Which county has the lowest median gross rent?

Kalawao County, Hawaii ranks #1 with $125 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

Kalawao County, Hawaii, Owsley County, Kentucky, Brooks County, Texas, Corson County, South Dakota, Hancock County, Tennessee.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. 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 3,122

Lowest median rent, US counties · 1990

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

2001Archer County, TXTX9,129$328–

2002Erath County, TXTX43,911$328–

2003Waupaca County, WIWI51,461$328–

2004Miami County, KSKS36,240$328–

2005Bryan County, GAGA52,062$328–

2006Anderson County, KYKY25,225$328–

2007Skamania County, WAWA12,669$328–

2008Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949$329–

2009Montmorency County, MIMI9,842$329–

2010Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132$329–

2011Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,331$329–

2012Preble County, OHOH40,664$329–

2013Klamath County, OROR70,274$329–

2014Erie County, PAPA265,832$329–

2015Montour County, PAPA17,868$329–

2016Bradley County, TNTN115,465$329–

2017Carson County, TXTX5,805$329–

2018Botetourt County, VAVA34,144$329–

2019Scurry County, TXTX16,162$329–

2020Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683$329–

2021Washington County, ILIL13,564$329–

2022Starke County, ININ23,425$329–

2023Christian County, KYKY70,115$329–

2024Stanly County, NCNC68,830$329–

2025McLeod County, MNMN36,631$330–

2026Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896$330–

2027Lampasas County, TXTX23,657$330–

2028Clinton County, ILIL37,128$330–

2029Fremont County, COCO50,039$330–

2030Bulloch County, GAGA86,949$330–

2031Haskell County, KSKS3,599$330–

2032Dorchester County, MDMD33,628$330–

2033Roberts County, TXTX867$330–

2034Campbell County, VAVA55,629$330–

2035Polk County, TXTX53,434$331–

2036Hancock County, MSMS46,873$331–

2037Ray County, MOMO23,398$331–

2038St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$331–

2039Coos County, OROR63,992$331–

2040Lee County, TXTX18,729$331–

2041Navarro County, TXTX57,181$331–

2042Rock Island County, ILIL141,869$331–

2043Montezuma County, COCO26,678$331–

2044Wakulla County, FLFL38,089$331–

2045Lee County, ILIL32,914$331–

2046Klickitat County, WAWA24,331$331–

2047Aroostook County, MEME66,609$332–

2048Warren County, MSMS41,759$332–

2049Flathead County, MTMT115,429$332–

2050Polk County, NCNC20,533$332–

2051Morrow County, OROR12,602$332–

2052Hopkins County, TXTX39,063$332–

2053Oldham County, TXTX1,783$332–

2054Potter County, TXTX114,453$332–

2055Coles County, ILIL46,607$332–

2056Custer County, COCO5,590$332–

2057Murray County, GAGA41,607$332–

2058Walker County, GAGA70,250$332–

2059Noble County, ININ47,937$332–

2060Oneida County, WIWI38,131$332–

2061Gratiot County, MIMI41,190$333–

2062Marquette County, MIMI68,064$333–

2063Oceana County, MIMI27,177$333–

2064Lamar County, MSMS67,403$333–

2065Calhoun County, TXTX19,599$333–

2066Wood County, WVWV82,385$333–

2067Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633$333–

2068Mesa County, COCO162,845$333–

2069Teton County, IDID13,254$333–

2070Jackson County, ININ47,370$333–

2071Oxford County, MEME60,346$333–

2072Yates County, NYNY24,547$333–

2073Val Verde County, TXTX47,835$333–

2074Cole County, MOMO77,908$334–

2075Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$334–

2076Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542$334–

2077Missoula County, MTMT123,513$334–

2078Indiana County, PAPA82,878$334–

2079Moore County, TXTX21,891$334–

2080Harrison County, TXTX71,956$334–

2081Baldwin County, GAGA44,029$334–

2082Dougherty County, GAGA82,616$334–

2083Delaware County, ININ113,106$334–

2084Lycoming County, PAPA112,587$334–

2085Clay County, MNMN67,734$335–

2086Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713$335–

2087Crook County, OROR27,564$335–

2088Carbon County, PAPA65,868$335–

2089Wood County, TXTX49,688$335–

2090Accomack County, VAVA33,859$335–

2091Craighead County, ARAR116,957$335–

2092Hinsdale County, COCO753$335–

2093Whiteside County, ILIL54,121$335–

2094White County, ININ25,164$335–

2095Chaves County, NMNM63,364$335–

2096Waller County, TXTX69,858$335–

2097Cache County, UTUT145,000$335–

2098Duchesne County, UTUT20,856$335–

2099Henry County, OHOH27,598$336–

2100Morrow County, OHOH36,305$336–

2101Panola County, TXTX23,018$336–

2102Richmond County, VAVA9,294$336–

2103San Patricio County, TXTX72,053$336–

2104Chaffee County, COCO20,831$336–

2105Dallas County, IAIA118,457$336–

2106Howard County, TXTX30,504$336–

2107Roanoke, VAVA99,111$336–

2108La Paz County, AZAZ16,711$337–

2109Jefferson County, ARAR62,987$337–

2110Jones County, GAGA29,171$337–

2111Warren County, KYKY149,375$337–

2112Benzie County, MIMI18,568$337–

2113Sanilac County, MIMI40,083$337–

2114Ashland County, OHOH52,523$337–

2115Columbia County, PAPA66,193$337–

2116Dickson County, TNTN58,662$337–

2117Madison County, TNTN100,790$337–

2118Gray County, TXTX20,919$337–

2119Robertson County, TNTN80,175$337–

2120Tazewell County, ILIL130,049$337–

2121Woodford County, ILIL38,111$337–

2122Ford County, KSKS33,993$337–

2123Crittenden County, ARAR46,210$338–

2124Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466$338–

2125Rapides Parish, LALA125,877$338–

2126Angelina County, TXTX88,154$338–

2127Somervell County, TXTX10,261$338–

2128Wise County, TXTX83,778$338–

2129Cumberland County, VAVA10,352$338–

2130Middlesex County, VAVA10,841$338–

2131Scott County, KYKY62,262$338–

2132Lamar County, TXTX51,503$338–

2133Montrose County, COCO44,591$338–

2134LaGrange County, ININ41,305$338–

2135Lincoln County, NCNC98,654$338–

2136Lee County, ALAL189,881$339–

2137Yakima County, WAWA259,185$339–

2138Mecosta County, MIMI42,320$339–

2139Garfield County, OKOK61,779$339–

2140Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$339–

2141Lincoln County, WYWY21,180$339–

2142Logan County, OHOH46,302$339–

2143Madison County, ININ135,088$339–

2144Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$339–

2145Christian County, MOMO96,725$340–

2146Iosco County, MIMI25,266$340–

2147Missaukee County, MIMI15,274$340–

2148Montcalm County, MIMI69,406$340–

2149Coos County, NHNH31,343$340–

2150Rains County, TXTX13,542$340–

2151Park County, WYWY31,171$340–

2152Livingston County, ILIL35,057$340–

2153Macon County, ILIL99,300$340–

2154Green County, WIWI37,227$340–

2155Morgan County, ALAL126,483$341–

2156Lonoke County, ARAR76,664$341–

2157Ionia County, MIMI66,557$341–

2158Johnson County, MOMO56,670$341–

2159Lincoln County, MOMO66,676$341–

2160Warren County, MOMO39,016$341–

2161Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$341–

2162Steuben County, NYNY91,855$341–

2163Randolph County, NCNC149,516$341–

2164Tillamook County, OROR27,384$341–

2165Hemphill County, TXTX3,083$341–

2166Kleberg County, TXTX30,315$341–

2167Pickens County, GAGA37,167$341–

2168Kearny County, KSKS3,888$341–

2169Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130$341–

2170Franklin County, MEME30,824$342–

2171Antrim County, MIMI24,698$342–

2172St. Louis, MOMO278,144$342–

2173Gallatin County, MTMT128,740$342–

2174Mahoning County, OHOH224,706$342–

2175Perry County, PAPA46,806$342–

2176Florence County, SCSC138,504$342–

2177Anderson County, TNTN82,066$342–

2178Baker County, FLFL29,737$342–

2179Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237$342–

2180Washington County, TXTX38,288$342–

2181Van Buren County, MIMI76,071$343–

2182Marion County, OHOH65,115$343–

2183Richland County, OHOH124,893$343–

2184Payne County, OKOK83,889$343–

2185Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035$343–

2186Iron County, UTUT67,141$343–

2187Wood County, WIWI74,060$343–

2188Albany County, WYWY38,558$343–

2189Dunn County, WIWI46,223$343–

2190Yellowstone County, MTMT172,692$343–

2191Ogle County, ILIL51,399$343–

2192Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995$343–

2193Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$343–

2194Box Elder County, UTUT65,320$343–

2195Chelan County, WAWA81,941$343–

2196Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368$344–

2197Baxter County, ARAR42,982$344–

2198Bay County, MIMI102,123$344–

2199Chenango County, NYNY45,715$344–

2200Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$344–

2201Pickens County, SCSC139,198$344–

2202Greene County, MOMO309,286$344–

2203Valencia County, NMNM82,013$344–

2204Huntington County, ININ37,224$344–

2205Somerset County, MEME51,620$344–

2206Franklin County, PAPA160,652$344–

2207St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968$345–

2208Harrison County, MSMS217,136$345–

2209Cass County, NENE27,657$345–

2210San Juan County, NMNM120,340$345–

2211Nash County, NCNC99,365$345–

2212Transylvania County, NCNC34,211$345–

2213Emporia, VAVA5,447$345–

2214DeKalb County, ININ44,535$345–

2215Putnam County, WVWV56,885$345–

2216Putnam County, ININ37,876$345–

2217Gila County, AZAZ53,801$346–

2218Branch County, MIMI45,993$346–

2219Camden County, MOMO44,047$346–

2220Allen County, OHOH100,881$346–

2221Trumbull County, OHOH198,972$346–

2222Bedford County, VAVA83,059$346–

2223Calumet County, WIWI53,982$346–

2224Jefferson County, OROR25,740$346–

2225Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$346–

2226Lynchburg, VAVA81,347$346–

2227Sevier County, TNTN101,342$347–

2228Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163$347–

2229Dickinson County, MIMI25,827$347–

2230Doña Ana County, NMNM229,091$347–

2231Rowan County, NCNC155,096$347–

2232Auglaize County, OHOH45,909$347–

2233El Paso County, TXTX877,858$347–

2234Henderson County, TXTX88,595$347–

2235Orange County, TXTX86,266$347–

2236Whitman County, WAWA48,512$347–

2237Wagoner County, OKOK93,263$347–

2238Butts County, GAGA27,218$348–

2239Caddo Parish, LALA224,226$348–

2240Newaygo County, MIMI51,622$348–

2241Jackson County, MSMS147,666$348–

2242Franklin County, MOMO108,090$348–

2243Dakota County, NENE21,687$348–

2244Lincoln County, NMNM19,844$348–

2245Fulton County, NYNY52,216$348–

2246Burleigh County, NDND103,251$348–

2247Champaign County, OHOH38,820$348–

2248Gregg County, TXTX126,095$348–

2249Bandera County, TXTX22,876$348–

2250Troup County, GAGA72,844$348–

2251Warren County, IAIA57,331$348–

2252Caroline County, MDMD34,116$348–

2253McClain County, OKOK49,647$348–

2254Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885$348–

2255Lewis County, WAWA88,062$348–

2256Door County, WIWI30,616$348–

2257Curry County, NMNM46,655$349–

2258Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284$349–

2259Titus County, TXTX31,563$349–

2260Utah County, UTUT759,859$349–

2261Caledonia County, VTVT30,414$349–

2262Floyd County, ININ82,153$349–

2263Cass County, NDND201,794$350–

2264Crawford County, MIMI13,722$350–

2265Pender County, NCNC72,111$350–

2266Pitt County, NCNC182,936$350–

2267Clinton County, OHOH42,301$350–

2268Columbia County, OROR54,091$350–

2269Douglas County, OROR111,951$350–

2270Sweetwater County, WYWY41,267$350–

2271White County, GAGA29,802$350–

2272Burnet County, TXTX57,015$350–

2273Gordon County, GAGA61,701$350–

2274Piatt County, ILIL16,791$350–

2275Lee County, NCNC70,258$350–

2276Faulkner County, ARAR133,979$351–

2277Vernon Parish, LALA45,091$351–

2278Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$351–

2279Davidson County, NCNC180,182$351–

2280Union County, PAPA42,313$351–

2281Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$351–

2282Knox County, TNTN511,453$351–

2283Madison County, TXTX14,226$351–

2284Tooele County, UTUT87,461$351–

2285Franklin County, KYKY52,649$351–

2286Carroll County, GAGA131,036$351–

2287Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$351–

2288Esmeralda County, NVNV729$351–

2289Victoria County, TXTX92,656$351–

2290Washington County, ARAR271,213$352–

2291Clatsop County, OROR40,926$352–

2292Liberty County, TXTX121,364$352–

2293Matagorda County, TXTX36,463$352–

2294Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896$352–

2295Butler County, PAPA200,169$352–

2296Bibb County, GAGA157,556$352–

2297Butler County, KSKS69,484$352–

2298Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036$353–

2299Pulaski County, MOMO54,442$353–

2300Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$353–

2301La Crosse County, WIWI121,339$353–

2302Sauk County, WIWI66,652$353–

2303Livingston Parish, LALA155,036$353–

2304DeSoto County, FLFL37,078$353–

2305Hardin County, KYKY113,482$353–

2306Colusa County, CACA21,836$354–

2307Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693$354–

2308Bowie County, TXTX92,696$354–

2309Waldo County, MEME40,693$354–

2310Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$354–

2311Glenn County, CACA28,141$355–

2312Otero County, NMNM70,368$355–

2313Athens County, OHOH63,197$355–

2314Bastrop County, TXTX118,908$355–

2315Hamilton County, OHOH838,418$355–

2316Morgan County, UTUT13,383$355–

2317Lebanon County, PAPA146,380$355–

2318Lexington, VAVA7,769$355–

2319Cochise County, AZAZ126,332$356–

2320Wexford County, MIMI34,445$356–

2321Lafayette County, MSMS59,597$356–

2322Stark County, OHOH373,771$356–

2323Sumter County, SCSC105,067$356–

2324Weber County, UTUT278,174$356–

2325Columbia County, WIWI58,132$356–

2326Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033$356–

2327Uinta County, WYWY20,728$356–

2328Lowndes County, GAGA122,867$356–

2329Moore County, NCNC110,619$356–

2330Spokane County, WAWA558,344$356–

2331Baldwin County, ALAL267,761$357–

2332Isanti County, MNMN44,386$357–

2333Jackson County, OKOK24,764$357–

2334Augusta County, VAVA78,940$357–

2335Licking County, OHOH185,564$357–

2336Pickaway County, OHOH62,978$357–

2337Weld County, COCO378,426$357–

2338Decatur County, ININ26,576$357–

2339Washington County, MDMD157,731$358–

2340Tuscola County, MIMI52,680$358–

2341Lewis County, NYNY26,479$358–

2342Rogers County, OKOK102,197$358–

2343Washington County, OKOK54,037$358–

2344Charles City County, VAVA6,623$358–

2345Hardin County, TXTX58,723$358–

2346Jefferson County, ALAL665,742$358–

2347Hardee County, FLFL25,932$358–

2348Catoosa County, GAGA69,628$358–

2349Muscogee County, GAGA202,171$358–

2350Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201$359–

2351Page County, VAVA23,762$359–

2352Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839$359–

2353Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$359–

2354Sublette County, WYWY8,929$359–

2355Steuben County, ININ34,799$359–

2356Peoria County, ILIL178,553$359–

2357Staunton, VAVA26,801$359–

2358Gaston County, NCNC246,558$360–

2359Iredell County, NCNC211,798$360–

2360Polk County, OROR90,037$360–

2361Aransas County, TXTX26,146$360–

2362McLennan County, TXTX272,020$360–

2363Wyoming County, PAPA25,790$360–

2364Petersburg, VAVA33,734$360–

2365Chemung County, NYNY80,415$361–

2366Delaware County, NYNY44,305$361–

2367Clark County, OHOH135,340$361–

2368Erie County, OHOH73,296$361–

2369Llano County, TXTX23,353$361–

2370Madison County, VAVA14,237$361–

2371Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047$361–

2372Glades County, FLFL13,270$361–

2373Scott County, IAIA175,259$361–

2374Clark County, ININ130,451$362–

2375Muskegon County, MIMI177,901$362–

2376Niagara County, NYNY208,912$362–

2377Davie County, NCNC45,855$362–

2378Huron County, OHOH58,250$362–

2379Rockingham County, VAVA89,316$362–

2380Campbell County, WYWY48,145$362–

2381Laramie County, WYWY102,938$362–

2382Long County, GAGA21,557$362–

2383Marshall County, ININ46,599$362–

2384Warrick County, ININ66,803$362–

2385Seward County, KSKS21,073$362–

2386Meade County, KYKY30,699$362–

2387Wichita County, TXTX129,555$362–

2388Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681$363–

2389Nicollet County, MNMN34,273$363–

2390Gilliam County, OROR1,971$363–

2391Jefferson County, TXTX254,321$363–

2392Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321$363–

2393Benton County, WAWA221,722$363–

2394Cass County, MIMI51,677$364–

2395Defiance County, OHOH38,292$364–

2396King William County, VAVA19,617$364–

2397Howard County, ININ83,904$364–

2398Otsego County, MIMI26,080$365–

2399Sandusky County, OHOH58,655$365–

2400Tom Green County, TXTX120,602$365–

2401Marathon County, WIWI139,432$365–

2402Effingham County, GAGA74,397$365–

2403Spalding County, GAGA70,775$365–

2404Whitfield County, GAGA106,212$365–

2405Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020$366–

2406Plumas County, CACA18,583$366–

2407Barry County, MIMI63,991$366–

2408Hancock County, OHOH75,034$366–

2409Tulsa County, OKOK698,782$366–

2410Maury County, TNTN118,131$366–

2411Siskiyou County, CACA42,013$366–

2412Tehama County, CACA64,665$366–

2413Bonneville County, IDID135,771$366–

2414Geary County, KSKS36,338$366–

2415Grand Forks County, NDND74,501$367–

2416Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,115$367–

2417Wayne County, OHOH116,758$367–

2418Midland County, TXTX187,855$367–

2419Trinity County, CACA15,720$367–

2420Oldham County, KYKY70,986$367–

2421Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669$367–

2422Campbell County, KYKY95,441$368–

2423Berrien County, MIMI152,444$368–

2424Essex County, NYNY36,438$368–

2425Anderson County, TXTX59,805$368–

2426Grayson County, TXTX153,613$368–

2427Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$368–

2428St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875$368–

2429Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125$368–

2430Kootenai County, IDID191,864$368–

2431LaPorte County, ININ111,294$368–

2432Benton County, ARAR332,554$369–

2433Woodford County, KYKY27,883$369–

2434Shelby County, OHOH48,065$369–

2435Guadalupe County, TXTX201,111$369–

2436Nueces County, TXTX352,992$369–

2437Taos County, NMNM34,564$369–

2438Shelby County, ININ45,882$369–

2439Linn County, IAIA232,028$369–

2440Rice County, MNMN69,939$370–

2441Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725$370–

2442San Juan County, COCO813$370–

2443Bay County, FLFL204,479$370–

2444Kenton County, KYKY175,779$370–

2445Dodge County, WIWI89,097$370–

2446Yoakum County, TXTX7,438$371–

2447Catawba County, NCNC170,172$371–

2448Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$371–

2449Highlands County, FLFL111,122$371–

2450Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178$371–

2451Autauga County, ALAL61,920$372–

2452Buncombe County, NCNC277,417$372–

2453Smith County, TXTX252,549$372–

2454Portage County, WIWI71,943$372–

2455Henderson County, NCNC122,375$372–

2456Lake County, COCO7,552$373–

2457Oneida County, NYNY226,392$373–

2458Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$373–

2459Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$373–

2460Brown County, WIWI275,803$373–

2461Saline County, ARAR133,288$373–

2462Gunnison County, COCO17,439$373–

2463Androscoggin County, MEME116,487$374–

2464Calhoun County, MIMI133,408$374–

2465Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634$374–

2466Lander County, NVNV5,872$374–

2467Craven County, NCNC105,025$374–

2468Watauga County, NCNC54,786$374–

2469Bell County, TXTX402,248$374–

2470Waynesboro, VAVA23,951$374–

2471East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180$375–

2472Chisago County, MNMN59,142$375–

2473Fairfield County, OHOH169,752$375–

2474King and Queen County, VAVA6,743$375–

2475Wyandotte County, KSKS170,597$375–

2476Aiken County, SCSC181,515$375–

2477Douglas County, WAWA46,473$375–

2478Pinal County, AZAZ539,380$376–

2479Jackson County, MIMI159,552$376–

2480Lincoln County, OROR50,636$376–

2481Linn County, OROR132,843$376–

2482Gillespie County, TXTX28,527$376–

2483Essex County, VAVA10,654$376–

2484Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$376–

2485Monroe County, ILIL34,840$376–

2486Kankakee County, ILIL105,525$376–

2487Suffolk, VAVA104,699$376–

2488Jefferson County, WIWI86,505$376–

2489Allegan County, MIMI123,188$377–

2490Madison County, OHOH46,985$377–

2491Comanche County, OKOK122,158$377–

2492Lubbock County, TXTX328,906$377–

2493Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691$377–

2494Winnebago County, ILIL283,674$377–

2495Clallam County, WAWA78,202$377–

2496Bossier Parish, LALA131,867$378–

2497Lancaster County, NENE334,049$378–

2498Brunswick County, NCNC174,702$378–

2499Lorain County, OHOH323,219$378–

2500Hunt County, TXTX123,336$378–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS