Which county has the highest median gross rent?

Santa Clara County, California ranks #1 with $1,185 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

Santa Clara County, California, Marin County, California, San Mateo County, California, Douglas County, Colorado, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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Highest median rent, US counties · 2000

US counties ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

3001Burke County, NDND2,132$285+22%

3002Webster County, WVWV7,760$285+24%

3003Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662$285+79%

3004Choctaw County, ALAL11,904$284+56%

3005Hooker County, NENE686$284+27%

3006Cimarron County, OKOK2,059$284+26%

3007Summers County, WVWV11,532$284+25%

3008Fayette County, ALAL15,872$283+23%

3009Sharkey County, MSMS3,097$283+27%

3010Shannon County, MOMO7,285$283+46%

3011Prairie County, MTMT1,112$283+18%

3012Smith County, KSKS3,566$283+45%

3013Treasure County, MTMT728$283+51%

3014Lamar County, ALAL13,587$282+52%

3015Hickman County, KYKY4,372$282+32%

3016Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$282+42%

3017Knox County, MOMO3,728$282+23%

3018Rock County, NENE1,259$282+22%

3019Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649$282+18%

3020Webster County, GAGA2,369$282+26%

3021Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148$282+43%

3022Wibaux County, MTMT885$281+31%

3023Rolette County, NDND11,688$281+49%

3024Starr County, TXTX66,319$281+25%

3025Monroe County, ARAR6,244$280+13%

3026Oliver County, NDND1,898$280+10%

3027McIntosh County, NDND2,451$280+33%

3028Coke County, TXTX3,412$280+18%

3029Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175$279+45%

3030Campbell County, SDSD1,377$279+23%

3031Mellette County, SDSD2,137$279+23%

3032Clay County, WVWV7,538$278+13%

3033Putnam County, MOMO4,546$278+36%

3034Leslie County, KYKY9,627$278+45%

3035Loup County, NENE570$278+53%

3036Keya Paha County, NENE792$277+51%

3037Logan County, NDND1,859$277+25%

3038East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760$277+51%

3039Hancock County, GAGA8,682$277+42%

3040Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$276+35%

3041Schuyler County, MOMO4,140$276+36%

3042Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807$276+35%

3043La Salle County, TXTX6,517$276+27%

3044Presidio County, TXTX5,433$276+33%

3045Owsley County, KYKY3,932$276+97%

3046Nelson County, NDND2,963$275+29%

3047Griggs County, NDND2,239$274+19%

3048McKenzie County, NDND15,192$274+18%

3049Harmon County, OKOK2,327$274+56%

3050Fisher County, TXTX3,692$274+33%

3051Franklin County, MSMS7,491$273+36%

3052Lewis County, MOMO9,879$273+23%

3053Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$273+16%

3054Clay County, ALAL14,207$272+51%

3055Holt County, MOMO4,200$272+34%

3056Todd County, SDSD8,863$272+12%

3057Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$272+15%

3058Emmons County, NDND3,215$271+40%

3059Steele County, NDND1,797$271+27%

3060Baylor County, TXTX3,472$271+27%

3061Noxubee County, MSMS9,798$270+54%

3062Wheeler County, NENE789$270+19%

3063Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$270+25%

3064Faulk County, SDSD2,178$270+34%

3065Washington County, ALAL14,822$269+17%

3066Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$269+30%

3067Lewis County, KYKY12,901$269+30%

3068McPherson County, NENE369$269+50%

3069Lee County, KYKY7,297$268+51%

3070Foard County, TXTX1,044$268+6%

3071Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223$267+27%

3072Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929$267+40%

3073McHenry County, NDND5,130$267+29%

3074Wells County, NDND3,729$267+17%

3075Zapata County, TXTX13,753$267+12%

3076Corson County, SDSD3,781$266+83%

3077Jewell County, KSKS2,830$266+32%

3078Tensas Parish, LALA3,700$265+48%

3079Holmes County, MSMS15,465$265+29%

3080Clay County, GAGA2,815$265+26%

3081Alexander County, ILIL4,570$265+52%

3082Knox County, NENE8,335$264+31%

3083Sheridan County, NDND1,296$264+21%

3084Gregory County, SDSD4,037$264+27%

3085Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186$263+14%

3086Boyd County, NENE1,674$261+17%

3087Jefferson County, OKOK5,431$261+25%

3088Kidder County, NDND2,393$260+24%

3089McDowell County, WVWV16,878$260+18%

3090Johnson County, GAGA9,310$259+34%

3091Worth County, MOMO1,914$258+41%

3092Grant County, NDND2,206$257+37%

3093Pope County, ILIL3,672$257+32%

3094Clinch County, GAGA6,847$256+35%

3095McPherson County, SDSD2,347$253+43%

3096Clay County, TNTN7,821$252+17%

3097Randolph County, GAGA6,156$251+22%

3098Wilcox County, ALAL9,666$250+40%

3099Robertson County, KYKY2,325$250+55%

3100Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$250+54%

3101Brooks County, TXTX6,579$250+77%

3102Knox County, TXTX3,192$250+17%

3103Wheeler County, GAGA7,570$249+41%

3104Kent County, TXTX674$247+2%

3105Banner County, NENE686$246+2%

3106Hardin County, ILIL3,588$246+15%

3107Pickens County, ALAL18,221$245+40%

3108Stewart County, GAGA4,631$245+25%

3109Menominee County, WIWI4,199$245+8%

3110Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$242+34%

3111Pickett County, TNTN5,219$241+63%

3112Greene County, ALAL7,067$235+26%

3113Sioux County, NDND3,667$235+60%

3114Kemper County, MSMS8,600$233+16%

3115Menifee County, KYKY6,430$233+9%

3116Elliott County, KYKY7,265$232+21%

3117Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$231+2%

3118Dunn County, NDND4,058$231−1%

3119Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$225+6%

3120Hettinger County, NDND2,492$225+14%

3121Borden County, TXTX567$225−5%

3122Cottle County, TXTX1,224$218+5%

3123King County, TXTX192$217−31%

3124Zavala County, TXTX9,037$217+3%

3125Hancock County, TNTN7,075$206+42%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS