Which city has the lowest median gross rent?

Short Pump, Virginia ranks #1 with $0 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by median gross rent?

Short Pump, Virginia, Crystal City, Texas, Elsa, Texas, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, Waynesboro, Georgia.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,299 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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%

520Bay City, MIMI31,868$395+27%

521Abilene, KSKS6,552$395+41%

522Cloquet, MNMN12,399$395+39%

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%

534Rigby, IDID5,757$396+35%

535Linton, ININ5,245$396+42%

536Worthington, MNMN13,979$396+27%

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%

556Lake Wales, FLFL18,650$398+23%

557Fergus Falls, MNMN14,246$398+28%

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%

565Homestead Meadows South, TXTX6,660$399–

566Marinette, WIWI11,168$399+32%

567Danville, KYKY17,736$399+34%

568Highland Park, MIMI8,248$399+40%

569Macomb, ILIL14,530$399+37%

570Maryville, MOMO10,092$399+38%

571Redwood Falls, MNMN5,040$399+43%

572Ashland, KYKY20,996$399+39%

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%

580Decatur, ININ10,090$400+25%

581New Iberia, LALA26,533$400+37%

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%

603Morehead, KYKY6,776$402+68%

604Grand Rapids, MNMN11,181$402+32%

605Williamston, NCNC5,086$402+40%

606Henryetta, OKOK5,620$402+43%

607Henderson, KYKY27,822$402+28%

608Rolla, MOMO20,588$402+36%

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%

622Arkadelphia, ARAR9,916$403+47%

623Arvin, CACA19,820$403+26%

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%

635Le Mars, IAIA10,760$404+34%

636Clarinda, IAIA5,273$404+70%

637Iron Mountain, MIMI7,469$404+17%

638Forest City, NCNC7,410$404+35%

639Dowagiac, MIMI5,725$404+24%

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%

651Green Cove Springs, FLFL10,079$405+18%

652Princeton, ILIL7,674$405+21%

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%

661El Dorado, ARAR16,609$406+31%

662Campbell, OHOH7,721$406+40%

663Heber Springs, ARAR7,323$406+27%

664Carlinville, ILIL5,465$406+25%

665Jerseyville, ILIL8,409$406+42%

666Anamosa, IAIA5,901$406+53%

667Owensboro, KYKY60,892$406+45%

668Wasco, CACA26,525$406+15%

669Carthage, MOMO15,895$406+40%

670Clinton, MOMO9,504$406+36%

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%

677Powell, WYWY6,574$407+19%

678Jamestown, NYNY27,663$407+31%

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%

691Wellington, KSKS7,541$408+43%

692Russellville, KYKY7,454$408+49%

693New Ulm, MNMN13,863$408+39%

694Alma, MIMI9,304$408+25%

695Alexandria, MNMN15,045$408+38%

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%

704Mojave, CACA5,173$409+1%

705Beckley, WVWV16,373$409+31%

706Wabash, ININ10,190$409+34%

707Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$409+29%

708East Chicago, ININ25,610$409+43%

709Bay Minette, ALAL8,555$409+45%

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%

719Decorah, IAIA7,417$410+40%

720East Alton, ILIL5,621$410+23%

721Salem, ININ6,427$410+33%

722Arkansas City, KSKS11,800$410+26%

723Alliance, NENE7,914$410+47%

724Marshall, MOMO13,766$410+26%

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%

738Thomaston, GAGA9,852$412+53%

739Galesburg, ILIL28,581$412+39%

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%

752Marion, ININ28,234$413+30%

753Winfield, KSKS11,745$413+35%

754Paris, KYKY10,130$413+27%

755Picayune, MSMS12,019$413+51%

756Monett, MOMO10,248$413+49%

757Lonsdale, MNMN5,117$413+27%

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%

764Vidalia, GAGA10,885$414+47%

765Fairfield, ALAL9,483$414+32%

766Huntington, WVWV44,815$414+33%

767Blackfoot, IDID13,361$414+52%

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%

775Huntingburg, ININ6,522$415+29%

776Independence, KSKS8,193$415+32%

777Adel, GAGA5,854$415+46%

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%

786Chickasaw, ALAL6,166$416+57%

787Florence, ALAL42,581$416+36%

788Valencia West, AZAZ14,728$416+4%

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%

798Dothan, ALAL72,060$417+30%

799Rockmart, GAGA5,369$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%

811Dundee, FLFL6,424$418+7%

812Taylorville, ILIL10,522$418+29%

813Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$418+39%

814Van Buren, ARAR24,556$418+48%

815Waverly, IAIA10,561$418+41%

816Cameron, MOMO7,341$418+44%

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%

824Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$419+47%

825Lewistown, MTMT6,179$419+52%

826Fussels Corner, FLFL5,682$420+20%

827Canton, OHOH69,001$420+41%

828Washington, PAPA13,377$420+31%

829Groveland, FLFL25,526$420+27%

830Belding, MIMI6,000$420+40%

831Bondurant, IAIA9,647$420+6%

832Kirksville, MOMO17,863$420+37%

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%

842Knoxville, IAIA7,469$421+39%

843Grambling, LALA5,314$421+46%

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%

851New Haven, MIMI6,749$422+17%

852Albion, MIMI7,474$422+46%

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%

860Enterprise, ALAL31,211$423+17%

861Brush, COCO5,337$423+42%

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%

882Fostoria, OHOH12,920$425+33%

883Galion, OHOH10,370$425+48%

884Opelika, ALAL35,765$425+36%

885Willard, MOMO6,904$425+49%

886Rockingham, NCNC8,815$425+41%

887Belpre, OHOH6,657$425+33%

888Berea, KYKY16,662$425+42%

889Shively, KYKY15,895$425+31%

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%

902Lima, OHOH34,695$426+29%

903Pineville, LALA13,967$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%

916North Platte, NENE22,524$427+47%

917Belen, NMNM7,589$427+38%

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%

926Columbia City, ININ10,256$428+39%

927Fairfield, IAIA9,220$428+27%

928Youngsville, LALA19,980$428+72%

929River Rouge, MIMI6,814$428+32%

930Moorhead, MNMN46,533$428+25%

931Savannah, MOMO5,107$428+51%

932Beatrice, NENE12,318$428+47%

933Coweta, OKOK11,472$428+44%

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%

939North Scituate, MAMA6,492$429−17%

940Starke, FLFL5,963$429+34%

941Willows, CACA6,116$429+25%

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%

954Terre Haute, ININ58,764$430+52%

955St. John, ININ24,841$430−13%

956Washington, IAIA7,261$430+52%

957Alexandria, LALA42,938$430+30%

958Sedalia, MOMO22,621$430+34%

959Zimmerman, MNMN6,904$430+2%

960Morgantown, WVWV30,293$431+21%

961Saginaw, MIMI42,863$431+26%

962Phenix City, ALAL38,344$431+49%

963Hays, KSKS21,258$431+44%

964Effingham, ILIL12,406$431+49%

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%

974DeWitt, IAIA5,704$432+36%

975Princeton, ININ8,524$432+47%

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%

984Adairsville, GAGA5,101$433+39%

985Eagleton, TNTN5,598$433+32%

986Searcy, ARAR24,351$433+38%

987Carroll, IAIA10,085$433+48%

988Radcliff, KYKY22,576$433+16%

989Pocatello, IDID58,771$433+50%

990Willmar, MNMN22,001$433+42%

991Mount Vernon, OHOH17,287$433+39%

992Port Allen, LALA5,015$433+36%

993Greenville, MSMS26,530$433+30%

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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS