Which county has the lowest median gross rent?

Kalawao County, Hawaii ranks #1 with $125 (1990 American Community Survey).

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 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 (1990).

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Lowest median rent, US counties · 1990

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

3001Waukesha County, WIWI417,210$541−25%

3002Dakota County, MNMN457,710$542−25%

3003Sarasota County, FLFL479,958$543−24%

3004San Benito County, CACA70,082$547−28%

3005Pike County, PAPA62,808$548−22%

3006Seminole County, FLFL491,884$548−25%

3007Bristol Bay, AKAK847$549−29%

3008Douglas County, GAGA154,293$549−25%

3009Mono County, CACA12,505$550−19%

3010Flagler County, FLFL140,360$551−21%

3011Warren County, NJNJ112,953$552−20%

3012DeKalb County, GAGA774,394$552−28%

3013Summit County, COCO31,517$553−37%

3014Rockdale County, GAGA98,416$555−27%

3015San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$556−14%

3016Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337$557−21%

3017Lake County, ILIL719,339$558−25%

3018Frederick County, MDMD302,883$558−22%

3019Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$560−28%

3020Anchorage, AKAK287,155$564−23%

3021Cape May County, NJNJ93,390$565−13%

3022El Dorado County, CACA192,323$569−19%

3023Mercer County, NJNJ399,289$570−22%

3024Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$572−13%

3025Collier County, FLFL417,131$572−24%

3026San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$573−20%

3027Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657$574−15%

3028Poquoson, VAVA13,292$574−18%

3029Placer County, CACA442,081$575−26%

3030Cobb County, GAGA793,345$575−29%

3031Broward County, FLFL2,013,317$575−24%

3032Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$577−21%

3033Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099$577−30%

3034Richmond County, NYNY501,290$578−22%

3035Washington County, RIRI129,795$580−10%

3036Chester County, PAPA557,116$581−23%

3037Passaic County, NJNJ531,624$583−22%

3038Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726$587−21%

3039Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415$588−15%

3040Monroe County, FLFL80,406$589−28%

3041Solano County, CACA455,376$590−26%

3042Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483$592−22%

3043Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$593−22%

3044Orange County, NYNY417,669$595−17%

3045Union County, NJNJ601,863$596−21%

3046Essex County, MAMA826,653$597−10%

3047Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$597−21%

3048Douglas County, COCO399,396$597−43%

3049Nevada County, CACA101,911$598−20%

3050Fayette County, GAGA125,156$598−33%

3051Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$600−15%

3052Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$600−28%

3053Aleutians East, AKAK3,479$602−15%

3054Bucks County, PAPA647,828$604−18%

3055Sitka, AKAK8,319$610−21%

3056San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$611−20%

3057Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549$614−21%

3058Rockingham County, NHNH324,077$614−14%

3059Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$616−23%

3060Kauai County, HIHI73,400$618−16%

3061Plymouth County, MAMA546,829$620−9%

3062Eagle County, COCO54,291$620−38%

3063Douglas County, NVNV50,111$621−20%

3064Monterey County, CACA433,729$625−19%

3065Suffolk County, MAMA791,891$625−21%

3066DuPage County, ILIL934,298$625−25%

3067Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$626−27%

3068Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$626−11%

3069Newport County, RIRI83,051$627−9%

3070Napa County, CACA132,949$632−23%

3071Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$634−10%

3072Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$634−16%

3073Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$642−13%

3074Sonoma County, CACA486,444$645−25%

3075Barnstable County, MAMA233,539$646−11%

3076Dukes County, MAMA21,219$647−13%

3077Juneau, AKAK31,609$653−24%

3078San Francisco County, CACA826,079$653−30%

3079Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$654−21%

3080Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$663−17%

3081Calvert County, MDMD94,484$664−21%

3082Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$667−21%

3083Stafford County, VAVA170,803$669−21%

3084Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$671−20%

3085Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$674−21%

3086Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$675−25%

3087Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$676−15%

3088Howard County, MDMD339,183$680−23%

3089Ocean County, NJNJ673,746$681−17%

3090Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$684−15%

3091Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$689−21%

3092Charles County, MDMD176,593$690−20%

3093Manassas, VAVA44,332$695−13%

3094Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$697−12%

3095Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830$698−8%

3096Alexandria, VAVA160,662$701−19%

3097Arlington County, VAVA243,931$703−22%

3098Rockland County, NYNY357,397$708−20%

3099Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$713−23%

3100Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$719−20%

3101Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$721−17%

3102Maui County, HIHI160,592$722−8%

3103North Slope, AKAK10,582$724−20%

3104Morris County, NJNJ524,251$724−18%

3105Pitkin County, COCO16,625$732−23%

3106Prince William County, VAVA502,966$736−15%

3107Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$739−21%

3108Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$740−19%

3109Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$749−22%

3110Ventura County, CACA830,851$754−15%

3111Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095$762−10%

3112Putnam County, NYNY99,028$765−16%

3113San Mateo County, CACA743,568$769−33%

3114Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$773−35%

3115Orange County, CACA3,149,507$790−14%

3116Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$802−15%

3117Falls Church, VAVA15,159$809−16%

3118Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$813−15%

3119Fairfax, VAVA26,772$823−13%

3120Marin County, CACA253,694$824−29%

3121Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$834−16%

3122Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$926−9%

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