Which county has the lowest median gross rent?

Pope County, Illinois ranks #1 with $325 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

Pope County, Illinois, Owsley County, Kentucky, Clay County, Georgia, Issaquena County, Mississippi, Webster County, Georgia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).

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Lowest median rent, US counties · 2020

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$1,329+90%

3002Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099$1,331+62%

3003Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460$1,333+102%

3004Union County, NJNJ601,863$1,335+78%

3005Sussex County, NJNJ148,063$1,337+69%

3006San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091$1,338+106%

3007Pierce County, WAWA946,288$1,338+114%

3008Larimer County, COCO377,292$1,340+98%

3009Sarasota County, FLFL479,958$1,342+89%

3010Travis County, TXTX1,389,670$1,348+85%

3011Newport County, RIRI83,051$1,348+96%

3012Albemarle County, VAVA118,356$1,349+89%

3013Kitsap County, WAWA283,374$1,349+102%

3014Fauquier County, VAVA76,503$1,353+92%

3015Calaveras County, CACA46,605$1,354+126%

3016Chester County, PAPA557,116$1,354+80%

3017St. Johns County, FLFL346,328$1,355+87%

3018Clackamas County, OROR426,280$1,356+93%

3019Barnstable County, MAMA233,539$1,362+88%

3020DuPage County, ILIL934,298$1,365+63%

3021Routt County, COCO25,329$1,365+84%

3022Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391$1,368+68%

3023Williamson County, TXTX752,827$1,368+74%

3024Yolo County, CACA224,410$1,369+99%

3025Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029$1,373+112%

3026Collier County, FLFL417,131$1,374+82%

3027Prince George County, VAVA43,936$1,377+126%

3028Richmond County, NYNY501,290$1,379+86%

3029Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737$1,380+88%

3030Poquoson, VAVA13,292$1,383+98%

3031Adams County, COCO554,668$1,387+97%

3032Burlington County, NJNJ481,439$1,388+83%

3033Fayette County, GAGA125,156$1,396+57%

3034Denver County, COCO740,613$1,397+121%

3035Teton County, WYWY23,333$1,402+98%

3036Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387$1,412+79%

3037Kauai County, HIHI73,400$1,423+93%

3038Frederick County, MDMD302,883$1,427+98%

3039Collin County, TXTX1,297,179$1,428+79%

3040Forsyth County, GAGA282,805$1,432+110%

3041Broward County, FLFL2,013,317$1,433+89%

3042Wasatch County, UTUT38,514$1,435+96%

3043St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692$1,436+100%

3044Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035$1,437+89%

3045Washington County, OROR611,708$1,440+100%

3046Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,781$1,443+66%

3047Riverside County, CACA2,544,916$1,447+119%

3048Summit County, COCO31,517$1,449+66%

3049Hudson County, NJNJ735,033$1,450+106%

3050Jefferson County, COCO580,451$1,451+91%

3051Arapahoe County, COCO673,820$1,452+98%

3052Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726$1,452+96%

3053Ocean County, NJNJ673,746$1,459+78%

3054Calvert County, MDMD94,484$1,461+75%

3055Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388$1,462+82%

3056Rockwall County, TXTX140,738$1,472+111%

3057Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191$1,474+102%

3058Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240$1,476+65%

3059Summit County, UTUT43,141$1,477+62%

3060Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$1,483+121%

3061Kendall County, ILIL145,470$1,487+107%

3062Putnam County, NYNY99,028$1,489+63%

3063Prince George's County, MDMD970,374$1,494+103%

3064Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335$1,495+77%

3065York County, VAVA71,374$1,503+112%

3066Snohomish County, WAWA870,656$1,515+98%

3067San Benito County, CACA70,082$1,533+100%

3068Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934$1,534+118%

3069San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367$1,535+113%

3070Maui County, HIHI160,592$1,543+96%

3071Manassas, VAVA44,332$1,549+93%

3072Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448$1,553+150%

3073Bergen County, NJNJ977,026$1,557+79%

3074Rockland County, NYNY357,397$1,558+76%

3075Stafford County, VAVA170,803$1,559+85%

3076Boulder County, COCO328,560$1,582+92%

3077Dukes County, MAMA21,219$1,589+114%

3078Williamson County, TNTN272,061$1,596+115%

3079Pitkin County, COCO16,625$1,598+69%

3080Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$1,599+91%

3081Monterey County, CACA433,729$1,600+106%

3082District of Columbia, DCDC693,645$1,607+160%

3083Eagle County, COCO54,291$1,611+60%

3084Placer County, CACA442,081$1,616+107%

3085Morris County, NJNJ524,251$1,622+84%

3086Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$1,629+110%

3087Somerset County, NJNJ356,486$1,636+82%

3088Suffolk County, MAMA791,891$1,657+109%

3089Norfolk County, MAMA739,749$1,682+97%

3090Solano County, CACA455,376$1,684+111%

3091Charles County, MDMD176,593$1,686+97%

3092Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380$1,690+112%

3093King County, WAWA2,344,939$1,695+124%

3094Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065$1,697+104%

3095Manassas Park, VAVA16,560$1,709+84%

3096Broomfield County, COCO79,174$1,711–

3097Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979$1,714+105%

3098Monroe County, FLFL80,406$1,714+109%

3099Howard County, MDMD339,183$1,731+97%

3100San Diego County, CACA3,282,248$1,732+128%

3101Prince William County, VAVA502,966$1,738+102%

3102Sonoma County, CACA486,444$1,743+102%

3103Douglas County, COCO399,396$1,749+66%

3104Alexandria, VAVA160,662$1,774+106%

3105Napa County, CACA132,949$1,775+117%

3106Honolulu County, HIHI988,703$1,779+122%

3107Nantucket County, MAMA14,758$1,781+75%

3108Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582$1,784+95%

3109New York County, NYNY1,664,862$1,787+124%

3110Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$1,810+92%

3111Fairfax, VAVA26,772$1,822+93%

3112Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$1,831+90%

3113Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852$1,843+99%

3114Ventura County, CACA830,851$1,854+108%

3115Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873$1,898+90%

3116Alameda County, CACA1,636,630$1,904+123%

3117Loudoun County, VAVA449,749$1,913+101%

3118Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070$1,928+115%

3119Orange County, CACA3,149,507$1,928+109%

3120Arlington County, VAVA243,931$2,005+124%

3121San Francisco County, CACA826,079$2,010+117%

3122Falls Church, VAVA15,159$2,044+112%

3123Marin County, CACA253,694$2,170+87%

3124Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391$2,386+101%

3125San Mateo County, CACA743,568$2,435+113%

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