Which metro area has the lowest median gross rent?

Raymondville, TX ranks #1 with $202 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by median gross rent?

Raymondville, TX, Newport, TN, Eufaula, AL-GA, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Middlesborough, KY.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas 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.

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Lowest median rent, US metro areas · 1990

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

501Bay City, MIMI102,123$344–

502Chambersburg, PAPA160,652$344–

503Huntington, ININ37,224$344–

504Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$344–

505Eau Claire, WIWI176,647$344–

506Greencastle, ININ37,876$345–

507Farmington, NMNM120,340$345–

508Auburn, ININ44,535$345–

509Brevard, NCNC34,211$345–

510Sturgis, MIMI60,968$345–

511Fargo, NDND269,528$345–

512Frankfort, KYKY77,874$345–

513Victoria, TXTX99,864$345–

514Baton Rouge, LALA888,699$346–

515Waco, TXTX308,807$346–

516Lima, OHOH100,881$346–

517Payson, AZAZ53,801$346–

518Coldwater, MIMI45,993$346–

519Kennewick, WAWA324,334$346–

520Peoria, ILIL363,505$346–

521Pullman, WAWA48,512$347–

522Sevierville, TNTN101,342$347–

523Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909$347–

524Las Cruces, NMNM229,091$347–

525Athens, TXTX88,595$347–

526El Paso, TXTX881,291$347–

527Provo, UTUT773,426$348–

528Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638$348–

529Shreveport, LALA383,474$348–

530Longview, WAWA114,885$348–

531Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$348–

532Urbana, OHOH38,820$348–

533Gloversville, NYNY52,216$348–

534Centralia, WAWA88,062$348–

535Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273$349–

536Rock Springs, WYWY41,267$350–

537Roseburg, OROR111,951$350–

538Wilmington, OHOH42,301$350–

539Greenville, NCNC182,936$350–

540Calhoun, GAGA61,701$350–

541Sanford, NCNC70,258$350–

542Cadillac, MIMI49,719$351–

543Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$351–

544Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912$351–

545Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$351–

546Canton, OHOH400,246$351–

547Evanston, WYWY23,415$352–

548Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766$352–

549Bay City, TXTX36,463$352–

550Astoria, OROR40,926$352–

551Spokane, WAWA608,012$352–

552Idaho Falls, IDID173,851$353–

553Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442$353–

554Arcadia, FLFL37,078$353–

555Baraboo, WIWI66,652$353–

556Blacksburg, VAVA181,616$353–

557Amarillo, TXTX276,235$354–

558Wenatchee, WAWA128,414$354–

559Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$354–

560Fayetteville, ARAR622,177$355–

561Lebanon, PAPA146,380$355–

562Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$355–

563Athens, OHOH63,197$355–

564Greenville, SCSC1,014,101$355–

565Green Bay, WIWI336,756$356–

566Chattanooga, TNTN594,530$356–

567Pinehurst, NCNC110,619$356–

568Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332$356–

569Sumter, SCSC105,067$356–

570Dalton, GAGA147,819$356–

571Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$357–

572Greensburg, ININ26,576$357–

573Daphne, ALAL267,761$357–

574Greeley, COCO378,426$357–

575Altus, OKOK24,764$357–

576Roanoke, VAVA316,547$357–

577Bartlesville, OKOK54,037$358–

578Hagerstown, MDMD315,280$358–

579Panama City, FLFL231,174$358–

580Lubbock, TXTX368,431$359–

581Beaumont, TXTX399,310$359–

582Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201$359–

583Angola, ININ34,799$359–

584Montgomery, ALAL388,747$359–

585Abilene, TXTX185,429$360–

586Staunton, VAVA129,692$361–

587New Bern, NCNC127,358$361–

588Elmira, NYNY80,415$361–

589Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$361–

590Springfield, OHOH135,340$361–

591Midland, TXTX193,139$361–

592Columbia, MOMO219,062$361–

593Utica, NYNY285,611$361–

594Topeka, KSKS233,052$362–

595Cheyenne, WYWY102,938$362–

596Gillette, WYWY48,145$362–

597Liberal, KSKS21,073$362–

598Norwalk, OHOH58,250$362–

599Plymouth, ININ46,599$362–

600Muskegon, MIMI177,901$362–

601Owosso, MIMI67,681$363–

602Asheville, NCNC422,345$363–

603Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$363–

604Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$364–

605Rochester, MNMN231,184$364–

606Defiance, OHOH38,292$364–

607Kokomo, ININ83,904$364–

608Boise City, IDID864,243$364–

609Manhattan, KSKS136,122$364–

610San Angelo, TXTX122,065$364–

611Fremont, OHOH58,655$365–

612Wausau, WIWI139,432$365–

613Jackson, MSMS609,847$365–

614Nogales, AZAZ50,020$366–

615Red Bluff, CACA64,665$366–

616Findlay, OHOH75,034$366–

617Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$367–

618Wooster, OHOH116,758$367–

619Sandusky, OHOH112,777$367–

620Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813$367–

621Rapid City, SDSD156,934$368–

622Palestine, TXTX59,805$368–

623Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864$368–

624Michigan City, ININ111,294$368–

625Niles, MIMI152,444$368–

626Sherman, TXTX153,613$368–

627Ames, IAIA128,090$369–

628Taos, NMNM34,564$369–

629Sidney, OHOH48,065$369–

630Faribault, MNMN69,939$370–

631Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$370–

632Mankato, MNMN104,907$370–

633Sebring, FLFL111,122$371–

634Lawton, OKOK127,590$371–

635Augusta, GAGA641,231$372–

636Tyler, TXTX252,549$372–

637Stevens Point, WIWI71,943$372–

638Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858$373–

639Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$374–

640Lewiston, MEME116,487$374–

641Boone, NCNC54,786$374–

642Lincoln, NENE352,081$375–

643San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140$375–

644Lexington, KYKY535,174$375–

645Athens, GAGA224,148$376–

646Watertown, WIWI86,505$376–

647Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527$376–

648Newport, OROR50,636$376–

649Albany, OROR132,843$376–

650Jackson, MIMI159,552$376–

651Kankakee, ILIL105,525$376–

652Ogden, UTUT672,784$376–

653Holland, MIMI123,188$377–

654Port Angeles, WAWA78,202$377–

655Rockford, ILIL337,242$377–

656St. Simons, GAGA118,524$377–

657Appleton, WIWI249,876$377–

658Warsaw, ININ80,892$378–

659Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377$378–

660Warner Robins, GAGA208,091$378–

661Springfield, ILIL206,033$378–

662Killeen, TXTX511,497$378–

663Memphis, TNTN1,341,412$379–

664Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155$379–

665Petoskey, MIMI33,775$379–

666Lafayette, ININ228,468$379–

667Gainesville, FLFL359,036$380–

668Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653$380–

669Pahrump, NVNV57,336$380–

670Oneonta, NYNY60,589$380–

671Burlington, NCNC186,177$381–

672Adrian, MIMI97,779$382–

673Shelton, WAWA71,165$382–

674Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666$382–

675Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$382–

676Augusta, MEME129,067$382–

677Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$382–

678Pensacola, FLFL544,949$382–

679Garden City, KSKS37,505$383–

680Seaford, DEDE277,140$383–

681Port Townsend, WAWA33,970$384–

682Little Rock, ARAR777,607$384–

683Wichita, KSKS663,809$385–

684Morehead City, NCNC70,469$385–

685Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138$385–

686Yuba City, CACA187,478$385–

687Gettysburg, PAPA107,594$386–

688Lakeland, FLFL874,790$386–

689Ocala, FLFL442,660$386–

690Binghamton, NYNY243,189$387–

691Bloomington, ILIL171,419$387–

692Kerrville, TXTX54,037$387–

693Corvallis, OROR97,728$387–

694Janesville, WIWI166,472$387–

695Brookings, OROR22,621$387–

696College Station, TXTX287,476$387–

697Huntsville, ALAL556,444$389–

698Saginaw, MIMI187,688$389–

699St. Cloud, MNMN205,854$389–

700Huntsville, TXTX83,842$390–

701Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685$390–

702Bloomington, ININ165,231$390–

703Toledo, OHOH599,376$391–

704Grants Pass, OROR87,867$391–

705Auburn, NYNY74,365$391–

706Greensboro, NCNC805,945$392–

707Iowa City, IAIA182,711$393–

708Omaha, NENE1,009,836$393–

709Hood River, OROR23,720$393–

710Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$393–

711Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$393–

712Clewiston, FLFL61,546$393–

713Salem, OROR445,814$394–

714El Centro, CACA181,411$394–

715New Orleans, LALA970,849$394–

716Hinesville, GAGA91,870$395–

717South Bend, ININ324,538$396–

718Cortland, NYNY45,850$396–

719Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883$396–

720Columbus, ININ85,729$396–

721Akron, OHOH701,780$397–

722Bangor, MEME157,967$397–

723Savannah, GAGA438,314$397–

724Wilmington, NCNC492,772$397–

725Jacksonville, NCNC217,175$398–

726Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459$398–

727Champaign, ILIL239,979$398–

728Crestview, FLFL315,098$399–

729Fayetteville, NCNC395,412$400–

730Watertown, NYNY111,540$400–

731Flint, MIMI401,093$401–

732Columbia, SCSC879,918$402–

733Racine, WIWI198,919$402–

734Batavia, NYNY58,416$402–

735Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830$403–

736Visalia, CACA485,146$403–

737Albuquerque, NMNM925,279$403–

738Tallahassee, FLFL397,442$404–

739Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775$404–

740Elkhart, ININ208,774$405–

741Des Moines, IAIA758,539$406–

742Dayton, OHOH826,554$406–

743Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451$406–

744Salisbury, MDMD131,872$406–

745Midland, MIMI83,754$407–

746Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695$408–

747Columbus, OHOH2,242,028$408–

748Nashville, TNTN2,197,416$409–

749Eureka, CACA131,647$409–

750York, PAPA473,197$409–

751Houston, TXTX7,904,627$411–

752Winchester, VAVA152,332$411–

753Hanford, CACA154,327$411–

754Kenosha, WIWI168,448$411–

755Barre, VTVT59,652$411–

756Bend, OROR266,376$412–

757Susanville, CACA28,117$412–

758Bishop, CACA18,158$412–

759Whitewater, WIWI106,127$413–

760Lawrence, KSKS120,920$413–

761Medford, OROR221,795$413–

762Reading, PAPA440,072$413–

763Austin, TXTX2,620,945$413–

764St. George, UTUT213,670$414–

765Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552$416–

766Kingsland, GAGA60,143$416–

767Traverse City, MIMI156,972$417–

768Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795$417–

769Eugene, OROR381,584$418–

770Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083$419–

771Hailey, IDID32,436$420–

772Fort Collins, COCO377,292$420–

773Slidell, LALA279,108$420–

774Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645$421–

775Lansing, MIMI479,722$421–

776Colorado Springs, COCO781,796$421–

777Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682$422–

778Dover, DEDE194,786$422–

779Crescent City, CACA26,410$422–

780Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975$422–

781St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421$422–

782Monroe, MIMI156,004$423–

783Gainesville, GAGA226,568$424–

784Bellingham, WAWA236,392$425–

785Durango, COCO56,898$425–

786Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551$425–

787Syracuse, NYNY652,273$427–

788Jackson, WYWY36,587$428–

789Easton, MDMD38,238$429–

790Glens Falls, NYNY124,373$429–

791Merced, CACA297,260$430–

792Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368$431–

793Redding, CACA181,648$432–

794Charleston, SCSC889,263$432–

795Harrisburg, PAPA617,427$432–

796Fresno, CACA1,203,383$433–

797Bennington, VTVT36,630$434–

798Elko, NVNV56,682$435–

799Durham, NCNC625,485$435–

800Yuma, AZAZ224,449$436–

801Hudson, NYNY60,168$437–

802Pittsfield, MAMA128,224$437–

803Chico, CACA209,211$439–

804Portland, OROR2,542,282$439–

805Madison, WIWI709,685$440–

806Rutland, VTVT59,653$440–

807Bakersfield, CACA927,068$440–

808Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500$441–

809Lancaster, PAPA563,159$441–

810Denver, COCO3,092,037$445–

811Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720$445–

812Dallas, TXTX8,477,157$445–

813Tampa, FLFL3,418,895$445–

814State College, PAPA157,393$448–

815Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$449–

816Bremerton, WAWA283,374$450–

817Granbury, TXTX70,501$455–

818Lebanon, NHNH224,500$457–

819Brattleboro, VTVT45,204$458–

820Fallon, NVNV25,851$459–

821Monticello, NYNY80,586$459–

822Allentown, PAPA887,615$459–

823Lacey, WAWA304,261$460–

824Clearlake, CACA67,772$460–

825Rochester, NYNY1,056,149$460–

826Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010$461–

827Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938$461–

828Detroit, MIMI4,390,913$462–

829Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657$463–

830Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966$464–

831Albany, NYNY915,835$465–

832Los Alamos, NMNM19,407$467–

833Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102$468–

834Heber, UTUT81,655$468–

835Richmond, VAVA1,389,338$469–

836Deltona, FLFL746,933$470–

837Ukiah, CACA88,122$471–

838Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295$474–

839Charlottesville, VAVA228,597$477–

840Providence, RIRI1,708,161$477–

841Greenfield, MAMA70,698$478–

842Carson, NVNV58,571$480–

843Vineland, NJNJ157,148$480–

844Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213$482–

845Modesto, CACA557,719$482–

846Palm Bay, FLFL663,982$483–

847Springfield, MAMA464,338$484–

848Ithaca, NYNY104,047$489–

849Santa Fe, NMNM156,907$489–

850Stockton, CACA823,815$489–

851Hilo, HIHI210,043$490–

852Chicago, ILIL9,434,123$492–

853Breckenridge, COCO39,069$496–

854Seattle, WAWA4,161,883$498–

855Burlington, VTVT227,803$498–

856Reno, NVNV578,734$500–

857Sonora, CACA53,160$500–

858Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212$500–

859Boulder, COCO328,560$502–

860Rifle, COCO80,099$504–

861Cape Coral, FLFL875,607$504–

862Sebastian, FLFL172,799$505–

863Orlando, FLFL2,957,672$509–

864Laconia, NHNH65,147$510–

865Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182$511–

866Portland, MEME577,635$511–

867Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781$514–

868Keene, NHNH78,269$516–

869Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226$516–

870Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245$516–

871East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179$517–

872Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721$517–

873North Port, FLFL948,158$519–

874Worcester, MAMA888,502$522–

875Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118$526–

876Amherst, MAMA164,065$526–

877Kingston, NYNY183,330$529–

878Fairbanks, AKAK93,972$534–

879Concord, NHNH158,078$534–

880Sacramento, CACA2,477,274$535–

881Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214$536–

882Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808$548–

883Anchorage, AKAK405,821$556–

884Riverside, CACA4,769,007$563–

885Trenton, NJNJ399,289$570–

886Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047$571–

887Naples, FLFL417,131$572–

888San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367$573–

889Miami, FLFL6,391,072$580–

890Manchester, NHNH433,415$588–

891Key West, FLFL80,406$589–

892Lexington Park, MDMD211,176$589–

893Vallejo, CACA455,376$590–

894Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377$597–

895Truckee, CACA101,911$598–

896New York, NYNY20,112,448$599–

897San Diego, CACA3,282,248$611–

898Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154$613–

899Ketchikan, AKAK13,549$614–

900Kapaa, HIHI73,400$618–

901Edwards, COCO54,291$620–

902Salinas, CACA433,729$625–

903Napa, CACA132,949$632–

904Boston, MAMA5,034,221$640–

905Santa Rosa, CACA486,444$645–

906Barnstable, MAMA233,539$646–

907Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219$647–

908Juneau city and, AKAK31,609$653–

909Santa Maria, CACA442,065$654–

910Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441$661–

911Honolulu, HIHI988,703$663–

912San Francisco, CACA4,630,041$680–

913Washington, DCDC6,465,724$682–

914Santa Cruz, CACA258,852$713–

915Kahului, HIHI160,674$721–

916Oxnard, CACA830,851$754–

917San Jose, CACA1,984,473$768–

918Nantucket, MAMA14,758$926–

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