Which county has the highest median gross rent?

San Mateo County, California ranks #1 with $2,435 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

San Mateo County, California, Santa Clara County, California, Marin County, California, Falls Church, Virginia, San Francisco County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

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Highest median rent, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

3001Comanche County, TXTX14,432$525+49%

3002Telfair County, GAGA11,195$524+68%

3003Casey County, KYKY16,205$524+78%

3004Pickett County, TNTN5,219$523+117%

3005Lee County, ARAR8,029$522+66%

3006Woodruff County, ARAR5,710$522+79%

3007Forest County, WIWI9,574$522+61%

3008Clay County, TNTN7,821$522+107%

3009Mingo County, WVWV21,455$522+59%

3010Red River Parish, LALA7,165$521+60%

3011McLean County, KYKY9,064$521+64%

3012McCone County, MTMT1,720$520+28%

3013Forest County, PAPA6,614$519+54%

3014Nuckolls County, NENE4,100$518+64%

3015Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$518+70%

3016Clay County, WVWV7,538$517+86%

3017Wayne County, TNTN16,416$516+60%

3018Jewell County, KSKS2,830$516+94%

3019Mercer County, MOMO3,404$515+80%

3020Green County, KYKY11,644$515+58%

3021Lafayette County, ARAR5,888$513+61%

3022Goliad County, TXTX7,208$513+44%

3023Zapata County, TXTX13,753$513+92%

3024Johnson County, GAGA9,310$513+98%

3025Wilcox County, GAGA8,797$513+72%

3026Clinton County, KYKY9,139$511+74%

3027Rock County, NENE1,259$510+81%

3028Daniels County, MTMT1,612$509+47%

3029Clinch County, GAGA6,847$509+99%

3030Knott County, KYKY13,321$509+74%

3031Monroe County, ARAR6,244$508+81%

3032Holmes County, MSMS15,465$508+92%

3033Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$507+47%

3034Franklin County, MSMS7,491$506+85%

3035Nelson County, NDND2,963$506+84%

3036Chariton County, MOMO7,377$504+59%

3037Lee County, KYKY7,297$504+88%

3038Lane County, KSKS1,508$503+38%

3039Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$502+50%

3040Roane County, WVWV13,317$501+48%

3041Harrison County, MOMO8,281$500+49%

3042Knox County, NENE8,335$500+89%

3043LaMoure County, NDND4,135$499+74%

3044Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$499+66%

3045Bath County, KYKY13,176$496+56%

3046Attala County, MSMS17,100$496+42%

3047Union County, NMNM3,844$496+32%

3048Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555$496+36%

3049Boyd County, NENE1,674$495+90%

3050Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338$495–

3051Wright County, MOMO19,671$493+60%

3052McPherson County, SDSD2,347$493+95%

3053Hand County, SDSD3,121$492+61%

3054Dundy County, NENE1,568$491+72%

3055Leslie County, KYKY9,627$491+77%

3056Lewis County, KYKY12,901$491+83%

3057Benton County, MSMS7,502$490+33%

3058Foard County, TXTX1,044$489+82%

3059Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$486+53%

3060Wheeler County, NENE789$485+80%

3061Brown County, ILIL6,401$485+53%

3062Jefferson County, OKOK5,431$483+85%

3063Elk County, KSKS2,458$483+60%

3064Clay County, ALAL14,207$482+77%

3065Glacier County, MTMT13,463$482+37%

3066Wallace County, KSKS1,441$482+34%

3067Baylor County, TXTX3,472$481+77%

3068Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$480+59%

3069Robertson County, KYKY2,325$480+92%

3070Corson County, SDSD3,781$480+80%

3071Petroleum County, MTMT548$478+45%

3072Florence County, WIWI4,748$478+24%

3073Atkinson County, GAGA8,454$478+66%

3074Gogebic County, MIMI14,285$476+40%

3075Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$476+51%

3076Bienville Parish, LALA12,269$474+41%

3077Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$473+59%

3078Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807$472+71%

3079Hancock County, TNTN7,075$472+129%

3080Hardeman County, TXTX3,292$472+44%

3081Phillips County, MTMT4,203$470+47%

3082Pickens County, ALAL18,221$468+91%

3083Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312$468+61%

3084Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$467+93%

3085Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$465+46%

3086Webster County, WVWV7,760$465+63%

3087Smith County, KSKS3,566$463+64%

3088Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$460+69%

3089Todd County, SDSD8,863$458+68%

3090Hayes County, NENE821$456+54%

3091Emmons County, NDND3,215$455+68%

3092Norton, VAVA3,477$451+30%

3093Washington County, KSKS5,533$450+57%

3094Lamar County, ALAL13,587$449+59%

3095Schuyler County, MOMO4,140$446+62%

3096Garfield County, NENE1,710$446+42%

3097Scotland County, MOMO4,796$445+42%

3098Benson County, NDND5,759$443+52%

3099Carroll County, MSMS9,226$440+29%

3100Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$439+63%

3101Sheridan County, NDND1,296$437+66%

3102Wirt County, WVWV4,879$437+40%

3103Lake County, TNTN6,249$435+52%

3104Baca County, COCO3,347$432+46%

3105Sioux County, NDND3,667$430+83%

3106Wheeler County, GAGA7,570$428+72%

3107Rolette County, NDND11,688$423+51%

3108Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$418+51%

3109Harding County, SDSD1,331$416+31%

3110Schleicher County, TXTX2,245$400+25%

3111Presidio County, TXTX5,433$397+44%

3112Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$394+22%

3113Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$390+56%

3114Brooks County, TXTX6,579$386+54%

3115Kemper County, MSMS8,600$380+63%

3116Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$378+8%

3117Perry County, ALAL7,425$376+10%

3118Chouteau County, MTMT5,865$375+31%

3119Cottle County, TXTX1,224$372+71%

3120Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$350+56%

3121Webster County, GAGA2,369$350+24%

3122Hardin County, ILIL3,588$350+42%

3123Clay County, GAGA2,815$337+27%

3124Pope County, ILIL3,672$325+26%

3125Owsley County, KYKY3,932$325+18%

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