Which metro area has the highest median gross rent?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks #1 with $2,359 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

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

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Highest median rent, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by median gross rent (2020 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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