RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,299

Lowest median rent, US cities · 2000

US cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). Short Pump, Virginia leads at $0. 6,299 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Texas carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Short Pump, VAVA29,026$0–

02Crystal City, TXTX5,871$189+0%

03Elsa, TXTX5,820$217+0%

04Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,864$231+0%

05Waynesboro, GAGA5,511$241+0%

06Ewa Villages, HIHI7,415$244+0%

07Newport, TNTN7,049$260+0%

08Alton, TXTX24,138$264+0%

09Ville Platte, LALA6,172$267+0%

10Hidalgo, TXTX15,376$267+0%

11Chackbay, LALA5,436$269+0%

12Rio Grande City, TXTX15,451$272+0%

13Center Line, MIMI8,503$272+0%

14Eidson Road, TXTX9,684$274+0%

15Pike Road, ALAL11,899$275+0%

16La Feria, TXTX7,222$278+0%

17Swainsboro, GAGA7,436$279+0%

18Watford City, NDND6,378$279+0%

19Shiprock, NMNM7,610$284+0%

20Doffing, TXTX5,004$285+0%

21Olivarez, TXTX6,326$285+0%

22La Joya, TXTX5,257$285+0%

23Diboll, TXTX5,125$288+0%

24Rexburg, IDID40,334$288+0%

25Penitas, TXTX6,495$289+0%

26Opelousas, LALA15,098$292+0%

27Mercedes, TXTX17,915$293+0%

28Progreso, TXTX5,148$293+0%

29Macon, MOMO5,532$293+0%

30Tucumcari, NMNM5,082$294+0%

31Wimauma, FLFL15,266$295+0%

32Blakely, GAGA5,156$296+0%

33Hugo, OKOK5,082$297+0%

34Longmeadow, MAMA15,696$297+0%

35Monticello, KYKY5,721$297+0%

36La Homa, TXTX11,285$299+0%

37Lake City, SCSC5,940$301+0%

38Demopolis, ALAL6,641$301+0%

39Central City, KYKY5,793$306+0%

40Eastman, GAGA5,572$308+0%

41Raymondville, TXTX10,082$309+0%

42Hamilton, ALAL6,769$309+0%

43Bogalusa, LALA10,321$309+0%

44St. Gabriel, LALA6,987$310+0%

45Booneville, MSMS9,257$311+0%

46Holdenville, OKOK5,923$311+0%

47Idabel, OKOK6,934$313+0%

48Donna, TXTX16,698$313+0%

49Gonzales, TXTX7,239$313+0%

50Cameron Park, TXTX5,955$314+0%

51Abbeville, LALA10,861$314+0%

52Eatonton, GAGA6,749$315+0%

53Shamokin, PAPA6,764$316+0%

54Loughman, FLFL7,591$316+0%

55Roma, TXTX11,543$316+0%

56Pearsall, TXTX9,170$317+0%

57Johnstown, PAPA17,654$318+0%

58Marlin, TXTX5,599$319+0%

59Marion, VAVA5,555$319+0%

60Harriman, TNTN6,192$320+0%

61Rockwood, TNTN5,607$320+0%

62Littlefield, TXTX5,675$320+0%

63Boaz, ALAL10,619$320+0%

64Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709$321+0%

65Deming, NMNM14,944$322+0%

66Devils Lake, NDND7,333$322+0%

67Sylacauga, ALAL12,055$322+0%

68Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$322+0%

69Rayne, LALA6,995$322+0%

70Estherville, IAIA5,807$323+0%

71Valley City, NDND6,430$323+0%

72Pottsville, PAPA13,170$324+0%

73Center, TXTX5,246$324+0%

74Columbiana, ALAL5,106$324+0%

75Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$324+0%

76Tallulah, LALA5,517$324+0%

77Anadarko, OKOK5,448$325+0%

78Toronto, OHOH5,149$326+0%

79Carencro, LALA13,224$326+0%

80Kennett, MOMO10,118$327+0%

81Lebanon, KYKY6,699$328+0%

82Corbin, KYKY7,911$328+0%

83Trumann, ARAR7,527$329+0%

84Ephraim, UTUT6,393$330+0%

85Newport, ARAR8,193$330+0%

86Sparta, TNTN5,038$331+0%

87Harvest, ALAL5,955$331+0%

88Trenton, MOMO5,557$331+0%

89Loxley, ALAL6,131$331+0%

90Dillon, SCSC6,227$332+0%

91Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,949$332+0%

92Russellville, ALAL10,904$332+0%

93Lavon, TXTX11,888$333+0%

94Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102$333+0%

95Rainsville, ALAL6,020$333+0%

96Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723$333+0%

97Crowley, LALA11,223$333+0%

98St. Martinville, LALA5,229$333+0%

99Columbia, MSMS6,525$333+0%

100Bennettsville, SCSC7,565$334+0%

101Somerset, KYKY12,695$334+0%

102Vinton, IAIA5,004$334+0%

103Sunland Park, NMNM18,268$334+0%

104Lafayette, TNTN6,020$335+0%

105Troy, ALAL18,022$335+0%

106Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$336+0%

107La Follette, TNTN7,176$336+0%

108Buckhannon, WVWV5,054$336+0%

109Four Corners, TXTX11,692$336+0%

110Greenville, ALAL6,912$336+0%

111Triana, ALAL5,244$336+0%

112Warren, ARAR5,146$336+0%

113Palatka, FLFL10,872$336+0%

114Greenwood, MSMS13,429$336+0%

115Eagle Pass, TXTX28,926$337+0%

116Robstown, TXTX10,324$337+0%

117Sweetwater, TXTX10,141$337+0%

118Mayfield, KYKY9,851$337+0%

119Oakdale, LALA6,526$337+0%

120Williston, NDND29,522$338+0%

121Andalusia, ALAL8,763$338+0%

122Jennings, LALA9,235$338+0%

123Ishpeming, MIMI6,205$338+0%

124Cherokee, IAIA5,122$338+0%

125Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$338+0%

126Virginia, MNMN8,187$338+0%

127Connellsville, PAPA6,574$340+0%

128Childress, TXTX5,650$340+0%

129Eufaula, ALAL12,437$340+0%

130Fairmont, MNMN10,099$340+0%

131Bullard, TXTX5,301$341+0%

132Headland, ALAL5,603$341+0%

133Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,295$341+0%

134Detroit Lakes, MNMN10,019$341+0%

135Tuscumbia, ALAL9,332$341+0%

136Centerville, IAIA5,327$341+0%

137Corinth, MSMS14,345$341+0%

138Blackwell, OKOK6,029$342+0%

139Sallisaw, OKOK8,790$343+0%

140Duquesne, PAPA5,019$343+0%

141Dickinson, NDND25,870$343+0%

142Selma, ALAL16,077$343+0%

143Creston, IAIA7,335$343+0%

144Holly Springs, MSMS6,402$344+0%

145Old Bethpage, NYNY6,546$344+0%

146Pana, ILIL5,010$345+0%

147Alexander City, ALAL14,515$345+0%

148Yoakum, TXTX5,900$345+0%

149Thief River Falls, MNMN8,799$345+0%

150Gladeview, FLFL16,655$346+0%

151Galax, VAVA6,670$346+0%

152Bridge City, LALA7,297$346+0%

153Bastrop, LALA8,908$346+0%

154Princeton, KYKY6,168$346+0%

155Sidney, MTMT6,217$346+0%

156Sandersville, GAGA5,397$347+0%

157Martins Ferry, OHOH6,048$347+0%

158Minden, LALA11,103$347+0%

159St. Louis, MIMI7,406$347+0%

160Douglas, AZAZ16,038$348+0%

161Fort Scott, KSKS7,500$348+0%

162International Falls, MNMN5,481$348+0%

163Yazoo City, MSMS9,867$348+0%

164Union, SCSC8,077$349+0%

165Lamesa, TXTX8,103$349+0%

166Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$349+0%

167Canton, MSMS10,873$349+0%

168Maricopa, AZAZ78,362$349+0%

169Charles City, IAIA7,013$349+0%

170Marianna, FLFL7,289$350+0%

171Moundsville, WVWV7,659$350+0%

172Anthony, NMNM8,900$350+0%

173Opp, ALAL6,738$350+0%

174Donaldsonville, LALA7,094$350+0%

175Dayton, TNTN7,819$351+0%

176Talladega, ALAL14,840$351+0%

177Atlantic, IAIA6,676$351+0%

178Hibbing, MNMN15,823$351+0%

179Pontotoc, MSMS6,156$351+0%

180Ripley, MSMS5,377$351+0%

181Camden, ARAR10,127$352+0%

182Atmore, ALAL8,360$352+0%

183Oneonta, ALAL7,022$352+0%

184Roanoke, ALAL5,440$352+0%

185Tuskegee, ALAL8,644$352+0%

186Patterson, LALA5,565$353+0%

187Monroeville, ALAL5,758$353+0%

188Amory, MSMS6,386$353+0%

189Alpena, MIMI10,088$353+0%

190Darlington, SCSC6,075$354+0%

191Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$354+0%

192Pikeville, KYKY7,270$354+0%

193Cairo, GAGA10,150$354+0%

194Artesia, NMNM12,735$354+0%

195Grants, NMNM8,933$354+0%

196Okmulgee, OKOK11,394$355+0%

197South Boston, VAVA7,795$355+0%

198Houlton, MEME5,082$355+0%

199Cordele, GAGA9,652$355+0%

200Philadelphia, MSMS6,858$355+0%

201Mount Carmel, PAPA5,579$356+0%

202Glennville, GAGA5,023$356+0%

203West Plains, MOMO12,780$356+0%

204Socorro, NMNM8,261$357+0%

205Leesville, LALA5,210$357+0%

206Kosciusko, MSMS6,722$357+0%

207Punxsutawney, PAPA5,558$358+0%

208Borger, TXTX11,842$358+0%

209Monahans, TXTX7,427$358+0%

210Pulaski, VAVA8,807$358+0%

211Menominee, MIMI8,175$358+0%

212Clearfield, PAPA5,753$359+0%

213West Mifflin, PAPA18,707$359+0%

214Bluefield, WVWV9,158$359+0%

215Torrington, WYWY6,205$359+0%

216Winchester, TNTN10,438$359+0%

217Tell City, ININ7,441$359+0%

218Ponchatoula, LALA7,755$359+0%

219Savannah, TNTN7,689$360+0%

220Fitzgerald, GAGA8,882$360+0%

221Dexter, MOMO7,851$360+0%

222Forest, MSMS5,433$360+0%

223Guntersville, ALAL9,394$360+0%

224Somerton, AZAZ14,934$360+0%

225Steubenville, OHOH17,922$360+0%

226La Junta, COCO6,864$360+0%

227Eunice, LALA9,035$360+0%

228Greenville, ILIL7,469$360+0%

229East St. Louis, ILIL17,682$361+0%

230Cumberland, MDMD18,799$361+0%

231Nevada, MOMO8,404$361+0%

232Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT35,469$361+0%

233Alamo, TXTX20,625$361+0%

234Clanton, ALAL9,289$361+0%

235Gadsden, ALAL33,367$361+0%

236Harrisburg, ILIL7,922$361+0%

237Miami, OKOK12,893$362+0%

238Houghton, MIMI8,560$362+0%

239Ozark, ALAL14,269$362+0%

240Pahokee, FLFL5,794$362+0%

241Nashville, GAGA5,038$362+0%

242Clarksdale, MSMS13,643$362+0%

243Chillicothe, MOMO9,114$362+0%

244Wright City, MOMO5,854$362+0%

245Erwin, TNTN6,019$363+0%

246Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$363+0%

247Fort Stockton, TXTX8,027$363+0%

248Litchfield, ILIL6,598$363+0%

249Wheeling, WVWV25,680$363+0%

250Huron, CACA7,394$363+0%

251Huron, SDSD14,607$364+0%

252New Martinsville, WVWV5,039$364+0%

253San Juan, TXTX37,868$364+0%

254Calera, ALAL18,992$364+0%

255Monmouth, ILIL8,599$364+0%

256Rupert, IDID6,460$364+0%

257Iola, KSKS5,240$364+0%

258Perry, FLFL7,330$364+0%

259Lebanon, MOMO15,663$364+0%

260Laurel, MSMS17,662$364+0%

261New Castle, PAPA21,175$365+0%

262Tyrone, PAPA5,226$365+0%

263Washington, ININ12,991$365+0%

264Jamestown, NDND15,688$365+0%

265Durant, OKOK21,552$365+0%

266Bolivar, TNTN5,043$366+0%

267Atlanta, TXTX5,478$366+0%

268Bainbridge, GAGA14,606$366+0%

269Raceland, LALA9,585$366+0%

270West Point, MSMS9,743$366+0%

271Holdrege, NENE5,555$366+0%

272Albert Lea, MNMN18,217$366+0%

273Weatherford, OKOK12,005$367+0%

274Greeneville, TNTN16,141$367+0%

275Carthage, TXTX6,640$367+0%

276Princeton, WVWV5,578$367+0%

277Glendora, NJNJ5,431$367+0%

278Salem, ILIL7,035$367+0%

279Fort Valley, GAGA9,220$367+0%

280Natchez, MSMS14,880$367+0%

281Hannibal, MOMO16,804$367+0%

282Portsmouth, OHOH17,282$367+0%

283Mount Airy, NCNC10,682$367+0%

284Monessen, PAPA6,657$368+0%

285Slaton, TXTX5,684$368+0%

286Brookhaven, MSMS11,646$368+0%

287Milan, ILIL5,028$368+0%

288Caruthersville, MOMO5,211$368+0%

289Elk City, OKOK11,335$368+0%

290Grenada, MSMS12,088$368+0%

291Aurora, MOMO7,686$368+0%

292Cameron, TXTX5,489$369+0%

293Crockett, TXTX6,346$369+0%

294Rawlins, WYWY7,745$369+0%

295Spencer, IAIA11,218$369+0%

296Lovington, NMNM11,620$369+0%

297Uniontown, PAPA9,434$369+0%

298Live Oak, FLFL7,248$369+0%

299Douglas, WYWY6,469$370+0%

300Atchison, KSKS10,789$370+0%

301Pocahontas, ARAR7,622$370+0%

302London, KYKY7,637$370+0%

303Franklin, LALA6,224$370+0%

304Colby, KSKS5,489$370+0%

305Lewistown, PAPA8,385$371+0%

306Dublin, GAGA16,565$371+0%

307San Elizario, TXTX10,138$371+0%

308Maysville, KYKY8,688$371+0%

309Breaux Bridge, LALA7,652$371+0%

310Thomson, GAGA6,763$371+0%

311Independence, IAIA6,312$371+0%

312Tamaqua, PAPA6,929$372+0%

313Pharr, TXTX80,830$372+0%

314Madisonville, KYKY19,428$372+0%

315East Liverpool, OHOH9,569$372+0%

316Jesup, GAGA10,301$372+0%

317Sheldon, IAIA5,575$372+0%

318Oil City, PAPA9,301$373+0%

319Aberdeen, SDSD27,961$373+0%

320Dunlap, TNTN6,089$373+0%

321Palmview, TXTX15,878$373+0%

322Canutillo, TXTX5,962$373+0%

323Cambridge, OHOH10,055$373+0%

324Du Quoin, ILIL5,569$373+0%

325Escanaba, MIMI12,257$373+0%

326Crookston, MNMN7,375$373+0%

327Logan, OHOH7,164$373+0%

328Ada, OKOK16,660$373+0%

329Sturgis, SDSD6,922$374+0%

330Hereford, TXTX14,976$374+0%

331Muleshoe, TXTX5,162$374+0%

332Baxley, GAGA5,058$374+0%

333San Benito, TXTX24,980$374+0%

334Robinson, ILIL7,283$374+0%

335Frostburg, MDMD6,979$374+0%

336Miles City, MTMT8,450$374+0%

337Jasper, ALAL14,585$374+0%

338Chanute, KSKS8,584$374+0%

339LaFayette, GAGA7,157$375+0%

340Centralia, ILIL11,863$375+0%

341Hamlet, NCNC5,870$375+0%

342Prichard, ALAL18,825$375+0%

343Venus, TXTX8,870$375+0%

344Woodlake, CACA8,073$375+0%

345Sylvester, GAGA5,430$375+0%

346Red Oak, IAIA5,388$375+0%

347Kasson, MNMN7,350$375+0%

348Louisville, MSMS5,921$375+0%

349Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,032$375+0%

350Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$376+0%

351Mecca, CACA7,184$376+0%

352Sinton, TXTX5,966$376+0%

353Lanett, ALAL6,781$376+0%

354DeFuniak Springs, FLFL7,338$376+0%

355Bonne Terre, MOMO6,636$376+0%

356Carbondale, PAPA8,731$377+0%

357Madison, SDSD6,065$377+0%

358Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$377+0%

359Alpine, TXTX5,989$377+0%

360Larose, LALA5,515$377+0%

361Brewton, ALAL5,113$377+0%

362Metropolis, ILIL5,727$377+0%

363Salamanca, NYNY5,719$378+0%

364Ironton, OHOH10,148$378+0%

365Cullman, ALAL20,799$378+0%

366Algona, IAIA5,309$378+0%

367Natchitoches, LALA17,146$378+0%

368Kingfisher, OKOK5,201$379+0%

369Newberry, SCSC10,891$379+0%

370Moultrie, GAGA14,973$379+0%

371Tuba City, AZAZ7,960$379+0%

372Denison, IAIA8,214$379+0%

373Pevely, MOMO6,239$379+0%

374Ayden, NCNC5,263$379+0%

375Gaffney, SCSC12,583$380+0%

376Herrin, ILIL12,268$380+0%

377Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$380+0%

378West Odessa, TXTX32,594$380+0%

379Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,065$380+0%

380Mission, TXTX88,992$380+0%

381San Luis, AZAZ42,030$380+0%

382Mena, ARAR5,607$380+0%

383Manchester, IAIA5,357$380+0%

384Altoona, PAPA42,347$381+0%

385Somerset, PAPA5,815$381+0%

386Sunbury, PAPA9,495$381+0%

387Keokuk, IAIA9,510$381+0%

388Indianola, MSMS8,637$381+0%

389Kenton, OHOH7,808$381+0%

390Athens, ALAL34,209$381+0%

391Margaret, ALAL7,149$381+0%

392Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$381+0%

393Austin, MNMN26,689$381+0%

394Clinton, NCNC8,466$381+0%

395Riverton, WYWY10,910$382+0%

396Berlin, NHNH9,502$382+0%

397Brookhaven, WVWV6,212$382+0%

398Bessemer, ALAL24,984$382+0%

399Benton, ILIL6,558$382+0%

400Gladstone, MIMI5,189$382+0%

401Havre, MTMT9,264$382+0%

402McComb, MSMS11,697$382+0%

403McKeesport, PAPA16,907$383+0%

404Vernon, TXTX9,747$383+0%

405Clinton, IAIA24,049$383+0%

406Brownsville, FLFL16,936$383+0%

407Walnut Ridge, ARAR5,478$383+0%

408Sheffield, ALAL9,416$383+0%

409Monticello, ARAR8,269$383+0%

410Bremen, GAGA7,751$383+0%

411Meridian, MSMS33,370$383+0%

412Wahpeton, NDND8,141$383+0%

413Covington, TNTN8,585$384+0%

414McKenzie, TNTN5,632$384+0%

415Union City, TNTN10,814$384+0%

416Seaford, DEDE9,165$384+0%

417Kewanee, ILIL12,115$384+0%

418Coffeyville, KSKS8,460$384+0%

419Clinton, OKOK8,302$384+0%

420Poteau, OKOK9,171$385+0%

421Meraux, LALA7,918$385+0%

422Las Vegas, NMNM12,574$385+0%

423Coshocton, OHOH11,169$385+0%

424Live Oak, CACA9,466$385+0%

425Pratt, KSKS6,574$385+0%

426Latrobe, PAPA7,826$386+0%

427Seminole, TXTX7,730$386+0%

428Presque Isle, MEME8,694$386+0%

429Orange City, IAIA6,468$386+0%

430Glasgow, KYKY15,302$386+0%

431Paducah, KYKY26,730$386+0%

432Clinton, ILIL6,781$386+0%

433Grove, OKOK7,399$386+0%

434Pauls Valley, OKOK6,157$387+0%

435Titusville, PAPA5,112$387+0%

436Edna, TXTX6,088$387+0%

437Fulton, MOMO12,853$387+0%

438Plaquemine, LALA5,891$387+0%

439Mexico, MOMO11,558$387+0%

440Park Hills, MOMO8,753$387+0%

441Sidney, NENE6,432$387+0%

442Franklin, PAPA5,899$388+0%

443Huntingdon, PAPA6,862$388+0%

444Marion, SCSC6,028$388+0%

445Yankton, SDSD15,816$388+0%

446Oakland, TNTN10,835$388+0%

447Paris, TNTN10,468$388+0%

448Magnolia, ARAR10,660$388+0%

449Trinidad, COCO8,091$388+0%

450Hillsboro, ILIL6,184$388+0%

451Vandalia, ILIL7,108$388+0%

452West Frankfort, ILIL7,105$388+0%

453Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$388+0%

454Manistee, MIMI6,157$388+0%

455Kermit, TXTX6,019$389+0%

456Luling, TXTX5,920$389+0%

457Española, NMNM10,458$389+0%

458Alma, ARAR6,071$389+0%

459Hillsdale, MIMI8,002$389+0%

460Olney, ILIL8,347$389+0%

461Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$389+0%

462Chester, ILIL6,847$389+0%

463Parsons, KSKS9,315$389+0%

464Zanesville, OHOH25,138$389+0%

465Duncan, OKOK23,238$389+0%

466Corry, PAPA5,993$390+0%

467McKees Rocks, PAPA5,624$390+0%

468Mitchell, SDSD15,756$390+0%

469Brownfield, TXTX8,762$390+0%

470Wytheville, VAVA8,128$390+0%

471Elkins, WVWV6,622$390+0%

472Lander, WYWY7,379$390+0%

473Robertsdale, ALAL7,761$390+0%

474Wellston, OHOH5,488$390+0%

475Springville, ALAL5,597$390+0%

476DeRidder, LALA9,503$390+0%

477Saltillo, MSMS5,060$390+0%

478Wadesboro, NCNC5,035$390+0%

479Greenville, PAPA5,406$391+0%

480Jeannette, PAPA8,489$391+0%

481Arab, ALAL9,061$391+0%

482Osceola, ARAR6,450$391+0%

483Moberly, MOMO13,719$391+0%

484Beaver Falls, PAPA8,832$392+0%

485Nanticoke, PAPA10,712$392+0%

486Conway, SCSC30,627$392+0%

487Spearfish, SDSD14,154$392+0%

488Loudon, TNTN6,963$392+0%

489Andrews, TXTX13,665$392+0%

490Gilmer, TXTX5,287$392+0%

491La Grange, KYKY10,669$392+0%

492Madison, ININ12,304$392+0%

493Monroe, LALA46,860$392+0%

494Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$392+0%

495Kinston, NCNC19,705$392+0%

496Morris, MNMN5,150$392+0%

497Tuttle, OKOK8,708$393+0%

498Brookings, SDSD25,355$393+0%

499Hobbs, NMNM40,863$393+0%

500Earlimart, CACA7,214$393+0%

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Frequently asked

Which city has the lowest median gross rent?

Short Pump, Virginia ranks #1 with $0 (2000 American Community Survey).

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 ACS 5-year data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2000).