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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.

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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%

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

06Napa, CACA132,949$2,237+173%

07Nantucket, MAMA14,758$2,213+118%

08Vallejo, CACA455,376$2,163+171%

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

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

11Honolulu, HIHI988,703$2,083+160%

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

13Salinas, CACA433,729$2,055+165%

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

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

16Boston, MAMA5,034,221$2,008+160%

17Key West, FLFL80,406$1,999+144%

18Seattle, WAWA4,161,883$1,997+174%

19Heber, UTUT81,655$1,993+135%

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

21Boulder, COCO328,560$1,966+138%

22Bridgeport, CTCT978,179$1,916–

23Kahului, HIHI160,674$1,916+143%

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

25Denver, COCO3,092,037$1,890+157%

26Miami, FLFL6,391,072$1,875+167%

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

28Naples, FLFL417,131$1,862+147%

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

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

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

32Bremerton, WAWA283,374$1,822+173%

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

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

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

36Lacey, WAWA304,261$1,736+165%

37Stockton, CACA823,815$1,734+181%

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

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

40Rifle, COCO80,099$1,715+135%

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

42Austin, TXTX2,620,945$1,705+138%

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

44Jackson, WYWY36,587$1,701+150%

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

46Bozeman, MTMT128,740$1,694+205%

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

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

49Truckee, CACA101,911$1,677+125%

50Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657$1,662+143%

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

52Bend, OROR266,376$1,653+170%

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

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

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

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

57Modesto, CACA557,719$1,623+166%

58Trenton, NJNJ399,289$1,623+123%

59Dallas, TXTX8,477,157$1,617+150%

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

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

62Tampa, FLFL3,418,895$1,607+167%

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

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

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

66Reno, NVNV578,734$1,574+136%

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

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

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

70Palm Bay, FLFL663,982$1,556+158%

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

72Greeley, COCO378,426$1,539+173%

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

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

75Provo, UTUT773,426$1,530+165%

76New Haven, CTCT578,741$1,525–

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

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

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

80Ogden, UTUT672,784$1,519+155%

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

82Deltona, FLFL746,933$1,513+149%

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

84Hilo, HIHI210,043$1,510+134%

85Ketchikan, AKAK13,549$1,505+94%

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

87Durango, COCO56,898$1,504+130%

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

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

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

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

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

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

94Portland, MEME577,635$1,460+147%

95Fairbanks, AKAK93,972$1,459+115%

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

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

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

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

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

101Savannah, GAGA438,314$1,434+150%

102Granbury, TXTX70,501$1,428+164%

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

104Kingston, NYNY183,330$1,425+128%

105Durham, NCNC625,485$1,419+122%

106Hartford, CTCT1,171,426$1,418–

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

108Chico, CACA209,211$1,414+151%

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

110Ithaca, NYNY104,047$1,411+131%

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

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

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

114Midland, TXTX193,139$1,394+204%

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

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

117Salem, OROR445,814$1,391+143%

118Santa Fe, NMNM156,907$1,389+101%

119Amherst, MAMA164,065$1,388+120%

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

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

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

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

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

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

126Norwich, CTCT284,015$1,365–

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

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

129Concord, NHNH158,078$1,360+122%

130Medford, OROR221,795$1,358+127%

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

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

133Eugene, OROR381,584$1,355+124%

134Dover, DEDE194,786$1,354+136%

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

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

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

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

139Merced, CACA297,260$1,343+159%

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

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

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

143Slidell, LALA279,108$1,332+125%

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

145Waterbury, CTCT463,349$1,330–

146Albany, OROR132,843$1,320+128%

147Fallon, NVNV25,851$1,319+122%

148Madison, WIWI709,685$1,319+116%

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

150Ukiah, CACA88,122$1,317+120%

151Redding, CACA181,648$1,317+134%

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

153Andrews, TXTX18,914$1,305+229%

154Sonora, CACA53,160$1,302+113%

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

156Eureka, CACA131,647$1,287+140%

157Shelton, WAWA71,165$1,285+122%

158Albany, NYNY915,835$1,283+116%

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

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

161Visalia, CACA485,146$1,280+148%

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

163Daphne, ALAL267,761$1,277+126%

164Ocala, FLFL442,660$1,277+149%

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

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

167Hailey, IDID32,436$1,272+86%

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

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

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

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

172Hudson, NYNY60,168$1,260+128%

173Odessa, TXTX173,801$1,259+215%

174Easton, MDMD38,238$1,256+128%

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

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

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

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

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

180Spokane, WAWA608,012$1,252+138%

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

182Carson, NVNV58,571$1,248+92%

183Carlsbad, NMNM62,509$1,245+216%

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

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

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

187Seaford, DEDE277,140$1,238+144%

188Tyler, TXTX252,549$1,238+139%

189Kingsland, GAGA60,143$1,235+124%

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

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

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

193Kenosha, WIWI168,448$1,219+107%

194Lebanon, NHNH224,500$1,219+124%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

202Athens, GAGA224,148$1,210+129%

203Killeen, TXTX511,497$1,210+125%

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

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

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

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

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

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

210Newport, OROR50,636$1,201+109%

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

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

213Torrington, CTCT114,690$1,193–

214York, PAPA473,197$1,193+125%

215Bishop, CACA18,158$1,189+130%

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

217Montrose, COCO44,591$1,188+128%

218Omaha, NENE1,009,836$1,185+118%

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

220Logan, UTUT160,889$1,182+134%

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

222Pahrump, NVNV57,336$1,181+118%

223Reading, PAPA440,072$1,181+117%

224Astoria, OROR40,926$1,180+117%

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

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

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

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

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

230Columbia, SCSC879,918$1,171+118%

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

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

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

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

235Laconia, NHNH65,147$1,167+98%

236Brenham, TXTX38,288$1,165+143%

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

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

239Barre, VTVT59,652$1,163+124%

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

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

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

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

244Elko, NVNV56,682$1,158+100%

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

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

247Putnam, CTCT98,096$1,155–

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

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

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

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

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

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

254Lubbock, TXTX368,431$1,139+135%

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

256Augusta, GAGA641,231$1,139+130%

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

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

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

260Waco, TXTX308,807$1,133+135%

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

262Victoria, TXTX99,864$1,128+128%

263Columbus, ININ85,729$1,127+98%

264Boone, NCNC54,786$1,127+106%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

279Pueblo, COCO169,277$1,111+127%

280Lebanon, PAPA146,380$1,110+136%

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

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

283Yakima, WAWA259,185$1,109+108%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

291Hobbs, NMNM74,749$1,101+184%

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

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

294Holland, MIMI123,188$1,100+114%

295Abilene, TXTX185,429$1,099+142%

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

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

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

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

300Centralia, WAWA88,062$1,097+99%

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

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

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

304Staunton, VAVA129,692$1,092+123%

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

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

307Lansing, MIMI479,722$1,087+100%

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

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

310Jackson, MSMS609,847$1,085+120%

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

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

313Racine, WIWI198,919$1,080+97%

314Lincoln, NENE352,081$1,080+110%

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

316El Paso, TXTX881,291$1,078+131%

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

318Lufkin, TXTX88,154$1,076+133%

319Mankato, MNMN104,907$1,073+120%

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

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

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

323Cañon City, COCO50,039$1,070+116%

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

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

326Helena, MTMT97,153$1,066+138%

327Beeville, TXTX32,515$1,065+156%

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

329Syracuse, NYNY652,273$1,064+98%

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

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

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

333Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$1,062+112%

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

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

336Fremont, NENE38,057$1,060+119%

337Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273$1,060+117%

338Monroe, MIMI156,004$1,059+93%

339Elmira, NYNY80,415$1,059+115%

340Sumter, SCSC105,067$1,057+129%

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

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

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

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

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

346Bemidji, MNMN47,055$1,053+154%

347Mobile, ALAL411,658$1,052+121%

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

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

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

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

352Pullman, WAWA48,512$1,049+118%

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

354Athens, TXTX88,595$1,048+126%

355Roanoke, VAVA316,547$1,048+115%

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

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

358Elkhart, ININ208,774$1,047+94%

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

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

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

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

363Warsaw, ININ80,892$1,043+108%

364Ottawa, KSKS26,299$1,042+124%

365Coos Bay, OROR63,992$1,042+109%

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

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

368Bangor, MEME157,967$1,041+122%

369Dayton, OHOH826,554$1,041+94%

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

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

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

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

374Watertown, WIWI86,505$1,035+84%

375Sebring, FLFL111,122$1,035+116%

376Bonham, TXTX39,265$1,035+140%

377Akron, OHOH701,780$1,035+90%

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

379Taos, NMNM34,564$1,034+95%

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

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

382Payson, AZAZ53,801$1,030+106%

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

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

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

386Auburn, ALAL208,013$1,028+138%

387Laredo, TXTX281,224$1,027+129%

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

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

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

391Rockford, ILIL337,242$1,024+98%

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

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

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

395Snyder, TXTX16,162$1,020+160%

396Minot, NDND75,694$1,019+160%

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

398Baraboo, WIWI66,652$1,018+100%

399Sanford, NCNC70,258$1,017+105%

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

401Casper, WYWY80,526$1,016+148%

402Midland, MIMI83,754$1,016+104%

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

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

405Rome, GAGA101,378$1,014+113%

406Sterling, COCO20,654$1,013+125%

407Franklin, KYKY20,788$1,012+116%

408Oxford, MSMS71,972$1,012+122%

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

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

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

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

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

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

415Seymour, ININ47,370$1,004+103%

416Hammond, LALA141,346$1,003+135%

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

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

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

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

421Rutland, VTVT59,653$1,000+93%

422Houma, LALA199,668$1,000+131%

423Bay City, TXTX36,463$999+143%

424Wausau, WIWI139,432$999+106%

425La Crosse, WIWI171,182$999+126%

426Hermiston, OROR93,721$997+108%

427Duluth, MNMN281,219$996+142%

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

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

430Del Rio, TXTX47,835$994+144%

431Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$994+87%

432Yuma, AZAZ224,449$993+95%

433Greenville, NCNC182,936$993+111%

434Augusta, MEME129,067$992+126%

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

436Green Bay, WIWI336,756$991+97%

437Flint, MIMI401,093$989+95%

438Clovis, NMNM65,270$988+137%

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

440Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$988+87%

441Adrian, MIMI97,779$987+91%

442Oneonta, NYNY60,589$987+104%

443Jackson, MIMI159,552$985+95%

444Menomonie, WIWI46,223$985+114%

445Evansville, ININ273,786$984+115%

446Pierre, SDSD20,588$984+141%

447Cortland, NYNY45,850$984+109%

448Rexburg, IDID69,380$983+194%

449Wichita, KSKS663,809$983+96%

450La Grande, OROR25,900$982+102%

451Jackson, TNTN184,569$982+114%

452Ames, IAIA128,090$982+81%

453Uvalde, TXTX24,963$981+137%

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

455Cleveland, TNTN134,057$981+124%

456Ardmore, OKOK48,910$980+136%

457Findlay, OHOH75,034$979+101%

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

459Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850$978+124%

460Springfield, ILIL206,033$977+95%

461Clewiston, FLFL61,546$976+104%

462Lake City, FLFL74,094$976+118%

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

464Cornelia, GAGA50,416$974+109%

465Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$974+106%

466Fargo, NDND269,528$974+116%

467Muscatine, IAIA41,853$971+111%

468Albany, GAGA145,510$971+110%

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

470Brevard, NCNC34,211$967+107%

471Paris, TXTX63,319$967+138%

472Red Wing, MNMN48,195$966+103%

473Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$966+102%

474Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$965+112%

475Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$965+93%

476Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$965+108%

477Statesboro, GAGA97,977$963+126%

478Waterloo, IAIA169,189$963+112%

479Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$962+118%

480Lawton, OKOK127,590$961+116%

481Springfield, MOMO500,694$961+112%

482Durant, OKOK51,367$960+156%

483Pocatello, IDID91,591$960+117%

484Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$960+92%

485Lynchburg, VAVA269,169$960+116%

486Dubuque, IAIA99,381$959+121%

487Coldwater, MIMI45,993$959+101%

488Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666$958+123%

489McAllen, TXTX921,549$957+139%

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

491Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$956+104%

492Farmington, NMNM120,340$956+108%

493Topeka, KSKS233,052$955+100%

494Frankfort, KYKY77,874$954+93%

495Burley, IDID49,308$953+139%

496Lafayette, LALA423,758$953+130%

497Wilson, NCNC81,150$953+103%

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

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

500Marquette, 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).