Which metro area has the highest median gross rent?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks #1 with $2,359 (2020 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, Nantucket, MA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).

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Highest median rent, US metro areas · 2020

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

501Muskegon, MIMI177,901$780+72%

502Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$779+60%

503Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$778+57%

504Great Falls, MTMT85,029$778+88%

505Brownwood, TXTX38,711$778+76%

506Cornelia, GAGA50,416$778+67%

507Peoria, ILIL363,505$778+63%

508Bowling Green, KYKY197,180$777+76%

509Greensburg, ININ26,576$777+59%

510Gloversville, NYNY52,216$777+70%

511Augusta, MEME129,067$777+77%

512Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193$777+73%

513Cleveland, TNTN134,057$776+77%

514Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$776+60%

515Newberry, SCSC39,561$776+102%

516Brigham City, UTUT70,405$775+52%

517Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215$775+90%

518Ottawa, KSKS26,299$773+66%

519Hermiston, OROR93,721$773+61%

520Frankfort, KYKY77,874$772+56%

521New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373$772+74%

522Fremont, NENE38,057$771+59%

523Lewiston, MEME116,487$771+78%

524Toledo, OHOH599,376$771+58%

525St. Joseph, MOMO119,170$770+83%

526Dodge City, KSKS33,993$770+71%

527Davenport, IAIA380,452$769+66%

528Liberal, KSKS21,073$769+65%

529Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$769+72%

530Auburn, NYNY74,365$769+60%

531Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$769+63%

532Columbus, MSMS67,144$769+96%

533Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$768+65%

534Springfield, MOMO500,694$767+69%

535Ottumwa, IAIA35,210$767+83%

536Del Rio, TXTX47,835$766+88%

537Hereford, TXTX18,626$766+106%

538Sandusky, OHOH112,777$766+54%

539Las Cruces, NMNM229,091$765+72%

540Salina, KSKS59,121$765+71%

541Starkville, MSMS62,063$764+72%

542Grand Island, NENE78,076$764+72%

543Rochelle, ILIL51,399$763+56%

544Michigan City, ININ111,294$763+54%

545Rexburg, IDID69,380$762+128%

546Lewiston, IDID65,450$761+61%

547Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$761+56%

548Durant, OKOK51,367$761+103%

549Seneca, SCSC83,775$761+79%

550Ottawa, ILIL145,902$761+64%

551Plymouth, ININ46,599$760+52%

552North Platte, NENE33,972$760+79%

553Lexington, NENE26,255$759+69%

554Guymon, OKOK20,322$759+69%

555Amsterdam, NYNY50,046$759+64%

556Brookings, SDSD37,635$759+92%

557Toccoa, GAGA27,854$758+80%

558Findlay, OHOH75,034$758+56%

559Erie, PAPA265,832$758+70%

560Utica, NYNY285,611$757+65%

561Snyder, TXTX16,162$757+93%

562Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909$757+66%

563Niles, MIMI152,444$757+59%

564Springfield, OHOH135,340$757+55%

565Watertown, SDSD29,562$756+89%

566Sidney, OHOH48,065$756+52%

567Worthington, MNMN22,338$755+95%

568Marquette, MIMI68,064$755+90%

569Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$755+59%

570Wooster, OHOH116,758$754+53%

571Florence, SCSC201,392$753+77%

572McAllen, TXTX921,549$753+88%

573Ozark, ALAL49,912$753+89%

574Albemarle, NCNC68,830$753+63%

575Frankfort, ININ33,322$752+52%

576Texarkana, TXTX146,816$750+69%

577Jonesboro, ARAR139,440$750+75%

578Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655$750+71%

579Pierre, SDSD20,588$750+83%

580Canton, OHOH400,246$749+56%

581Elk City, OKOK22,159$749+112%

582McPherson, KSKS30,064$749+80%

583Ludington, MIMI29,040$748+76%

584Brownsville, TXTX433,946$746+81%

585Coldwater, MIMI45,993$746+56%

586Madisonville, KYKY45,127$745+105%

587Pontiac, ILIL35,057$745+61%

588Wilson, NCNC81,150$744+59%

589Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$744+54%

590Kokomo, ININ83,904$743+46%

591Owosso, MIMI67,681$742+54%

592Palatka, FLFL77,734$742+93%

593Rice Lake, WIWI46,484$742+78%

594Washington, NCNC44,670$742+83%

595Hutchinson, KSKS61,539$742+68%

596Altoona, PAPA119,541$741+80%

597Defiance, OHOH38,292$741+57%

598Pampa, TXTX21,786$741+84%

599Vicksburg, MSMS41,759$739+59%

600Willmar, MNMN44,720$739+70%

601Wilmington, OHOH42,301$739+50%

602Sweetwater, TXTX14,117$739+117%

603Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$738+82%

604Arcadia, FLFL37,078$738+67%

605Calhoun, GAGA61,701$738+52%

606Chillicothe, OHOH76,429$738+72%

607Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497$737+102%

608Lock Haven, PAPA37,870$737+79%

609Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$737+60%

610Sayre, PAPA59,600$737+78%

611Urbana, OHOH38,820$737+57%

612Marion, OHOH65,115$736+47%

613Terre Haute, ININ169,241$734+73%

614DeRidder, LALA36,673$734+92%

615Sturgis, MIMI60,968$734+61%

616Ruston, LALA48,360$733+68%

617Dothan, ALAL156,266$733+90%

618Huntington, WVWV365,965$732+75%

619Greenwood, SCSC95,215$732+74%

620Joplin, MOMO208,796$732+71%

621Brevard, NCNC34,211$731+56%

622Charleston, WVWV200,170$731+71%

623Columbus, NENE46,583$730+72%

624Ada, OKOK38,528$730+94%

625Hays, KSKS29,075$730+69%

626Bartlesville, OKOK54,037$729+80%

627Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$729+60%

628Athens, TNTN71,590$728+82%

629Moscow, IDID41,842$728+55%

630Johnson City, TNTN216,416$727+72%

631Rolla, MOMO45,247$727+84%

632Sedalia, MOMO44,254$727+71%

633Shawnee, OKOK75,102$727+69%

634Troy, ALAL33,688$727+118%

635Meridian, MSMS85,419$727+84%

636Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060$726+64%

637Vermillion, SDSD15,031$726+65%

638Marion, ILIL67,225$725+81%

639Marshalltown, IAIA39,890$725+58%

640Natchitoches, LALA36,089$725+96%

641Paragould, ARAR47,411$725+68%

642Muncie, ININ113,106$725+56%

643Tupelo, MSMS133,167$725+78%

644Cadillac, MIMI49,719$724+60%

645Hutchinson, MNMN36,631$724+56%

646Dalton, GAGA147,819$724+53%

647Paducah, KYKY102,259$724+84%

648Albert Lea, MNMN30,440$723+96%

649Pittsburg, KSKS39,008$723+60%

650Lima, OHOH100,881$722+62%

651Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$722+66%

652Altus, OKOK24,764$722+68%

653Morristown, TNTN128,867$721+72%

654Pella, IAIA34,192$721+53%

655Cullman, ALAL94,009$721+81%

656Oxford, ALAL115,834$720+74%

657Cedartown, GAGA45,514$720+69%

658Monroe, LALA222,390$720+75%

659McAlester, OKOK43,320$719+86%

660Alice, TXTX45,383$719+84%

661Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076$718+69%

662Gaffney, SCSC58,275$718+79%

663Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$717+47%

664Milledgeville, GAGA44,029$717+50%

665Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147$717+83%

666Big Rapids, MIMI42,320$716+52%

667Fremont, OHOH58,655$716+55%

668Madison, ININ33,279$716+71%

669Massena, NYNY105,488$715+67%

670Vernal, UTUT38,278$715+69%

671Cambridge, OHOH38,379$715+86%

672Corning, NYNY91,855$714+53%

673Le Mars, IAIA25,697$714+72%

674Lincoln, ILIL27,182$714+57%

675Macomb, ILIL25,916$714+82%

676Monticello, ININ25,164$714+36%

677Ontario, OROR60,085$713+59%

678Danville, VAVA101,137$713+78%

679Peru, ININ34,487$713+58%

680Show Low, AZAZ109,946$712+80%

681Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025$712+80%

682Fort Madison, IAIA32,306$711+79%

683Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$711+45%

684Ashland, OHOH52,523$711+51%

685Sterling, ILIL54,121$711+54%

686Pottsville, PAPA145,085$710+87%

687Wabash, ININ30,713$710+67%

688Alexandria, MNMN40,120$710+73%

689Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$709+51%

690Burley, IDID49,308$708+78%

691Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$708+61%

692El Dorado, ARAR36,926$707+73%

693Kinston, NCNC55,837$707+75%

694Norwalk, OHOH58,250$707+49%

695Auburn, ININ44,535$707+47%

696Fort Smith, ARAR234,140$707+73%

697Van Wert, OHOH29,013$706+71%

698Somerset, KYKY67,384$706+96%

699Winchester, TNTN45,579$706+61%

700Storm Lake, IAIA20,449$706+69%

701Clarksburg, WVWV88,142$706+85%

702Fayetteville, TNTN36,853$704+81%

703Hillsdale, MIMI45,738$704+62%

704Richmond, ININ66,169$704+58%

705Marion, ININ66,524$704+64%

706Platteville, WIWI52,446$704+78%

707Norfolk, NENE49,228$704+67%

708Hickory, NCNC376,890$703+47%

709McComb, MSMS52,640$703+90%

710Pocatello, IDID91,591$703+59%

711Cumberland, MDMD93,640$703+85%

712Americus, GAGA33,394$703+78%

713Zanesville, OHOH87,014$702+73%

714Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$702+47%

715Atchison, KSKS16,172$702+86%

716Connersville, ININ23,533$701+59%

717Laurel, MSMS82,281$701+94%

718Duncan, OKOK44,310$700+79%

719Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081$700+64%

720Paris, TXTX63,319$699+72%

721Ponca City, OKOK43,490$699+69%

722Tiffin, OHOH54,522$699+61%

723Orangeburg, SCSC83,177$699+80%

724Parkersburg, WVWV87,264$699+66%

725Sikeston, MOMO49,978$699+86%

726Brookhaven, MSMS35,012$698+91%

727Indiana, PAPA82,878$698+64%

728Huntington, ININ37,224$697+43%

729New Castle, ININ49,137$697+50%

730Mitchell, SDSD25,913$696+88%

731Richmond, KYKY131,806$694+78%

732Gallipolis, OHOH29,072$694+77%

733Shelby, NCNC103,325$694+55%

734Winona, MNMN50,523$694+63%

735Baker City, OROR16,658$694+53%

736Crossville, TNTN66,300$693+66%

737Spencer, IAIA16,202$693+83%

738Cookeville, TNTN152,477$693+72%

739Mason City, IAIA49,710$693+74%

740Greenville, MSMS40,446$692+64%

741Lewistown, PAPA46,127$692+80%

742Searcy, ARAR80,085$692+66%

743Hastings, NENE40,577$692+66%

744Huron, SDSD19,624$691+89%

745Bradford, PAPA38,984$691+66%

746Sunbury, PAPA107,788$691+73%

747Silver City, NMNM27,252$690+65%

748Decatur, ILIL99,300$690+54%

749Henderson, NCNC42,638$689+56%

750Jamestown, NDND21,414$689+88%

751Vernon, TXTX12,481$689+83%

752DuBois, PAPA78,100$688+83%

753Forrest City, ARAR21,800$688+71%

754Alma, MIMI41,190$688+62%

755Huntingdon, PAPA43,001$687+81%

756Kendallville, ININ47,937$687+46%

757Marshall, MNMN25,684$687+54%

758Raymondville, TXTX19,971$687+128%

759Florence, ALAL156,609$685+64%

760Waycross, GAGA57,670$685+81%

761Weatherford, OKOK39,059$684+84%

762Bluefield, WVWV96,138$684+83%

763Vincennes, ININ35,652$684+70%

764Youngstown, OHOH423,678$684+51%

765Beckley, WVWV109,940$684+83%

766Danville, ILIL71,259$683+63%

767Washington, ININ34,209$683+88%

768Hermitage, PAPA107,860$682+54%

769Jesup, GAGA32,481$682+84%

770Carbondale, ILIL52,501$682+67%

771Magnolia, ARAR21,894$681+79%

772Price, UTUT20,680$681+57%

773Bainbridge, GAGA29,432$681+77%

774Jefferson City, MOMO152,712$681+63%

775Evanston, WYWY23,415$681+60%

776Henderson, KYKY57,184$681+75%

777Elkins, WVWV26,882$680+84%

778Blackfoot, IDID51,153$680+65%

779Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118$680+88%

780Miami, OKOK30,438$680+92%

781Pikeville, KYKY89,122$680+97%

782Bay City, MIMI102,123$679+54%

783Manitowoc, WIWI81,710$679+57%

784Tahlequah, OKOK49,196$679+75%

785Marietta, OHOH58,389$678+70%

786Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823$678+110%

787Bedford, ININ45,568$678+52%

788Charleston, ILIL46,607$678+55%

789Muskogee, OKOK66,708$678+71%

790Taylorville, ILIL33,443$677+66%

791Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099$677+82%

792Moberly, MOMO24,513$677+76%

793Mansfield, OHOH124,893$677+50%

794Quincy, ILIL74,146$677+76%

795Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041$676+73%

796Gadsden, ALAL103,886$676+71%

797Great Bend, KSKS24,790$676+73%

798Newport, TNTN37,889$676+102%

799Celina, OHOH42,737$676+56%

800Meadville, PAPA81,792$676+67%

801Jamestown, NYNY124,126$675+54%

802Kingsport, TNTN314,834$674+66%

803Dyersburg, TNTN36,320$674+59%

804Selma, ALAL35,140$674+93%

805Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880$673+60%

806Russellville, ARAR84,932$672+63%

807Dixon, ILIL32,914$671+43%

808Freeport, ILIL43,220$671+55%

809Arkansas City, KSKS34,382$670+61%

810Aberdeen, SDSD41,583$670+84%

811Murray, KYKY39,421$669+57%

812Plainview, TXTX36,700$668+67%

813Farmington, MOMO67,809$667+66%

814Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838$667+63%

815Paris, TNTN32,896$666+65%

816Cleveland, MSMS28,262$666+77%

817Danville, KYKY56,985$666+66%

818Minden, LALA34,948$665+85%

819Greenville, OHOH51,520$665+49%

820Jacksonville, ILIL37,381$665+63%

821Moultrie, GAGA47,438$664+79%

822Hannibal, MOMO38,969$663+80%

823Maryville, MOMO20,174$663+69%

824Decatur, ALAL160,326$662+60%

825Laurinburg, NCNC33,322$662+53%

826New Ulm, MNMN25,517$662+66%

827Rockingham, NCNC42,041$662+64%

828Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904$662+87%

829Logansport, ININ37,836$660+50%

830Mayfield, KYKY37,050$660+86%

831Talladega, ALAL91,764$660+92%

832Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914$659+67%

833Clinton, IAIA46,002$659+65%

834Glasgow, KYKY56,224$658+79%

835Alamosa, COCO27,896$657+77%

836Gallup, NMNM68,119$657+76%

837Nogales, AZAZ50,020$657+38%

838Forest City, NCNC65,745$655+62%

839Blytheville, ARAR37,828$655+55%

840Olean, NYNY75,390$654+54%

841Yankton, SDSD23,635$653+65%

842Batesville, ARAR38,785$653+54%

843Lebanon, MOMO36,943$652+76%

844Thomaston, GAGA28,500$652+57%

845Oil City, PAPA49,346$652+71%

846Wheeling, WVWV134,089$651+80%

847Albertville, ALAL103,537$650+60%

848Canton, ILIL32,901$650+67%

849McMinnville, TNTN43,717$650+56%

850Emporia, KSKS34,838$648+56%

851Salem, OHOH99,377$648+54%

852Bogalusa, LALA44,937$648+96%

853Marinette, WIWI65,515$648+69%

854Lumberton, NCNC119,941$647+66%

855Union City, TNTN30,067$647+65%

856Marion, NCNC45,198$647+57%

857Shawano, WIWI45,759$646+54%

858Bucyrus, OHOH41,896$646+55%

859Jasper, ININ44,016$646+47%

860Grenada, MSMS30,222$646+78%

861Weirton, WVWV112,468$646+63%

862Alexander City, ALAL40,953$645+80%

863North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$642+54%

864Cordele, GAGA19,237$641+74%

865Tifton, GAGA51,237$641+55%

866Decatur, ININ36,650$640+63%

867Centralia, ILIL36,382$639+72%

868Effingham, ILIL44,727$639+52%

869Beatrice, NENE21,711$638+52%

870Marshall, MOMO23,265$637+63%

871Fairmont, MNMN19,440$636+86%

872Houghton, MIMI40,028$635+76%

873Malvern, ARAR33,451$635+55%

874Johnstown, PAPA128,968$635+76%

875Corinth, MSMS34,569$635+79%

876Las Vegas, NMNM30,311$634+51%

877Portsmouth, OHOH71,365$634+68%

878Coshocton, OHOH37,188$632+64%

879Fort Payne, ALAL74,085$630+70%

880Mount Airy, NCNC72,287$630+53%

881Mexico, MOMO24,528$630+64%

882Española, NMNM39,832$629+60%

883Martin, TNTN33,261$629+61%

884Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428$629+74%

885Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575$627+52%

886Wahpeton, NDND23,019$624+72%

887Harrison, ARAR45,654$624+57%

888Galesburg, ILIL47,767$623+52%

889Opelousas, LALA80,765$621+94%

890St. Marys, PAPA29,926$620+48%

891Greeneville, TNTN73,831$618+64%

892Corbin, KYKY150,040$617+79%

893Warren, PAPA37,038$615+53%

894Martinsville, VAVA63,091$613+57%

895Kirksville, MOMO29,824$612+54%

896Carroll, IAIA20,303$610+51%

897Campbellsville, KYKY38,407$610+79%

898Vidalia, GAGA36,180$608+62%

899Somerset, PAPA72,004$608+66%

900West Plains, MOMO40,798$605+73%

901Dublin, GAGA60,351$605+63%

902Douglas, GAGA52,861$600+65%

903Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938$600+52%

904Eufaula, ALAL26,861$593+79%

905Natchez, MSMS54,722$592+75%

906Clarksdale, MSMS19,849$582+62%

907Alpena, MIMI28,853$580+57%

908Camden, ARAR26,363$577+61%

909Kennett, MOMO26,855$575+78%

910Scottsboro, ALAL54,281$574+55%

911Summerville, GAGA25,300$573+51%

912Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319$572+104%

913Russellville, ALAL32,449$561+67%

914Middlesborough, KYKY22,829$559+81%

915Greenwood, MSMS34,912$553+68%

916Escanaba, MIMI36,582$548+43%

917Deming, NMNM25,407$545+62%

918Zapata, TXTX13,753$513+92%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES