Which metro area has the lowest median gross rent?

Zapata, TX ranks #1 with $267 (2000 Decennial Census).

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

Zapata, TX, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Raymondville, TX, Middlesborough, KY, Opelousas, LA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

501Pella, IAIA34,192$472+46%

502Dalton, GAGA147,819$472+33%

503Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$473+34%

504Cheyenne, WYWY102,938$473+31%

505Mountain Home, IDID29,465$473+60%

506Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$473+35%

507Spartanburg, SCSC407,656$473+38%

508Amarillo, TXTX276,235$473+34%

509Lewiston, IDID65,450$473+52%

510Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$474+45%

511Norwalk, OHOH58,250$474+31%

512St. Cloud, MNMN205,854$474+22%

513Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$475+44%

514Nogales, AZAZ50,020$475+30%

515Warrensburg, MOMO56,670$475+39%

516Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$476+33%

517Mobile, ALAL411,658$476+46%

518Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$476+69%

519Niles, MIMI152,444$476+29%

520Rome, GAGA101,378$476+46%

521Beaumont, TXTX399,310$476+33%

522Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$477+48%

523Red Wing, MNMN48,195$477+49%

524Coldwater, MIMI45,993$477+38%

525Stevens Point, WIWI71,943$477+28%

526Topeka, KSKS233,052$477+32%

527Clewiston, FLFL61,546$478+21%

528Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666$478+25%

529Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$478+46%

530Milledgeville, GAGA44,029$478+43%

531Peoria, ILIL363,505$478+38%

532Sebring, FLFL111,122$479+29%

533Brenham, TXTX38,288$479+40%

534Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138$479+24%

535Hickory, NCNC376,890$479+40%

536Hermiston, OROR93,721$480+52%

537Auburn, ININ44,535$480+39%

538Canton, OHOH400,246$481+37%

539Huntsville, ALAL556,444$482+24%

540Fort Morgan, COCO30,306$482+50%

541Owosso, MIMI67,681$482+33%

542Pullman, WAWA48,512$482+39%

543Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$482+34%

544Auburn, NYNY74,365$482+23%

545Rapid City, SDSD156,934$482+31%

546Waco, TXTX308,807$483+40%

547Branson, MOMO57,001$483+57%

548Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155$483+28%

549Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$484+29%

550Kalispell, MTMT115,429$484+46%

551Wausau, WIWI139,432$484+33%

552Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813$484+32%

553Fremont, NENE38,057$485+56%

554Oneonta, NYNY60,589$485+28%

555Lubbock, TXTX368,431$485+35%

556Red Bluff, CACA64,665$486+33%

557Watertown, NYNY111,540$486+22%

558Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137$486+49%

559Calhoun, GAGA61,701$486+39%

560Okeechobee, FLFL42,608$486+24%

561Chattanooga, TNTN594,530$486+37%

562La Grande, OROR25,900$487+58%

563Findlay, OHOH75,034$487+33%

564Springfield, OHOH135,340$487+35%

565Walla Walla, WAWA62,361$487+53%

566Twin Falls, IDID123,901$487+62%

567Mankato, MNMN104,907$487+32%

568New Bern, NCNC127,358$488+35%

569Hagerstown, MDMD315,280$488+36%

570Roanoke, VAVA316,547$488+37%

571Huntington, ININ37,224$488+42%

572The Dalles, OROR26,310$488+51%

573Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$488+59%

574Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$489+39%

575Toledo, OHOH599,376$489+25%

576Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273$489+40%

577Rochelle, ILIL51,399$489+43%

578Roseburg, OROR111,951$489+40%

579Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$489+55%

580Pueblo, COCO169,277$489+59%

581Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$489+44%

582Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912$489+39%

583Kearney, NENE57,962$489+54%

584Louisville, KYKY1,402,509$490+43%

585Greensburg, ININ26,576$490+37%

586St. Simons, GAGA118,524$490+30%

587Staunton, VAVA129,692$491+36%

588Garden City, KSKS37,505$491+28%

589Wooster, OHOH116,758$492+34%

590Jackson, MSMS609,847$492+35%

591Elmira, NYNY80,415$493+37%

592Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201$493+37%

593Frankfort, KYKY77,874$494+43%

594Wilmington, OHOH42,301$494+41%

595Augusta, GAGA641,231$495+33%

596Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$495+36%

597Frankfort, ININ33,322$495+52%

598Seymour, ININ47,370$495+49%

599Michigan City, ININ111,294$495+35%

600Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766$495+41%

601Victoria, TXTX99,864$496+44%

602Cañon City, COCO50,039$496+50%

603Ellensburg, WAWA48,803$497+56%

604Saginaw, MIMI187,688$497+28%

605Sanford, NCNC70,258$497+42%

606Sandusky, OHOH112,777$497+35%

607Midland, MIMI83,754$498+22%

608Yuba City, CACA187,478$498+29%

609Sioux City, IAIA145,738$498+54%

610Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$498+30%

611Pittsfield, MAMA128,224$499+14%

612Coos Bay, OROR63,992$499+51%

613Sidney, OHOH48,065$499+35%

614Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$500+55%

615Marion, OHOH65,115$500+46%

616Plymouth, ININ46,599$500+38%

617Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$500+36%

618Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$500+31%

619Springfield, ILIL206,033$500+32%

620Wichita, KSKS663,809$500+30%

621Jefferson, GAGA99,265$501+54%

622Payson, AZAZ53,801$501+45%

623Lakeland, FLFL874,790$501+30%

624Rochester, MNMN231,184$502+38%

625Green Bay, WIWI336,756$502+41%

626Warsaw, ININ80,892$502+33%

627Fayetteville, ARAR622,177$502+41%

628El Centro, CACA181,411$504+28%

629Columbia, MOMO219,062$504+40%

630Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638$504+45%

631Greenville, SCSC1,014,101$504+42%

632Jackson, MIMI159,552$505+34%

633Clarksville, TNTN349,001$506+47%

634Logan, UTUT160,889$506+52%

635Seaford, DEDE277,140$507+32%

636Flint, MIMI401,093$507+26%

637Yuma, AZAZ224,449$508+17%

638Baraboo, WIWI66,652$508+44%

639New Orleans, LALA970,849$509+29%

640Huntsville, TXTX83,842$509+31%

641Gettysburg, PAPA107,594$509+32%

642Kokomo, ININ83,904$509+40%

643Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653$509+34%

644Montgomery, ALAL388,747$511+42%

645Morehead City, NCNC70,469$511+33%

646Brigham City, UTUT70,405$511+50%

647Sevierville, TNTN101,342$513+48%

648Ocala, FLFL442,660$513+33%

649Petoskey, MIMI33,775$513+35%

650Lincoln, NENE352,081$515+37%

651Holland, MIMI123,188$515+37%

652Lexington, KYKY535,174$516+38%

653Bishop, CACA18,158$516+25%

654Visalia, CACA485,146$516+28%

655Rockford, ILIL337,242$516+37%

656Adrian, MIMI97,779$517+35%

657Rutland, VTVT59,653$517+18%

658Tyler, TXTX252,549$517+39%

659Batavia, NYNY58,416$517+29%

660Panama City, FLFL231,174$517+44%

661Longview, WAWA114,885$518+49%

662Sandpoint, IDID54,420$518+63%

663Bakersfield, CACA927,068$518+18%

664Jacksonville, NCNC217,175$518+30%

665Merced, CACA297,260$518+20%

666Sherman, TXTX153,613$518+41%

667Hinesville, GAGA91,870$519+31%

668Crescent City, CACA26,410$519+23%

669Faribault, MNMN69,939$519+40%

670Barre, VTVT59,652$519+26%

671Angola, ININ34,799$520+45%

672Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858$521+40%

673Montrose, COCO44,591$521+54%

674Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883$521+32%

675Little Rock, ARAR777,607$522+36%

676South Bend, ININ324,538$525+33%

677Spokane, WAWA608,012$525+49%

678Champaign, ILIL239,979$525+32%

679Appleton, WIWI249,876$525+39%

680Missoula, MTMT128,698$526+59%

681Monticello, ININ25,164$526+57%

682Grand Junction, COCO162,845$527+58%

683Gainesville, FLFL359,036$528+39%

684Athens, GAGA224,148$528+41%

685Gulfport, MSMS431,329$528+54%

686Pinehurst, NCNC110,619$528+48%

687Beaver Dam, WIWI89,097$528+43%

688Asheville, NCNC422,345$529+46%

689Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527$529+41%

690Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795$529+27%

691Taos, NMNM34,564$531+44%

692Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$531+18%

693York, PAPA473,197$531+30%

694Port Angeles, WAWA78,202$532+41%

695Warner Robins, GAGA208,091$532+41%

696Bloomington, ILIL171,419$533+38%

697Hanford, CACA154,327$533+30%

698Glens Falls, NYNY124,373$533+24%

699Grants Pass, OROR87,867$534+37%

700Yakima, WAWA259,185$534+58%

701Pensacola, FLFL544,949$535+40%

702Springfield, MAMA464,338$535+11%

703Salisbury, MDMD131,872$536+32%

704Kerrville, TXTX54,037$536+39%

705Dayton, OHOH826,554$536+32%

706Eureka, CACA131,647$537+31%

707Columbia, SCSC879,918$537+34%

708Syracuse, NYNY652,273$538+26%

709Fresno, CACA1,203,383$538+24%

710Bennington, VTVT36,630$538+24%

711Hood River, OROR23,720$538+37%

712St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421$538+27%

713Wenatchee, WAWA128,414$538+52%

714Killeen, TXTX511,497$539+42%

715Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191$539+48%

716Kankakee, ILIL105,525$539+43%

717Kennewick, WAWA324,334$540+56%

718Granbury, TXTX70,501$541+19%

719Greenfield, MAMA70,698$541+13%

720Pahrump, NVNV57,336$541+42%

721Elkhart, ININ208,774$541+34%

722Iowa City, IAIA182,711$542+38%

723Greensboro, NCNC805,945$542+39%

724Ames, IAIA128,090$542+47%

725Lafayette, ININ228,468$542+43%

726Janesville, WIWI166,472$543+40%

727Astoria, OROR40,926$543+54%

728Lebanon, NHNH224,500$543+19%

729Lansing, MIMI479,722$544+29%

730Bloomington, ININ165,231$544+39%

731Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685$544+39%

732Omaha, NENE1,009,836$544+39%

733Monticello, NYNY80,586$545+19%

734Reading, PAPA440,072$545+32%

735Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645$545+30%

736Akron, OHOH701,780$546+37%

737Providence, RIRI1,708,161$546+15%

738Des Moines, IAIA758,539$548+35%

739Racine, WIWI198,919$548+36%

740Boone, NCNC54,786$548+47%

741San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140$549+46%

742Monroe, MIMI156,004$549+30%

743Brookings, OROR22,621$550+42%

744College Station, TXTX287,476$551+42%

745Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775$551+36%

746Centralia, WAWA88,062$551+58%

747Kingsland, GAGA60,143$551+32%

748Memphis, TNTN1,341,412$551+46%

749Easton, MDMD38,238$552+29%

750Brattleboro, VTVT45,204$552+21%

751Hudson, NYNY60,168$553+27%

752Bozeman, MTMT128,740$555+62%

753Burlington, NCNC186,177$557+46%

754Harrisburg, PAPA617,427$558+29%

755Winchester, VAVA152,332$558+36%

756Tallahassee, FLFL397,442$559+38%

757Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102$559+19%

758Lawrence, KSKS120,920$560+36%

759Susanville, CACA28,117$561+36%

760Chico, CACA209,211$563+28%

761Redding, CACA181,648$563+30%

762Watertown, WIWI86,505$564+50%

763Greeley, COCO378,426$564+58%

764State College, PAPA157,393$565+26%

765Daphne, ALAL267,761$566+59%

766Clearlake, CACA67,772$567+23%

767Columbus, ININ85,729$570+44%

768Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864$571+55%

769Columbus, OHOH2,242,028$571+40%

770Albuquerque, NMNM925,279$572+42%

771Lancaster, PAPA563,159$572+30%

772Traverse City, MIMI156,972$572+37%

773Salem, OROR445,814$572+45%

774Dover, DEDE194,786$573+36%

775Fayetteville, NCNC395,412$573+43%

776Savannah, GAGA438,314$574+44%

777Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459$574+44%

778Newport, OROR50,636$575+53%

779Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682$575+36%

780Boise City, IDID864,243$576+58%

781Provo, UTUT773,426$578+66%

782Crestview, FLFL315,098$579+45%

783Elko, NVNV56,682$579+33%

784Shelton, WAWA71,165$579+52%

785Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695$580+42%

786Worcester, MAMA888,502$580+11%

787Albany, OROR132,843$580+54%

788Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083$583+39%

789Wilmington, NCNC492,772$584+47%

790Allentown, PAPA887,615$586+28%

791Charleston, SCSC889,263$587+36%

792Whitewater, WIWI106,127$588+42%

793Laconia, NHNH65,147$588+15%

794Kenosha, WIWI168,448$589+43%

795Rochester, NYNY1,056,149$591+28%

796Portland, MEME577,635$592+16%

797Slidell, LALA279,108$593+41%

798Houston, TXTX7,904,627$594+45%

799Nashville, TNTN2,197,416$594+45%

800Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551$594+40%

801St. George, UTUT213,670$594+43%

802Ogden, UTUT672,784$595+58%

803Albany, NYNY915,835$595+28%

804Fallon, NVNV25,851$595+30%

805Port Townsend, WAWA33,970$595+55%

806Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830$596+48%

807Keene, NHNH78,269$596+16%

808Detroit, MIMI4,390,913$596+29%

809Corvallis, OROR97,728$597+54%

810Medford, OROR221,795$597+45%

811Ukiah, CACA88,122$600+27%

812Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552$600+44%

813Tampa, FLFL3,418,895$601+35%

814Eugene, OROR381,584$604+44%

815Palm Bay, FLFL663,982$604+25%

816Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010$606+31%

817Deltona, FLFL746,933$607+29%

818Madison, WIWI709,685$611+39%

819Sonora, CACA53,160$611+22%

820Ithaca, NYNY104,047$611+25%

821Modesto, CACA557,719$611+27%

822Concord, NHNH158,078$613+15%

823Bend, OROR266,376$613+49%

824Sebastian, FLFL172,799$615+22%

825Vineland, NJNJ157,148$616+28%

826Stockton, CACA823,815$617+26%

827Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500$619+40%

828Gainesville, GAGA226,568$619+46%

829Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213$621+29%

830Bellingham, WAWA236,392$622+46%

831Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451$625+54%

832Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721$626+21%

833Kingston, NYNY183,330$626+18%

834Punta Gorda, FLFL217,212$626+25%

835Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368$629+46%

836Amherst, MAMA164,065$631+20%

837Burlington, VTVT227,803$632+27%

838Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377$633+68%

839Richmond, VAVA1,389,338$633+35%

840Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245$638+24%

841Durham, NCNC625,485$639+47%

842Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295$641+35%

843Hilo, HIHI210,043$645+32%

844Cape Coral, FLFL875,607$646+28%

845Charlottesville, VAVA228,597$647+36%

846Dallas, TXTX8,477,157$647+45%

847Carson, NVNV58,571$650+35%

848Riverside, CACA4,769,007$654+16%

849Durango, COCO56,898$655+54%

850Lacey, WAWA304,261$655+42%

851Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938$657+42%

852East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179$658+27%

853Colorado Springs, COCO781,796$661+57%

854Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966$661+42%

855Reno, NVNV578,734$666+33%

856Los Alamos, NMNM19,407$666+43%

857Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781$666+30%

858Bremerton, WAWA283,374$667+48%

859Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,118$668+27%

860Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975$668+58%

861Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047$669+17%

862Chicago, ILIL9,434,123$671+36%

863Portland, OROR2,542,282$672+53%

864Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720$678+52%

865North Port, FLFL948,158$678+31%

866Fort Collins, COCO377,292$678+61%

867Fairbanks, AKAK93,972$679+27%

868Jackson, WYWY36,587$681+59%

869Sacramento, CACA2,477,274$682+28%

870Hailey, IDID32,436$683+63%

871Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657$684+48%

872Orlando, FLFL2,957,672$687+35%

873Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214$687+28%

874Santa Fe, NMNM156,907$690+41%

875Manchester, NHNH433,415$694+18%

876Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808$701+28%

877Miami, FLFL6,391,072$703+21%

878Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377$711+19%

879Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226$716+39%

880Austin, TXTX2,620,945$716+73%

881San Luis Obispo, CACA282,367$719+25%

882Barnstable, MAMA233,539$723+12%

883Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182$726+42%

884Trenton, NJNJ399,289$727+28%

885Seattle, WAWA4,161,883$729+46%

886Anchorage, AKAK405,821$729+31%

887Rifle, COCO80,099$731+45%

888Denver, COCO3,092,037$735+65%

889Kapaa, HIHI73,400$739+20%

890Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219$741+15%

891Truckee, CACA101,911$746+25%

892Naples, FLFL417,131$753+32%

893Los Angeles, CACA12,844,441$754+14%

894San Diego, CACA3,282,248$761+25%

895Boston, MAMA5,034,221$773+21%

896Lexington Park, MDMD211,176$774+31%

897Ketchikan, AKAK13,549$775+26%

898Salinas, CACA433,729$776+24%

899Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154$777+27%

900Kahului, HIHI160,674$788+9%

901New York, NYNY20,112,448$789+32%

902Breckenridge, COCO39,069$795+60%

903Vallejo, CACA455,376$797+35%

904Honolulu, HIHI988,703$802+21%

905Napa, CACA132,949$818+29%

906Key West, FLFL80,406$820+39%

907Boulder, COCO328,560$825+64%

908Santa Maria, CACA442,065$830+27%

909Washington, DCDC6,465,724$835+23%

910Heber, UTUT81,655$849+81%

911Juneau city and, AKAK31,609$863+32%

912Santa Rosa, CACA486,444$864+34%

913Oxnard, CACA830,851$892+18%

914Santa Cruz, CACA258,852$924+30%

915San Francisco, CACA4,630,041$946+39%

916Edwards, COCO54,291$1,007+62%

917Nantucket, MAMA14,758$1,016+10%

918San Jose, CACA1,984,473$1,172+53%

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