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Highest median rent, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA leads at $1,172. 918 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,906$602–

01San Jose, CACA1,984,473$1,172+53%

02Nantucket, MAMA14,758$1,016+10%

03Edwards, COCO54,291$1,007+62%

04San Francisco, CACA4,630,041$946+39%

05Santa Cruz, CACA258,852$924+30%

06Oxnard, CACA830,851$892+18%

07Santa Rosa, CACA486,444$864+34%

08Juneau city and, AKAK31,609$863+32%

09Heber, UTUT81,655$849+81%

10Washington, DCDC6,465,724$835+23%

11Santa Maria, CACA442,065$830+27%

12Boulder, COCO328,560$825+64%

13Key West, FLFL80,406$820+39%

14Napa, CACA132,949$818+29%

15Honolulu, HIHI988,703$802+21%

16Vallejo, CACA455,376$797+35%

17Breckenridge, COCO39,069$795+60%

18New York, NYNY20,112,448$789+32%

19Kahului, HIHI160,674$788+9%

20Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154$777+27%

21Salinas, CACA433,729$776+24%

22Ketchikan, AKAK13,549$775+26%

23Lexington Park, MDMD211,176$774+31%

24Boston, MAMA5,034,221$773+21%

25San Diego, CACA3,282,248$761+25%

26Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441$754+14%

27Naples, FLFL417,131$753+32%

28Truckee, CACA101,911$746+25%

29Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219$741+15%

30Kapaa, HIHI73,400$739+20%

31Denver, COCO3,092,037$735+65%

32Rifle, COCO80,099$731+45%

33Anchorage, AKAK405,821$729+31%

34Seattle, WAWA4,161,883$729+46%

35Trenton, NJNJ399,289$727+28%

36Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182$726+42%

37Barnstable, MAMA233,539$723+12%

38San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367$719+25%

39Austin, TXTX2,620,945$716+73%

40Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226$716+39%

41Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377$711+19%

42Miami, FLFL6,391,072$703+21%

43Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808$701+28%

44Manchester, NHNH433,415$694+18%

45Santa Fe, NMNM156,907$690+41%

46Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214$687+28%

47Orlando, FLFL2,957,672$687+35%

48Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657$684+48%

49Hailey, IDID32,436$683+63%

50Sacramento, CACA2,477,274$682+28%

51Jackson, WYWY36,587$681+59%

52Fairbanks, AKAK93,972$679+27%

53Fort Collins, COCO377,292$678+61%

54North Port, FLFL948,158$678+31%

55Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720$678+52%

56Portland, OROR2,542,282$672+53%

57Chicago, ILIL9,434,123$671+36%

58Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047$669+17%

59Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975$668+58%

60Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118$668+27%

61Bremerton, WAWA283,374$667+48%

62Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781$666+30%

63Los Alamos, NMNM19,407$666+43%

64Reno, NVNV578,734$666+33%

65Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966$661+42%

66Colorado Springs, COCO781,796$661+57%

67East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179$658+27%

68Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938$657+42%

69Durango, COCO56,898$655+54%

70Lacey, WAWA304,261$655+42%

71Riverside, CACA4,769,007$654+16%

72Carson, NVNV58,571$650+35%

73Dallas, TXTX8,477,157$647+45%

74Charlottesville, VAVA228,597$647+36%

75Cape Coral, FLFL875,607$646+28%

76Hilo, HIHI210,043$645+32%

77Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295$641+35%

78Durham, NCNC625,485$639+47%

79Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245$638+24%

80Richmond, VAVA1,389,338$633+35%

81Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377$633+68%

82Burlington, VTVT227,803$632+27%

83Amherst, MAMA164,065$631+20%

84Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368$629+46%

85Kingston, NYNY183,330$626+18%

86Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212$626+25%

87Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721$626+21%

88Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451$625+54%

89Bellingham, WAWA236,392$622+46%

90Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213$621+29%

91Gainesville, GAGA226,568$619+46%

92Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500$619+40%

93Stockton, CACA823,815$617+26%

94Vineland, NJNJ157,148$616+28%

95Sebastian, FLFL172,799$615+22%

96Bend, OROR266,376$613+49%

97Concord, NHNH158,078$613+15%

98Sonora, CACA53,160$611+22%

99Ithaca, NYNY104,047$611+25%

100Modesto, CACA557,719$611+27%

101Madison, WIWI709,685$611+39%

102Deltona, FLFL746,933$607+29%

103Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010$606+31%

104Eugene, OROR381,584$604+44%

105Palm Bay, FLFL663,982$604+25%

106Tampa, FLFL3,418,895$601+35%

107Ukiah, CACA88,122$600+27%

108Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552$600+44%

109Corvallis, OROR97,728$597+54%

110Medford, OROR221,795$597+45%

111Detroit, MIMI4,390,913$596+29%

112Keene, NHNH78,269$596+16%

113Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830$596+48%

114Fallon, NVNV25,851$595+30%

115Port Townsend, WAWA33,970$595+55%

116Albany, NYNY915,835$595+28%

117Ogden, UTUT672,784$595+58%

118Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551$594+40%

119St. George, UTUT213,670$594+43%

120Nashville, TNTN2,197,416$594+45%

121Houston, TXTX7,904,627$594+45%

122Slidell, LALA279,108$593+41%

123Portland, MEME577,635$592+16%

124Rochester, NYNY1,056,149$591+28%

125Kenosha, WIWI168,448$589+43%

126Whitewater, WIWI106,127$588+42%

127Laconia, NHNH65,147$588+15%

128Charleston, SCSC889,263$587+36%

129Allentown, PAPA887,615$586+28%

130Wilmington, NCNC492,772$584+47%

131Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083$583+39%

132Worcester, MAMA888,502$580+11%

133Albany, OROR132,843$580+54%

134Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695$580+42%

135Shelton, WAWA71,165$579+52%

136Elko, NVNV56,682$579+33%

137Crestview, FLFL315,098$579+45%

138Provo, UTUT773,426$578+66%

139Boise City, IDID864,243$576+58%

140Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682$575+36%

141Newport, OROR50,636$575+53%

142Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459$574+44%

143Savannah, GAGA438,314$574+44%

144Fayetteville, NCNC395,412$573+43%

145Dover, DEDE194,786$573+36%

146Salem, OROR445,814$572+45%

147Traverse City, MIMI156,972$572+37%

148Lancaster, PAPA563,159$572+30%

149Albuquerque, NMNM925,279$572+42%

150Columbus, OHOH2,242,028$571+40%

151Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864$571+55%

152Columbus, ININ85,729$570+44%

153Clearlake, CACA67,772$567+23%

154Daphne, ALAL267,761$566+59%

155State College, PAPA157,393$565+26%

156Watertown, WIWI86,505$564+50%

157Greeley, COCO378,426$564+58%

158Chico, CACA209,211$563+28%

159Redding, CACA181,648$563+30%

160Susanville, CACA28,117$561+36%

161Lawrence, KSKS120,920$560+36%

162Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102$559+19%

163Tallahassee, FLFL397,442$559+38%

164Winchester, VAVA152,332$558+36%

165Harrisburg, PAPA617,427$558+29%

166Burlington, NCNC186,177$557+46%

167Bozeman, MTMT128,740$555+62%

168Hudson, NYNY60,168$553+27%

169Easton, MDMD38,238$552+29%

170Brattleboro, VTVT45,204$552+21%

171Memphis, TNTN1,341,412$551+46%

172Centralia, WAWA88,062$551+58%

173Kingsland, GAGA60,143$551+32%

174Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775$551+36%

175College Station, TXTX287,476$551+42%

176Brookings, OROR22,621$550+42%

177Monroe, MIMI156,004$549+30%

178San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140$549+46%

179Racine, WIWI198,919$548+36%

180Boone, NCNC54,786$548+47%

181Des Moines, IAIA758,539$548+35%

182Providence, RIRI1,708,161$546+15%

183Akron, OHOH701,780$546+37%

184Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645$545+30%

185Monticello, NYNY80,586$545+19%

186Reading, PAPA440,072$545+32%

187Omaha, NENE1,009,836$544+39%

188Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685$544+39%

189Bloomington, ININ165,231$544+39%

190Lansing, MIMI479,722$544+29%

191Lebanon, NHNH224,500$543+19%

192Janesville, WIWI166,472$543+40%

193Astoria, OROR40,926$543+54%

194Lafayette, ININ228,468$542+43%

195Ames, IAIA128,090$542+47%

196Greensboro, NCNC805,945$542+39%

197Iowa City, IAIA182,711$542+38%

198Granbury, TXTX70,501$541+19%

199Greenfield, MAMA70,698$541+13%

200Pahrump, NVNV57,336$541+42%

201Elkhart, ININ208,774$541+34%

202Kennewick, WAWA324,334$540+56%

203Kankakee, ILIL105,525$539+43%

204Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$539+48%

205Killeen, TXTX511,497$539+42%

206Wenatchee, WAWA128,414$538+52%

207St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421$538+27%

208Bennington, VTVT36,630$538+24%

209Hood River, OROR23,720$538+37%

210Fresno, CACA1,203,383$538+24%

211Syracuse, NYNY652,273$538+26%

212Columbia, SCSC879,918$537+34%

213Eureka, CACA131,647$537+31%

214Dayton, OHOH826,554$536+32%

215Kerrville, TXTX54,037$536+39%

216Salisbury, MDMD131,872$536+32%

217Springfield, MAMA464,338$535+11%

218Pensacola, FLFL544,949$535+40%

219Grants Pass, OROR87,867$534+37%

220Yakima, WAWA259,185$534+58%

221Glens Falls, NYNY124,373$533+24%

222Bloomington, ILIL171,419$533+38%

223Hanford, CACA154,327$533+30%

224Warner Robins, GAGA208,091$532+41%

225Port Angeles, WAWA78,202$532+41%

226Taos, NMNM34,564$531+44%

227Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$531+18%

228York, PAPA473,197$531+30%

229Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527$529+41%

230Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795$529+27%

231Asheville, NCNC422,345$529+46%

232Pinehurst, NCNC110,619$528+48%

233Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$528+43%

234Gulfport, MSMS431,329$528+54%

235Athens, GAGA224,148$528+41%

236Gainesville, FLFL359,036$528+39%

237Grand Junction, COCO162,845$527+58%

238Monticello, ININ25,164$526+57%

239Missoula, MTMT128,698$526+59%

240Appleton, WIWI249,876$525+39%

241Champaign, ILIL239,979$525+32%

242Spokane, WAWA608,012$525+49%

243South Bend, ININ324,538$525+33%

244Little Rock, ARAR777,607$522+36%

245Montrose, COCO44,591$521+54%

246Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883$521+32%

247Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858$521+40%

248Angola, ININ34,799$520+45%

249Crescent City, CACA26,410$519+23%

250Faribault, MNMN69,939$519+40%

251Barre, VTVT59,652$519+26%

252Hinesville, GAGA91,870$519+31%

253Longview, WAWA114,885$518+49%

254Sandpoint, IDID54,420$518+63%

255Bakersfield, CACA927,068$518+18%

256Jacksonville, NCNC217,175$518+30%

257Merced, CACA297,260$518+20%

258Sherman, TXTX153,613$518+41%

259Panama City, FLFL231,174$517+44%

260Adrian, MIMI97,779$517+35%

261Rutland, VTVT59,653$517+18%

262Tyler, TXTX252,549$517+39%

263Batavia, NYNY58,416$517+29%

264Rockford, ILIL337,242$516+37%

265Bishop, CACA18,158$516+25%

266Visalia, CACA485,146$516+28%

267Lexington, KYKY535,174$516+38%

268Holland, MIMI123,188$515+37%

269Lincoln, NENE352,081$515+37%

270Sevierville, TNTN101,342$513+48%

271Ocala, FLFL442,660$513+33%

272Petoskey, MIMI33,775$513+35%

273Brigham City, UTUT70,405$511+50%

274Morehead City, NCNC70,469$511+33%

275Montgomery, ALAL388,747$511+42%

276Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653$509+34%

277Huntsville, TXTX83,842$509+31%

278Gettysburg, PAPA107,594$509+32%

279Kokomo, ININ83,904$509+40%

280New Orleans, LALA970,849$509+29%

281Yuma, AZAZ224,449$508+17%

282Baraboo, WIWI66,652$508+44%

283Seaford, DEDE277,140$507+32%

284Flint, MIMI401,093$507+26%

285Logan, UTUT160,889$506+52%

286Clarksville, TNTN349,001$506+47%

287Jackson, MIMI159,552$505+34%

288Greenville, SCSC1,014,101$504+42%

289Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638$504+45%

290Columbia, MOMO219,062$504+40%

291El Centro, CACA181,411$504+28%

292Fayetteville, ARAR622,177$502+41%

293Warsaw, ININ80,892$502+33%

294Green Bay, WIWI336,756$502+41%

295Rochester, MNMN231,184$502+38%

296Jefferson, GAGA99,265$501+54%

297Payson, AZAZ53,801$501+45%

298Lakeland, FLFL874,790$501+30%

299Wichita, KSKS663,809$500+30%

300Springfield, ILIL206,033$500+32%

301Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$500+55%

302Marion, OHOH65,115$500+46%

303Plymouth, ININ46,599$500+38%

304Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$500+36%

305Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$500+31%

306Pittsfield, MAMA128,224$499+14%

307Coos Bay, OROR63,992$499+51%

308Sidney, OHOH48,065$499+35%

309Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$498+30%

310Sioux City, IAIA145,738$498+54%

311Yuba City, CACA187,478$498+29%

312Midland, MIMI83,754$498+22%

313Sandusky, OHOH112,777$497+35%

314Ellensburg, WAWA48,803$497+56%

315Saginaw, MIMI187,688$497+28%

316Sanford, NCNC70,258$497+42%

317Cañon City, COCO50,039$496+50%

318Victoria, TXTX99,864$496+44%

319Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766$495+41%

320Frankfort, ININ33,322$495+52%

321Seymour, ININ47,370$495+49%

322Michigan City, ININ111,294$495+35%

323Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$495+36%

324Augusta, GAGA641,231$495+33%

325Wilmington, OHOH42,301$494+41%

326Frankfort, KYKY77,874$494+43%

327Elmira, NYNY80,415$493+37%

328Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201$493+37%

329Jackson, MSMS609,847$492+35%

330Wooster, OHOH116,758$492+34%

331Garden City, KSKS37,505$491+28%

332Staunton, VAVA129,692$491+36%

333St. Simons, GAGA118,524$490+30%

334Greensburg, ININ26,576$490+37%

335Louisville, KYKY1,402,509$490+43%

336Kearney, NENE57,962$489+54%

337Rochelle, ILIL51,399$489+43%

338Roseburg, OROR111,951$489+40%

339Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$489+55%

340Pueblo, COCO169,277$489+59%

341Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$489+44%

342Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912$489+39%

343Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273$489+40%

344Toledo, OHOH599,376$489+25%

345Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$489+39%

346Huntington, ININ37,224$488+42%

347The Dalles, OROR26,310$488+51%

348Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$488+59%

349Roanoke, VAVA316,547$488+37%

350Hagerstown, MDMD315,280$488+36%

351New Bern, NCNC127,358$488+35%

352Mankato, MNMN104,907$487+32%

353Twin Falls, IDID123,901$487+62%

354La Grande, OROR25,900$487+58%

355Findlay, OHOH75,034$487+33%

356Springfield, OHOH135,340$487+35%

357Walla Walla, WAWA62,361$487+53%

358Chattanooga, TNTN594,530$486+37%

359Red Bluff, CACA64,665$486+33%

360Watertown, NYNY111,540$486+22%

361Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137$486+49%

362Calhoun, GAGA61,701$486+39%

363Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$486+24%

364Lubbock, TXTX368,431$485+35%

365Fremont, NENE38,057$485+56%

366Oneonta, NYNY60,589$485+28%

367Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813$484+32%

368Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$484+29%

369Kalispell, MTMT115,429$484+46%

370Wausau, WIWI139,432$484+33%

371Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155$483+28%

372Branson, MOMO57,001$483+57%

373Waco, TXTX308,807$483+40%

374Rapid City, SDSD156,934$482+31%

375Fort Morgan, COCO30,306$482+50%

376Owosso, MIMI67,681$482+33%

377Pullman, WAWA48,512$482+39%

378Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$482+34%

379Auburn, NYNY74,365$482+23%

380Huntsville, ALAL556,444$482+24%

381Canton, OHOH400,246$481+37%

382Auburn, ININ44,535$480+39%

383Hermiston, OROR93,721$480+52%

384Hickory, NCNC376,890$479+40%

385Sebring, FLFL111,122$479+29%

386Brenham, TXTX38,288$479+40%

387Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138$479+24%

388Peoria, ILIL363,505$478+38%

389Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666$478+25%

390Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$478+46%

391Milledgeville, GAGA44,029$478+43%

392Clewiston, FLFL61,546$478+21%

393Topeka, KSKS233,052$477+32%

394Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$477+48%

395Red Wing, MNMN48,195$477+49%

396Coldwater, MIMI45,993$477+38%

397Stevens Point, WIWI71,943$477+28%

398Beaumont, TXTX399,310$476+33%

399Mobile, ALAL411,658$476+46%

400Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$476+69%

401Niles, MIMI152,444$476+29%

402Rome, GAGA101,378$476+46%

403Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$476+33%

404Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$475+44%

405Nogales, AZAZ50,020$475+30%

406Warrensburg, MOMO56,670$475+39%

407St. Cloud, MNMN205,854$474+22%

408Norwalk, OHOH58,250$474+31%

409Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$474+45%

410Lewiston, IDID65,450$473+52%

411Amarillo, TXTX276,235$473+34%

412Spartanburg, SCSC407,656$473+38%

413Cheyenne, WYWY102,938$473+31%

414Mountain Home, IDID29,465$473+60%

415Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$473+35%

416Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$473+34%

417Dalton, GAGA147,819$472+33%

418Defiance, OHOH38,292$472+30%

419Pella, IAIA34,192$472+46%

420Columbus, GAGA324,830$471+40%

421Idaho Falls, IDID173,851$471+34%

422Eau Claire, WIWI176,647$471+37%

423Cortland, NYNY45,850$471+19%

424Owatonna, MNMN37,464$471+47%

425Greenville, NCNC182,936$471+35%

426Ashland, OHOH52,523$471+40%

427Baton Rouge, LALA888,699$471+36%

428Big Rapids, MIMI42,320$470+39%

429Kendallville, ININ47,937$470+42%

430Lebanon, PAPA146,380$470+32%

431Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332$470+32%

432Billings, MTMT193,603$470+39%

433Manhattan, KSKS136,122$470+29%

434Franklin, KYKY20,788$469+49%

435Moscow, IDID41,842$469+49%

436Urbana, OHOH38,820$469+35%

437Wilson, NCNC81,150$469+46%

438Athens, OHOH63,197$469+32%

439Corning, NYNY91,855$468+37%

440Dixon, ILIL32,914$468+41%

441Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$468+34%

442Bangor, MEME157,967$468+18%

443Brevard, NCNC34,211$468+36%

444Cedar City, UTUT67,141$468+36%

445El Paso, TXTX881,291$467+35%

446Liberal, KSKS21,073$467+29%

447Cornelia, GAGA50,416$467+48%

448Blacksburg, VAVA181,616$466+32%

449Valdosta, GAGA153,276$466+39%

450Vicksburg, MSMS41,759$466+40%

451Ottawa, KSKS26,299$465+50%

452Muncie, ININ113,106$465+39%

453Hutchinson, MNMN36,631$465+41%

454Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$465+36%

455Laramie, WYWY38,558$464+35%

456New Castle, ININ49,137$464+54%

457Pontiac, ILIL35,057$464+36%

458Amsterdam, NYNY50,046$464+36%

459Athens, TXTX88,595$464+34%

460Binghamton, NYNY243,189$463+20%

461Ottawa, ILIL145,902$463+43%

462Gillette, WYWY48,145$463+28%

463Albemarle, NCNC68,830$463+41%

464Sterling, ILIL54,121$463+38%

465Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553$463+37%

466Davenport, IAIA380,452$463+36%

467Albany, GAGA145,510$462+42%

468Fremont, OHOH58,655$462+27%

469Greencastle, ININ37,876$462+34%

470Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$462+18%

471Lufkin, TXTX88,154$461+36%

472Sumter, SCSC105,067$461+29%

473Menomonie, WIWI46,223$461+34%

474Muscatine, IAIA41,853$460+34%

475Shreveport, LALA383,474$459+32%

476Utica, NYNY285,611$459+27%

477Farmington, NMNM120,340$459+33%

478Stillwater, OKOK83,889$459+34%

479Jackson, TNTN184,569$458+52%

480Knoxville, TNTN968,137$458+41%

481Gainesville, TXTX44,461$458+41%

482Marshalltown, IAIA39,890$458+43%

483Gloversville, NYNY52,216$458+32%

484Midland, TXTX193,139$458+27%

485Evansville, ININ273,786$458+34%

486San Angelo, TXTX122,065$458+26%

487Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909$457+32%

488Palestine, TXTX59,805$456+24%

489Cambridge, MDMD33,628$456+38%

490Sturgis, MIMI60,968$456+32%

491Oxford, MSMS71,972$456+45%

492Waynesville, NCNC63,369$455+49%

493Chambersburg, PAPA160,652$455+32%

494Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$455+41%

495Lincoln, ILIL27,182$455+39%

496Sparta, WIWI46,572$455+41%

497Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791$455+42%

498Waterloo, IAIA169,189$454+44%

499Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$454+38%

500Corsicana, TXTX57,181$454+37%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest median gross rent?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks #1 with $1,172 (2000 Decennial Census).

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Nantucket, MA, Edwards, CO, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.