Which city has the lowest median gross rent?

Vineyard, Utah ranks #1 with $99 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by median gross rent?

Vineyard, Utah, Severance, Colorado, Ewa Villages, Hawaii, Progreso, Texas, Diboll, Texas.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,058 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,058

Lowest median rent, US cities · 1990

US cities with the lowest median gross rent (1990 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

1001Bristol, VAVA16,418$317–

1002Grandview, WAWA12,062$317–

1003Kelso, WAWA12,801$317–

1004Fremont, NENE28,350$317–

1005Piedmont, SCSC5,462$317–

1006Joplin, MOMO53,930$317–

1007Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,386$317–

1008Moscow, IDID26,721$317–

1009Streator, ILIL12,190$317–

1010Bluffton, ININ10,583$317–

1011Glenwood, IAIA5,287$317–

1012Live Oak, CACA9,466$317–

1013Social Circle, GAGA5,537$317–

1014Winchester, KYKY19,514$317–

1015Pahokee, FLFL5,794$317–

1016Marion, ININ28,234$317–

1017Lenoir, NCNC18,372$317–

1018Glencoe, MNMN5,632$317–

1019Lehighton, PAPA5,232$318–

1020Dixon, ILIL14,582$318–

1021McPherson, KSKS13,918$318–

1022Odessa, MOMO5,721$318–

1023Carlsbad, NMNM32,524$318–

1024Klamath Falls, OROR22,111$318–

1025West Salem, WIWI5,288$318–

1026Ardmore, OKOK24,956$318–

1027Fort Morgan, COCO11,841$318–

1028DeWitt, IAIA5,704$318–

1029Mendota, ILIL6,894$318–

1030Norwood, OHOH19,658$318–

1031Broussard, LALA15,799$318–

1032Senatobia, MSMS8,473$318–

1033Harrisburg, SDSD10,405$319–

1034Cleveland, TNTN51,172$319–

1035Del Rio, TXTX34,496$319–

1036Vernon, TXTX9,747$319–

1037Ephraim, UTUT6,393$319–

1038Hoquiam, WAWA8,710$319–

1039Rice Lake, WIWI8,882$319–

1040Sikeston, MOMO15,983$319–

1041Conneaut, OHOH12,247$319–

1042Fishersville, VAVA9,484$319–

1043Grand Island, NENE53,943$319–

1044Heber Springs, ARAR7,323$319–

1045Carbondale, ILIL21,811$319–

1046Burlington, IAIA23,336$319–

1047El Dorado, KSKS12,696$319–

1048Houma, LALA31,735$319–

1049Port Allen, LALA5,015$319–

1050Skiatook, OKOK8,960$320–

1051Scranton, PAPA75,514$320–

1052Port Arthur, TXTX55,804$320–

1053Martinsville, VAVA13,849$320–

1054East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$320–

1055Tipton, ININ5,263$320–

1056Fostoria, OHOH12,920$320–

1057Safford, AZAZ10,279$320–

1058Arvin, CACA19,820$320–

1059Kendallville, ININ10,371$320–

1060Rockmart, GAGA5,369$320–

1061Hamtramck, MIMI27,261$320–

1062Marshall, MNMN14,171$320–

1063Winona, MNMN26,530$320–

1064Vicksburg, MSMS19,830$320–

1065Belpre, OHOH6,657$320–

1066Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$320–

1067Cleveland, MSMS10,138$320–

1068Dunkirk, NYNY12,326$320–

1069Monaca, PAPA5,456$321–

1070Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135$321–

1071Church Hill, TNTN7,297$321–

1072Charles, WVWV9,329$321–

1073Cambridge, MDMD13,457$321–

1074Bath, NYNY5,545$321–

1075Chillicothe, OHOH21,815$321–

1076Washington, PAPA13,377$321–

1077Dothan, ALAL72,060$321–

1078Starke, FLFL5,963$321–

1079Cañon City, COCO17,030$321–

1080Decatur, ININ10,090$321–

1081Scott, LALA9,635$321–

1082Helena, MTMT35,138$321–

1083Kalispell, MTMT31,851$321–

1084Columbus, NENE25,248$321–

1085Sedalia, MOMO22,621$321–

1086Marana, AZAZ65,523$322–

1087Shawnee, OKOK32,474$322–

1088Moosic, PAPA5,989$322–

1089Williamsport, PAPA27,384$322–

1090Breckenridge, TXTX5,123$322–

1091Mabank, TXTX7,294$322–

1092Willis, TXTX7,652$322–

1093Tremonton, UTUT12,934$322–

1094Woodstock, VAVA6,002$322–

1095New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$322–

1096Grinnell, IAIA9,430$322–

1097Mason City, IAIA26,853$322–

1098Eden, NCNC15,500$322–

1099Prineville, OROR11,994$322–

1100Taylor, TXTX18,402$322–

1101Cleveland, OHOH363,608$322–

1102Birmingham, ALAL195,893$322–

1103Columbiana, OHOH6,756$322–

1104Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,819$322–

1105Chillicothe, ILIL6,033$322–

1106Frankfort, ININ16,837$322–

1107Huntingburg, ININ6,522$322–

1108Richmond, MOMO5,968$322–

1109Minot, NDND47,308$322–

1110Niles, MIMI11,665$322–

1111Sturgis, MIMI10,900$322–

1112Blair, NENE7,997$322–

1113Aztec, NMNM6,091$322–

1114Canonsburg, PAPA9,529$323–

1115Swoyersville, PAPA5,155$323–

1116Laurens, SCSC9,327$323–

1117Wharton, TXTX8,776$323–

1118Monticello, ININ5,595$323–

1119Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405$323–

1120Houghton Lake, MIMI5,769$323–

1121Cheviot, OHOH8,623$323–

1122Johnstown, OHOH5,476$323–

1123Lake Wales, FLFL18,650$323–

1124Lincoln, ILIL12,981$323–

1125Gas City, ININ6,081$323–

1126Ulysses, KSKS5,524$323–

1127Brainerd, MNMN14,428$323–

1128Catoosa, OKOK7,471$323–

1129Tuttle, OKOK8,708$324–

1130Archbald, PAPA7,598$324–

1131Bowie, TXTX6,113$324–

1132Middletown, DEDE25,798$324–

1133Abingdon, VAVA8,284$324–

1134Franklin, VAVA8,478$324–

1135Waupun, WIWI11,150$324–

1136Hobbs, NMNM40,863$324–

1137Cherryville, NCNC6,523$324–

1138Batesville, ARAR11,860$324–

1139Carlinville, ILIL5,465$324–

1140Taylorville, ILIL10,522$324–

1141Shively, KYKY15,895$324–

1142Milan, ILIL5,028$324–

1143Missoula, MTMT78,903$324–

1144Paris, KYKY10,130$324–

1145Pryor Creek, OKOK9,723$325–

1146Borger, TXTX11,842$325–

1147Gatesville, TXTX16,422$325–

1148Hempstead, TXTX7,194$325–

1149Davenport, FLFL18,110$325–

1150Lockhart, TXTX18,159$325–

1151Braselton, GAGA18,496$325–

1152DuBois, PAPA7,254$325–

1153Ogdensburg, NYNY9,123$325–

1154West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,444$325–

1155Harrison, ARAR13,802$325–

1156Clayton, OHOH13,397$325–

1157Woodland, WAWA6,611$325–

1158Waynesboro, PAPA11,190$325–

1159Margaret, ALAL7,149$325–

1160Cortez, COCO9,126$325–

1161Dallas, GAGA15,402$325–

1162Carterville, ILIL5,839$325–

1163Danville, ILIL28,138$325–

1164Geneseo, ILIL6,505$325–

1165Silvis, ILIL7,979$325–

1166Spring Valley, ILIL5,408$325–

1167Muncie, ININ65,466$325–

1168Arkansas City, KSKS11,800$325–

1169Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679$325–

1170River Rouge, MIMI6,814$325–

1171Lonsdale, MNMN5,117$325–

1172Petal, MSMS11,694$325–

1173West York, PAPA5,110$326–

1174Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612$326–

1175Cleveland, TXTX9,936$326–

1176Plainview, TXTX19,314$326–

1177Roosevelt, UTUT7,032$326–

1178South Salt Lake, UTUT26,934$326–

1179Stewartville, MNMN6,850$326–

1180Celina, OHOH10,936$326–

1181Waterloo, IAIA66,919$326–

1182Haines City, FLFL45,973$326–

1183Sioux City, IAIA86,356$326–

1184Jacksonville, ILIL17,752$326–

1185Owatonna, MNMN26,633$326–

1186Marshall, MOMO13,766$326–

1187Mandan, NDND25,061$326–

1188Warrenton, MOMO9,667$326–

1189Jefferson City, MOMO42,489$326–

1190Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,470$327–

1191Anderson, SCSC31,323$327–

1192Sealy, TXTX7,937$327–

1193Perry, UTUT6,226$327–

1194Sparta, WIWI9,974$327–

1195Cut Off, LALA5,398$327–

1196Gray, LALA5,154$327–

1197Houlton, MEME5,082$327–

1198Evergreen, MTMT9,611$327–

1199Herkimer, NYNY7,195$327–

1200Prosser, WAWA6,654$327–

1201Eagleton, TNTN5,598$327–

1202Oxford, ALAL22,199$327–

1203Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$327–

1204St. Peter, MNMN12,275$327–

1205Tarboro, NCNC10,979$327–

1206Alma, MIMI9,304$327–

1207Dowagiac, MIMI5,725$327–

1208Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$328–

1209Kingston, TNTN6,299$328–

1210Bridgeport, TXTX6,915$328–

1211Logan, UTUT55,576$328–

1212Ripon, WIWI7,738$328–

1213Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$328–

1214Berlin, NHNH9,502$328–

1215Monmouth, OROR11,543$328–

1216Malone, NYNY5,315$328–

1217Fruita, COCO14,003$328–

1218Milliken, COCO9,183$328–

1219Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$328–

1220Leesville, LALA5,210$328–

1221Fowler, CACA7,745$328–

1222Columbus, MSMS22,792$328–

1223Smithville, MOMO11,160$328–

1224Hornell, NYNY8,024$328–

1225Brevard, NCNC8,098$328–

1226Dickson, TNTN17,051$329–

1227Athens, TXTX13,870$329–

1228Canyon, TXTX16,518$329–

1229Mineral Wells, TXTX15,983$329–

1230Charleston, WVWV46,117$329–

1231Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,293$329–

1232Riverton, WYWY10,910$329–

1233Los Lunas, NMNM20,572$329–

1234Cincinnati, OHOH314,367$329–

1235Salina, KSKS46,094$329–

1236Dayton, OHOH136,688$329–

1237Thomasville, GAGA18,667$329–

1238Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$329–

1239Madison, GAGA5,179$329–

1240Suwanee, GAGA23,034$329–

1241Ruston, LALA22,397$329–

1242Muscatine, IAIA23,164$329–

1243Byron, MNMN6,740$329–

1244Lima, OHOH34,695$329–

1245Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,634$329–

1246Kingfisher, OKOK5,201$330–

1247Bonham, TXTX11,263$330–

1248Ogden, UTUT89,510$330–

1249Richfield, UTUT8,478$330–

1250Parkersburg, WVWV28,593$330–

1251Marshfield, WIWI18,980$330–

1252Newton, KSKS18,353$330–

1253Hagerstown, MDMD44,228$330–

1254Niagara Falls, NYNY47,255$330–

1255Siler City, NCNC8,155$330–

1256Grafton, OHOH5,764$330–

1257Hubbard, OHOH7,528$330–

1258Hitchcock, TXTX7,722$330–

1259Salem, OHOH11,655$330–

1260Van Wert, OHOH11,200$330–

1261South Houston, TXTX16,407$330–

1262Helena Valley Southeast, MTMT9,108$330–

1263Alton, ILIL25,013$330–

1264Garrett, ININ6,694$330–

1265Newport, KYKY13,998$330–

1266Pineville, LALA13,967$330–

1267East Grand Forks, MNMN8,906$330–

1268Coraopolis, PAPA5,280$331–

1269Stephenville, TXTX21,793$331–

1270Vidor, TXTX9,597$331–

1271Farmville, VAVA7,593$331–

1272East Peoria, ILIL22,088$331–

1273Edgerton, WIWI6,121$331–

1274Sheridan, WYWY20,015$331–

1275Biloxi, MSMS48,516$331–

1276Kearney, NENE34,782$331–

1277Clovis, NMNM37,127$331–

1278Sans Souci, SCSC7,665$331–

1279St. Johnsbury, VTVT5,859$331–

1280Nevada, IAIA6,974$331–

1281Warren, OHOH38,328$331–

1282Homeland Park, SCSC6,632$331–

1283Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,977$331–

1284McFarland, CACA14,709$331–

1285Winslow, AZAZ8,464$331–

1286Elwood, ININ8,525$331–

1287Calhoun, GAGA20,196$331–

1288Albemarle, NCNC17,769$331–

1289Napoleon, OHOH8,680$331–

1290Camden, SCSC9,201$332–

1291Knoxville, TNTN202,021$332–

1292Harlingen, TXTX72,467$332–

1293Rochelle, ILIL9,498$332–

1294Bemidji, MNMN15,770$332–

1295Dover, OHOH12,947$332–

1296Prairie View, TXTX8,969$332–

1297Mobile, ALAL200,824$332–

1298Woodlake, CACA8,073$332–

1299Albany, GAGA66,907$332–

1300Winder, GAGA21,252$332–

1301Jasper, ININ17,279$332–

1302Sheridan, ININ5,746$332–

1303Groveland, FLFL25,526$332–

1304East Alton, ILIL5,621$332–

1305Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$332–

1306Alexandria, LALA42,938$332–

1307Greenville, MSMS26,530$332–

1308Wendell, NCNC19,687$332–

1309Ashland, MOMO5,221$332–

1310Goldsboro, NCNC35,012$332–

1311Starkville, MSMS25,754$332–

1312De Soto, MOMO6,527$332–

1313Mebane, NCNC21,952$332–

1314Exeter, PAPA5,587$333–

1315Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722$333–

1316Alvarado, TXTX7,539$333–

1317Freeport, TXTX10,508$333–

1318Milton, FLFL11,440$333–

1319Marshall, TXTX24,467$333–

1320Port Lavaca, TXTX11,060$333–

1321Salt Lake City, UTUT218,428$333–

1322Lafayette, LALA123,311$333–

1323Gloversville, NYNY14,782$333–

1324Dallas, NCNC6,392$333–

1325Swannanoa, NCNC6,901$333–

1326Niles, OHOH18,116$333–

1327Sapulpa, OKOK23,695$333–

1328West Odessa, TXTX32,594$333–

1329Tillmans Corner, ALAL17,677$333–

1330Wilmington, OHOH12,802$333–

1331Pine Bluff, ARAR38,213$333–

1332Greenville, OHOH12,680$333–

1333Battlefield, MOMO6,361$333–

1334Winona Lake, ININ5,126$333–

1335Statesboro, GAGA35,366$333–

1336McCordsville, ININ13,094$333–

1337Sawmills, NCNC5,105$333–

1338Benton Harbor, MIMI8,803$333–

1339Hendersonville, NCNC15,867$333–

1340Pascagoula, MSMS21,409$333–

1341Wilson, NCNC49,572$333–

1342Easley, SCSC27,319$334–

1343Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,687$334–

1344Talent, OROR6,296$334–

1345Barling, ARAR5,452$334–

1346Parker, SCSC12,898$334–

1347Struthers, OHOH9,837$334–

1348Jackson, TNTN69,339$334–

1349Texarkana, ARAR29,123$334–

1350Princeton, ILIL7,674$334–

1351Troy, MOMO15,201$334–

1352Winston, OROR5,680$335–

1353Georgetown, SCSC8,869$335–

1354McGregor, TXTX6,405$335–

1355Sulphur Springs, TXTX17,054$335–

1356Weirton, WVWV18,133$335–

1357Portage, WIWI9,956$335–

1358New Bern, NCNC34,724$335–

1359Oxford, NCNC8,985$335–

1360Boonville, ININ6,689$335–

1361Berwick, PAPA10,297$335–

1362Russellville, ARAR29,521$335–

1363Alexandria, ININ5,223$335–

1364Gary, ININ67,289$335–

1365Rochester, ININ6,132$335–

1366West Monroe, LALA12,478$335–

1367Portland, TNTN13,658$336–

1368Bellmead, TXTX10,592$336–

1369Big Spring, TXTX22,290$336–

1370Giddings, TXTX5,425$336–

1371Jasper, TXTX7,511$336–

1372South Bay, FLFL5,140$336–

1373Springfield, FLFL8,551$336–

1374Orange, TXTX19,419$336–

1375Roanoke, VAVA99,111$336–

1376Bryan, OHOH8,579$336–

1377Mansfield, OHOH47,381$336–

1378Provo, UTUT114,527$336–

1379St. Helens, OROR14,450$336–

1380Nogales, AZAZ19,495$336–

1381Peru, ILIL9,780$336–

1382Johnstown, COCO22,433$336–

1383Greenville, MIMI9,256$336–

1384Waveland, MSMS7,042$336–

1385Alfred, NYNY5,147$336–

1386Smithfield, NCNC13,114$336–

1387Port Clinton, OHOH5,875$336–

1388Manchester, TNTN13,776$337–

1389Carthage, TXTX6,640$337–

1390Corsicana, TXTX25,487$337–

1391Salem, UTUT12,234$337–

1392Reedsburg, WIWI10,641$337–

1393Marion, OHOH35,587$337–

1394Munford, TNTN6,996$337–

1395Harrisonville, MOMO10,040$337–

1396Indianola, IAIA16,829$337–

1397Fairfield, IAIA9,220$337–

1398Ionia, MIMI12,208$337–

1399Amsterdam, NYNY18,093$337–

1400Red Wing, MNMN16,805$337–

1401El Reno, OKOK20,730$337–

1402Tupelo, MSMS38,087$337–

1403Horseheads, NYNY6,275$337–

1404Coos Bay, OROR15,686$338–

1405Umatilla, OROR8,220$338–

1406Chambersburg, PAPA23,376$338–

1407Sevierville, TNTN19,010$338–

1408Avon Park, FLFL10,514$338–

1409Centralia, WAWA19,375$338–

1410Mayville, WIWI5,184$338–

1411Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,917$338–

1412Whitefish, MTMT9,358$338–

1413Utica, NYNY62,978$338–

1414Augusta, KSKS9,073$338–

1415Bozeman, MTMT58,814$338–

1416Newton, NCNC13,822$338–

1417Eaton, OHOH8,327$338–

1418Sunbury, OHOH8,857$338–

1419Anderson, ININ56,153$338–

1420Huron, CACA7,394$338–

1421Villa Rica, GAGA21,022$338–

1422Mount Zion, ILIL5,880$338–

1423Jackson, MIMI31,022$338–

1424Asheboro, NCNC27,990$338–

1425Kings Mountain, NCNC12,117$338–

1426West Fargo, NDND41,175$338–

1427Lyman, SCSC7,103$339–

1428Ashland City, TNTN5,650$339–

1429Brenham, TXTX19,957$339–

1430Livingston, TXTX5,386$339–

1431Mineola, TXTX5,537$339–

1432Princeton, TXTX43,524$339–

1433Snyder, TXTX11,166$339–

1434Vinton, VAVA7,967$339–

1435Tomah, WIWI9,600$339–

1436Lake Charles, LALA82,676$339–

1437Adams, MAMA5,427$339–

1438Collinsville, VAVA7,139$339–

1439Clifton, COCO19,518$339–

1440Chubbuck, IDID16,823$339–

1441Kimberly, WIWI7,556$339–

1442Decatur, ILIL67,884$339–

1443Arcadia, FLFL8,046$339–

1444Indiantown, FLFL6,826$339–

1445Orland, CACA8,381$339–

1446Fort Oglethorpe, GAGA10,868$339–

1447Faribault, MNMN25,040$339–

1448Republic, MOMO22,404$339–

1449Kannapolis, NCNC61,708$339–

1450Thomasville, NCNC27,733$339–

1451Lackawanna, NYNY19,452$339–

1452Blanchard, OKOK10,013$339–

1453Springfield, MOMO169,847$340–

1454Clinton, TNTN10,466$340–

1455Collegedale, TNTN11,499$340–

1456McAllen, TXTX150,640$340–

1457Paris, TXTX25,205$340–

1458New London, WIWI7,726$340–

1459Hutchinson, MNMN14,655$340–

1460Potsdam, NYNY8,019$340–

1461Mooresville, NCNC55,842$340–

1462Creswell, OROR5,566$340–

1463Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102$340–

1464Waterloo, ILIL11,132$340–

1465Coolidge, AZAZ19,959$340–

1466Mendota, CACA12,778$340–

1467Sandusky, OHOH24,001$340–

1468Prairie Grove, ARAR8,998$340–

1469Evansville, ININ116,176$340–

1470Yorktown, ININ11,947$340–

1471Marion, IAIA42,732$340–

1472Georgetown, KYKY40,883$340–

1473Barberton, OHOH24,748$340–

1474Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$340–

1475Gretna, LALA17,360$340–

1476Enid, OKOK50,297$340–

1477Allegan, MIMI5,127$340–

1478Spartanburg, SCSC39,978$341–

1479Cedar City, UTUT41,871$341–

1480Skowhegan, MEME6,662$341–

1481Hastings, MIMI7,490$341–

1482South Lockport, NYNY9,144$341–

1483Evans, COCO22,500$341–

1484Carrollton, GAGA27,925$341–

1485Horace, NDND7,001$341–

1486Ashland, OHOH18,730$341–

1487Mocksville, NCNC6,282$341–

1488Magnolia, TXTX8,095$342–

1489Pampa, TXTX16,414$342–

1490Monroe, WIWI10,581$342–

1491Canton, NYNY6,894$342–

1492Sand Springs, OKOK20,397$342–

1493Centerton, ARAR27,176$342–

1494Gering, NENE8,535$342–

1495Urbana, OHOH11,140$342–

1496Lakehills, TXTX6,130$342–

1497Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,316$342–

1498Globe, AZAZ7,191$342–

1499Snowflake, AZAZ6,902$342–

1500St. Louis, MOMO278,144$342–

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