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 –

2501Kaufman County, TXTX209,235$378–

2502Boone County, ILIL53,568$378–

2503Brown County, ININ15,777$378–

2504Kosciusko County, ININ80,892$378–

2505Montgomery County, ALAL225,891$379–

2506Orleans Parish, LALA362,154$379–

2507Emmet County, MIMI33,775$379–

2508Ottawa County, OHOH39,481$379–

2509Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088$379–

2510Taylor County, TXTX150,077$379–

2511Riley County, KSKS72,598$379–

2512Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916$379–

2513Wright County, MNMN157,559$380–

2514Nye County, NVNV57,336$380–

2515Otsego County, NYNY60,589$380–

2516Morgan County, ININ74,967$380–

2517Boone County, MOMO191,746$381–

2518Randall County, TXTX152,351$381–

2519Alamance County, NCNC186,177$381–

2520Kennebec County, MEME129,067$382–

2521Lenawee County, MIMI97,779$382–

2522Tioga County, NYNY47,453$382–

2523Miami County, OHOH112,634$382–

2524Winnebago County, WIWI174,218$382–

2525Sangamon County, ILIL194,170$382–

2526Citrus County, FLFL171,666$382–

2527Mason County, WAWA71,165$382–

2528Greenville County, SCSC583,125$383–

2529Cleveland County, OKOK303,973$383–

2530Yuba County, CACA88,691$383–

2531Sussex County, DEDE277,140$383–

2532Finney County, KSKS37,505$383–

2533Erie County, NYNY946,741$384–

2534Forsyth County, NCNC401,718$384–

2535Madison County, ILIL263,110$384–

2536Jefferson County, WAWA33,970$384–

2537Clinton County, NYNY78,138$385–

2538Carteret County, NCNC70,469$385–

2539Outagamie County, WIWI195,894$385–

2540Archuleta County, COCO14,306$385–

2541Adams County, PAPA107,594$386–

2542Wayne County, PAPA51,703$386–

2543Pennington County, SDSD116,792$386–

2544Walton County, GAGA112,696$386–

2545Denver County, COCO740,613$386–

2546Marion County, FLFL442,660$386–

2547Polk County, FLFL874,790$386–

2548Hancock County, ININ90,969$386–

2549Shawnee County, KSKS178,607$386–

2550Rock County, WIWI166,472$387–

2551White Pine County, NVNV8,661$387–

2552Fulton County, OHOH41,853$387–

2553Benton County, OROR97,728$387–

2554Curry County, OROR22,621$387–

2555Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$387–

2556Kerr County, TXTX54,037$387–

2557Pierce County, WIWI43,519$387–

2558Sutter County, CACA98,787$387–

2559Escambia County, FLFL333,834$387–

2560Lake County, FLFL456,068$387–

2561McLean County, ILIL171,419$387–

2562Stearns County, MNMN164,110$388–

2563Broome County, NYNY195,736$388–

2564Orleans County, NYNY39,825$388–

2565Boone County, ININ80,689$388–

2566Saginaw County, MIMI187,688$389–

2567Yamhill County, OROR110,024$389–

2568Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035$389–

2569Clarke County, GAGA129,921$389–

2570Lee County, GAGA34,179$389–

2571Pershing County, NVNV6,421$389–

2572Hopewell, VAVA23,261$389–

2573Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685$390–

2574Richmond County, GAGA206,559$390–

2575Hinds County, MSMS211,888$390–

2576Lucas County, OHOH423,347$390–

2577Dawson County, GAGA35,365$390–

2578Walker County, TXTX83,842$390–

2579Lyon County, NVNV65,088$391–

2580Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$391–

2581Josephine County, OROR87,867$391–

2582Chambers County, TXTX57,594$391–

2583Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433$391–

2584Mathews County, VAVA8,529$391–

2585Mariposa County, CACA16,918$392–

2586Oswego County, NYNY118,569$392–

2587Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$392–

2588Barrow County, GAGA99,773$392–

2589Story County, IAIA101,291$392–

2590Clinton County, MIMI80,432$393–

2591Isabella County, MIMI64,691$393–

2592Douglas County, NENE606,460$393–

2593Hood River County, OROR23,720$393–

2594Parker County, TXTX184,767$393–

2595Wasatch County, UTUT38,514$393–

2596Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608$393–

2597Allen County, ININ402,329$393–

2598Lake County, ININ504,612$393–

2599Shelby County, TNTN910,226$394–

2600Imperial County, CACA181,411$394–

2601Summit County, OHOH538,376$394–

2602Fayette County, KYKY329,751$394–

2603Davis County, UTUT381,227$394–

2604Wood County, OHOH134,176$395–

2605Benton County, MNMN41,744$395–

2606Union County, OHOH73,446$395–

2607Bartholomew County, ININ85,729$396–

2608Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256$396–

2609Cortland County, NYNY45,850$396–

2610Seneca County, NYNY32,883$396–

2611Alachua County, FLFL290,028$396–

2612Houston County, GAGA178,214$396–

2613Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925$397–

2614Montgomery County, VAVA98,434$397–

2615Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715$397–

2616Pasco County, FLFL674,516$397–

2617Penobscot County, MEME157,967$397–

2618Worcester County, MDMD54,459$398–

2619Madison County, NYNY67,120$398–

2620Onslow County, NCNC217,175$398–

2621Knox County, MEME41,117$399–

2622Chatham County, NCNC85,111$399–

2623Louisa County, VAVA42,924$399–

2624St. Clair County, ILIL250,708$399–

2625Liberty County, GAGA70,313$399–

2626Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433$399–

2627Jefferson County, NYNY111,540$400–

2628Caroline County, VAVA34,413$400–

2629St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586$400–

2630Genesee County, MIMI401,093$401–

2631Marion County, OROR355,777$401–

2632Brazoria County, TXTX419,080$401–

2633Wilson County, TNTN175,033$401–

2634Ouray County, COCO5,265$401–

2635Ada County, IDID546,141$401–

2636Monroe County, ININ143,345$401–

2637Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456$401–

2638Galveston County, TXTX372,207$401–

2639Jackson County, MOMO732,994$402–

2640Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601$402–

2641Genesee County, NYNY58,416$402–

2642Coryell County, TXTX85,592$402–

2643St. Joseph County, ININ272,861$402–

2644Racine County, WIWI198,919$402–

2645Pulaski County, ARAR404,611$403–

2646Hancock County, MEME57,171$403–

2647Montgomery County, OHOH539,598$403–

2648Rutherford County, TNTN386,352$403–

2649Tulare County, CACA485,146$403–

2650Hendry County, FLFL48,276$403–

2651Cass County, MOMO115,859$404–

2652Salem, VAVA25,816$404–

2653Harris County, TXTX5,045,026$405–

2654Elkhart County, ININ208,774$405–

2655Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038$406–

2656Cumberland County, NCNC338,473$406–

2657Union County, NCNC267,674$406–

2658St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642$406–

2659Chatham County, GAGA311,855$406–

2660Kent County, MDMD19,565$406–

2661Multnomah County, OROR795,391$407–

2662Lapeer County, MIMI89,516$407–

2663Midland County, MIMI83,754$407–

2664Clermont County, OHOH216,977$407–

2665Portage County, OHOH163,404$407–

2666Hays County, TXTX304,390$407–

2667Warren County, VAVA42,740$407–

2668Washington County, NYNY59,353$407–

2669Clear Creek County, COCO8,994$407–

2670Garfield County, COCO63,474$407–

2671Glynn County, GAGA87,599$407–

2672Madison County, ALAL433,516$408–

2673Humboldt County, CACA131,647$409–

2674St. Clair County, MIMI160,486$409–

2675York County, PAPA473,197$409–

2676Olmsted County, MNMN166,731$410–

2677Bartow County, GAGA120,800$410–

2678Grundy County, ILIL54,052$410–

2679Wayne County, NYNY91,250$410–

2680Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839$410–

2681Radford, VAVA17,243$410–

2682Kings County, CACA154,327$411–

2683Brazos County, TXTX249,088$411–

2684Johnson County, TXTX218,048$411–

2685Washington County, VTVT59,652$411–

2686Kenosha County, WIWI168,448$411–

2687Champaign County, ILIL209,972$411–

2688Inyo County, CACA18,158$412–

2689Lassen County, CACA28,117$412–

2690Johnson County, IAIA160,044$412–

2691Livingston County, NYNY61,438$412–

2692Franklin County, VTVT51,177$412–

2693Marion County, ININ992,196$412–

2694Alpine County, CACA1,043$413–

2695Baltimore, MDMD569,997$413–

2696Jackson County, OROR221,795$413–

2697Berks County, PAPA440,072$413–

2698Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439$413–

2699Douglas County, KSKS120,920$413–

2700Richmond, VAVA237,257$413–

2701Okaloosa County, FLFL221,810$413–

2702Walworth County, WIWI106,127$413–

2703Leelanau County, MIMI22,982$414–

2704Washington County, UTUT213,670$414–

2705Lamoille County, VTVT26,294$414–

2706Johnson County, ININ174,262$414–

2707Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465$414–

2708Canadian County, OKOK187,189$415–

2709Butler County, OHOH400,128$415–

2710Nassau County, FLFL106,879$415–

2711Coweta County, GAGA160,240$415–

2712Travis County, TXTX1,389,670$416–

2713Yavapai County, AZAZ252,552$416–

2714Portsmouth, VAVA96,777$416–

2715Camden County, GAGA60,143$416–

2716Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,795$417–

2717New Hanover County, NCNC245,959$417–

2718York County, SCSC306,887$417–

2719Orange County, VTVT30,002$417–

2720Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028$418–

2721Sumner County, TNTN215,538$418–

2722Jefferson County, MOMO233,132$418–

2723Lane County, OROR381,584$418–

2724Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398$419–

2725Orange County, VAVA40,083$419–

2726Greene County, VAVA21,958$419–

2727El Paso County, COCO757,040$419–

2728St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108$420–

2729Comal County, TXTX209,166$420–

2730Ellis County, TXTX240,867$420–

2731Roanoke County, VAVA97,150$420–

2732Larimer County, COCO377,292$420–

2733Boone County, KYKY145,316$421–

2734Greene County, NYNY47,238$421–

2735Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$421–

2736Del Norte County, CACA26,410$422–

2737Ingham County, MIMI289,709$422–

2738Kent County, DEDE194,786$422–

2739Skagit County, WAWA132,975$422–

2740Madera County, CACA167,927$423–

2741Sierra County, CACA3,098$423–

2742Monroe County, MIMI156,004$423–

2743Rankin County, MSMS162,181$423–

2744Currituck County, NCNC33,158$423–

2745Kendall County, TXTX53,289$423–

2746Newton County, GAGA125,583$423–

2747Bristol County, MAMA593,640$424–

2748Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$424–

2749Montgomery County, TXTX781,194$424–

2750Hall County, GAGA226,568$424–

2751DeKalb County, ILIL101,835$424–

2752Eureka County, NVNV1,867$424–

2753Horry County, SCSC427,551$425–

2754Lexington County, SCSC317,588$425–

2755Whatcom County, WAWA236,392$425–

2756La Plata County, COCO56,898$425–

2757Winchester, VAVA28,272$425–

2758Delaware County, OHOH242,032$426–

2759Hernando County, FLFL221,701$426–

2760Leavenworth County, KSKS84,590$426–

2761Guilford County, NCNC562,234$428–

2762Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$428–

2763Hendricks County, ININ193,510$428–

2764Dauphin County, PAPA293,351$428–

2765Talbot County, MDMD38,238$429–

2766Richland County, SCSC434,956$429–

2767Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975$429–

2768St. Croix County, WIWI98,276$429–

2769Clay County, MOMO265,032$429–

2770Merced County, CACA297,260$430–

2771DeSoto County, MSMS197,918$430–

2772Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466$430–

2773Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536$430–

2774Coconino County, AZAZ144,368$431–

2775Kent County, MIMI675,232$431–

2776Lancaster County, VAVA10,995$431–

2777Duval County, FLFL1,062,963$431–

2778Porter County, ININ176,049$431–

2779Shasta County, CACA181,648$432–

2780Mineral County, NVNV4,407$432–

2781Davidson County, TNTN745,904$433–

2782Fresno County, CACA1,035,456$434–

2783Greene County, OHOH174,322$434–

2784Warren County, OHOH257,181$434–

2785Bennington County, VTVT36,630$434–

2786Prince George County, VAVA43,936$434–

2787Adams County, COCO554,668$434–

2788Elbert County, COCO30,534$434–

2789Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216$434–

2790Elko County, NVNV54,815$435–

2791Yuma County, AZAZ224,449$436–

2792Eaton County, MIMI109,581$436–

2793Oconee County, GAGA44,893$436–

2794Pierce County, WAWA946,288$436–

2795Berkshire County, MAMA128,224$437–

2796Madison County, MSMS116,298$437–

2797Columbia County, NYNY60,168$437–

2798Ontario County, NYNY113,130$437–

2799Charleston County, SCSC436,200$437–

2800Polk County, IAIA516,546$437–

2801Deschutes County, OROR213,072$438–

2802Lincoln County, MEME36,595$438–

2803Norfolk, VAVA231,013$438–

2804Butte County, CACA209,211$439–

2805Wicomico County, MDMD106,899$439–

2806Newport News, VAVA183,230$439–

2807Kern County, CACA927,068$440–

2808Sullivan County, NHNH43,961$440–

2809Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$440–

2810Rutland County, VTVT59,653$440–

2811Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$441–

2812Storey County, NVNV4,260$441–

2813Medina County, OHOH185,025$441–

2814Lancaster County, PAPA563,159$441–

2815Clarke County, VAVA15,609$441–

2816Williamson County, TXTX752,827$442–

2817Carver County, MNMN114,379$442–

2818Sherburne County, MNMN104,194$442–

2819Columbia County, GAGA169,189$442–

2820Paulding County, GAGA190,996$442–

2821Platte County, MOMO114,400$443–

2822Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332$443–

2823Gloucester County, VAVA40,097$444–

2824Durham County, NCNC347,240$444–

2825Leon County, FLFL299,048$445–

2826Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115$446–

2827Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729$446–

2828Clark County, WAWA532,119$447–

2829Centre County, PAPA157,393$448–

2830Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397$448–

2831Powhatan County, VAVA32,591$448–

2832Humboldt County, NVNV17,267$449–

2833Ramsey County, MNMN541,623$450–

2834Kitsap County, WAWA283,374$450–

2835Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$452–

2836Salem County, NJNJ66,280$452–

2837Northampton County, PAPA324,411$452–

2838Warren County, NYNY65,020$452–

2839Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281$452–

2840Geauga County, OHOH95,676$453–

2841Will County, ILIL712,253$453–

2842Ottawa County, MIMI308,459$454–

2843Hood County, TXTX70,501$455–

2844Addison County, VTVT38,048$455–

2845Washington County, WIWI139,238$455–

2846Frederick County, VAVA99,955$456–

2847Cumberland County, PAPA277,270$457–

2848Windsor County, VTVT57,312$457–

2849Teton County, WYWY23,333$457–

2850Shelby County, ALAL238,552$457–

2851Grand County, COCO16,496$457–

2852Windham County, VTVT45,204$458–

2853Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738$458–

2854Churchill County, NVNV25,851$459–

2855Sullivan County, NYNY80,586$459–

2856New Kent County, VAVA28,022$459–

2857Lake County, CACA67,772$460–

2858Thurston County, WAWA304,261$460–

2859Goochland County, VAVA29,187$461–

2860Lehigh County, PAPA384,383$461–

2861Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511$462–

2862Arapahoe County, COCO673,820$463–

2863Pinellas County, FLFL948,563$463–

2864Island County, WAWA85,657$463–

2865Volusia County, FLFL606,573$464–

2866Providence County, RIRI678,179$465–

2867Dane County, WIWI590,375$465–

2868Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558$466–

2869Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407$467–

2870Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383$467–

2871Mohave County, AZAZ228,102$468–

2872Sandoval County, NMNM159,565$468–

2873Charlottesville, VAVA44,388$469–

2874Gilpin County, COCO6,073$469–

2875Haines, AKAK2,068$470–

2876Hampton, VAVA137,315$470–

2877Mendocino County, CACA88,122$471–

2878Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$471–

2879Cecil County, MDMD107,131$471–

2880Orange County, NCNC152,498$472–

2881Clackamas County, OROR426,280$472–

2882Sarpy County, NENE208,303$473–

2883Blaine County, IDID25,517$474–

2884Lake County, OHOH232,217$475–

2885Scott County, MNMN159,017$475–

2886San Juan County, WAWA18,577$475–

2887Calaveras County, CACA46,605$476–

2888Jefferson County, COCO580,451$476–

2889Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$477–

2890Denton County, TXTX1,069,346$477–

2891Cook County, ILIL5,194,625$478–

2892Franklin County, MAMA70,698$478–

2893Monroe County, NYNY750,506$478–

2894Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951$479–

2895Grafton County, NHNH93,225$479–

2896District of Columbia, DCDC693,645$479–

2897Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791$479–

2898Wake County, NCNC1,257,235$480–

2899Carson City, NVNV58,571$480–

2900Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148$480–

2901Williamson County, TNTN272,061$480–

2902Albany County, NYNY321,225$481–

2903Harford County, MDMD266,446$481–

2904St. Louis County, MOMO990,911$482–

2905Stanislaus County, CACA557,719$482–

2906Brevard County, FLFL663,982$483–

2907Hampden County, MAMA464,338$484–

2908Carroll County, MDMD176,677$484–

2909St. Charles County, MOMO426,499$485–

2910Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784$487–

2911St. Johns County, FLFL346,328$487–

2912Manatee County, FLFL468,200$488–

2913Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270$489–

2914San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$489–

2915Washington County, MNMN286,895$489–

2916Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907$489–

2917Washington County, OROR611,708$489–

2918Tompkins County, NYNY104,047$489–

2919Hawaii County, HIHI210,043$490–

2920King George County, VAVA29,646$491–

2921Routt County, COCO25,329$492–

2922Williamsburg, VAVA15,861$492–

2923Macomb County, MIMI886,221$493–

2924Amador County, CACA41,876$494–

2925Chesapeake, VAVA255,332$494–

2926Clay County, FLFL239,593$494–

2927Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346$495–

2928Teller County, COCO24,756$495–

2929Kendall County, ILIL145,470$495–

2930Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$497–

2931Anoka County, MNMN381,605$498–

2932Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979$498–

2933York County, MEME222,434$498–

2934Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$500–

2935Tuolumne County, CACA53,160$500–

2936Charlotte County, FLFL217,212$500–

2937Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$501–

2938Boulder County, COCO328,560$502–

2939Lee County, FLFL875,607$504–

2940Indian River County, FLFL172,799$505–

2941Hamilton County, ININ387,036$505–

2942Camden County, NJNJ535,799$507–

2943Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666$508–

2944Kane County, ILIL525,757$508–

2945Washoe County, NVNV509,386$509–

2946Henrico County, VAVA342,775$509–

2947Belknap County, NHNH65,147$510–

2948Yolo County, CACA224,410$510–

2949King County, WAWA2,344,939$510–

2950Bristol County, RIRI50,001$511–

2951St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449$512–

2952Park County, COCO18,314$513–

2953New York County, NYNY1,664,862$513–

2954York County, VAVA71,374$513–

2955Culpeper County, VAVA57,666$514–

2956Johnson County, KSKS636,906$515–

2957Clark County, NVNV2,407,226$516–

2958Cheshire County, NHNH78,269$516–

2959Dare County, NCNC38,245$516–

2960Monroe County, PAPA167,179$517–

2961Orange County, FLFL1,528,002$517–

2962Summit County, UTUT43,141$517–

2963Carroll County, NHNH52,784$521–

2964Gloucester County, NJNJ312,638$521–

2965Livingston County, MIMI197,315$521–

2966Cumberland County, MEME317,222$522–

2967Worcester County, MAMA888,502$522–

2968Strafford County, NHNH135,043$522–

2969Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$524–

2970New Castle County, DEDE588,026$524–

2971Hudson County, NJNJ735,033$525–

2972Martin County, FLFL166,272$525–

2973Hampshire County, MAMA164,065$526–

2974Delaware County, PAPA580,937$526–

2975Kent County, RIRI173,495$526–

2976Hanover County, VAVA116,423$526–

2977Chittenden County, VTVT169,115$526–

2978Osceola County, FLFL481,718$526–

2979Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$526–

2980Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$527–

2981Essex County, NJNJ896,379$528–

2982James City County, VAVA83,326$528–

2983Baltimore County, MDMD847,650$529–

2984Ulster County, NYNY183,330$529–

2985Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$530–

2986Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393$530–

2987Henry County, GAGA264,922$531–

2988Clayton County, GAGA297,471$532–

2989Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$534–

2990Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972$534–

2991Merrimack County, NHNH158,078$534–

2992Cherokee County, GAGA299,273$534–

2993Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357$535–

2994Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$535–

2995Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214$536–

2996Snohomish County, WAWA870,656$536–

2997McHenry County, ILIL317,751$537–

2998San Miguel County, COCO7,753$538–

2999St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$539–

3000Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148$541–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS