RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Lowest median rent, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). Raymondville, TX leads at $202. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Alabama carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Raymondville, TXTX19,971$202−33%

02Newport, TNTN37,889$213−36%

03Eufaula, ALAL26,861$223−33%

04Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319$224−20%

05Middlesborough, KYKY22,829$227−27%

06Kennett, MOMO26,855$229−29%

07Russellville, ALAL32,449$233−30%

08Opelousas, LALA80,765$234−27%

09McComb, MSMS52,640$237−36%

10Zapata, TXTX13,753$239−10%

11Corinth, MSMS34,569$240−32%

12Greenwood, MSMS34,912$241−27%

13Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823$241−25%

14West Plains, MOMO40,798$243−31%

15Bogalusa, LALA44,937$243−26%

16Glasgow, KYKY56,224$246−33%

17Troy, ALAL33,688$246−26%

18Clarksdale, MSMS19,849$247−31%

19Campbellsville, KYKY38,407$250−27%

20Miami, OKOK30,438$250−30%

21Deming, NMNM25,407$252−25%

22Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428$252−30%

23Laurel, MSMS82,281$253−30%

24Selma, ALAL35,140$253−28%

25Fort Payne, ALAL74,085$254−31%

26Alexander City, ALAL40,953$254−29%

27Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914$255−35%

28Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904$255−28%

29Corbin, KYKY150,040$256−26%

30Alamosa, COCO27,896$257−31%

31Martin, TNTN33,261$258−34%

32Cleveland, MSMS28,262$258−32%

33Talladega, ALAL91,764$258−25%

34Bainbridge, GAGA29,432$259−33%

35Brookhaven, MSMS35,012$259−29%

36Hannibal, MOMO38,969$259−30%

37Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138$261−23%

38Mayfield, KYKY37,050$262−26%

39Vidalia, GAGA36,180$262−30%

40Dickinson, NDND39,142$262−20%

41Uvalde, TXTX24,963$263−36%

42Somerset, KYKY67,384$263−27%

43Douglas, GAGA52,861$263−28%

44Jesup, GAGA32,481$264−29%

45Fairmont, MNMN19,440$265−23%

46Spencer, IAIA16,202$265−30%

47Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099$265−29%

48Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118$265−27%

49Las Vegas, NMNM30,311$265−37%

50Natchez, MSMS54,722$265−22%

51Moultrie, GAGA47,438$266−28%

52Williston, NDND41,767$266−20%

53Alice, TXTX45,383$267−32%

54Dublin, GAGA60,351$267−28%

55Quincy, ILIL74,146$268−30%

56Cordele, GAGA19,237$268−27%

57Athens, TNTN71,590$269−33%

58Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497$269−26%

59Madisonville, KYKY45,127$269−26%

60Orangeburg, SCSC83,177$269−31%

61Grenada, MSMS30,222$269−26%

62Mitchell, SDSD25,913$269−27%

63Forrest City, ARAR21,800$270−33%

64Paris, TNTN32,896$270−33%

65Americus, GAGA33,394$270−32%

66Lebanon, MOMO36,943$271−27%

67Danville, KYKY56,985$271−32%

68Burley, IDID49,308$272−32%

69Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025$272−31%

70Elk City, OKOK22,159$272−23%

71Greeneville, TNTN73,831$272−28%

72Thomaston, GAGA28,500$272−34%

73Murray, KYKY39,421$272−36%

74Lumberton, NCNC119,941$273−30%

75Elkins, WVWV26,882$274−26%

76Paragould, ARAR47,411$274−36%

77Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938$274−31%

78Wahpeton, NDND23,019$275−25%

79Minden, LALA34,948$276−23%

80Newberry, SCSC39,561$276−28%

81Ottumwa, IAIA35,210$276−34%

82Cullman, ALAL94,009$276−31%

83Moberly, MOMO24,513$276−28%

84Johnstown, PAPA128,968$276−24%

85Mexico, MOMO24,528$276−28%

86Danville, VAVA101,137$277−31%

87Maryville, MOMO20,174$277−29%

88Scottsboro, ALAL54,281$277−25%

89Washington, ININ34,209$277−24%

90Cookeville, TNTN152,477$277−31%

91Sikeston, MOMO49,978$278−26%

92Waycross, GAGA57,670$278−27%

93Durant, OKOK51,367$278−26%

94Austin, MNMN40,971$278−27%

95Summerville, GAGA25,300$278−27%

96Houghton, MIMI40,028$279−23%

97Huntingdon, PAPA43,001$279−27%

98Huron, SDSD19,624$279−24%

99Sterling, COCO20,654$279−38%

100Cambridge, OHOH38,379$279−28%

101McMinnville, TNTN43,717$279−33%

102Richmond, KYKY131,806$279−28%

103Cumberland, MDMD93,640$280−26%

104Owensboro, KYKY113,962$280−31%

105Wheeling, WVWV134,089$280−23%

106Dothan, ALAL156,266$280−27%

107Beatrice, NENE21,711$280−33%

108Paducah, KYKY102,259$281−29%

109Fayetteville, TNTN36,853$281−28%

110Watertown, SDSD29,562$281−30%

111Gadsden, ALAL103,886$281−29%

112Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$281−41%

113Portsmouth, OHOH71,365$281−26%

114Sweetwater, TXTX14,117$281−17%

115Magnolia, ARAR21,894$282−26%

116McAllen, TXTX921,549$282−30%

117Union City, TNTN30,067$282−28%

118Hastings, NENE40,577$282−32%

119Ada, OKOK38,528$283−25%

120New Ulm, MNMN25,517$283−29%

121Somerset, PAPA72,004$283−23%

122Carroll, IAIA20,303$283−30%

123Aberdeen, SDSD41,583$284−22%

124Pottsville, PAPA145,085$284−25%

125Blackfoot, IDID51,153$284−31%

126Othello, WAWA21,488$284−34%

127Beckley, WVWV109,940$284−24%

128Morristown, TNTN128,867$285−32%

129Española, NMNM39,832$285−28%

130Jamestown, NDND21,414$285−22%

131Atchison, KSKS16,172$285−25%

132Ontario, OROR60,085$286−37%

133Yankton, SDSD23,635$286−28%

134Lewistown, PAPA46,127$286−26%

135Albert Lea, MNMN30,440$286−22%

136McAlester, OKOK43,320$286−26%

137Tupelo, MSMS133,167$286−30%

138Camden, ARAR26,363$286−20%

139Clarksburg, WVWV88,142$287−25%

140Guymon, OKOK20,322$287−36%

141Kinston, NCNC55,837$287−29%

142Bluefield, WVWV96,138$287−23%

143Tifton, GAGA51,237$288−31%

144North Platte, NENE33,972$288−32%

145Pikeville, KYKY89,122$288−16%

146Meridian, MSMS85,419$288−27%

147Macomb, ILIL25,916$289−26%

148Washington, NCNC44,670$289−29%

149Baker City, OROR16,658$289−36%

150Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880$289−31%

151Greenwood, SCSC95,215$289−31%

152Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041$290−26%

153Gaffney, SCSC58,275$290−28%

154St. Marys, PAPA29,926$290−31%

155Albertville, ALAL103,537$290−29%

156Picayune, MSMS59,363$290−31%

157Lexington, NENE26,255$290−35%

158Rexburg, IDID69,380$291−13%

159Sunbury, PAPA107,788$291−27%

160Hays, KSKS29,075$291−32%

161Jacksonville, TXTX53,337$291−29%

162Morgan City, LALA46,552$291−27%

163Tahlequah, OKOK49,196$291−25%

164New Iberia, LALA66,846$291−25%

165Vermillion, SDSD15,031$291−34%

166Effingham, ILIL44,727$291−31%

167Kirksville, MOMO29,824$292−27%

168Coshocton, OHOH37,188$292−24%

169Mount Airy, NCNC72,287$292−29%

170Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077$292−30%

171Toccoa, GAGA27,854$292−31%

172Bradford, PAPA38,984$292−30%

173Show Low, AZAZ109,946$292−26%

174Norfolk, NENE49,228$292−31%

175Duluth, MNMN281,219$292−29%

176Joplin, MOMO208,796$293−32%

177Fort Madison, IAIA32,306$293−26%

178Brookings, SDSD37,635$293−26%

179Gallup, NMNM68,119$294−21%

180Duncan, OKOK44,310$294−25%

181Pocatello, IDID91,591$294−34%

182Rolla, MOMO45,247$294−26%

183St. Joseph, MOMO119,170$294−30%

184Lafayette, LALA423,758$295−29%

185Brownsville, TXTX433,946$295−29%

186DuBois, PAPA78,100$295−22%

187Lock Haven, PAPA37,870$295−28%

188Madison, ININ33,279$295−30%

189Manitowoc, WIWI81,710$295−32%

190Mountain Home, IDID29,465$295−38%

191Woodward, OKOK19,827$295−26%

192Centralia, ILIL36,382$295−20%

193Muskogee, OKOK66,708$295−26%

194Florence, ALAL156,609$296−29%

195Crossville, TNTN66,300$296−29%

196Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838$296−27%

197Palatka, FLFL77,734$296−23%

198Vernal, UTUT38,278$296−30%

199Winchester, TNTN45,579$296−33%

200Marion, NCNC45,198$296−28%

201Canton, ILIL32,901$296−24%

202Marinette, WIWI65,515$296−23%

203Columbus, MSMS67,144$296−24%

204Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215$296−27%

205Emporia, KSKS34,838$297−28%

206Escanaba, MIMI36,582$297−22%

207Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$297−27%

208Malvern, ARAR33,451$297−27%

209Hammond, LALA141,346$297−30%

210Alexandria, MNMN40,120$297−28%

211Shawano, WIWI45,759$298−29%

212Galesburg, ILIL47,767$298−27%

213Casper, WYWY80,526$298−27%

214Le Mars, IAIA25,697$298−28%

215Storm Lake, IAIA20,449$298−29%

216Worthington, MNMN22,338$299−23%

217Altoona, PAPA119,541$299−27%

218Great Bend, KSKS24,790$299−23%

219Logansport, ININ37,836$299−32%

220North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$299−28%

221Riverton, WYWY39,464$299−22%

222Pittsburg, KSKS39,008$299−34%

223Johnson City, TNTN216,416$299−29%

224Bowling Green, KYKY197,180$300−32%

225Weirton, WVWV112,468$300−24%

226Twin Falls, IDID123,901$300−38%

227Fairmont, WVWV55,584$300−25%

228Marietta, OHOH58,389$300−25%

229Marion, ILIL67,225$300−25%

230Marshall, MNMN25,684$300−33%

231Natchitoches, LALA36,089$300−19%

232Richmond, ININ66,169$300−33%

233Searcy, ARAR80,085$300−28%

234Batesville, ARAR38,785$300−29%

235McPherson, KSKS30,064$300−28%

236Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147$300−23%

237Kingsport, TNTN314,834$300−26%

238Terre Haute, ININ169,241$300−29%

239Thomasville, GAGA72,958$301−28%

240Zanesville, OHOH87,014$301−26%

241Henderson, NCNC42,638$301−32%

242New Castle, ININ49,137$301−35%

243Rockingham, NCNC42,041$301−25%

244Weatherford, OKOK39,059$301−19%

245Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014$301−33%

246Harrison, ARAR45,654$301−24%

247Jackson, TNTN184,569$301−34%

248Columbus, NENE46,583$302−29%

249Silver City, NMNM27,252$302−28%

250Bonham, TXTX39,265$302−30%

251Henderson, KYKY57,184$303−22%

252Bucyrus, OHOH41,896$303−28%

253Safford, AZAZ40,157$303−33%

254Wabash, ININ30,713$303−29%

255Starkville, MSMS62,063$304−31%

256Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850$304−30%

257Ludington, MIMI29,040$304−28%

258Warren, PAPA37,038$304−24%

259Carlsbad, NMNM62,509$304−23%

260Connersville, ININ23,533$304−31%

261Grand Island, NENE78,076$304−32%

262Scottsbluff, NENE36,272$305−29%

263Waynesville, NCNC63,369$305−33%

264Seneca, SCSC83,775$305−28%

265Meadville, PAPA81,792$305−25%

266Oil City, PAPA49,346$305−20%

267Platteville, WIWI52,446$305−23%

268Plainview, TXTX36,700$305−24%

269Salem, OHOH99,377$306−27%

270Spearfish, SDSD29,459$306−26%

271Clinton, IAIA46,002$306−23%

272Hutchinson, KSKS61,539$306−31%

273Fort Smith, ARAR234,140$306−25%

274Huntington, WVWV365,965$307−27%

275Farmington, MOMO67,809$307−24%

276Gallipolis, OHOH29,072$307−21%

277Alpena, MIMI28,853$307−17%

278Branson, MOMO57,001$307−36%

279Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$307−37%

280Marshall, MOMO23,265$308−21%

281Pueblo, COCO169,277$308−37%

282Jonesboro, ARAR139,440$308−28%

283Minot, NDND75,694$309−21%

284La Grande, OROR25,900$309−37%

285Monroe, LALA222,390$309−25%

286Paris, TXTX63,319$310−24%

287Dyersburg, TNTN36,320$310−27%

288Oxford, ALAL115,834$310−25%

289Forest City, NCNC65,745$310−23%

290Hereford, TXTX18,626$310−16%

291Vincennes, ININ35,652$310−23%

292Brownwood, TXTX38,711$310−30%

293El Dorado, ARAR36,926$311−24%

294Fremont, NENE38,057$311−36%

295New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373$311−30%

296Ottawa, KSKS26,299$311−33%

297Ardmore, OKOK48,910$311−25%

298Bedford, ININ45,568$311−30%

299Mason City, IAIA49,710$311−22%

300Jefferson City, MOMO152,712$311−25%

301Jacksonville, ILIL37,381$311−24%

302Lewiston, IDID65,450$312−34%

303Hobbs, NMNM74,749$312−20%

304Lake City, FLFL74,094$312−30%

305Laurinburg, NCNC33,322$312−28%

306Vernon, TXTX12,481$312−17%

307LaGrange, GAGA107,097$313−29%

308El Campo, TXTX42,060$313−25%

309Price, UTUT20,680$313−28%

310Rice Lake, WIWI46,484$313−25%

311Taylorville, ILIL33,443$313−23%

312Burlington, IAIA44,061$313−27%

313Franklin, KYKY20,788$314−33%

314Moscow, IDID41,842$314−33%

315Laredo, TXTX281,224$314−30%

316Odessa, TXTX173,801$314−22%

317Andrews, TXTX18,914$314−21%

318Carbondale, ILIL52,501$314−23%

319Olean, NYNY75,390$314−26%

320Oxford, MSMS71,972$315−31%

321Russellville, ARAR84,932$315−24%

322Willmar, MNMN44,720$315−28%

323The Villages, FLFL157,772$315−23%

324Dubuque, IAIA99,381$315−27%

325Blytheville, ARAR37,828$315−25%

326Hermiston, OROR93,721$315−34%

327Martinsville, VAVA63,091$315−19%

328Jasper, ININ44,016$316−28%

329Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$316−35%

330Cedartown, GAGA45,514$316−26%

331Cornelia, GAGA50,416$316−32%

332Waterloo, IAIA169,189$316−30%

333Pierre, SDSD20,588$316−23%

334Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$316−28%

335Sayre, PAPA59,600$317−23%

336Chillicothe, OHOH76,429$317−26%

337Lewisburg, TNTN38,071$317−29%

338Brainerd, MNMN100,562$317−26%

339Decatur, ALAL160,326$318−23%

340Houma, LALA199,668$318−27%

341Cleveland, TNTN134,057$318−27%

342Ellensburg, WAWA48,803$318−36%

343Greenville, MSMS40,446$318−25%

344Sandpoint, IDID54,420$318−39%

345Great Falls, MTMT85,029$318−23%

346Marion, ININ66,524$318−26%

347Peru, ININ34,487$318−30%

348Kearney, NENE57,962$318−35%

349Decatur, ININ36,650$319−19%

350Sedalia, MOMO44,254$319−25%

351Walla Walla, WAWA62,361$319−34%

352Salina, KSKS59,121$319−29%

353Statesboro, GAGA97,977$320−25%

354Bemidji, MNMN47,055$320−23%

355Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791$320−30%

356Fort Morgan, COCO30,306$321−33%

357Freeport, ILIL43,220$321−26%

358Hermitage, PAPA107,860$321−28%

359Hillsdale, MIMI45,738$321−26%

360Marshalltown, IAIA39,890$321−30%

361Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$321−28%

362Owatonna, MNMN37,464$321−32%

363Red Wing, MNMN48,195$321−33%

364Wilson, NCNC81,150$321−32%

365Arkansas City, KSKS34,382$321−23%

366Aberdeen, WAWA78,144$322−36%

367Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$322−29%

368Tiffin, OHOH54,522$322−26%

369Beeville, TXTX32,515$322−23%

370Scranton, PAPA574,418$323−26%

371Helena, MTMT97,153$323−28%

372Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$323−32%

373Pella, IAIA34,192$323−32%

374Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081$323−24%

375Sparta, WIWI46,572$323−29%

376Winona, MNMN50,523$323−24%

377Sioux City, IAIA145,738$323−35%

378Ottawa, ILIL145,902$324−30%

379Danville, ILIL71,259$324−23%

380DeRidder, LALA36,673$324−15%

381Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655$324−26%

382The Dalles, OROR26,310$324−34%

383Celina, OHOH42,737$324−25%

384Lake Charles, LALA244,655$325−27%

385Gainesville, TXTX44,461$325−29%

386Van Wert, OHOH29,013$325−21%

387Enterprise, ALAL56,953$325−22%

388Mobile, ALAL411,658$325−32%

389Shawnee, OKOK75,102$325−25%

390Rome, GAGA101,378$325−32%

391Florence, SCSC201,392$325−23%

392Albany, GAGA145,510$325−30%

393Knoxville, TNTN968,137$326−29%

394Frankfort, ININ33,322$326−34%

395Jamestown, NYNY124,126$326−26%

396Jefferson, GAGA99,265$326−35%

397Ozark, ALAL49,912$326−18%

398Ruston, LALA48,360$326−25%

399Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137$326−33%

400Sheridan, WYWY33,241$326−26%

401Clovis, NMNM65,270$326−22%

402Parkersburg, WVWV87,264$326−23%

403Springfield, MOMO500,694$327−28%

404Auburn, ALAL208,013$327−24%

405Greenville, OHOH51,520$327−27%

406Lincoln, ILIL27,182$327−28%

407Ponca City, OKOK43,490$327−21%

408Shelby, NCNC103,325$327−27%

409Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$327−32%

410Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$328−31%

411Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076$328−23%

412Stephenville, TXTX43,911$328−27%

413Morgantown, WVWV141,995$329−22%

414Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$329−28%

415La Crosse, WIWI171,182$329−26%

416Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$329−31%

417Snyder, TXTX16,162$329−16%

418Erie, PAPA265,832$329−26%

419Albemarle, NCNC68,830$329−29%

420Charleston, WVWV200,170$330−23%

421Cambridge, MDMD33,628$330−28%

422Cañon City, COCO50,039$330−33%

423Hutchinson, MNMN36,631$330−29%

424Missoula, MTMT128,698$331−37%

425Corsicana, TXTX57,181$331−27%

426Dixon, ILIL32,914$331−29%

427Massena, NYNY105,488$331−23%

428Coos Bay, OROR63,992$331−34%

429Alexandria, LALA147,952$332−22%

430Logan, UTUT160,889$332−34%

431Kalispell, MTMT115,429$332−31%

432Kendallville, ININ47,937$332−29%

433Vicksburg, MSMS41,759$332−29%

434Charleston, ILIL46,607$332−24%

435Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063$332−23%

436Del Rio, TXTX47,835$333−18%

437Marquette, MIMI68,064$333−16%

438Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599$333−24%

439Seymour, ININ47,370$333−33%

440Grand Junction, COCO162,845$333−37%

441Alma, MIMI41,190$333−21%

442Borger, TXTX19,633$333−12%

443Longview, TXTX297,315$333−26%

444Dumas, TXTX21,891$334−18%

445Williamsport, PAPA112,587$334−26%

446Muncie, ININ113,106$334−28%

447Indiana, PAPA82,878$334−22%

448Milledgeville, GAGA44,029$334−30%

449Valdosta, GAGA153,276$334−28%

450Monticello, ININ25,164$335−36%

451Roswell, NMNM63,364$335−17%

452Sterling, ILIL54,121$335−28%

453Big Spring, TXTX30,504$336−19%

454Lynchburg, VAVA269,169$336−24%

455Bismarck, NDND139,750$336−22%

456Pampa, TXTX21,786$337−16%

457Dodge City, KSKS33,993$337−25%

458Ashland, OHOH52,523$337−28%

459Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193$337−25%

460Columbus, GAGA324,830$337−28%

461Billings, MTMT193,603$337−28%

462Lufkin, TXTX88,154$338−27%

463Montrose, COCO44,591$338−35%

464Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666$338−21%

465Big Rapids, MIMI42,320$339−28%

466Enid, OKOK61,779$339−22%

467Yakima, WAWA259,185$339−37%

468Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$339−31%

469Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553$339−27%

470Texarkana, TXTX146,816$340−24%

471Davenport, IAIA380,452$340−27%

472Pontiac, ILIL35,057$340−27%

473Decatur, ILIL99,300$340−24%

474Cody, WYWY31,171$340−22%

475Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575$340−17%

476Brigham City, UTUT70,405$341−33%

477Corning, NYNY91,855$341−27%

478Kingsville, TXTX30,315$341−24%

479Warrensburg, MOMO56,670$341−28%

480Amsterdam, NYNY50,046$341−27%

481Hickory, NCNC376,890$341−29%

482Gulfport, MSMS431,329$342−35%

483Bozeman, MTMT128,740$342−38%

484Brenham, TXTX38,288$342−29%

485Louisville, KYKY1,402,509$342−30%

486Evansville, ININ273,786$343−25%

487Laramie, WYWY38,558$343−26%

488Marion, OHOH65,115$343−31%

489Rochelle, ILIL51,399$343−30%

490Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060$343−22%

491Mansfield, OHOH124,893$343−24%

492Cedar City, UTUT67,141$343−27%

493Menomonie, WIWI46,223$343−26%

494Muscatine, IAIA41,853$343−25%

495Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$343−26%

496Stillwater, OKOK83,889$343−25%

497Spartanburg, SCSC407,656$343−27%

498Clarksville, TNTN349,001$343−32%

499Grand Forks, NDND105,046$344−24%

500Youngstown, OHOH423,678$344−24%

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Frequently asked

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).