,249$532+85%

3105▼143Hall County, TXTX2,737$529+71%

3106▼794Slope County, NDND628$525+62%

3107▼793Mitchell County, TXTX8,947$524+35%

3108▼24Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$523+116%

3109▼504Putnam County, MOMO4,546$521+87%

3110▼1Harding County, SDSD1,331$521+64%

3111▼226Knox County, TXTX3,192$521+108%

3112▼15Scotland County, MOMO4,796$511+63%

3113▼53Wheeler County, NENE789$509+89%

3114▼85Clinch County, GAGA6,847$509+99%

3115▼25Hayes County, NENE821$508+72%

3116▼9Rolette County, NDND11,688$505+80%

3117▼4Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$501+100%

3118▼48Corson County, SDSD3,781$496+86%

3119▼189Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162$495+46%

3120▼24Garfield County, NENE1,710$490+57%

3121▼53Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$473+57%

3122▼502Martin County, KYKY10,697$450+57%

3123▲1Pope County, ILIL3,672$449+75%

3124▼16Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$448+62%

3125▼14Presidio County, TXTX5,433$448+62%

3126▼1Owsley County, KYKY3,932$448+62%

3127▼22Sioux County, NDND3,667$444+89%

3128▼238Jackson County, SDSD2,666$442+32%

3129▼242Greene County, ALAL7,067$432+84%

3130▼2,058Elliott County, KYKY7,265$432+86%

3131▼545De Baca County, NMNM1,647$387+4%

3132▼37Schuyler County, MOMO4,140$382+38%

3133Worth County, MOMO1,914$381+48%

3134▼12Hardin County, ILIL3,588$379+54%

3135▼34Sheridan County, NDND1,296$373+41%

3136▼16Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$339+51%

3137▼18Cottle County, TXTX1,224$264+21%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES