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 (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3023Butte County, IDID2,783$608+81%

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

3025Stewart County, GAGA4,631$607+148%

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

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

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

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

3030Niobrara County, WYWY2,341$605+96%

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

3032Lee County, KYKY7,297$603+125%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3041Hooker County, NENE686$592+108%

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

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

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

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

3046Lane County, KSKS1,508$590+62%

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

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

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

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

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

3052McPherson County, NENE369$588+119%

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

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

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

3056Haakon County, SDSD1,802$584+60%

3057Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338$584–

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3079Wirt County, WVWV4,879$558+78%

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

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

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

3083Elk County, KSKS2,458$552+83%

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

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

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

3087Zavala County, TXTX9,037$548+153%

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

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

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

3091Jones County, SDSD913$543+61%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3103Todd County, SDSD8,863$532+96%

3104Lake County, TNTN6,249$532+85%

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

3106Slope County, NDND628$525+62%

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

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

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

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

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

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

3113Wheeler County, NENE789$509+89%

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

3115Hayes County, NENE821$508+72%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3123Pope County, ILIL3,672$449+75%

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

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

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

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

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

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

3130Elliott County, KYKY7,265$432+86%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES