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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Lowest median rent, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). Middlesborough, KY leads at $399. 918 metro areas qualify in total.

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000
01Middlesborough, KYKY22,829$399+29%
02Huron, SDSD19,624$443+21%
03Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138$447+33%
04Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319$454+62%
05Elkins, WVWV26,882$461+25%
06Carroll, IAIA20,303$465+15%
07Wahpeton, NDND23,019$466+28%
08Kennett, MOMO26,855$469+45%
09Aberdeen, SDSD41,583$470+29%
10Corinth, MSMS34,569$476+34%
11Camden, ARAR26,363$478+34%
12Sweetwater, TXTX14,117$478+41%
13Alpena, MIMI28,853$479+29%
14Newport, TNTN37,889$481+44%
15Russellville, ALAL32,449$481+44%
16Spencer, IAIA16,202$482+27%
17Wheeling, WVWV134,089$482+33%
18Scottsboro, ALAL54,281$485+31%
19Greenwood, MSMS34,912$485+48%
20Deming, NMNM25,407$487+45%
21Maryville, MOMO20,174$488+24%
22Kirksville, MOMO29,824$492+24%
23Huntingdon, PAPA43,001$492+29%
24New Ulm, MNMN25,517$493+24%
25Rockingham, NCNC42,041$493+22%
26Corbin, KYKY150,040$494+43%
27Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914$494+25%
28Gallup, NMNM68,119$495+32%
29Jamestown, NDND21,414$496+36%
30Natchez, MSMS54,722$497+47%
31Tahlequah, OKOK49,196$498+28%
32Beckley, WVWV109,940$499+33%
33Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575$500+21%
34Alexander City, ALAL40,953$501+40%
35Opelousas, LALA80,765$504+57%
36Harrison, ARAR45,654$504+27%
37Fort Madison, IAIA32,306$507+27%
38Pikeville, KYKY89,122$507+47%
39Yankton, SDSD23,635$509+29%
40Marion, NCNC45,198$509+24%
41Johnstown, PAPA128,968$509+41%
42Sikeston, MOMO49,978$509+35%
43Bluefield, WVWV96,138$510+36%
44Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428$510+41%
45West Plains, MOMO40,798$510+46%
46Minden, LALA34,948$510+42%
47Cambridge, OHOH38,379$510+32%
48Burley, IDID49,308$511+28%
49Marshall, MOMO23,265$511+31%
50Union City, TNTN30,067$511+30%
51Campbellsville, KYKY38,407$511+50%
52Fayetteville, TNTN36,853$512+32%
53North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$512+23%
54Somerset, PAPA72,004$512+40%
55Martin, TNTN33,261$513+31%
56Somerset, KYKY67,384$513+43%
57Coshocton, OHOH37,188$514+34%
58Fort Payne, ALAL74,085$514+39%
59Marinette, WIWI65,515$514+34%
60Williston, NDND41,767$515+56%
61Eufaula, ALAL26,861$516+55%
62Vidalia, GAGA36,180$517+37%
63Magnolia, ARAR21,894$517+36%
64Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118$517+43%
65Zapata, TXTX13,753$518+94%
66Warren, PAPA37,038$519+29%
67Lewistown, PAPA46,127$520+35%
68Portsmouth, OHOH71,365$520+38%
69Bogalusa, LALA44,937$520+58%
70Miami, OKOK30,438$520+46%
71Glasgow, KYKY56,224$521+42%
72Fairmont, MNMN19,440$521+52%
73Great Bend, KSKS24,790$521+34%
74Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880$521+24%
75Douglas, GAGA52,861$522+43%
76Ada, OKOK38,528$522+38%
77Escanaba, MIMI36,582$522+36%
78Cumberland, MDMD93,640$523+38%
79Gallipolis, OHOH29,072$523+34%
80Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838$523+28%
81Jesup, GAGA32,481$523+41%
82Murray, KYKY39,421$523+22%
83Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823$524+62%
84Norfolk, NENE49,228$525+25%
85Hannibal, MOMO38,969$526+43%
86Forest City, NCNC65,745$526+30%
87Le Mars, IAIA25,697$526+26%
88Mount Airy, NCNC72,287$526+28%
89Bainbridge, GAGA29,432$526+37%
90Greeneville, TNTN73,831$527+40%
91Troy, ALAL33,688$528+58%
92Mitchell, SDSD25,913$529+43%
93Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904$529+49%
94Summerville, GAGA25,300$529+39%
95Richmond, KYKY131,806$529+36%
96Farmington, MOMO67,809$530+32%
97Othello, WAWA21,488$530+23%
98Atchison, KSKS16,172$531+40%
99Henderson, KYKY57,184$531+36%
100Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041$532+36%
101Martinsville, VAVA63,091$533+36%
102Jacksonville, ILIL37,381$534+31%
103Houghton, MIMI40,028$534+48%
104DuBois, PAPA78,100$534+42%
105Paris, TNTN32,896$534+33%
106Oil City, PAPA49,346$534+40%
107Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077$535+29%
108Clinton, IAIA46,002$535+34%
109Platteville, WIWI52,446$535+35%
110Effingham, ILIL44,727$535+27%
111Grenada, MSMS30,222$536+48%
112McMinnville, TNTN43,717$536+29%
113Weirton, WVWV112,468$536+35%
114Paducah, KYKY102,259$537+36%
115Talladega, ALAL91,764$537+56%
116Dublin, GAGA60,351$537+45%
117St. Marys, PAPA29,926$537+28%
118Kingsport, TNTN314,834$537+32%
119Tupelo, MSMS133,167$538+32%
120Selma, ALAL35,140$538+54%
121Lumberton, NCNC119,941$539+39%
122Madisonville, KYKY45,127$539+48%
123Malvern, ARAR33,451$539+32%
124Mayfield, KYKY37,050$539+52%
125Moultrie, GAGA47,438$539+46%
126Albert Lea, MNMN30,440$539+46%
127Cookeville, TNTN152,477$539+34%
128Waycross, GAGA57,670$539+42%
129Clarksburg, WVWV88,142$539+41%
130Sunbury, PAPA107,788$539+35%
131Quincy, ILIL74,146$540+40%
132Alamosa, COCO27,896$541+45%
133Gaffney, SCSC58,275$541+35%
134Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081$541+27%
135Silver City, NMNM27,252$541+29%
136Blackfoot, IDID51,153$541+32%
137Price, UTUT20,680$542+25%
138Owensboro, KYKY113,962$543+34%
139Marshall, MNMN25,684$543+22%
140Pottsville, PAPA145,085$543+43%
141Spearfish, SDSD29,459$543+31%
142Brookhaven, MSMS35,012$543+48%
143Clovis, NMNM65,270$543+30%
144Forrest City, ARAR21,800$544+35%
145Clarksdale, MSMS19,849$545+51%
146Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147$546+39%
147Decatur, ALAL160,326$547+32%
148Manitowoc, WIWI81,710$547+26%
149Bedford, ININ45,568$547+22%
150Bismarck, NDND139,750$547+27%
151Pierre, SDSD20,588$548+34%
152Marquette, MIMI68,064$548+38%
153Plainview, TXTX36,700$549+37%
154Dickinson, NDND39,142$549+67%
155Sayre, PAPA59,600$549+33%
156Vincennes, ININ35,652$549+36%
157Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497$550+51%
158Albertville, ALAL103,537$550+35%
159Hastings, NENE40,577$551+32%
160Van Wert, OHOH29,013$551+34%
161Marshalltown, IAIA39,890$552+21%
162Shawano, WIWI45,759$552+32%
163Galesburg, ILIL47,767$553+35%
164Beatrice, NENE21,711$553+31%
165Bradford, PAPA38,984$553+33%
166Meadville, PAPA81,792$553+36%
167Johnson City, TNTN216,416$554+31%
168Worthington, MNMN22,338$554+43%
169Marietta, OHOH58,389$554+39%
170Salem, OHOH99,377$554+32%
171Blytheville, ARAR37,828$554+31%
172Lebanon, MOMO36,943$555+50%
173Storm Lake, IAIA20,449$555+33%
174Watertown, SDSD29,562$556+39%
175Bay City, MIMI102,123$556+26%
176Duncan, OKOK44,310$556+42%
177Wabash, ININ30,713$556+31%
178Mexico, MOMO24,528$556+45%
179Florence, ALAL156,609$557+33%
180Altoona, PAPA119,541$557+36%
181Great Falls, MTMT85,029$557+35%
182Mason City, IAIA49,710$558+40%
183Batesville, ARAR38,785$558+32%
184Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060$559+26%
185Minot, NDND75,694$559+43%
186Athens, TNTN71,590$560+40%
187Columbus, NENE46,583$560+32%
188Willmar, MNMN44,720$560+29%
189Moberly, MOMO24,513$560+46%
190Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025$560+42%
191Danville, VAVA101,137$560+40%
192Emporia, KSKS34,838$561+35%
193Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076$561+32%
194Laurinburg, NCNC33,322$561+30%
195Muskogee, OKOK66,708$561+42%
196El Dorado, ARAR36,926$562+38%
197Cordele, GAGA19,237$562+53%
198Jefferson City, MOMO152,712$562+35%
199Lexington, NENE26,255$563+25%
200Huntington, WVWV365,965$563+35%
201Parkersburg, WVWV87,264$563+33%
202Cullman, ALAL94,009$563+41%
203Ardmore, OKOK48,910$563+35%
204Tifton, GAGA51,237$564+36%
205Decatur, ININ36,650$564+44%
206Greenville, OHOH51,520$564+26%
207Thomaston, GAGA28,500$564+36%
208Charleston, WVWV200,170$564+32%
209Americus, GAGA33,394$565+43%
210McComb, MSMS52,640$565+52%
211Ottumwa, IAIA35,210$565+35%
212Canton, ILIL32,901$565+45%
213Centralia, ILIL36,382$565+52%
214Danville, KYKY56,985$565+41%
215Crossville, TNTN66,300$566+35%
216Roswell, NMNM63,364$566+41%
217Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938$566+43%
218Burlington, IAIA44,061$566+32%
219Zanesville, OHOH87,014$567+40%
220Riverton, WYWY39,464$567+49%
221Fremont, OHOH58,655$568+23%
222Lincoln, ILIL27,182$568+25%
223Paragould, ARAR47,411$568+32%
224Columbus, MSMS67,144$568+45%
225Oxford, ALAL115,834$569+38%
226Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215$570+40%
227Greenville, MSMS40,446$570+35%
228Guymon, OKOK20,322$570+27%
229Dixon, ILIL32,914$571+22%
230Logansport, ININ37,836$571+30%
231Marion, ININ66,524$571+33%
232Natchitoches, LALA36,089$572+55%
233Searcy, ARAR80,085$572+38%
234Jonesboro, ARAR139,440$573+34%
235Freeport, ILIL43,220$573+32%
236Arkansas City, KSKS34,382$573+37%
237Peru, ININ34,487$573+27%
238Dothan, ALAL156,266$573+49%
239Fairmont, WVWV55,584$574+43%
240Vermillion, SDSD15,031$574+30%
241Weatherford, OKOK39,059$575+55%
242Ontario, OROR60,085$575+28%
243Brookings, SDSD37,635$575+45%
244Las Vegas, NMNM30,311$575+37%
245Fort Smith, ARAR234,140$575+41%
246Pocatello, IDID91,591$576+30%
247Taylorville, ILIL33,443$576+42%
248McPherson, KSKS30,064$576+38%
249Russellville, ARAR84,932$576+40%
250Tiffin, OHOH54,522$577+33%
251Washington, ININ34,209$577+59%
252Carbondale, ILIL52,501$577+41%
253Greenwood, SCSC95,215$577+38%
254Laurel, MSMS82,281$577+60%
255Ponca City, OKOK43,490$578+40%
256Cleveland, MSMS28,262$578+53%
257Hutchinson, KSKS61,539$578+31%
258Paris, TXTX63,319$579+42%
259Hermitage, PAPA107,860$580+31%
260Winchester, TNTN45,579$580+32%
261Baker City, OROR16,658$580+28%
262Jamestown, NYNY124,126$581+33%
263Sedalia, MOMO44,254$581+36%
264Durant, OKOK51,367$582+55%
265Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$582+32%
266Brownwood, TXTX38,711$582+32%
267Olean, NYNY75,390$582+37%
268DeRidder, LALA36,673$583+52%
269Jacksonville, TXTX53,337$583+42%
270Brownsville, TXTX433,946$584+41%
271Danville, ILIL71,259$584+39%
272Del Rio, TXTX47,835$584+43%
273Rolla, MOMO45,247$584+47%
274Seneca, SCSC83,775$584+38%
275Washington, NCNC44,670$584+44%
276Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099$584+57%
277Dubuque, IAIA99,381$584+35%
278Albemarle, NCNC68,830$584+26%
279Youngstown, OHOH423,678$584+29%
280Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$585+34%
281Raymondville, TXTX19,971$585+94%
282Winona, MNMN50,523$585+38%
283Orangeburg, SCSC83,177$585+50%
284Grand Island, NENE78,076$586+32%
285Joplin, MOMO208,796$586+37%
286Enterprise, ALAL56,953$586+41%
287Marion, ILIL67,225$586+47%
288Gadsden, ALAL103,886$587+49%
289Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$587+45%
290Palatka, FLFL77,734$587+53%
291Mansfield, OHOH124,893$587+30%
292Morristown, TNTN128,867$588+40%
293Brigham City, UTUT70,405$588+15%
294Bemidji, MNMN47,055$588+42%
295McAlester, OKOK43,320$588+52%
296Madison, ININ33,279$589+41%
297Meridian, MSMS85,419$590+49%
298Florence, SCSC201,392$590+39%
299Scottsbluff, NENE36,272$590+38%
300New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373$590+33%
301Richmond, ININ66,169$590+32%
302Alexandria, MNMN40,120$590+44%
303Defiance, OHOH38,292$591+25%
304Auburn, ININ44,535$591+23%
305Monroe, LALA222,390$591+43%
306Kendallville, ININ47,937$592+26%
307Niles, MIMI152,444$592+24%
308Connersville, ININ23,533$592+34%
309Hickory, NCNC376,890$592+24%
310Terre Haute, ININ169,241$593+39%
311Pontiac, ILIL35,057$593+28%
312Dyersburg, TNTN36,320$594+40%
313Enid, OKOK61,779$594+36%
314Indiana, PAPA82,878$594+39%
315St. Joseph, MOMO119,170$595+41%
316Newberry, SCSC39,561$595+55%
317Rice Lake, WIWI46,484$595+43%
318Decatur, ILIL99,300$595+33%
319Bowling Green, KYKY197,180$595+35%
320Morgantown, WVWV141,995$596+41%
321North Platte, NENE33,972$596+40%
322Huntington, ININ37,224$596+22%
323Dodge City, KSKS33,993$596+32%
324Alma, MIMI41,190$596+41%
325Corning, NYNY91,855$597+28%
326Bartlesville, OKOK54,037$597+47%
327Morgan City, LALA46,552$598+51%
328Norwalk, OHOH58,250$598+26%
329Charleston, ILIL46,607$598+37%
330Lewiston, IDID65,450$598+26%
331Pampa, TXTX21,786$599+49%
332Garden City, KSKS37,505$599+22%
333Stephenville, TXTX43,911$599+33%
334Stillwater, OKOK83,889$599+31%
335Williamsport, PAPA112,587$600+34%
336Sterling, ILIL54,121$600+30%
337Sturgis, MIMI60,968$600+32%
338Salina, KSKS59,121$600+34%
339Rexburg, IDID69,380$600+79%
340Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$601+36%
341McAllen, TXTX921,549$601+50%
342Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$602+23%
343Shelby, NCNC103,325$603+35%
344Sterling, COCO20,654$603+34%
345Safford, AZAZ40,157$604+35%
346Woodward, OKOK19,827$604+53%
347Statesboro, GAGA97,977$604+42%
348Starkville, MSMS62,063$604+36%
349Waterloo, IAIA169,189$605+33%
350Grand Forks, NDND105,046$605+34%
351Shawnee, OKOK75,102$605+40%
352Urbana, OHOH38,820$605+29%
353Carlsbad, NMNM62,509$605+54%
354Moses Lake, WAWA105,727$606+27%
355Celina, OHOH42,737$606+40%
356Muscatine, IAIA41,853$606+32%
357Hillsdale, MIMI45,738$607+40%
358Binghamton, NYNY243,189$608+31%
359Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$608+27%
360Dumas, TXTX21,891$608+50%
361Ruston, LALA48,360$608+39%
362Altus, OKOK24,764$608+42%
363Austin, MNMN40,971$608+60%
364Fargo, NDND269,528$609+35%
365Bay City, TXTX36,463$609+48%
366Snyder, TXTX16,162$609+55%
367Vernon, TXTX12,481$609+62%
368Coldwater, MIMI45,993$609+28%
369Scranton, PAPA574,418$609+39%
370Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$610+25%
371Greensburg, ININ26,576$610+24%
372Massena, NYNY105,488$610+43%
373Kearney, NENE57,962$610+25%
374Frankfort, KYKY77,874$611+24%
375Lima, OHOH100,881$611+37%
376Hays, KSKS29,075$611+42%
377Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655$611+39%
378Ozark, ALAL49,912$612+54%
379Borger, TXTX19,633$612+61%
380Pittsburg, KSKS39,008$612+36%
381Alice, TXTX45,383$612+56%
382Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666$612+42%
383Sioux City, IAIA145,738$613+23%
384Bucyrus, OHOH41,896$613+47%
385Fremont, NENE38,057$613+26%
386Jasper, ININ44,016$613+39%
387Toccoa, GAGA27,854$613+45%
388Española, NMNM39,832$614+56%
389Lock Haven, PAPA37,870$614+49%
390Brainerd, MNMN100,562$614+43%
391Texarkana, TXTX146,816$615+38%
392Spartanburg, SCSC407,656$616+30%
393Hermiston, OROR93,721$616+28%
394El Campo, TXTX42,060$616+48%
395Ludington, MIMI29,040$616+45%
396New Castle, ININ49,137$616+33%
397Erie, PAPA265,832$616+38%
398Chillicothe, OHOH76,429$616+43%
399Cornelia, GAGA50,416$616+32%
400Davenport, IAIA380,452$616+33%
401Winnemucca, NVNV17,267$617+16%
402Stevens Point, WIWI71,943$617+29%
403Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$617+36%
404Canton, OHOH400,246$618+28%
405Big Spring, TXTX30,504$618+49%
406El Paso, TXTX881,291$618+32%
407Duluth, MNMN281,219$618+50%
408Cleveland, TNTN134,057$619+41%
409Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193$619+38%
410Show Low, AZAZ109,946$619+56%
411Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$619+24%
412Elk City, OKOK22,159$620+76%
413Plymouth, ININ46,599$620+24%
414Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$620+29%
415Lynchburg, VAVA269,169$620+39%
416Andrews, TXTX18,914$621+56%
417Sanford, NCNC70,258$621+25%
418La Crosse, WIWI171,182$622+41%
419Kinston, NCNC55,837$622+54%
420Evanston, WYWY23,415$622+46%
421Liberal, KSKS21,073$623+33%
422Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$623+25%
423Henderson, NCNC42,638$624+41%
424Lafayette, LALA423,758$624+51%
425Utica, NYNY285,611$625+36%
426Pella, IAIA34,192$625+32%
427Albany, GAGA145,510$625+35%
428Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$626+38%
429La Grande, OROR25,900$626+29%
430New Iberia, LALA66,846$626+61%
431Augusta, MEME129,067$626+43%
432Wooster, OHOH116,758$626+27%
433Jackson, TNTN184,569$627+37%
434Muskegon, MIMI177,901$628+39%
435Lewisburg, TNTN38,071$628+41%
436Ottawa, ILIL145,902$628+36%
437Springfield, MOMO500,694$628+38%
438Big Rapids, MIMI42,320$629+34%
439Hobbs, NMNM74,749$629+62%
440Auburn, NYNY74,365$629+30%
441Calhoun, GAGA61,701$629+29%
442Las Cruces, NMNM229,091$631+42%
443Midland, MIMI83,754$631+27%
444Hutchinson, MNMN36,631$631+36%
445Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$631+33%
446Thomasville, GAGA72,958$632+51%
447LaGrange, GAGA107,097$632+43%
448Vicksburg, MSMS41,759$632+36%
449Muncie, ININ113,106$632+36%
450Springfield, OHOH135,340$632+30%
451The Dalles, OROR26,310$633+30%
452Findlay, OHOH75,034$633+30%
453Topeka, KSKS233,052$634+33%
454Moscow, IDID41,842$634+35%
455Sparta, WIWI46,572$634+39%
456Wichita, KSKS663,809$635+27%
457Kingsville, TXTX30,315$635+42%
458Gloversville, NYNY52,216$635+39%
459Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$635+27%
460Lebanon, PAPA146,380$635+35%
461Dalton, GAGA147,819$636+35%
462Angola, ININ34,799$636+22%
463Athens, TXTX88,595$636+37%
464Owosso, MIMI67,681$637+32%
465Ashland, OHOH52,523$637+35%
466Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992$637+35%
467Toledo, OHOH599,376$637+30%
468Auburn, ALAL208,013$638+48%
469Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$638+29%
470Pullman, WAWA48,512$639+33%
471Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909$639+40%
472Wausau, WIWI139,432$639+32%
473Cadillac, MIMI49,719$640+41%
474Hereford, TXTX18,626$640+73%
475Wilmington, OHOH42,301$640+30%
476Knoxville, TNTN968,137$641+40%
477Marion, OHOH65,115$641+28%
478Sumter, SCSC105,067$641+39%
479Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$641+31%
480Cedartown, GAGA45,514$641+51%
481Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$641+38%
482Eau Claire, WIWI176,647$641+36%
483Houma, LALA199,668$641+48%
484Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$642+33%
485Rochelle, ILIL51,399$642+31%
486Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063$642+49%
487Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$643+44%
488Kokomo, ININ83,904$643+26%
489Cedar City, UTUT67,141$643+37%
490Lewiston, MEME116,487$644+49%
491Yakima, WAWA259,185$644+21%
492Blacksburg, VAVA181,616$644+38%
493Holland, MIMI123,188$645+25%
494Bonham, TXTX39,265$645+49%
495Logan, UTUT160,889$645+28%
496Longview, TXTX297,315$646+44%
497Adrian, MIMI97,779$646+25%
498Laramie, WYWY38,558$646+39%
499Coos Bay, OROR63,992$646+29%
500Elmira, NYNY80,415$647+31%
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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest median gross rent?

Middlesborough, KY ranks #1 with $399 (2010 American Community Survey).

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

Middlesborough, KY, Huron, SD, Town of Pecos, TX, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Elkins, WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).