Which county has the lowest median gross rent?

Cottle County, Texas ranks #1 with $264 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

Cottle County, Texas, Issaquena County, Mississippi, Sheridan County, North Dakota, Hardin County, Illinois, Worth County, Missouri.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,137 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 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 (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 137 SHOWN OF 3,137

Lowest median rent, US counties

US counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

3001Washington County, MNMN286,895$1,710+145%

3002Lee County, FLFL875,607$1,712+165%

3003Newport County, RIRI83,051$1,713+149%

3004Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$1,714+134%

3005El Dorado County, CACA192,323$1,715+144%

3006Larimer County, COCO377,292$1,716+153%

3007New Kent County, VAVA28,022$1,721+171%

3008Flagler County, FLFL140,360$1,722+147%

3009Denton County, TXTX1,069,346$1,728+138%

3010Union County, NJNJ601,863$1,730+130%

3011Cobb County, GAGA793,345$1,730+115%

3012Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791$1,732+144%

3013Richmond County, NYNY501,290$1,733+134%

3014San Joaquin County, CACA823,815$1,734+181%

3015Thurston County, WAWA304,261$1,736+165%

3016Walton County, FLFL93,288$1,741+258%

3017Travis County, TXTX1,389,670$1,744+140%

3018Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$1,745+130%

3019Osceola County, FLFL481,718$1,746+145%

3020Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$1,747+157%

3021St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$1,747+143%

3022Clark County, WAWA532,119$1,748+156%

3023Ocean County, NJNJ673,746$1,755+114%

3024Essex County, MAMA826,653$1,756+164%

3025Clackamas County, OROR426,280$1,758+150%

3026Calvert County, MDMD94,484$1,759+110%

3027Chester County, PAPA557,116$1,763+134%

3028Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$1,765+123%

3029Paulding County, GAGA190,996$1,772+182%

3030Frederick County, MDMD302,883$1,774+147%

3031Putnam County, NYNY99,028$1,775+94%

3032Orange County, FLFL1,528,002$1,775+154%

3033Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$1,779+121%

3034Adams County, COCO554,668$1,781+153%

3035Kendall County, ILIL145,470$1,781+147%

3036Seminole County, FLFL491,884$1,783+144%

3037Ouray County, COCO5,265$1,786+157%

3038Deschutes County, OROR213,072$1,787+177%

3039Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$1,790+172%

3040Williamson County, TXTX752,827$1,796+128%

3041Cherokee County, GAGA299,273$1,799+143%

3042Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$1,799+144%

3043San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$1,801+178%

3044Pierce County, WAWA946,288$1,806+189%

3045Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$1,807+148%

3046Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099$1,810+120%

3047Sarasota County, FLFL479,958$1,818+156%

3048Kitsap County, WAWA283,374$1,822+173%

3049York County, VAVA71,374$1,827+158%

3050Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$1,827+141%

3051Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029$1,829+183%

3052Denver County, COCO740,613$1,831+190%

3053Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$1,833+173%

3054Washington County, OROR611,708$1,849+157%

3055Manassas, VAVA44,332$1,850+131%

3056Yolo County, CACA224,410$1,857+170%

3057Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$1,859+133%

3058Jefferson County, COCO580,451$1,861+145%

3059Collier County, FLFL417,131$1,862+147%

3060Kauai County, HIHI73,400$1,870+153%

3061Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$1,871+121%

3062Teller County, COCO24,756$1,880+145%

3063Arapahoe County, COCO673,820$1,891+157%

3064Hudson County, NJNJ735,033$1,894+169%

3065Fayette County, GAGA125,156$1,898+113%

3066Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$1,901+188%

3067Rockland County, NYNY357,397$1,901+115%

3068Teton County, WYWY23,333$1,904+169%

3069Morris County, NJNJ524,251$1,904+116%

3070Broward County, FLFL2,013,317$1,907+152%

3071Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$1,914+119%

3072Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726$1,916+159%

3073Maui County, HIHI160,592$1,916+143%

3074Routt County, COCO25,329$1,917+159%

3075Charles County, MDMD176,593$1,920+124%

3076St. Johns County, FLFL346,328$1,922+165%

3077Summit County, COCO31,517$1,928+121%

3078Snohomish County, WAWA870,656$1,949+154%

3079Irion County, TXTX1,463$1,950+297%

3080Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$1,951+133%

3081Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$1,954+178%

3082District of Columbia, DCDC693,645$1,954+216%

3083Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$1,956+152%

3084Boulder County, COCO328,560$1,966+138%

3085Williamson County, TNTN272,061$1,969+165%

3086Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$1,982+122%

3087Summit County, UTUT43,141$1,987+119%

3088San Benito County, CACA70,082$1,992+160%

3089San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$1,992+177%

3090Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$1,992+185%

3091Monroe County, FLFL80,406$1,999+144%

3092Wasatch County, UTUT38,514$2,000+174%

3093Pitkin County, COCO16,625$2,004+112%

3094Eagle County, COCO54,291$2,019+100%

3095Stafford County, VAVA170,803$2,020+140%

3096Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$2,033+126%

3097Monterey County, CACA433,729$2,055+165%

3098Prince William County, VAVA502,966$2,067+140%

3099Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$2,068+126%

3100Placer County, CACA442,081$2,069+165%

3101Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$2,071+160%

3102Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$2,083+160%

3103Alexandria, VAVA160,662$2,089+143%

3104Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$2,090+206%

3105King County, WAWA2,344,939$2,092+176%

3106Howard County, MDMD339,183$2,099+139%

3107Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,482$2,110–

3108Broomfield County, COCO79,174$2,126–

3109Suffolk County, MAMA791,891$2,129+169%

3110Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$2,131+157%

3111Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$2,146+131%

3112Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$2,149+152%

3113Sonoma County, CACA486,444$2,158+150%

3114Park County, COCO18,314$2,161+168%

3115Solano County, CACA455,376$2,163+171%

3116Falls Church, VAVA15,159$2,190+127%

3117Douglas County, COCO399,396$2,193+108%

3118New York County, NYNY1,664,862$2,197+176%

3119Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$2,201+164%

3120Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$2,213+118%

3121Napa County, CACA132,949$2,237+173%

3122Fairfax, VAVA26,772$2,245+138%

3123San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$2,246+195%

3124Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$2,252+134%

3125Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$2,255+139%

3126Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$2,264+145%

3127Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$2,276+128%

3128Ventura County, CACA830,851$2,317+160%

3129Arlington County, VAVA243,931$2,322+159%

3130Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$2,357+177%

3131Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$2,375+164%

3132Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$2,386+150%

3133Orange County, CACA3,149,507$2,434+164%

3134San Francisco County, CACA826,079$2,476+167%

3135Marin County, CACA253,694$2,668+130%

3136Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$2,857+141%

3137San Mateo County, CACA743,568$2,922+155%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES