RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Highest median rent, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA leads at $2,827. 925 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 12 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is $976. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Port Townsend, WA, up 110 places to #78.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,499$1,442–

01San Jose, CACA1,984,473$2,827+141%

02San Francisco, CACA4,630,041$2,490+163%

03Oxnard, CACA830,851$2,317+160%

04Santa Cruz, CACA258,852$2,264+145%

05▲4San Diego, CACA3,282,248$2,246+195%

06▲1Napa, CACA132,949$2,237+173%

07▼2Nantucket, MAMA14,758$2,213+118%

08▲5Vallejo, CACA455,376$2,163+171%

09▼1Santa Rosa, CACA486,444$2,158+150%

10▲1Santa Maria, CACA442,065$2,131+157%

11▼5Honolulu, HIHI988,703$2,083+160%

12▲2Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441$2,071+175%

13▲3Salinas, CACA433,729$2,055+165%

14▼2Washington, DCDC6,465,724$2,028+143%

15Edwards, COCO54,291$2,019+100%

16▲5Boston, MAMA5,034,221$2,008+160%

17▼7Key West, FLFL80,406$1,999+144%

18▲1Seattle, WAWA4,161,883$1,997+174%

19▲6Heber, UTUT81,655$1,993+135%

20▲3San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367$1,992+177%

21▼3Boulder, COCO328,560$1,966+138%

22Bridgeport, CTCT978,179$1,916–

23▼1Kahului, HIHI160,674$1,916+143%

24▼4New York, NYNY20,112,448$1,903+141%

25▼1Denver, COCO3,092,037$1,890+157%

26▲2Miami, FLFL6,391,072$1,875+167%

27Kapaa, HIHI73,400$1,870+153%

28▲5Naples, FLFL417,131$1,862+147%

29Riverside, CACA4,769,007$1,854+184%

30▲1Sacramento, CACA2,477,274$1,838+170%

31▲1Breckenridge, COCO39,069$1,826+130%

32▲3Bremerton, WAWA283,374$1,822+173%

33▼7Lexington Park, MDMD211,176$1,752+126%

34▲12North Port, FLFL948,158$1,747+158%

35▲12Orlando, FLFL2,957,672$1,744+154%

36▲7Lacey, WAWA304,261$1,736+165%

37▲5Stockton, CACA823,815$1,734+181%

38▼1Portland, OROR2,542,282$1,719+156%

39▼3Fort Collins, COCO377,292$1,716+153%

40▲5Rifle, COCO80,099$1,715+135%

41▲14Cape Coral, FLFL875,607$1,712+165%

42▼4Austin, TXTX2,620,945$1,705+138%

43▲10Colorado Springs, COCO781,796$1,702+157%

44▲6Jackson, WYWY36,587$1,701+150%

45▼15Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781$1,700+155%

46▲51Bozeman, MTMT128,740$1,694+205%

47▲27Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938$1,692+157%

48▼14Barnstable, MAMA233,539$1,678+132%

49▼10Truckee, CACA101,911$1,677+125%

50▼1Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657$1,662+143%

51▲10Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182$1,660+129%

52▲6Bend, OROR266,376$1,653+170%

53▲50Crestview, FLFL315,098$1,648+185%

54▼10Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377$1,639+131%

55▲18Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226$1,626+127%

56▲3Manchester, NHNH433,415$1,623+134%

57▲5Modesto, CACA557,719$1,623+166%

58▼18Trenton, NJNJ399,289$1,623+123%

59▲7Dallas, TXTX8,477,157$1,617+150%

60▲12Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451$1,614+158%

61▲2Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966$1,607+143%

62▲20Tampa, FLFL3,418,895$1,607+167%

63▲6Charleston, SCSC889,263$1,599+172%

64▲16Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154$1,593+105%

65▲3Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721$1,580+152%

66▲27Reno, NVNV578,734$1,574+136%

67▲10Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377$1,567+147%

68▲23Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500$1,567+153%

69▲38St. George, UTUT213,670$1,566+164%

70▲34Palm Bay, FLFL663,982$1,556+158%

71▲30Bellingham, WAWA236,392$1,555+150%

72▲15Greeley, COCO378,426$1,539+173%

73▲12Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975$1,536+130%

74▼18Burlington, VTVT227,803$1,535+143%

75▲33Provo, UTUT773,426$1,530+165%

76New Haven, CTCT578,741$1,525–

77▼12Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118$1,523+128%

78▲110Port Townsend, WAWA33,970$1,522+156%

79▲19Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720$1,521+124%

80▲34Ogden, UTUT672,784$1,519+155%

81▼29Charlottesville, VAVA228,597$1,515+134%

82▲13Deltona, FLFL746,933$1,513+149%

83▲7Nashville, TNTN2,197,416$1,512+155%

84▼24Hilo, HIHI210,043$1,510+134%

85▼15Ketchikan, AKAK13,549$1,505+94%

86▼29Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213$1,504+142%

87▼20Durango, COCO56,898$1,504+130%

88▼12Richmond, VAVA1,389,338$1,492+136%

89▲49Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864$1,492+161%

90▲70Boise City, IDID864,243$1,473+156%

91▼20Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368$1,473+134%

92▲42Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212$1,464+134%

93▼14Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214$1,463+113%

94▲12Portland, MEME577,635$1,460+147%

95▼54Fairbanks, AKAK93,972$1,459+115%

96▼18Houston, TXTX7,904,627$1,457+145%

97▼14Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295$1,446+126%

98▼50Juneau city and, AKAK31,609$1,444+67%

99▼24Chicago, ILIL9,434,123$1,442+115%

100▼49Anchorage, AKAK405,821$1,436+97%

101▼1Savannah, GAGA438,314$1,434+150%

102▲54Granbury, TXTX70,501$1,428+164%

103▲14Worcester, MAMA888,502$1,426+146%

104▼2Kingston, NYNY183,330$1,425+128%

105▲21Durham, NCNC625,485$1,419+122%

106Hartford, CTCT1,171,426$1,418–

107▼15Hood River, OROR23,720$1,417+163%

108▲5Chico, CACA209,211$1,414+151%

109▲22Panama City, FLFL231,174$1,412+173%

110▼24Ithaca, NYNY104,047$1,411+131%

111▲30Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830$1,410+137%

112▼28Corvallis, OROR97,728$1,410+136%

113▲6Pensacola, FLFL544,949$1,405+163%

114▼60Midland, TXTX193,139$1,394+204%

115▼34East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179$1,393+112%

116▲26Fresno, CACA1,203,383$1,392+159%

117▲15Salem, OROR445,814$1,391+143%

118▼7Santa Fe, NMNM156,907$1,389+101%

119▼10Amherst, MAMA164,065$1,388+120%

120▲3Yuba City, CACA187,478$1,380+177%

121▼57Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808$1,378+97%

122▼2Los Alamos, NMNM19,407$1,375+106%

123▼34Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047$1,372+105%

124San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140$1,371+150%

125▲22Clearlake, CACA67,772$1,368+141%

126Norwich, CTCT284,015$1,365–

127▲26Lakeland, FLFL874,790$1,363+172%

128▼16Allentown, PAPA887,615$1,362+132%

129▼8Concord, NHNH158,078$1,360+122%

130▼5Medford, OROR221,795$1,358+127%

131▼2Lancaster, PAPA563,159$1,357+137%

132▲35Sebastian, FLFL172,799$1,357+121%

133▲6Eugene, OROR381,584$1,355+124%

134▼29Dover, DEDE194,786$1,354+136%

135▲37Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552$1,351+125%

136▲18Wilmington, NCNC492,772$1,350+131%

137▼43Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245$1,345+111%

138▼3Winchester, VAVA152,332$1,344+141%

139▼12Merced, CACA297,260$1,343+159%

140▼12Ellensburg, WAWA48,803$1,341+170%

141▲29Gainesville, GAGA226,568$1,341+117%

142▲26Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527$1,340+153%

143▼55Slidell, LALA279,108$1,332+125%

144Hanford, CACA154,327$1,331+150%

145Waterbury, CTCT463,349$1,330–

146▼9Albany, OROR132,843$1,320+128%

147▲134Fallon, NVNV25,851$1,319+122%

148▼26Madison, WIWI709,685$1,319+116%

149▲6Providence, RIRI1,708,161$1,318+141%

150▼54Ukiah, CACA88,122$1,317+120%

151▼35Redding, CACA181,648$1,317+134%

152▲104Sherman, TXTX153,613$1,310+153%

153▼43Andrews, TXTX18,914$1,305+229%

154▼5Sonora, CACA53,160$1,302+113%

155▲11Bakersfield, CACA927,068$1,300+151%

156▲6Eureka, CACA131,647$1,287+140%

157▼9Shelton, WAWA71,165$1,285+122%

158▼25Albany, NYNY915,835$1,283+116%

159▼44Vineland, NJNJ157,148$1,282+108%

160▲19Asheville, NCNC422,345$1,281+142%

161▲15Visalia, CACA485,146$1,280+148%

162▼145Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219$1,277+72%

163▼20Daphne, ALAL267,761$1,277+126%

164▲66Ocala, FLFL442,660$1,277+149%

165Keene, NHNH78,269$1,276+114%

166▼26Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$1,276+137%

167▲46Hailey, IDID32,436$1,272+86%

168▲1Kennewick, WAWA324,334$1,272+136%

169▲49The Villages, FLFL157,772$1,269+210%

170▼9Salisbury, MDMD131,872$1,267+136%

171▼25Jacksonville, NCNC217,175$1,265+144%

172▲34Hudson, NYNY60,168$1,260+128%

173▼55Odessa, TXTX173,801$1,259+215%

174▼75Easton, MDMD38,238$1,256+128%

175▲5Columbus, OHOH2,242,028$1,256+120%

176▼2Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551$1,255+111%

177▲31Wenatchee, WAWA128,414$1,254+133%

178▲101Pinehurst, NCNC110,619$1,254+138%

179▲22Gainesville, FLFL359,036$1,253+137%

180▲46Spokane, WAWA608,012$1,252+138%

181▼17Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682$1,252+118%

182▼11Carson, NVNV58,571$1,248+92%

183▼1Carlsbad, NMNM62,509$1,245+216%

184Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695$1,243+114%

185▲122Mountain Home, IDID29,465$1,243+163%

186▲84Brookings, OROR22,621$1,241+126%

187▼57Seaford, DEDE277,140$1,238+144%

188▲6Tyler, TXTX252,549$1,238+139%

189▼6Kingsland, GAGA60,143$1,235+124%

190▲30Rochester, MNMN231,184$1,233+146%

191▲11Crescent City, CACA26,410$1,233+138%

192▼17Detroit, MIMI4,390,913$1,219+105%

193▲19Kenosha, WIWI168,448$1,219+107%

194▼36Lebanon, NHNH224,500$1,219+124%

195▼32New Orleans, LALA970,849$1,218+139%

196▲7Walla Walla, WAWA62,361$1,218+150%

197▲51Clarksville, TNTN349,001$1,213+140%

198▼46Watertown, NYNY111,540$1,213+150%

199▲25Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685$1,212+123%

200▲10Memphis, TNTN1,341,412$1,212+120%

201▼16Tallahassee, FLFL397,442$1,210+117%

202▲82Athens, GAGA224,148$1,210+129%

203▲25Killeen, TXTX511,497$1,210+125%

204▼53State College, PAPA157,393$1,207+114%

205▲66Longview, WAWA114,885$1,206+133%

206▲9Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083$1,205+107%

207▼21Harrisburg, PAPA617,427$1,205+116%

208▼16Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912$1,204+146%

209▲8Fayetteville, NCNC395,412$1,204+110%

210▼6Newport, OROR50,636$1,201+109%

211▲40Traverse City, MIMI156,972$1,197+109%

212▲15Grants Pass, OROR87,867$1,194+124%

213Torrington, CTCT114,690$1,193–

214▼36York, PAPA473,197$1,193+125%

215▼1Bishop, CACA18,158$1,189+130%

216▼59Hinesville, GAGA91,870$1,188+129%

217▼44Montrose, COCO44,591$1,188+128%

218▼18Omaha, NENE1,009,836$1,185+118%

219▼42Red Bluff, CACA64,665$1,184+144%

220▲151Logan, UTUT160,889$1,182+134%

221▼34Grand Junction, COCO162,845$1,182+124%

222▲179Pahrump, NVNV57,336$1,181+118%

223▼24Reading, PAPA440,072$1,181+117%

224▼31Astoria, OROR40,926$1,180+117%

225▲33Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645$1,178+116%

226▼36Greenfield, MAMA70,698$1,177+118%

227▼22Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010$1,176+94%

228▲12Albuquerque, NMNM925,279$1,176+106%

229▲39Missoula, MTMT128,698$1,175+123%

230▼8Columbia, SCSC879,918$1,171+118%

231▼34Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201$1,170+137%

232▲25Warner Robins, GAGA208,091$1,169+120%

233▲62Fayetteville, ARAR622,177$1,169+133%

234Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155$1,169+142%

235▼99Laconia, NHNH65,147$1,167+98%

236▲2Brenham, TXTX38,288$1,165+143%

237▼48Hagerstown, MDMD315,280$1,163+139%

238▲35San Angelo, TXTX122,065$1,163+154%

239▼23Barre, VTVT59,652$1,163+124%

240▼19Cheyenne, WYWY102,938$1,160+145%

241▼91Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459$1,159+102%

242▲10Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766$1,159+134%

243▼34College Station, TXTX287,476$1,159+110%

244▼49Elko, NVNV56,682$1,158+100%

245▲89Huntsville, ALAL556,444$1,158+140%

246▼2Bloomington, ININ165,231$1,156+112%

247Putnam, CTCT98,096$1,155–

248▼67Port Angeles, WAWA78,202$1,152+117%

249▲14Whitewater, WIWI106,127$1,150+96%

250▲35Rapid City, SDSD156,934$1,148+138%

251▼53Stephenville, TXTX43,911$1,146+155%

252▲35Kalispell, MTMT115,429$1,142+136%

253▲77Chattanooga, TNTN594,530$1,140+134%

254▼11Lubbock, TXTX368,431$1,139+135%

255▲36Lexington, KYKY535,174$1,139+121%

256▼24Augusta, GAGA641,231$1,139+130%

257▼32Des Moines, IAIA758,539$1,137+108%

258▼16Springfield, MAMA464,338$1,136+112%

259▲34Greenville, SCSC1,014,101$1,134+125%

260▲56Waco, TXTX308,807$1,133+135%

261▼30Baton Rouge, LALA888,699$1,131+140%

262▼33Victoria, TXTX99,864$1,128+128%

263▼52Columbus, ININ85,729$1,127+98%

264▼28Boone, NCNC54,786$1,127+106%

265▲63Jefferson, GAGA99,265$1,126+125%

266▲140Idaho Falls, IDID173,851$1,125+139%

267▼28St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421$1,125+109%

268▼14Rochester, NYNY1,056,149$1,125+90%

269▼110Williston, NDND41,767$1,123+239%

270▼17Sandpoint, IDID54,420$1,122+117%

271▲25Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858$1,122+115%

272▲64Knoxville, TNTN968,137$1,118+144%

273▲16Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813$1,117+131%

274▲143Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$1,116+134%

275▼52Gettysburg, PAPA107,594$1,115+119%

276▼131Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442$1,112+153%

277▼32Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137$1,112+129%

278▲101Petoskey, MIMI33,775$1,112+117%

279▲52Pueblo, COCO169,277$1,111+127%

280▲14Lebanon, PAPA146,380$1,110+136%

281▲46Bennington, VTVT36,630$1,109+106%

282▼45Kerrville, TXTX54,037$1,109+107%

283▲26Yakima, WAWA259,185$1,109+108%

284▲78Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063$1,109+158%

285▼44Morehead City, NCNC70,469$1,108+117%

286▲55Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666$1,107+132%

287▼5Monticello, NYNY80,586$1,106+103%

288▼22Billings, MTMT193,603$1,106+135%

289▼42Montgomery, ALAL388,747$1,104+116%

290▲33Beaumont, TXTX399,310$1,103+132%

291▼36Hobbs, NMNM74,749$1,101+184%

292▼14Amarillo, TXTX276,235$1,101+133%

293▲4Louisville, KYKY1,402,509$1,100+125%

294▲65Holland, MIMI123,188$1,100+114%

295▼20Abilene, TXTX185,429$1,099+142%

296▼100Lawrence, KSKS120,920$1,099+96%

297▲219Brigham City, UTUT70,405$1,097+115%

298▼39Kankakee, ILIL105,525$1,097+104%

299▼27Pittsfield, MAMA128,224$1,097+120%

300▼54Centralia, WAWA88,062$1,097+99%

301▼40Chambersburg, PAPA160,652$1,093+140%

302▲44Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795$1,093+107%

303▲70Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791$1,093+140%

304▼3Staunton, VAVA129,692$1,092+123%

305▼114Iowa City, IAIA182,711$1,091+101%

306▲50Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102$1,091+95%

307▼31Lansing, MIMI479,722$1,087+100%

308▼31Gulfport, MSMS431,329$1,087+106%

309▲87Lake Charles, LALA244,655$1,087+143%

310▼27Jackson, MSMS609,847$1,085+120%

311▼19Faribault, MNMN69,939$1,083+109%

312▲58Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$1,082+123%

313▼15Racine, WIWI198,919$1,080+97%

314▼6Lincoln, NENE352,081$1,080+110%

315▲10Lafayette, ININ228,468$1,078+99%

316▲10El Paso, TXTX881,291$1,078+131%

317▲120Corsicana, TXTX57,181$1,076+137%

318▲70Lufkin, TXTX88,154$1,076+133%

319▼52Mankato, MNMN104,907$1,073+120%

320▲109Sevierville, TNTN101,342$1,072+109%

321▼56Glens Falls, NYNY124,373$1,070+101%

322▲52Greensboro, NCNC805,945$1,070+97%

323▲9Cañon City, COCO50,039$1,070+116%

324▼55Blacksburg, VAVA181,616$1,070+129%

325▲96Waynesville, NCNC63,369$1,067+135%

326▲16Helena, MTMT97,153$1,066+138%

327▼13Beeville, TXTX32,515$1,065+156%

328▲83Cedar City, UTUT67,141$1,065+128%

329▼17Syracuse, NYNY652,273$1,064+98%

330▲67Burlington, NCNC186,177$1,064+91%

331▲81Spartanburg, SCSC407,656$1,064+125%

332▲84Twin Falls, IDID123,901$1,063+118%

333▲48Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$1,062+112%

334▲112Owatonna, MNMN37,464$1,061+125%

335▲79Appleton, WIWI249,876$1,060+102%

336▲186Fremont, NENE38,057$1,060+119%

337▼17Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273$1,060+117%

338▼36Monroe, MIMI156,004$1,059+93%

339▼28Elmira, NYNY80,415$1,059+115%

340▲91Sumter, SCSC105,067$1,057+129%

341▼1El Centro, CACA181,411$1,056+110%

342▼52Brattleboro, VTVT45,204$1,056+91%

343▲44Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653$1,055+107%

344▼41Roseburg, OROR111,951$1,055+116%

345▼65Columbus, GAGA324,830$1,054+124%

346▲39Bemidji, MNMN47,055$1,053+154%

347▼41Mobile, ALAL411,658$1,052+121%

348▼24Columbia, MOMO219,062$1,052+109%

349▲153Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$1,051+115%

350▼1St. Cloud, MNMN205,854$1,050+121%

351▲15Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775$1,050+90%

352▲2Pullman, WAWA48,512$1,049+118%

353▲22Garden City, KSKS37,505$1,048+113%

354▲90Athens, TXTX88,595$1,048+126%

355▲2Roanoke, VAVA316,547$1,048+115%

356▼57New Bern, NCNC127,358$1,047+115%

357▼138Gainesville, TXTX44,461$1,047+129%

358▲47Elkhart, ININ208,774$1,047+94%

359▲115El Campo, TXTX42,060$1,046+152%

360▼45Champaign, ILIL239,979$1,043+99%

361▼14Little Rock, ARAR777,607$1,043+100%

362▼98Kingsville, TXTX30,315$1,043+133%

363▲89Warsaw, ININ80,892$1,043+108%

364▲154Ottawa, KSKS26,299$1,042+124%

365▼17Coos Bay, OROR63,992$1,042+109%

366▼23St. Simons, GAGA118,524$1,042+113%

367▲10Palestine, TXTX59,805$1,041+128%

368▲27Bangor, MEME157,967$1,041+122%

369▲15Dayton, OHOH826,554$1,041+94%

370▼12Longview, TXTX297,315$1,040+132%

371▲62South Bend, ININ324,538$1,039+98%

372▼165Manhattan, KSKS136,122$1,038+121%

373▼60Janesville, WIWI166,472$1,037+91%

374▼70Watertown, WIWI86,505$1,035+84%

375▲74Sebring, FLFL111,122$1,035+116%

376▼58Bonham, TXTX39,265$1,035+140%

377▼56Akron, OHOH701,780$1,035+90%

378▼73Big Spring, TXTX30,504$1,034+150%

379▼57Taos, NMNM34,564$1,034+95%

380▼70Cambridge, MDMD33,628$1,032+126%

381▼107Huntsville, TXTX83,842$1,031+103%

382▼21Payson, AZAZ53,801$1,030+106%

383▼16Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$1,029+118%

384▼29Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638$1,028+104%

385▲116Muskegon, MIMI177,901$1,028+127%

386▼14Auburn, ALAL208,013$1,028+138%

387▼48Laredo, TXTX281,224$1,027+129%

388▼8Eau Claire, WIWI176,647$1,025+118%

389▼127Fort Morgan, COCO30,306$1,025+113%

390▲156Lewiston, IDID65,450$1,025+116%

391▼27Rockford, ILIL337,242$1,024+98%

392▲49Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553$1,022+121%

393▼25Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014$1,021+126%

394▼65Shreveport, LALA383,474$1,021+122%

395▲166Snyder, TXTX16,162$1,020+160%

396▼136Minot, NDND75,694$1,019+160%

397▲48Enterprise, ALAL56,953$1,018+145%

398▲21Baraboo, WIWI66,652$1,018+100%

399▲55Sanford, NCNC70,258$1,017+105%

400▲27LaGrange, GAGA107,097$1,016+131%

401▼57Casper, WYWY80,526$1,016+148%

402▲34Midland, MIMI83,754$1,016+104%

403▲91Valdosta, GAGA153,276$1,015+118%

404▼104Bismarck, NDND139,750$1,014+135%

405▲73Rome, GAGA101,378$1,014+113%

406▲4Sterling, COCO20,654$1,013+125%

407▼57Franklin, KYKY20,788$1,012+116%

408▼159Oxford, MSMS71,972$1,012+122%

409▲117Dodge City, KSKS33,993$1,010+124%

410▲113Lewiston, MEME116,487$1,010+133%

411▼58Bloomington, ILIL171,419$1,009+89%

412▼126Gillette, WYWY48,145$1,009+118%

413▼11The Dalles, OROR26,310$1,008+107%

414▲11Sioux City, IAIA145,738$1,004+102%

415▲85Seymour, ININ47,370$1,004+103%

416▼34Hammond, LALA141,346$1,003+135%

417▼54Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138$1,003+109%

418▲74Scranton, PAPA574,418$1,002+129%

419▲80Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$1,001+101%

420▼187Susanville, CACA28,117$1,000+78%

421▼70Rutland, VTVT59,653$1,000+93%

422▼70Houma, LALA199,668$1,000+131%

423▼86Bay City, TXTX36,463$999+143%

424▲55Wausau, WIWI139,432$999+106%

425▼22La Crosse, WIWI171,182$999+126%

426▲93Hermiston, OROR93,721$997+108%

427▲28Duluth, MNMN281,219$996+142%

428▲15Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332$995+112%

429▲74Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$995+101%

430▲106Del Rio, TXTX47,835$994+144%

431▼18Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$994+87%

432▼94Yuma, AZAZ224,449$993+95%

433▲30Greenville, NCNC182,936$993+111%

434▲77Augusta, MEME129,067$992+126%

435▲62Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$991+109%

436▲21Green Bay, WIWI336,756$991+97%

437▲61Flint, MIMI401,093$989+95%

438▼105Clovis, NMNM65,270$988+137%

439▲164Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$988+143%

440▼64Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$988+87%

441▲19Adrian, MIMI97,779$987+91%

442▼56Oneonta, NYNY60,589$987+104%

443▲10Jackson, MIMI159,552$985+95%

444▼45Menomonie, WIWI46,223$985+114%

445▼41Evansville, ININ273,786$984+115%

446▲133Pierre, SDSD20,588$984+141%

447▲26Cortland, NYNY45,850$984+109%

448▲97Rexburg, IDID69,380$983+194%

449▼66Wichita, KSKS663,809$983+96%

450▼105La Grande, OROR25,900$982+102%

451▲30Jackson, TNTN184,569$982+114%

452▼164Ames, IAIA128,090$982+81%

453▼88Uvalde, TXTX24,963$981+137%

454▼137Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138$981+191%

455▲58Cleveland, TNTN134,057$981+124%

456▲19Ardmore, OKOK48,910$980+136%

457▲101Findlay, OHOH75,034$979+101%

458▼23Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$978+106%

459▼33Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850$978+124%

460▼69Springfield, ILIL206,033$977+95%

461▼22Clewiston, FLFL61,546$976+104%

462▼62Lake City, FLFL74,094$976+118%

463▲81Michigan City, ININ111,294$976+97%

464▲42Cornelia, GAGA50,416$974+109%

465▲66Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$974+106%

466▼106Fargo, NDND269,528$974+116%

467▼89Muscatine, IAIA41,853$971+111%

468▼2Albany, GAGA145,510$971+110%

469▲45Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$968+100%

470▲151Brevard, NCNC34,211$967+107%

471▲249Paris, TXTX63,319$967+138%

472▼82Red Wing, MNMN48,195$966+103%

473▼6Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$966+102%

474▲14Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$965+112%

475▲16Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$965+93%

476▲57Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$965+108%

477▼15Statesboro, GAGA97,977$963+126%

478▼8Waterloo, IAIA169,189$963+112%

479▼56Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$962+118%

480▼52Lawton, OKOK127,590$961+116%

481▲53Springfield, MOMO500,694$961+112%

482▲66Durant, OKOK51,367$960+156%

483▲227Pocatello, IDID91,591$960+117%

484▼7Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$960+92%

485▼35Lynchburg, VAVA269,169$960+116%

486▼39Dubuque, IAIA99,381$959+121%

487▲98Coldwater, MIMI45,993$959+101%

488▼32Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666$958+123%

489▲83McAllen, TXTX921,549$957+139%

490▼14Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883$957+84%

491▲198Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$956+104%

492▼50Farmington, NMNM120,340$956+108%

493▼45Topeka, KSKS233,052$955+100%

494▲26Frankfort, KYKY77,874$954+93%

495▲195Burley, IDID49,308$953+139%

496▼28Lafayette, LALA423,758$953+130%

497▲91Wilson, NCNC81,150$953+103%

498▼26Grand Forks, NDND105,046$951+111%

499▲30Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$950+113%

500▲68Marquette, MIMI68,064$949+138%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest median gross rent?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks #1 with $2,827 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by median gross rent?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas 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).