Which metro area has the lowest median gross rent?

Raymondville, TX ranks #1 with $202 (1990 American Community Survey).

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 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).

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Lowest median rent, US metro areas · 1990

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

501Bay City, MIMI102,123$344−22%

502Chambersburg, PAPA160,652$344−24%

503Huntington, ININ37,224$344−30%

504Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$344−21%

505Eau Claire, WIWI176,647$344−27%

506Greencastle, ININ37,876$345−25%

507Farmington, NMNM120,340$345−25%

508Auburn, ININ44,535$345−28%

509Brevard, NCNC34,211$345−26%

510Sturgis, MIMI60,968$345−24%

511Fargo, NDND269,528$345−23%

512Frankfort, KYKY77,874$345−30%

513Victoria, TXTX99,864$345−30%

514Baton Rouge, LALA888,699$346−27%

515Waco, TXTX308,807$346−28%

516Lima, OHOH100,881$346−22%

517Payson, AZAZ53,801$346−31%

518Coldwater, MIMI45,993$346−27%

519Kennewick, WAWA324,334$346−36%

520Peoria, ILIL363,505$346−28%

521Pullman, WAWA48,512$347−28%

522Sevierville, TNTN101,342$347−32%

523Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909$347−24%

524Las Cruces, NMNM229,091$347−22%

525Athens, TXTX88,595$347−25%

526El Paso, TXTX881,291$347−26%

527Provo, UTUT773,426$348−40%

528Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638$348−31%

529Shreveport, LALA383,474$348−24%

530Longview, WAWA114,885$348−33%

531Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$348−26%

532Urbana, OHOH38,820$348−26%

533Gloversville, NYNY52,216$348−24%

534Centralia, WAWA88,062$348−37%

535Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273$349−29%

536Rock Springs, WYWY41,267$350−18%

537Roseburg, OROR111,951$350−28%

538Wilmington, OHOH42,301$350−29%

539Greenville, NCNC182,936$350−26%

540Calhoun, GAGA61,701$350−28%

541Sanford, NCNC70,258$350−30%

542Cadillac, MIMI49,719$351−23%

543Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$351−26%

544Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912$351−28%

545Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$351−28%

546Canton, OHOH400,246$351−27%

547Evanston, WYWY23,415$352−17%

548Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766$352−29%

549Bay City, TXTX36,463$352−14%

550Astoria, OROR40,926$352−35%

551Spokane, WAWA608,012$352−33%

552Idaho Falls, IDID173,851$353−25%

553Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442$353−20%

554Arcadia, FLFL37,078$353−20%

555Baraboo, WIWI66,652$353−31%

556Blacksburg, VAVA181,616$353−24%

557Amarillo, TXTX276,235$354−25%

558Wenatchee, WAWA128,414$354−34%

559Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$354−25%

560Fayetteville, ARAR622,177$355−29%

561Lebanon, PAPA146,380$355−24%

562Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$355−20%

563Athens, OHOH63,197$355−24%

564Greenville, SCSC1,014,101$355−30%

565Green Bay, WIWI336,756$356−29%

566Chattanooga, TNTN594,530$356−27%

567Pinehurst, NCNC110,619$356−33%

568Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332$356−24%

569Sumter, SCSC105,067$356−23%

570Dalton, GAGA147,819$356−25%

571Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$357−25%

572Greensburg, ININ26,576$357−27%

573Daphne, ALAL267,761$357−37%

574Greeley, COCO378,426$357−37%

575Altus, OKOK24,764$357−17%

576Roanoke, VAVA316,547$357−27%

577Bartlesville, OKOK54,037$358−12%

578Hagerstown, MDMD315,280$358−27%

579Panama City, FLFL231,174$358−31%

580Lubbock, TXTX368,431$359−26%

581Beaumont, TXTX399,310$359−25%

582Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201$359−27%

583Angola, ININ34,799$359−31%

584Montgomery, ALAL388,747$359−30%

585Abilene, TXTX185,429$360−20%

586Staunton, VAVA129,692$361−26%

587New Bern, NCNC127,358$361−26%

588Elmira, NYNY80,415$361−27%

589Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$361−25%

590Springfield, OHOH135,340$361−26%

591Midland, TXTX193,139$361−21%

592Columbia, MOMO219,062$361−28%

593Utica, NYNY285,611$361−21%

594Topeka, KSKS233,052$362−24%

595Cheyenne, WYWY102,938$362−23%

596Gillette, WYWY48,145$362−22%

597Liberal, KSKS21,073$362−22%

598Norwalk, OHOH58,250$362−24%

599Plymouth, ININ46,599$362−28%

600Muskegon, MIMI177,901$362−20%

601Owosso, MIMI67,681$363−25%

602Asheville, NCNC422,345$363−31%

603Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$363−33%

604Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$364−26%

605Rochester, MNMN231,184$364−28%

606Defiance, OHOH38,292$364−23%

607Kokomo, ININ83,904$364−28%

608Boise City, IDID864,243$364−37%

609Manhattan, KSKS136,122$364−22%

610San Angelo, TXTX122,065$364−20%

611Fremont, OHOH58,655$365−21%

612Wausau, WIWI139,432$365−25%

613Jackson, MSMS609,847$365−26%

614Nogales, AZAZ50,020$366−23%

615Red Bluff, CACA64,665$366−25%

616Findlay, OHOH75,034$366−25%

617Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$367−27%

618Wooster, OHOH116,758$367−25%

619Sandusky, OHOH112,777$367−26%

620Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813$367−24%

621Rapid City, SDSD156,934$368−24%

622Palestine, TXTX59,805$368−19%

623Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864$368−36%

624Michigan City, ININ111,294$368−26%

625Niles, MIMI152,444$368−23%

626Sherman, TXTX153,613$368−29%

627Ames, IAIA128,090$369−32%

628Taos, NMNM34,564$369−31%

629Sidney, OHOH48,065$369−26%

630Faribault, MNMN69,939$370−29%

631Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$370−30%

632Mankato, MNMN104,907$370−24%

633Sebring, FLFL111,122$371−23%

634Lawton, OKOK127,590$371−17%

635Augusta, GAGA641,231$372−25%

636Tyler, TXTX252,549$372−28%

637Stevens Point, WIWI71,943$372−22%

638Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858$373−28%

639Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$374−23%

640Lewiston, MEME116,487$374−14%

641Boone, NCNC54,786$374−32%

642Lincoln, NENE352,081$375−27%

643San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140$375−32%

644Lexington, KYKY535,174$375−27%

645Athens, GAGA224,148$376−29%

646Watertown, WIWI86,505$376−33%

647Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527$376−29%

648Newport, OROR50,636$376−35%

649Albany, OROR132,843$376−35%

650Jackson, MIMI159,552$376−26%

651Kankakee, ILIL105,525$376−30%

652Ogden, UTUT672,784$376−37%

653Holland, MIMI123,188$377−27%

654Port Angeles, WAWA78,202$377−29%

655Rockford, ILIL337,242$377−27%

656St. Simons, GAGA118,524$377−23%

657Appleton, WIWI249,876$377−28%

658Warsaw, ININ80,892$378−25%

659Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377$378−40%

660Warner Robins, GAGA208,091$378−29%

661Springfield, ILIL206,033$378−24%

662Killeen, TXTX511,497$378−30%

663Memphis, TNTN1,341,412$379−31%

664Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155$379−22%

665Petoskey, MIMI33,775$379−26%

666Lafayette, ININ228,468$379−30%

667Gainesville, FLFL359,036$380−28%

668Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653$380−25%

669Pahrump, NVNV57,336$380−30%

670Oneonta, NYNY60,589$380−22%

671Burlington, NCNC186,177$381−32%

672Adrian, MIMI97,779$382−26%

673Shelton, WAWA71,165$382−34%

674Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666$382−20%

675Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$382−24%

676Augusta, MEME129,067$382−13%

677Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$382−23%

678Pensacola, FLFL544,949$382−29%

679Garden City, KSKS37,505$383−22%

680Seaford, DEDE277,140$383−24%

681Port Townsend, WAWA33,970$384−35%

682Little Rock, ARAR777,607$384−26%

683Wichita, KSKS663,809$385−23%

684Morehead City, NCNC70,469$385−25%

685Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138$385−20%

686Yuba City, CACA187,478$385−23%

687Gettysburg, PAPA107,594$386−24%

688Lakeland, FLFL874,790$386−23%

689Ocala, FLFL442,660$386−25%

690Binghamton, NYNY243,189$387−16%

691Bloomington, ILIL171,419$387−27%

692Kerrville, TXTX54,037$387−28%

693Corvallis, OROR97,728$387−35%

694Janesville, WIWI166,472$387−29%

695Brookings, OROR22,621$387−30%

696College Station, TXTX287,476$387−30%

697Huntsville, ALAL556,444$389−19%

698Saginaw, MIMI187,688$389−22%

699St. Cloud, MNMN205,854$389−18%

700Huntsville, TXTX83,842$390−23%

701Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685$390−28%

702Bloomington, ININ165,231$390−28%

703Toledo, OHOH599,376$391−20%

704Grants Pass, OROR87,867$391−27%

705Auburn, NYNY74,365$391−19%

706Greensboro, NCNC805,945$392−28%

707Iowa City, IAIA182,711$393−28%

708Omaha, NENE1,009,836$393−28%

709Hood River, OROR23,720$393−27%

710Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$393−15%

711Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$393−19%

712Clewiston, FLFL61,546$393−18%

713Salem, OROR445,814$394−31%

714El Centro, CACA181,411$394−22%

715New Orleans, LALA970,849$394−22%

716Hinesville, GAGA91,870$395−24%

717South Bend, ININ324,538$396−25%

718Cortland, NYNY45,850$396−16%

719Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883$396−24%

720Columbus, ININ85,729$396−31%

721Akron, OHOH701,780$397−27%

722Bangor, MEME157,967$397−15%

723Savannah, GAGA438,314$397−31%

724Wilmington, NCNC492,772$397−32%

725Jacksonville, NCNC217,175$398−23%

726Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459$398−31%

727Champaign, ILIL239,979$398−24%

728Crestview, FLFL315,098$399−31%

729Fayetteville, NCNC395,412$400−30%

730Watertown, NYNY111,540$400−18%

731Flint, MIMI401,093$401−21%

732Columbia, SCSC879,918$402−25%

733Racine, WIWI198,919$402−27%

734Batavia, NYNY58,416$402−22%

735Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830$403−32%

736Visalia, CACA485,146$403−22%

737Albuquerque, NMNM925,279$403−29%

738Tallahassee, FLFL397,442$404−28%

739Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775$404−27%

740Elkhart, ININ208,774$405−25%

741Des Moines, IAIA758,539$406−26%

742Dayton, OHOH826,554$406−24%

743Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451$406−35%

744Salisbury, MDMD131,872$406−24%

745Midland, MIMI83,754$407−18%

746Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695$408−30%

747Columbus, OHOH2,242,028$408−29%

748Nashville, TNTN2,197,416$409−31%

749Eureka, CACA131,647$409−24%

750York, PAPA473,197$409−23%

751Houston, TXTX7,904,627$411−31%

752Winchester, VAVA152,332$411−26%

753Hanford, CACA154,327$411−23%

754Kenosha, WIWI168,448$411−30%

755Barre, VTVT59,652$411−21%

756Bend, OROR266,376$412−33%

757Susanville, CACA28,117$412−27%

758Bishop, CACA18,158$412−20%

759Whitewater, WIWI106,127$413−30%

760Lawrence, KSKS120,920$413−26%

761Medford, OROR221,795$413−31%

762Reading, PAPA440,072$413−24%

763Austin, TXTX2,620,945$413−42%

764St. George, UTUT213,670$414−30%

765Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552$416−31%

766Kingsland, GAGA60,143$416−25%

767Traverse City, MIMI156,972$417−27%

768Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795$417−21%

769Eugene, OROR381,584$418−31%

770Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083$419−28%

771Hailey, IDID32,436$420−39%

772Fort Collins, COCO377,292$420−38%

773Slidell, LALA279,108$420−29%

774Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645$421−23%

775Lansing, MIMI479,722$421−23%

776Colorado Springs, COCO781,796$421−36%

777Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682$422−27%

778Dover, DEDE194,786$422−26%

779Crescent City, CACA26,410$422−19%

780Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975$422−37%

781St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421$422−22%

782Monroe, MIMI156,004$423−23%

783Gainesville, GAGA226,568$424−32%

784Bellingham, WAWA236,392$425−32%

785Durango, COCO56,898$425−35%

786Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551$425−28%

787Syracuse, NYNY652,273$427−21%

788Jackson, WYWY36,587$428−37%

789Easton, MDMD38,238$429−22%

790Glens Falls, NYNY124,373$429−19%

791Merced, CACA297,260$430−17%

792Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368$431−31%

793Redding, CACA181,648$432−23%

794Charleston, SCSC889,263$432−26%

795Harrisburg, PAPA617,427$432−22%

796Fresno, CACA1,203,383$433−20%

797Bennington, VTVT36,630$434−19%

798Elko, NVNV56,682$435−25%

799Durham, NCNC625,485$435−32%

800Yuma, AZAZ224,449$436−14%

801Hudson, NYNY60,168$437−21%

802Pittsfield, MAMA128,224$437−12%

803Chico, CACA209,211$439−22%

804Portland, OROR2,542,282$439−35%

805Madison, WIWI709,685$440−28%

806Rutland, VTVT59,653$440−15%

807Bakersfield, CACA927,068$440−15%

808Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500$441−29%

809Lancaster, PAPA563,159$441−23%

810Denver, COCO3,092,037$445−39%

811Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720$445−34%

812Dallas, TXTX8,477,157$445−31%

813Tampa, FLFL3,418,895$445−26%

814State College, PAPA157,393$448−21%

815Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$449−15%

816Bremerton, WAWA283,374$450−33%

817Granbury, TXTX70,501$455−16%

818Lebanon, NHNH224,500$457−16%

819Brattleboro, VTVT45,204$458−17%

820Fallon, NVNV25,851$459−23%

821Monticello, NYNY80,586$459−16%

822Allentown, PAPA887,615$459−22%

823Lacey, WAWA304,261$460−30%

824Clearlake, CACA67,772$460−19%

825Rochester, NYNY1,056,149$460−22%

826Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010$461−24%

827Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938$461−30%

828Detroit, MIMI4,390,913$462−22%

829Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657$463−32%

830Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966$464−30%

831Albany, NYNY915,835$465−22%

832Los Alamos, NMNM19,407$467−30%

833Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102$468−16%

834Heber, UTUT81,655$468−45%

835Richmond, VAVA1,389,338$469−26%

836Deltona, FLFL746,933$470−23%

837Ukiah, CACA88,122$471−22%

838Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295$474−26%

839Charlottesville, VAVA228,597$477−26%

840Providence, RIRI1,708,161$477−13%

841Greenfield, MAMA70,698$478−12%

842Carson, NVNV58,571$480−26%

843Vineland, NJNJ157,148$480−22%

844Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213$482−22%

845Modesto, CACA557,719$482−21%

846Palm Bay, FLFL663,982$483−20%

847Springfield, MAMA464,338$484−10%

848Ithaca, NYNY104,047$489−20%

849Santa Fe, NMNM156,907$489−29%

850Stockton, CACA823,815$489−21%

851Hilo, HIHI210,043$490−24%

852Chicago, ILIL9,434,123$492−27%

853Breckenridge, COCO39,069$496−38%

854Seattle, WAWA4,161,883$498−32%

855Burlington, VTVT227,803$498−21%

856Reno, NVNV578,734$500−25%

857Sonora, CACA53,160$500−18%

858Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212$500−20%

859Boulder, COCO328,560$502−39%

860Rifle, COCO80,099$504−31%

861Cape Coral, FLFL875,607$504−22%

862Sebastian, FLFL172,799$505−18%

863Orlando, FLFL2,957,672$509−26%

864Laconia, NHNH65,147$510−13%

865Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182$511−30%

866Portland, MEME577,635$511−14%

867Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781$514−23%

868Keene, NHNH78,269$516−13%

869Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226$516−28%

870Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245$516−19%

871East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179$517−21%

872Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721$517−17%

873North Port, FLFL948,158$519−23%

874Worcester, MAMA888,502$522−10%

875Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118$526−21%

876Amherst, MAMA164,065$526−17%

877Kingston, NYNY183,330$529−15%

878Fairbanks, AKAK93,972$534−21%

879Concord, NHNH158,078$534−13%

880Sacramento, CACA2,477,274$535−22%

881Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214$536−22%

882Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808$548−22%

883Anchorage, AKAK405,821$556−24%

884Riverside, CACA4,769,007$563−14%

885Trenton, NJNJ399,289$570−22%

886Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047$571−15%

887Naples, FLFL417,131$572−24%

888San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367$573−20%

889Miami, FLFL6,391,072$580−18%

890Manchester, NHNH433,415$588−15%

891Key West, FLFL80,406$589−28%

892Lexington Park, MDMD211,176$589−24%

893Vallejo, CACA455,376$590−26%

894Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377$597−16%

895Truckee, CACA101,911$598−20%

896New York, NYNY20,112,448$599−24%

897San Diego, CACA3,282,248$611−20%

898Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154$613−21%

899Ketchikan, AKAK13,549$614−21%

900Kapaa, HIHI73,400$618−16%

901Edwards, COCO54,291$620−38%

902Salinas, CACA433,729$625−19%

903Napa, CACA132,949$632−23%

904Boston, MAMA5,034,221$640−17%

905Santa Rosa, CACA486,444$645−25%

906Barnstable, MAMA233,539$646−11%

907Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219$647−13%

908Juneau city and, AKAK31,609$653−24%

909Santa Maria, CACA442,065$654−21%

910Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441$661−12%

911Honolulu, HIHI988,703$663−17%

912San Francisco, CACA4,630,041$680−28%

913Washington, DCDC6,465,724$682−18%

914Santa Cruz, CACA258,852$713−23%

915Kahului, HIHI160,674$721−8%

916Oxnard, CACA830,851$754−15%

917San Jose, CACA1,984,473$768−35%

918Nantucket, MAMA14,758$926−9%

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