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Highest median rent, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS).

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000
501Snyder, TXTX16,162$329−16%
502Erie, PAPA265,832$329−26%
503Albemarle, NCNC68,830$329−29%
504La Crosse, WIWI171,182$329−26%
505Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$329−28%
506Morgantown, WVWV141,995$329−22%
507Stephenville, TXTX43,911$328−27%
508Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076$328−23%
509Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$328−31%
510Greenville, OHOH51,520$327−27%
511Lincoln, ILIL27,182$327−28%
512Ponca City, OKOK43,490$327−21%
513Shelby, NCNC103,325$327−27%
514Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$327−32%
515Auburn, ALAL208,013$327−24%
516Springfield, MOMO500,694$327−28%
517Parkersburg, WVWV87,264$326−23%
518Clovis, NMNM65,270$326−22%
519Frankfort, ININ33,322$326−34%
520Jamestown, NYNY124,126$326−26%
521Jefferson, GAGA99,265$326−35%
522Ozark, ALAL49,912$326−18%
523Ruston, LALA48,360$326−25%
524Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137$326−33%
525Sheridan, WYWY33,241$326−26%
526Knoxville, TNTN968,137$326−29%
527Albany, GAGA145,510$325−30%
528Florence, SCSC201,392$325−23%
529Gainesville, TXTX44,461$325−29%
530Van Wert, OHOH29,013$325−21%
531Enterprise, ALAL56,953$325−22%
532Mobile, ALAL411,658$325−32%
533Shawnee, OKOK75,102$325−25%
534Rome, GAGA101,378$325−32%
535Lake Charles, LALA244,655$325−27%
536Danville, ILIL71,259$324−23%
537DeRidder, LALA36,673$324−15%
538Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655$324−26%
539The Dalles, OROR26,310$324−34%
540Celina, OHOH42,737$324−25%
541Ottawa, ILIL145,902$324−30%
542Sioux City, IAIA145,738$323−35%
543Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$323−32%
544Pella, IAIA34,192$323−32%
545Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081$323−24%
546Sparta, WIWI46,572$323−29%
547Winona, MNMN50,523$323−24%
548Helena, MTMT97,153$323−28%
549Scranton, PAPA574,418$323−26%
550Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$322−36%
551Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$322−29%
552Tiffin, OHOH54,522$322−26%
553Beeville, TXTX32,515$322−23%
554Fort Morgan, COCO30,306$321−33%
555Freeport, ILIL43,220$321−26%
556Hermitage, PAPA107,860$321−28%
557Hillsdale, MIMI45,738$321−26%
558Marshalltown, IAIA39,890$321−30%
559Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$321−28%
560Owatonna, MNMN37,464$321−32%
561Red Wing, MNMN48,195$321−33%
562Wilson, NCNC81,150$321−32%
563Arkansas City, KSKS34,382$321−23%
564Bemidji, MNMN47,055$320−23%
565Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791$320−30%
566Statesboro, GAGA97,977$320−25%
567Salina, KSKS59,121$319−29%
568Decatur, ININ36,650$319−19%
569Sedalia, MOMO44,254$319−25%
570Walla Walla, WAWA62,361$319−34%
571Kearney, NENE57,962$318−35%
572Ellensburg, WAWA48,803$318−36%
573Greenville, MSMS40,446$318−25%
574Sandpoint, IDID54,420$318−39%
575Great Falls, MTMT85,029$318−23%
576Marion, ININ66,524$318−26%
577Peru, ININ34,487$318−30%
578Cleveland, TNTN134,057$318−27%
579Houma, LALA199,668$318−27%
580Decatur, ALAL160,326$318−23%
581Brainerd, MNMN100,562$317−26%
582Sayre, PAPA59,600$317−23%
583Chillicothe, OHOH76,429$317−26%
584Lewisburg, TNTN38,071$317−29%
585Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$316−28%
586Pierre, SDSD20,588$316−23%
587Waterloo, IAIA169,189$316−30%
588Jasper, ININ44,016$316−28%
589Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$316−35%
590Cedartown, GAGA45,514$316−26%
591Cornelia, GAGA50,416$316−32%
592Martinsville, VAVA63,091$315−19%
593Hermiston, OROR93,721$315−34%
594Willmar, MNMN44,720$315−28%
595The Villages, FLFL157,772$315−23%
596Dubuque, IAIA99,381$315−27%
597Blytheville, ARAR37,828$315−25%
598Russellville, ARAR84,932$315−24%
599Oxford, MSMS71,972$315−31%
600Franklin, KYKY20,788$314−33%
601Moscow, IDID41,842$314−33%
602Laredo, TXTX281,224$314−30%
603Odessa, TXTX173,801$314−22%
604Andrews, TXTX18,914$314−21%
605Carbondale, ILIL52,501$314−23%
606Olean, NYNY75,390$314−26%
607Burlington, IAIA44,061$313−27%
608El Campo, TXTX42,060$313−25%
609Price, UTUT20,680$313−28%
610Rice Lake, WIWI46,484$313−25%
611Taylorville, ILIL33,443$313−23%
612LaGrange, GAGA107,097$313−29%
613Hobbs, NMNM74,749$312−20%
614Lake City, FLFL74,094$312−30%
615Laurinburg, NCNC33,322$312−28%
616Vernon, TXTX12,481$312−17%
617Lewiston, IDID65,450$312−34%
618Jacksonville, ILIL37,381$311−24%
619Jefferson City, MOMO152,712$311−25%
620Mason City, IAIA49,710$311−22%
621El Dorado, ARAR36,926$311−24%
622Fremont, NENE38,057$311−36%
623New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373$311−30%
624Ottawa, KSKS26,299$311−33%
625Ardmore, OKOK48,910$311−25%
626Bedford, ININ45,568$311−30%
627Dyersburg, TNTN36,320$310−27%
628Oxford, ALAL115,834$310−25%
629Forest City, NCNC65,745$310−23%
630Hereford, TXTX18,626$310−16%
631Vincennes, ININ35,652$310−23%
632Brownwood, TXTX38,711$310−30%
633Paris, TXTX63,319$310−24%
634Monroe, LALA222,390$309−25%
635La Grande, OROR25,900$309−37%
636Minot, NDND75,694$309−21%
637Jonesboro, ARAR139,440$308−28%
638Marshall, MOMO23,265$308−21%
639Pueblo, COCO169,277$308−37%
640Farmington, MOMO67,809$307−24%
641Gallipolis, OHOH29,072$307−21%
642Alpena, MIMI28,853$307−17%
643Branson, MOMO57,001$307−36%
644Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$307−37%
645Huntington, WVWV365,965$307−27%
646Fort Smith, ARAR234,140$306−25%
647Salem, OHOH99,377$306−27%
648Spearfish, SDSD29,459$306−26%
649Clinton, IAIA46,002$306−23%
650Hutchinson, KSKS61,539$306−31%
651Plainview, TXTX36,700$305−24%
652Waynesville, NCNC63,369$305−33%
653Seneca, SCSC83,775$305−28%
654Meadville, PAPA81,792$305−25%
655Oil City, PAPA49,346$305−20%
656Platteville, WIWI52,446$305−23%
657Scottsbluff, NENE36,272$305−29%
658Grand Island, NENE78,076$304−32%
659Ludington, MIMI29,040$304−28%
660Warren, PAPA37,038$304−24%
661Carlsbad, NMNM62,509$304−23%
662Connersville, ININ23,533$304−31%
663Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850$304−30%
664Starkville, MSMS62,063$304−31%
665Bucyrus, OHOH41,896$303−28%
666Safford, AZAZ40,157$303−33%
667Wabash, ININ30,713$303−29%
668Henderson, KYKY57,184$303−22%
669Silver City, NMNM27,252$302−28%
670Bonham, TXTX39,265$302−30%
671Columbus, NENE46,583$302−29%
672Jackson, TNTN184,569$301−34%
673Harrison, ARAR45,654$301−24%
674Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014$301−33%
675Weatherford, OKOK39,059$301−19%
676Zanesville, OHOH87,014$301−26%
677Henderson, NCNC42,638$301−32%
678New Castle, ININ49,137$301−35%
679Rockingham, NCNC42,041$301−25%
680Thomasville, GAGA72,958$301−28%
681Terre Haute, ININ169,241$300−29%
682Kingsport, TNTN314,834$300−26%
683Fairmont, WVWV55,584$300−25%
684Marietta, OHOH58,389$300−25%
685Marion, ILIL67,225$300−25%
686Marshall, MNMN25,684$300−33%
687Natchitoches, LALA36,089$300−19%
688Richmond, ININ66,169$300−33%
689Searcy, ARAR80,085$300−28%
690Batesville, ARAR38,785$300−29%
691McPherson, KSKS30,064$300−28%
692Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147$300−23%
693Twin Falls, IDID123,901$300−38%
694Weirton, WVWV112,468$300−24%
695Bowling Green, KYKY197,180$300−32%
696Johnson City, TNTN216,416$299−29%
697Worthington, MNMN22,338$299−23%
698Altoona, PAPA119,541$299−27%
699Great Bend, KSKS24,790$299−23%
700Logansport, ININ37,836$299−32%
701North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$299−28%
702Riverton, WYWY39,464$299−22%
703Pittsburg, KSKS39,008$299−34%
704Galesburg, ILIL47,767$298−27%
705Casper, WYWY80,526$298−27%
706Le Mars, IAIA25,697$298−28%
707Storm Lake, IAIA20,449$298−29%
708Shawano, WIWI45,759$298−29%
709Escanaba, MIMI36,582$297−22%
710Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$297−27%
711Malvern, ARAR33,451$297−27%
712Hammond, LALA141,346$297−30%
713Alexandria, MNMN40,120$297−28%
714Emporia, KSKS34,838$297−28%
715Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215$296−27%
716Columbus, MSMS67,144$296−24%
717Marinette, WIWI65,515$296−23%
718Crossville, TNTN66,300$296−29%
719Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838$296−27%
720Palatka, FLFL77,734$296−23%
721Vernal, UTUT38,278$296−30%
722Winchester, TNTN45,579$296−33%
723Marion, NCNC45,198$296−28%
724Canton, ILIL32,901$296−24%
725Florence, ALAL156,609$296−29%
726Brownsville, TXTX433,946$295−29%
727DuBois, PAPA78,100$295−22%
728Lock Haven, PAPA37,870$295−28%
729Madison, ININ33,279$295−30%
730Manitowoc, WIWI81,710$295−32%
731Mountain Home, IDID29,465$295−38%
732Woodward, OKOK19,827$295−26%
733Centralia, ILIL36,382$295−20%
734Muskogee, OKOK66,708$295−26%
735Lafayette, LALA423,758$295−29%
736St. Joseph, MOMO119,170$294−30%
737Gallup, NMNM68,119$294−21%
738Duncan, OKOK44,310$294−25%
739Pocatello, IDID91,591$294−34%
740Rolla, MOMO45,247$294−26%
741Fort Madison, IAIA32,306$293−26%
742Brookings, SDSD37,635$293−26%
743Joplin, MOMO208,796$293−32%
744Duluth, MNMN281,219$292−29%
745Norfolk, NENE49,228$292−31%
746Coshocton, OHOH37,188$292−24%
747Mount Airy, NCNC72,287$292−29%
748Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077$292−30%
749Toccoa, GAGA27,854$292−31%
750Bradford, PAPA38,984$292−30%
751Show Low, AZAZ109,946$292−26%
752Kirksville, MOMO29,824$292−27%
753Effingham, ILIL44,727$291−31%
754Hays, KSKS29,075$291−32%
755Jacksonville, TXTX53,337$291−29%
756Morgan City, LALA46,552$291−27%
757Tahlequah, OKOK49,196$291−25%
758New Iberia, LALA66,846$291−25%
759Vermillion, SDSD15,031$291−34%
760Sunbury, PAPA107,788$291−27%
761Rexburg, IDID69,380$291−13%
762Lexington, NENE26,255$290−35%
763Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041$290−26%
764Gaffney, SCSC58,275$290−28%
765St. Marys, PAPA29,926$290−31%
766Albertville, ALAL103,537$290−29%
767Picayune, MSMS59,363$290−31%
768Greenwood, SCSC95,215$289−31%
769Macomb, ILIL25,916$289−26%
770Washington, NCNC44,670$289−29%
771Baker City, OROR16,658$289−36%
772Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880$289−31%
773Meridian, MSMS85,419$288−27%
774Pikeville, KYKY89,122$288−16%
775North Platte, NENE33,972$288−32%
776Tifton, GAGA51,237$288−31%
777Bluefield, WVWV96,138$287−23%
778Guymon, OKOK20,322$287−36%
779Kinston, NCNC55,837$287−29%
780Clarksburg, WVWV88,142$287−25%
781Camden, ARAR26,363$286−20%
782Tupelo, MSMS133,167$286−30%
783Yankton, SDSD23,635$286−28%
784Lewistown, PAPA46,127$286−26%
785Albert Lea, MNMN30,440$286−22%
786McAlester, OKOK43,320$286−26%
787Ontario, OROR60,085$286−37%
788Española, NMNM39,832$285−28%
789Jamestown, NDND21,414$285−22%
790Atchison, KSKS16,172$285−25%
791Morristown, TNTN128,867$285−32%
792Beckley, WVWV109,940$284−24%
793Pottsville, PAPA145,085$284−25%
794Blackfoot, IDID51,153$284−31%
795Othello, WAWA21,488$284−34%
796Aberdeen, SDSD41,583$284−22%
797Ada, OKOK38,528$283−25%
798New Ulm, MNMN25,517$283−29%
799Somerset, PAPA72,004$283−23%
800Carroll, IAIA20,303$283−30%
801Hastings, NENE40,577$282−32%
802Magnolia, ARAR21,894$282−26%
803McAllen, TXTX921,549$282−30%
804Union City, TNTN30,067$282−28%
805Fayetteville, TNTN36,853$281−28%
806Watertown, SDSD29,562$281−30%
807Gadsden, ALAL103,886$281−29%
808Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$281−41%
809Portsmouth, OHOH71,365$281−26%
810Sweetwater, TXTX14,117$281−17%
811Paducah, KYKY102,259$281−29%
812Beatrice, NENE21,711$280−33%
813Dothan, ALAL156,266$280−27%
814Wheeling, WVWV134,089$280−23%
815Owensboro, KYKY113,962$280−31%
816Cumberland, MDMD93,640$280−26%
817Richmond, KYKY131,806$279−28%
818Huntingdon, PAPA43,001$279−27%
819Huron, SDSD19,624$279−24%
820Sterling, COCO20,654$279−38%
821Cambridge, OHOH38,379$279−28%
822McMinnville, TNTN43,717$279−33%
823Houghton, MIMI40,028$279−23%
824Durant, OKOK51,367$278−26%
825Austin, MNMN40,971$278−27%
826Summerville, GAGA25,300$278−27%
827Waycross, GAGA57,670$278−27%
828Sikeston, MOMO49,978$278−26%
829Cookeville, TNTN152,477$277−31%
830Maryville, MOMO20,174$277−29%
831Scottsboro, ALAL54,281$277−25%
832Washington, ININ34,209$277−24%
833Danville, VAVA101,137$277−31%
834Minden, LALA34,948$276−23%
835Newberry, SCSC39,561$276−28%
836Ottumwa, IAIA35,210$276−34%
837Cullman, ALAL94,009$276−31%
838Moberly, MOMO24,513$276−28%
839Johnstown, PAPA128,968$276−24%
840Mexico, MOMO24,528$276−28%
841Wahpeton, NDND23,019$275−25%
842Elkins, WVWV26,882$274−26%
843Paragould, ARAR47,411$274−36%
844Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938$274−31%
845Lumberton, NCNC119,941$273−30%
846Elk City, OKOK22,159$272−23%
847Greeneville, TNTN73,831$272−28%
848Thomaston, GAGA28,500$272−34%
849Murray, KYKY39,421$272−36%
850Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025$272−31%
851Burley, IDID49,308$272−32%
852Danville, KYKY56,985$271−32%
853Lebanon, MOMO36,943$271−27%
854Americus, GAGA33,394$270−32%
855Forrest City, ARAR21,800$270−33%
856Paris, TNTN32,896$270−33%
857Mitchell, SDSD25,913$269−27%
858Grenada, MSMS30,222$269−26%
859Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497$269−26%
860Madisonville, KYKY45,127$269−26%
861Orangeburg, SCSC83,177$269−31%
862Athens, TNTN71,590$269−33%
863Cordele, GAGA19,237$268−27%
864Quincy, ILIL74,146$268−30%
865Dublin, GAGA60,351$267−28%
866Alice, TXTX45,383$267−32%
867Moultrie, GAGA47,438$266−28%
868Williston, NDND41,767$266−20%
869Natchez, MSMS54,722$265−22%
870Las Vegas, NMNM30,311$265−37%
871Fairmont, MNMN19,440$265−23%
872Spencer, IAIA16,202$265−30%
873Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099$265−29%
874Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118$265−27%
875Jesup, GAGA32,481$264−29%
876Douglas, GAGA52,861$263−28%
877Uvalde, TXTX24,963$263−36%
878Somerset, KYKY67,384$263−27%
879Dickinson, NDND39,142$262−20%
880Vidalia, GAGA36,180$262−30%
881Mayfield, KYKY37,050$262−26%
882Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138$261−23%
883Hannibal, MOMO38,969$259−30%
884Bainbridge, GAGA29,432$259−33%
885Brookhaven, MSMS35,012$259−29%
886Talladega, ALAL91,764$258−25%
887Martin, TNTN33,261$258−34%
888Cleveland, MSMS28,262$258−32%
889Alamosa, COCO27,896$257−31%
890Corbin, KYKY150,040$256−26%
891Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914$255−35%
892Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904$255−28%
893Fort Payne, ALAL74,085$254−31%
894Alexander City, ALAL40,953$254−29%
895Selma, ALAL35,140$253−28%
896Laurel, MSMS82,281$253−30%
897Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428$252−30%
898Deming, NMNM25,407$252−25%
899Miami, OKOK30,438$250−30%
900Campbellsville, KYKY38,407$250−27%
901Clarksdale, MSMS19,849$247−31%
902Troy, ALAL33,688$246−26%
903Glasgow, KYKY56,224$246−33%
904West Plains, MOMO40,798$243−31%
905Bogalusa, LALA44,937$243−26%
906Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823$241−25%
907Greenwood, MSMS34,912$241−27%
908Corinth, MSMS34,569$240−32%
909Zapata, TXTX13,753$239−10%
910McComb, MSMS52,640$237−36%
911Opelousas, LALA80,765$234−27%
912Russellville, ALAL32,449$233−30%
913Kennett, MOMO26,855$229−29%
914Middlesborough, KYKY22,829$227−27%
915Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319$224−20%
916Eufaula, ALAL26,861$223−33%
917Newport, TNTN37,889$213−36%
918Raymondville, TXTX19,971$202−33%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES