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 –

2001Shelton, WAWA10,921$372–

2002Plattsburgh, NYNY19,744$372–

2003Amherst, OHOH12,974$372–

2004Austintown, OHOH30,164$372–

2005Linda, CACA23,871$372–

2006Covington, GAGA17,477$372–

2007Northport, ALAL31,648$372–

2008Greensburg, ININ12,315$372–

2009Radcliff, KYKY22,576$372–

2010Pendleton, ININ5,930$372–

2011Wake Forest, NCNC58,147$372–

2012McMinnville, OROR34,647$373–

2013Gettysburg, PAPA8,365$373–

2014Kingston, PAPA13,462$373–

2015Whitehall, PAPA14,521$373–

2016Corpus Christi, TXTX317,247$373–

2017Cocoa, FLFL19,777$373–

2018Lockwood, MTMT7,181$373–

2019Johnson City, NYNY14,580$373–

2020Kernersville, NCNC29,128$373–

2021Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,209$373–

2022Camp Swift, TXTX8,239$373–

2023Benton, ARAR38,898$373–

2024Jacinto City, TXTX9,388$373–

2025Memphis, TNTN609,647$373–

2026Lake Mills, WIWI6,655$373–

2027Cartersville, GAGA25,349$373–

2028Danville, ININ13,415$373–

2029Hudson, NYNY5,721$373–

2030Wake, TXTX5,796$374–

2031Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$374–

2032Merrydale, LALA9,490$374–

2033Adrian, MIMI20,191$374–

2034Medina, NYNY5,855$374–

2035Elyria, OHOH53,634$374–

2036Champion Heights, OHOH6,380$374–

2037Berea, SCSC16,862$374–

2038Timberlake, VAVA12,725$374–

2039Rittman, OHOH6,120$374–

2040London, OHOH10,813$374–

2041Pittsboro, NCNC5,054$374–

2042Cortland, OHOH7,024$374–

2043Seaside, OROR7,092$374–

2044Delano, CACA52,334$374–

2045Oroville, CACA20,451$374–

2046Belvidere, ILIL25,462$374–

2047Kansas City, KSKS157,805$374–

2048Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$374–

2049Springfield, MIMI5,246$374–

2050Greenville, NCNC96,443$374–

2051Piqua, OHOH21,064$374–

2052Hanover, PAPA16,684$375–

2053Lakeland, TNTN14,422$375–

2054Lecanto, FLFL7,398$375–

2055Pilot Point, TXTX8,052$375–

2056Rosenberg, TXTX42,701$375–

2057Santaquin, UTUT18,989$375–

2058Bloomington, ILIL78,804$375–

2059West Richland, WAWA19,257$375–

2060Washington, ILIL15,902$375–

2061Flint, MIMI79,306$375–

2062Fulton, NYNY11,188$375–

2063Milford, OHOH6,436$375–

2064Jennings, MOMO13,093$375–

2065Fairview, GAGA5,302$376–

2066Suffolk, VAVA104,699$376–

2067New Haven, ININ16,337$376–

2068Bossier City, LALA63,259$376–

2069Old, MEME7,589$376–

2070Petoskey, MIMI5,772$376–

2071Sequim, WAWA8,215$376–

2072Taos, NMNM6,526$376–

2073Johnstown, NYNY8,021$376–

2074Middletown, OHOH52,146$376–

2075Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936$376–

2076East Porterville, CACA5,066$376–

2077Dinuba, CACA25,949$376–

2078Spring Lake, NCNC11,252$376–

2079Covington, LALA11,721$376–

2080Morehead City, NCNC10,434$376–

2081Steelton, PAPA6,328$377–

2082Clarksville, TNTN188,829$377–

2083Bullard, TXTX5,301$377–

2084Inwood, FLFL7,556$377–

2085South Ogden, UTUT17,710$377–

2086Washington Terrace, UTUT9,075$377–

2087Altoona, WIWI9,376$377–

2088Hammond, ININ75,712$377–

2089Gautier, MSMS19,069$377–

2090Mechanicville, NYNY5,021$377–

2091Oneida, NYNY10,009$377–

2092Northridge, OHOH7,817$377–

2093Country Homes, WAWA6,198$377–

2094Bentonville, ARAR63,057$377–

2095Philomath, OROR5,699$377–

2096Del City, OKOK21,138$377–

2097Sidney, OHOH20,124$377–

2098Ruskin, FLFL29,834$377–

2099Tucson, AZAZ548,371$377–

2100Milford, DEDE14,723$377–

2101Bradley, ILIL15,214$377–

2102New Prague, MNMN8,238$377–

2103Lawton, OKOK90,503$378–

2104Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$378–

2105Fort Stewart, GAGA9,285$378–

2106Hyde Park, UTUT5,786$378–

2107Smithfield, UTUT15,153$378–

2108Columbus, WIWI5,400$378–

2109Fond du Lac, WIWI44,541$378–

2110Selah, WAWA8,678$378–

2111Gastonia, NCNC87,067$378–

2112Finley, WAWA5,634$378–

2113Toledo, OHOH263,423$378–

2114Reidland, KYKY5,277$378–

2115Garden City, GAGA10,513$378–

2116Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$378–

2117Hermantown, MNMN10,110$378–

2118Washington, MOMO15,906$378–

2119Farmington, NMNM46,055$378–

2120Springfield, ILIL112,989$379–

2121Columbia, TNTN50,072$379–

2122Joshua, TXTX9,352$379–

2123Zephyrhills West, FLFL5,980$379–

2124Plain City, UTUT9,256$379–

2125Battle Ground, WAWA23,513$379–

2126Port Townsend, WAWA10,678$379–

2127Yelm, WAWA12,043$379–

2128Clarksville, ININ22,253$379–

2129Oshkosh, WIWI67,460$379–

2130Stevens Point, WIWI26,377$379–

2131Luling, LALA13,960$379–

2132Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,780$379–

2133Leon Valley, TXTX11,563$379–

2134Corcoran, CACA22,358$379–

2135Holtville, CACA5,591$379–

2136Marysville, CACA12,738$379–

2137St. Clair, MIMI5,833$379–

2138Chelsea, ALAL17,716$379–

2139Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$379–

2140Eldridge, IAIA6,954$379–

2141Lincoln, NENE301,522$379–

2142Crestwood, KYKY6,582$379–

2143Mount Clemens, MIMI15,419$379–

2144New Orleans, LALA362,154$379–

2145Newport, OROR10,383$380–

2146Orange City, FLFL15,309$380–

2147St. Augustine, FLFL16,141$380–

2148Woods Cross, UTUT11,429$380–

2149Gardiner, MEME6,206$380–

2150Endicott, NYNY13,068$380–

2151St. Stephens, NCNC9,457$380–

2152Brooklyn, OHOH11,072$380–

2153Redmond, OROR38,547$380–

2154Sherman, TXTX52,417$380–

2155Rutherford, PAPA6,890$380–

2156Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,165$380–

2157Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748$380–

2158Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,783$380–

2159Abilene, TXTX131,588$380–

2160Crescent City, CACA6,002$380–

2161Winter Haven, FLFL62,313$380–

2162Canton, GAGA40,778$380–

2163Topeka, KSKS125,795$380–

2164Sauk Rapids, MNMN13,768$380–

2165Cohoes, NYNY18,518$380–

2166Butner, NCNC8,112$380–

2167Mount Healthy, OHOH6,917$380–

2168Eagle Point, OROR9,861$381–

2169West Columbia, SCSC18,489$381–

2170Lubbock, TXTX273,071$381–

2171South Beloit, ILIL7,996$381–

2172Beloit, WIWI36,649$381–

2173Rockland, MEME7,142$381–

2174South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$381–

2175Combee Settlement, FLFL5,242$381–

2176Providence, UTUT9,539$381–

2177Noble, OKOK7,748$381–

2178Galveston, TXTX53,636$381–

2179Montgomery, ALAL195,300$381–

2180Savoy, ILIL9,113$381–

2181Battle Creek, MIMI52,021$381–

2182Molalla, OROR10,104$382–

2183Brentwood, PAPA9,597$382–

2184Gallatin, TNTN54,590$382–

2185Clearfield, UTUT35,144$382–

2186Pleasant Grove, UTUT37,773$382–

2187Roy, UTUT38,794$382–

2188Richland, WAWA65,258$382–

2189Watertown, WIWI22,704$382–

2190Columbia, MOMO130,851$382–

2191Peculiar, MOMO6,365$382–

2192Barre, VTVT8,214$382–

2193Teays Valley, WVWV14,151$382–

2194Moores Mill, ALAL6,378$382–

2195Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,125$382–

2196Fort Wayne, ININ275,203$382–

2197Bessemer City, NCNC5,834$382–

2198Garden City, KSKS27,402$382–

2199Gretna, NENE9,207$382–

2200West Long Branch, NJNJ8,625$382–

2201Independence, OROR10,195$383–

2202Veneta, OROR5,138$383–

2203Palmyra, PAPA7,762$383–

2204Clute, TXTX10,821$383–

2205Lumberton, TXTX14,123$383–

2206Pasadena, TXTX148,539$383–

2207Harrisville, UTUT7,154$383–

2208Plover, WIWI14,274$383–

2209Racine, WIWI77,908$383–

2210Kyle, TXTX69,917$383–

2211Bridge City, TXTX9,645$383–

2212Batesville, ININ7,401$383–

2213Germantown, OHOH5,947$383–

2214Asbury, IAIA6,035$383–

2215Gainesville, FLFL148,671$383–

2216Locust Grove, GAGA14,610$383–

2217Hayden, IDID17,363$383–

2218Archdale, NCNC12,254$383–

2219Leland, NCNC35,731$383–

2220Athens, OHOH25,313$383–

2221Boone, NCNC19,929$383–

2222Lebanon, TNTN53,412$384–

2223Fredericksburg, TXTX11,893$384–

2224Callaway, FLFL14,369$384–

2225American Fork, UTUT41,020$384–

2226Neenah, WIWI27,638$384–

2227Ocean Springs, MSMS18,993$384–

2228Long Beach, MSMS17,309$384–

2229Hickory, NCNC45,975$384–

2230Gardere, LALA12,223$384–

2231Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902$384–

2232Riverdale, UTUT9,206$384–

2233Newman, CACA12,453$384–

2234North Kansas City, MOMO5,613$384–

2235Davison, MIMI5,039$384–

2236Oxford, MSMS26,773$384–

2237Mount Holly, NCNC19,033$384–

2238Corvallis, OROR61,499$385–

2239Granite Shoals, TXTX5,498$385–

2240Killeen, TXTX161,883$385–

2241Oneonta, NYNY15,665$385–

2242Winston-Salem, NCNC257,271$385–

2243Baytown, TXTX86,561$385–

2244Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671$385–

2245Fort Carson, COCO18,019$385–

2246Mankato, MNMN46,529$385–

2247Helena Valley West Central, MTMT8,056$385–

2248Dahlonega, GAGA7,918$385–

2249Lafayette, ININ71,238$385–

2250Plymouth, ININ11,081$385–

2251Obetz, OHOH7,342$385–

2252Bellevue, PAPA7,888$386–

2253Port Neches, TXTX13,768$386–

2254Mascoutah, ILIL9,239$386–

2255Eudora, KSKS6,506$386–

2256Augusta, MEME19,155$386–

2257Omaha, NENE488,797$386–

2258Ruidoso, NMNM7,580$386–

2259Auburn, NYNY25,947$386–

2260Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,384$386–

2261Selma, CACA24,702$386–

2262Denver, COCO740,613$386–

2263Baxter, MNMN9,217$386–

2264Hermitage, PAPA16,308$387–

2265Kerrville, TXTX25,578$387–

2266Willow Oak, FLFL7,454$387–

2267Beaver Dam, WIWI16,542$387–

2268D'Iberville, MSMS13,557$387–

2269Baldwinsville, NYNY7,582$387–

2270Geneva, NYNY12,552$387–

2271Rensselaer, NYNY9,421$387–

2272Independence, MOMO121,675$387–

2273Troy, OHOH27,344$387–

2274Salem, OROR181,779$387–

2275Fellsmere, FLFL5,025$387–

2276Port Huron, MIMI28,273$387–

2277Falcon Heights, MNMN5,071$387–

2278La Crescent, MNMN5,261$387–

2279Baldwin, PAPA20,516$388–

2280Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$388–

2281Josephine, TXTX10,208$388–

2282Nederland, TXTX18,108$388–

2283Northlake, TXTX12,036$388–

2284Ferndale, WAWA17,559$388–

2285Burton, MIMI29,313$388–

2286North Tonawanda, NYNY29,806$388–

2287Mecca, CACA7,184$388–

2288Kingman, AZAZ35,829$388–

2289Painesville, OHOH20,660$388–

2290Midwest City, OKOK58,799$388–

2291Morton, ILIL17,565$388–

2292Elkhart, ININ54,092$388–

2293Pensacola, FLFL53,817$388–

2294Jackson, MSMS141,196$388–

2295Oswego, NYNY17,024$388–

2296Fletcher, NCNC8,373$388–

2297Huntsville, TXTX49,088$389–

2298Justin, TXTX7,285$389–

2299Kanab, UTUT5,332$389–

2300Hopewell, VAVA23,261$389–

2301Strasburg, VAVA7,380$389–

2302Moss Bluff, LALA12,482$389–

2303River Ridge, LALA13,312$389–

2304St. Johns, MIMI7,780$389–

2305South Monroe, MIMI6,960$389–

2306Fort Drum, NYNY16,065$389–

2307Lancaster, NYNY9,995$389–

2308Jacksonville, ARAR29,460$389–

2309Woodlyn, PAPA9,736$389–

2310Concord, NCNC114,598$389–

2311Rogers, ARAR76,956$389–

2312Basehor, KSKS8,249$389–

2313Hailey, IDID10,053$389–

2314Lindstrom, MNMN5,039$389–

2315Lancaster, PAPA58,366$390–

2316Bastrop, TXTX13,383$390–

2317Haltom City, TXTX45,542$390–

2318Houston, TXTX2,397,315$390–

2319Savannah, GAGA149,440$390–

2320Draper, UTUT50,652$390–

2321Bremerton, WAWA45,482$390–

2322Ridgefield, WAWA16,132$390–

2323Dunbar, WVWV7,050$390–

2324Cortland, NYNY17,394$390–

2325Kenmore, NYNY14,808$390–

2326Forestdale, ALAL9,742$390–

2327High Point, NCNC120,571$390–

2328Little Chute, WIWI11,800$390–

2329Camas, WAWA27,749$390–

2330South Lebanon, OHOH6,965$390–

2331Fort Mill, SCSC38,673$390–

2332Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581$390–

2333Lynn Haven, FLFL22,479$390–

2334Wood River, ILIL10,224$390–

2335Carlisle, PAPA22,693$391–

2336Carnegie, PAPA7,777$391–

2337Alvin, TXTX30,115$391–

2338Bryan, TXTX91,996$391–

2339Haslet, TXTX5,267$391–

2340Manor, TXTX23,070$391–

2341Terrell, TXTX23,921$391–

2342Weatherford, TXTX40,634$391–

2343Appleton, WIWI75,452$391–

2344Grandview, MOMO26,653$391–

2345Forest, VAVA13,430$391–

2346Coalinga, CACA17,281$391–

2347White House, TNTN17,872$391–

2348Yuba City, CACA69,485$391–

2349Wilmington, ILIL5,614$391–

2350Black Mountain, NCNC8,491$391–

2351Woodfin, NCNC8,229$391–

2352Chester, PAPA33,996$392–

2353Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,602$392–

2354Columbia, SCSC147,035$392–

2355Asbury Lake, FLFL14,458$392–

2356Union Grove, WIWI5,370$392–

2357Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$392–

2358Lincoln, OHOH8,928$392–

2359Olivehurst, CACA18,444$392–

2360Terrace Heights, WAWA10,041$392–

2361Wadsworth, OHOH24,720$392–

2362Murray, UTUT53,297$392–

2363Xenia, OHOH26,425$392–

2364Dundee, FLFL6,424$392–

2365Mooresville, ININ10,173$392–

2366Berthoud, COCO14,080$392–

2367Ocala, FLFL71,753$392–

2368Eagle, IDID34,658$392–

2369Solvay, NYNY6,427$392–

2370Gardner, KSKS26,154$392–

2371Maize, KSKS7,853$392–

2372Wilmington, NCNC126,809$392–

2373Millcreek, UTUT63,926$393–

2374North Salt Lake, UTUT23,588$393–

2375Blaine, WAWA6,475$393–

2376Vancouver, WAWA199,698$393–

2377King, NCNC7,977$393–

2378Azle, TXTX15,365$393–

2379Bowling Green, OHOH31,182$393–

2380Clyde, OHOH6,361$393–

2381Center Point, ALAL15,538$393–

2382Avondale, AZAZ100,983$393–

2383Blythe, CACA15,042$393–

2384Eureka, CACA25,304$393–

2385Gainesville, GAGA49,221$393–

2386Belleville, ILIL40,237$393–

2387Zachary, LALA20,621$393–

2388North Mankato, MNMN14,165$393–

2389Rome, NYNY31,682$393–

2390Fredonia, NYNY9,283$393–

2391Burlington, NCNC61,496$393–

2392Fairview, OROR10,762$394–

2393Meraux, LALA7,918$394–

2394White Oak, OHOH19,216$394–

2395Ellsworth, MEME8,862$394–

2396Belvedere, SCSC5,180$394–

2397Layton, UTUT85,308$394–

2398Erlanger, KYKY20,158$394–

2399Harrah, OKOK7,212$394–

2400Farr West, UTUT8,163$395–

2401Hyrum, UTUT11,132$395–

2402Estes Park, COCO5,780$395–

2403Newnan, GAGA45,867$395–

2404Temple, GAGA6,564$395–

2405Wichita, KSKS400,987$395–

2406Cottage Grove, OROR10,851$396–

2407Rapid City, SDSD80,589$396–

2408Southeast Arcadia, FLFL7,555$396–

2409Albany, OROR56,894$396–

2410Saks, ALAL10,681$396–

2411August, CACA8,825$396–

2412Shiloh, OHOH10,526$396–

2413Ocean City, FLFL5,941$396–

2414Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,559$396–

2415Oxford, OHOH22,387$396–

2416Fresno, TXTX24,560$396–

2417Fairhope, ALAL26,625$396–

2418Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709$396–

2419Morris, ILIL14,669$396–

2420Taft, CACA6,995$396–

2421Auburn, MEME25,441$396–

2422Louisburg, KSKS5,299$396–

2423Manhattan, KSKS54,673$396–

2424Troy, NYNY50,912$396–

2425Portland, OROR635,109$397–

2426Los Fresnos, TXTX8,703$397–

2427Schertz, TXTX45,978$397–

2428Bountiful, UTUT44,988$397–

2429Lakewood, WAWA62,755$397–

2430Manchester, MDMD5,426$397–

2431Southport, NYNY6,450$397–

2432Orting, WAWA8,884$397–

2433North Valley, NMNM10,455$397–

2434Pleasant View, UTUT11,423$397–

2435Sandwich, ILIL7,380$397–

2436Cherry Hills, COCO6,389$397–

2437Bondurant, IAIA9,647$397–

2438Gibsonville, NCNC9,876$397–

2439Loveland, OHOH13,288$397–

2440Economy, PAPA9,098$398–

2441Cleburne, TXTX39,942$398–

2442Smyrna, DEDE13,340$398–

2443Chehalis, WAWA7,764$398–

2444Bayou Cane, LALA21,253$398–

2445Lewisville, NCNC14,421$398–

2446San Marcos, TXTX77,830$398–

2447Silverton, OROR10,450$398–

2448Creedmoor, NCNC5,046$398–

2449Valley Falls, RIRI12,657$398–

2450Fountain, COCO29,450$398–

2451DeLand, FLFL46,346$398–

2452Clayton, NCNC32,633$398–

2453Whitehall, OHOH19,805$398–

2454Whitehouse, OHOH5,073$398–

2455Keene, TXTX7,109$399–

2456Fair Plain, MIMI7,330$399–

2457St. Cloud, MNMN72,647$399–

2458Olive Branch, MSMS47,563$399–

2459Birch Bay, WAWA10,837$399–

2460Thermalito, CACA6,720$399–

2461Centerville, SCSC7,049$399–

2462Wells Branch, TXTX13,523$399–

2463Sumner, WAWA10,871$399–

2464Lake Station, ININ12,977$399–

2465Deer Park, OHOH5,557$399–

2466Wauseon, OHOH7,430$399–

2467Albion, NYNY5,843$399–

2468Lansing, MIMI113,884$399–

2469Havelock, NCNC17,430$399–

2470Harker Heights, TXTX35,195$400–

2471Lavon, TXTX11,888$400–

2472Plant City, FLFL44,118$400–

2473Wright, FLFL27,927$400–

2474Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,398$400–

2475Kenosha, WIWI99,239$400–

2476Sellersburg, ININ10,305$400–

2477Canal Winchester, OHOH10,058$400–

2478Ashland, OROR20,889$400–

2479Fort Hood, TXTX26,814$400–

2480Bonner Springs, KSKS7,962$400–

2481Thurmont, MDMD6,337$400–

2482Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672$400–

2483Sheridan, COCO5,972$400–

2484Long Grove, ILIL8,343$400–

2485Loveland, COCO81,387$400–

2486Wayne, MIMI17,065$400–

2487Monticello, MNMN15,670$400–

2488Rogers, MNMN15,606$400–

2489Watertown, NYNY23,517$400–

2490Northampton, PAPA10,570$401–

2491Midlothian, TXTX46,683$401–

2492Mont Belvieu, TXTX10,673$401–

2493West Jordan, UTUT116,812$401–

2494North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,425$401–

2495Laplace, LALA28,343$401–

2496Fruitland, MDMD6,007$401–

2497Kent, OHOH27,737$401–

2498Campbelltown, PAPA6,092$401–

2499Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,884$401–

2500Valencia West, AZAZ14,728$401–

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