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Lowest median rent, US cities · 2000

US cities with the lowest median gross rent (2000 ACS).

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2000. Places shown as “$2,000+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990
501Wheelersburg, OHOH6,313$393+28%
502Hillsboro, OHOH6,763$393+43%
503Anniston, ALAL20,930$393+31%
504Scottsboro, ALAL16,123$393+25%
505Chickasha, OKOK17,313$393+30%
506New Kensington, PAPA11,759$394+40%
507Crossville, TNTN13,113$394+45%
508McMinnville, TNTN13,943$394+46%
509Springdale, NJNJ15,173$394–
510Portales, NMNM11,734$394+47%
511Pinson, ALAL7,830$394–
512Batesville, MSMS7,325$394+42%
513Hartsville, SCSC7,374$395+39%
514Belle Fourche, SDSD5,791$395+32%
515Fairmont, WVWV18,035$395+32%
516Raton, NMNM5,952$395+56%
517Doolittle, TXTX6,203$395–
518Uhrichsville, OHOH5,145$395+42%
519Alamosa, COCO9,849$395+36%
520Cloquet, MNMN12,399$395+39%
521Abilene, KSKS6,552$395+41%
522Bay City, MIMI31,868$395+27%
523New Albany, MSMS7,756$395+53%
524Wilmore, KYKY6,380$395+40%
525Rockdale, TXTX5,688$396+32%
526Waycross, GAGA13,936$396+42%
527Caribou, MEME7,321$396+7%
528Adams, MAMA5,427$396+17%
529Cedartown, GAGA10,514$396+37%
530Eloy, AZAZ19,967$396+33%
531Shelby, OHOH9,231$396+37%
532Great Bend, KSKS14,266$396+28%
533Thibodaux, LALA15,573$396+43%
534Worthington, MNMN13,979$396+27%
535Rigby, IDID5,757$396+35%
536Linton, ININ5,245$396+42%
537Ripley, TNTN7,499$397+62%
538Navasota, TXTX9,904$397+40%
539Richlands, VAVA5,051$397+33%
540Potsdam, NYNY8,019$397+17%
541Marion, NCNC7,440$397+45%
542Collinsville, VAVA7,139$397+17%
543Walton, KYKY5,868$397+34%
544Burley, IDID12,409$397+47%
545Paris, ILIL8,026$397+43%
546Monaca, PAPA5,456$398+24%
547Snyder, TXTX11,166$398+17%
548Weslaco, TXTX44,203$398+60%
549Clarksburg, WVWV15,562$398+36%
550Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187$398+33%
551Oak Hill, WVWV7,629$398+35%
552Antigo, WIWI8,060$398+43%
553DuBois, PAPA7,254$398+22%
554Neosho, MOMO14,078$398+49%
555Warren, PAPA9,046$398+31%
556Fergus Falls, MNMN14,246$398+28%
557Lake Wales, FLFL18,650$398+23%
558McCook, NENE7,157$398+40%
559Ilion, NYNY7,488$398+28%
560Washington, NCNC9,910$398+46%
561Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,083$398+29%
562Tahlequah, OKOK17,508$399+33%
563Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,253$399+41%
564Socorro, TXTX38,787$399+45%
566Marinette, WIWI11,168$399+32%
567Danville, KYKY17,736$399+34%
568Macomb, ILIL14,530$399+37%
569Ashland, KYKY20,996$399+39%
570Highland Park, MIMI8,248$399+40%
571Redwood Falls, MNMN5,040$399+43%
572Maryville, MOMO10,092$399+38%
573Vinita, OKOK5,424$400+33%
574Aliquippa, PAPA9,002$400+52%
575Meadville, PAPA12,230$400+35%
576Chester, SCSC5,324$400+38%
577Chatsworth, GAGA5,029$400+31%
578Douglas, GAGA11,864$400+45%
579Valley, ALAL10,294$400+41%
580New Iberia, LALA26,533$400+37%
581Decatur, ININ10,090$400+25%
582Youngstown, OHOH58,832$401+34%
583Watertown, SDSD23,736$401+42%
584Shelley, IDID5,303$401+29%
585Martinsville, VAVA13,849$401+25%
586Galliano, LALA5,906$401+45%
587Malvern, ARAR11,144$401+40%
588Portland, ININ6,237$401+43%
589Polson, MTMT5,653$401+46%
590Wayne, NENE6,338$401+50%
591Seminole, OKOK7,393$402+42%
592Woodward, OKOK11,635$402+35%
593Lynchburg, TNTN6,920$402–
594Milan, TNTN8,367$402+33%
595Cuero, TXTX8,264$402+50%
596Del Rio, TXTX34,496$402+26%
597Richland Center, WIWI5,020$402+43%
598Skowhegan, MEME6,662$402+18%
599Bolivar, MOMO11,994$402+52%
600Marietta, OHOH13,053$402+34%
601Van Wert, OHOH11,200$402+22%
602Hartford City, ININ5,898$402+42%
603Henderson, KYKY27,822$402+28%
604Morehead, KYKY6,776$402+68%
605Grand Rapids, MNMN11,181$402+32%
606Rolla, MOMO20,588$402+36%
607Williamston, NCNC5,086$402+40%
608Henryetta, OKOK5,620$402+43%
609Muskogee, OKOK36,760$403+35%
610Munhall, PAPA10,253$403+34%
611Olyphant, PAPA5,390$403+33%
612Sharon, PAPA12,648$403+38%
613Pierre, SDSD13,848$403+27%
614Beeville, TXTX13,086$403+28%
615Breckenridge, TXTX5,123$403+25%
616Buena Vista, VAVA6,672$403+37%
617Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,408$403+31%
618Vincennes, ININ16,378$403+31%
619Morgan City, LALA10,757$403+39%
620Ogdensburg, NYNY9,123$403+24%
621Rensselaer, ININ5,681$403+31%
622Arvin, CACA19,820$403+26%
623Arkadelphia, ARAR9,916$403+47%
624Carbondale, ILIL21,811$403+26%
625Brazil, ININ8,343$403+38%
626Henderson, TNTN6,590$404+73%
627Morristown, TNTN33,517$404+45%
628Floresville, TXTX9,105$404+45%
629Jacksonville, TXTX14,658$404+36%
630Jasper, TXTX7,511$404+20%
631Odessa, TXTX122,707$404+29%
632Covington, VAVA5,680$404+29%
633Danville, VAVA41,647$404+45%
634Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661$404+38%
635Clarinda, IAIA5,273$404+70%
636Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469$404+17%
637Le Mars, IAIA10,760$404+34%
638Dowagiac, MIMI5,725$404+24%
639Forest City, NCNC7,410$404+35%
640Lock Haven, PAPA8,500$405+43%
641Brownsville, TXTX192,957$405+39%
642Gatesville, TXTX16,422$405+25%
643Port Arthur, TXTX55,804$405+27%
644Port Isabel, TXTX5,302$405+57%
645Mason City, IAIA26,853$405+26%
646Marquette, MIMI21,944$405+17%
647Attalla, ALAL5,807$405+44%
648Bartlesville, OKOK38,278$405+11%
649Americus, GAGA15,617$405+50%
650Canton, ILIL13,297$405+33%
651Princeton, ILIL7,674$405+21%
652Green Cove Springs, FLFL10,079$405+18%
653Marshfield, MOMO8,078$405+47%
654Minot, NDND47,308$405+26%
655Pittston, PAPA7,715$406+37%
656Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$406+57%
657Immokalee, FLFL26,361$406+29%
658Pampa, TXTX16,414$406+19%
659Superior, WIWI26,397$406+38%
660St. Johnsbury, VTVT5,859$406+23%
661Campbell, OHOH7,721$406+40%
662El Dorado, ARAR16,609$406+31%
663Wasco, CACA26,525$406+15%
664Carlinville, ILIL5,465$406+25%
665Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$406+42%
666Heber Springs, ARAR7,323$406+27%
667Owensboro, KYKY60,892$406+45%
668Carthage, MOMO15,895$406+40%
669Clinton, MOMO9,504$406+36%
670Anamosa, IAIA5,901$406+53%
671De Soto, MOMO6,527$406+22%
672Seneca, SCSC9,424$407+36%
673Bay City, TXTX17,488$407+14%
674Waterville, MEME17,579$407+13%
675Great Falls, MTMT60,208$407+31%
676Chaparral, NMNM18,186$407+16%
677Jamestown, NYNY27,663$407+31%
678Powell, WYWY6,574$407+19%
679Marion, ILIL17,148$407+31%
680Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$407+20%
681Oelwein, IAIA5,757$407+35%
682Winona, MNMN26,530$407+27%
683Ellwood City, PAPA7,362$408+46%
684New Brighton, PAPA5,503$408+42%
685Martin, TNTN11,060$408+59%
686Toccoa, GAGA9,539$408+44%
687Casper, WYWY58,771$408+38%
688Lewiston, MEME38,866$408+13%
689Lamar, COCO7,588$408+47%
690Freeport, FLFL7,543$408+44%
691Alma, MIMI9,304$408+25%
692Alexandria, MNMN15,045$408+38%
693New Ulm, MNMN13,863$408+39%
694Wellington, KSKS7,541$408+43%
695Russellville, KYKY7,454$408+49%
696McAlester, OKOK18,044$409+38%
697Taylor, PAPA6,232$409+42%
698Price, UTUT8,368$409+30%
699Beardstown, ILIL5,691$409+51%
700Bristol, VAVA16,418$409+29%
701Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$409+28%
702Sikeston, MOMO15,983$409+28%
703Herkimer, NYNY7,195$409+25%
704East Chicago, ININ25,610$409+43%
705Mojave, CACA5,173$409+1%
706Beckley, WVWV16,373$409+31%
707Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$409+29%
708Bay Minette, ALAL8,555$409+45%
709Wabash, ININ10,190$409+34%
710Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$409+25%
711Westwego, LALA8,317$409+29%
712Ambridge, PAPA6,944$410+41%
713Hazleton, PAPA30,286$410+34%
714Woodruff, SCSC6,026$410+48%
715Smithville, TNTN5,620$410+65%
716Quincy, ILIL38,918$410+49%
717Ashland, WIWI7,927$410+40%
718Danville, ILIL28,138$410+26%
719East Alton, ILIL5,621$410+23%
720Salem, ININ6,427$410+33%
721Marshall, MOMO13,766$410+26%
722Decorah, IAIA7,417$410+40%
723Arkansas City, KSKS11,800$410+26%
724Alliance, NENE7,914$410+47%
725Butler, PAPA12,879$411+34%
726Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,523$411+30%
727Carlsbad, NMNM32,524$411+29%
728Lebanon, PAPA26,479$411+32%
729Roswell, NMNM46,878$411+20%
730Waseca, MNMN9,035$411+34%
731Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$411+42%
732Alfred, NYNY5,147$411+22%
733Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$411+22%
734Lumberton, NCNC18,955$411+44%
735North Adams, MAMA12,368$412+13%
736Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769$412+28%
737Benson, AZAZ5,532$412+31%
738Galesburg, ILIL28,581$412+39%
739Thomaston, GAGA9,852$412+53%
740North Manchester, ININ5,230$412+41%
741Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$412+36%
742Big Spring, TXTX22,290$413+23%
743El Campo, TXTX12,142$413+30%
744Henderson, TXTX13,496$413+31%
745Rusk, TXTX5,568$413+46%
746Malone, NYNY5,315$413+26%
747Barling, ARAR5,452$413+24%
748Hope, ARAR8,445$413+37%
749Webster City, IAIA7,815$413+33%
750Bath, NYNY5,545$413+29%
751Alachua, FLFL10,612$413+38%
752Paris, KYKY10,130$413+27%
753Lonsdale, MNMN5,117$413+27%
754Picayune, MSMS12,019$413+51%
755Marion, ININ28,234$413+30%
756Winfield, KSKS11,745$413+35%
757Monett, MOMO10,248$413+49%
758Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$414+25%
759Bristol, TNTN28,107$414+38%
760Madisonville, TNTN5,428$414+51%
761Alvarado, TXTX7,539$414+24%
762Harrison, ARAR13,802$414+27%
763Mila Doce, TXTX7,731$414+89%
764Huntington, WVWV44,815$414+33%
765Vidalia, GAGA10,885$414+47%
766Blackfoot, IDID13,361$414+52%
767Fairfield, ALAL9,483$414+32%
768Montevideo, MNMN5,335$414+52%
769Senatobia, MSMS8,473$414+30%
770Brownsville, TNTN9,301$415+50%
771Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$415+33%
772Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$415+18%
773West Livingston, TXTX8,199$415–
774Fort Payne, ALAL15,189$415+45%
775Adel, GAGA5,854$415+46%
776Huntingburg, ININ6,522$415+29%
777Independence, KSKS8,193$415+32%
778Little Falls, MNMN9,277$415+58%
779Humboldt, TNTN7,841$416+56%
780Pulaski, TNTN8,394$416+58%
781East Moline, ILIL20,453$416+32%
782Rock Springs, WYWY22,936$416+20%
783Massena, NYNY9,898$416+39%
784Bucyrus, OHOH11,631$416+35%
785Columbiana, OHOH6,756$416+29%
786Florence, ALAL42,581$416+36%
787Valencia West, AZAZ14,728$416+4%
788Chickasaw, ALAL6,166$416+57%
789Fowler, CACA7,745$416+27%
790Mount Vernon, ININ6,289$416+41%
791Muskegon, MIMI37,224$416+21%
792Mandan, NDND25,061$416+28%
793Guthrie, OKOK12,257$416+45%
794Kingsport, TNTN57,530$417+40%
795Connell, WAWA5,080$417+32%
796Murray, KYKY18,964$417+57%
797Albertville, ALAL23,710$417+34%
798Rockmart, GAGA5,369$417+30%
799Dothan, ALAL72,060$417+30%
800Houma, LALA31,735$417+31%
801Bradford, PAPA7,442$418+41%
802Greensburg, PAPA14,462$418+36%
803Orangeburg, SCSC13,383$418+34%
804Magnolia, TXTX8,095$418+22%
805Othello, WAWA9,237$418+47%
806Parkersburg, WVWV28,593$418+27%
807Peru, ININ10,962$418+48%
808Farmington, MOMO19,226$418+33%
809Maplewood, MOMO8,033$418+21%
810Glencoe, ALAL5,426$418+18%
811Van Buren, ARAR24,556$418+48%
812Dundee, FLFL6,424$418+7%
813Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$418+39%
814Waverly, IAIA10,561$418+41%
815Cameron, MOMO7,341$418+44%
816Taylorville, ILIL10,522$418+29%
817Hempstead, TXTX7,194$419+29%
818Plainview, TXTX19,314$419+29%
819Vernal, UTUT10,671$419+52%
820De Queen, ARAR6,045$419+52%
821Celina, OHOH10,936$419+29%
822Morrilton, ARAR7,195$419+43%
823Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$419+29%
824Lewistown, MTMT6,179$419+52%
825Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$419+47%
826Fussels Corner, FLFL5,682$420+20%
827Canton, OHOH69,001$420+41%
828Washington, PAPA13,377$420+31%
829Groveland, FLFL25,526$420+27%
830Bondurant, IAIA9,647$420+6%
831Kirksville, MOMO17,863$420+37%
832Belding, MIMI6,000$420+40%
833Ludington, MIMI7,634$420+41%
834Lexington, TNTN8,130$421+66%
835Grovetown, GAGA17,939$421+16%
836Olean, NYNY13,508$421+34%
837Macclenny, FLFL8,251$421+18%
838Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$421+36%
839Cushing, OKOK8,390$421+59%
840Struthers, OHOH9,837$421+26%
841Emporia, KSKS24,137$421+39%
842Grambling, LALA5,314$421+46%
843Knoxville, IAIA7,469$421+39%
844Athens, TNTN15,263$422+67%
845Dumas, TXTX14,862$422+19%
846Hernando, FLFL9,299$422+47%
847Richmond, KYKY40,663$422+37%
848Berryville, ARAR5,813$422+42%
849Jackson, OHOH6,233$422+42%
850Hartselle, ALAL16,312$422+42%
851Albion, MIMI7,474$422+46%
852New Haven, MIMI6,749$422+17%
853Wagoner, OKOK8,405$423+41%
854Greenwood, SCSC22,745$423+43%
855Lampasas, TXTX7,988$423+35%
856Wharton, TXTX8,776$423+31%
857Canton, NYNY6,894$423+24%
858Prairie View, TXTX8,969$423+27%
859Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$423+30%
860Brush, COCO5,337$423+42%
861Enterprise, ALAL31,211$423+17%
862Erie, PAPA91,838$424+35%
863Plymouth, PAPA5,801$424+52%
864Williamsport, PAPA27,384$424+32%
865Gladewater, TXTX6,306$424+44%
866Two Rivers, WIWI11,222$424+46%
867Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$424+39%
868Wyoming, MNMN8,121$424+48%
869Fort Smith, ARAR90,855$424+35%
870Lancaster, SCSC9,623$424+43%
871Lincoln, ALAL8,110$424+55%
872Stuttgart, ARAR7,525$424+38%
873Gonzales, LALA13,930$424+22%
874Columbus, MSMS22,792$424+29%
875Skiatook, OKOK8,960$425+33%
876Winston, OROR5,680$425+27%
877Scranton, PAPA75,514$425+33%
878Harrisburg, SDSD10,405$425+33%
879Perryton, TXTX7,850$425+20%
880Freeport, ILIL23,202$425+35%
881Clarksville, ARAR9,632$425+68%
882Galion, OHOH10,370$425+48%
883Fostoria, OHOH12,920$425+33%
884Opelika, ALAL35,765$425+36%
885Berea, KYKY16,662$425+42%
886Rockingham, NCNC8,815$425+41%
887Belpre, OHOH6,657$425+33%
888Shively, KYKY15,895$425+31%
889Willard, MOMO6,904$425+49%
890Sayre, PAPA5,328$426+19%
891Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346$426–
892Church Hill, TNTN7,297$426+33%
893Commerce, TXTX9,928$426+36%
894Los Fresnos, TXTX8,703$426+7%
895Bardstown, KYKY14,161$426+47%
896Cadillac, MIMI10,438$426+23%
897Laurel, MTMT7,205$426+52%
898Hillsboro, TXTX9,036$426+41%
899Forrest City, ARAR12,308$426+53%
900Wapakoneta, OHOH9,711$426+24%
901Corning, CACA8,260$426+22%
902Pineville, LALA13,967$426+29%
903Lima, OHOH34,695$426+29%
904Shawnee, OKOK32,474$427+33%
905Laurens, SCSC9,327$427+32%
906Sulphur Springs, TXTX17,054$427+27%
907Uvalde, TXTX15,455$427+62%
908Marshfield, WIWI18,980$427+29%
909Evanston, WYWY11,705$427+21%
910Augusta, MEME19,155$427+11%
911Cullowhee, NCNC7,973$427+45%
912Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$427+53%
913Jacksonville, ALAL14,400$427+43%
914Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093$427+43%
915Dunn, NCNC8,814$427+55%
916Belen, NMNM7,589$427+38%
917North Platte, NENE22,524$427+47%
918Pryor Creek, OKOK9,723$428+32%
919Duryea, PAPA5,157$428+45%
920Levelland, TXTX12,513$428+36%
921Roosevelt, UTUT7,032$428+31%
922Fall River, MAMA95,298$428+22%
923Clovis, NMNM37,127$428+29%
924Winslow, AZAZ8,464$428+29%
925Russellville, ARAR29,521$428+28%
926Youngsville, LALA19,980$428+72%
927River Rouge, MIMI6,814$428+32%
928Columbia City, ININ10,256$428+39%
929Moorhead, MNMN46,533$428+25%
930Coweta, OKOK11,472$428+44%
931Fairfield, IAIA9,220$428+27%
932Savannah, MOMO5,107$428+51%
933Beatrice, NENE12,318$428+47%
934Pleasanton, TXTX11,511$429+40%
935Ripon, WIWI7,738$429+31%
936Rushville, ININ6,171$429+44%
937Granite City, ILIL26,807$429+22%
938Decatur, ALAL58,056$429+22%
939Willows, CACA6,116$429+25%
940North Scituate, MAMA6,492$429−17%
941Starke, FLFL5,963$429+34%
942Boone, IAIA12,471$429+46%
943Columbus, NENE25,248$429+34%
944Barnesville, GAGA6,329$430+41%
945Port Lavaca, TXTX11,060$430+29%
946Manitowoc, WIWI34,671$430+46%
947Merrill, WIWI9,389$430+50%
948St. Joseph, MNMN6,846$430+2%
949Silver City, NMNM9,284$430+41%
950Binghamton, NYNY46,418$430+19%
951Utica, NYNY62,978$430+27%
952Ardmore, OKOK24,956$430+35%
953Alton, ILIL25,013$430+30%
954St. John, ININ24,841$430−13%
955Washington, IAIA7,261$430+52%
956Alexandria, LALA42,938$430+30%
957Zimmerman, MNMN6,904$430+2%
958Terre Haute, ININ58,764$430+52%
959Sedalia, MOMO22,621$430+34%
960Morgantown, WVWV30,293$431+21%
961Saginaw, MIMI42,863$431+26%
962Phenix City, ALAL38,344$431+49%
963Effingham, ILIL12,406$431+49%
964Hays, KSKS21,258$431+44%
965New Philadelphia, OHOH17,424$431+39%
966Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722$432+30%
967Caddo Mills, TXTX5,715$432+46%
968South Lockport, NYNY9,144$432+27%
969Saks, ALAL10,681$432+9%
970Cheviot, OHOH8,623$432+34%
971Jasper, GAGA5,400$432+53%
972Mattoon, ILIL16,667$432+44%
973Murphysboro, ILIL6,977$432+54%
974Princeton, ININ8,524$432+47%
975DeWitt, IAIA5,704$432+36%
976Lackawanna, NYNY19,452$432+27%
977Waynesville, NCNC11,006$432+51%
978Buckeye, AZAZ125,445$433+24%
979Blakely, PAPA6,611$433+24%
980Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$433+28%
981Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$433+66%
982Sheridan, WYWY20,015$433+31%
983Bemidji, MNMN15,770$433+30%
984Eagleton, TNTN5,598$433+32%
985Adairsville, GAGA5,101$433+39%
986Searcy, ARAR24,351$433+38%
987Carroll, IAIA10,085$433+48%
988Willmar, MNMN22,001$433+42%
989Greenville, MSMS26,530$433+30%
990Pocatello, IDID58,771$433+50%
991Radcliff, KYKY22,576$433+16%
992Port Allen, LALA5,015$433+36%
993Mount Vernon, OHOH17,287$433+39%
994Purcell, OKOK7,030$434+22%
995Milton, PAPA6,457$434+42%
996Manchester, TNTN13,776$434+29%
997Highland City, FLFL13,276$434+5%
998Brunswick, GAGA15,730$434+38%
999Primera, TXTX5,478$434+49%
1000Lexington, VAVA7,769$434+22%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS