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Lowest median rent, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). Zapata, TX leads at $513. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Georgia carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,281$1,124–

01Zapata, TXTX13,753$513+92%

02Deming, NMNM25,407$545+62%

03Escanaba, MIMI36,582$548+43%

04Greenwood, MSMS34,912$553+68%

05Middlesborough, KYKY22,829$559+81%

06Russellville, ALAL32,449$561+67%

07Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319$572+104%

08Summerville, GAGA25,300$573+51%

09Scottsboro, ALAL54,281$574+55%

10Kennett, MOMO26,855$575+78%

11Camden, ARAR26,363$577+61%

12Alpena, MIMI28,853$580+57%

13Clarksdale, MSMS19,849$582+62%

14Natchez, MSMS54,722$592+75%

15Eufaula, ALAL26,861$593+79%

16Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938$600+52%

17Douglas, GAGA52,861$600+65%

18Dublin, GAGA60,351$605+63%

19West Plains, MOMO40,798$605+73%

20Somerset, PAPA72,004$608+66%

21Vidalia, GAGA36,180$608+62%

22Campbellsville, KYKY38,407$610+79%

23Carroll, IAIA20,303$610+51%

24Kirksville, MOMO29,824$612+54%

25Martinsville, VAVA63,091$613+57%

26Warren, PAPA37,038$615+53%

27Corbin, KYKY150,040$617+79%

28Greeneville, TNTN73,831$618+64%

29St. Marys, PAPA29,926$620+48%

30Opelousas, LALA80,765$621+94%

31Galesburg, ILIL47,767$623+52%

32Harrison, ARAR45,654$624+57%

33Wahpeton, NDND23,019$624+72%

34Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575$627+52%

35Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428$629+74%

36Española, NMNM39,832$629+60%

37Martin, TNTN33,261$629+61%

38Fort Payne, ALAL74,085$630+70%

39Mount Airy, NCNC72,287$630+53%

40Mexico, MOMO24,528$630+64%

41Coshocton, OHOH37,188$632+64%

42Portsmouth, OHOH71,365$634+68%

43Las Vegas, NMNM30,311$634+51%

44Malvern, ARAR33,451$635+55%

45Johnstown, PAPA128,968$635+76%

46Corinth, MSMS34,569$635+79%

47Houghton, MIMI40,028$635+76%

48Fairmont, MNMN19,440$636+86%

49Marshall, MOMO23,265$637+63%

50Beatrice, NENE21,711$638+52%

51Effingham, ILIL44,727$639+52%

52Centralia, ILIL36,382$639+72%

53Decatur, ININ36,650$640+63%

54Tifton, GAGA51,237$641+55%

55Cordele, GAGA19,237$641+74%

56North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233$642+54%

57Alexander City, ALAL40,953$645+80%

58Weirton, WVWV112,468$646+63%

59Grenada, MSMS30,222$646+78%

60Bucyrus, OHOH41,896$646+55%

61Jasper, ININ44,016$646+47%

62Shawano, WIWI45,759$646+54%

63Lumberton, NCNC119,941$647+66%

64Union City, TNTN30,067$647+65%

65Marion, NCNC45,198$647+57%

66Marinette, WIWI65,515$648+69%

67Salem, OHOH99,377$648+54%

68Bogalusa, LALA44,937$648+96%

69Emporia, KSKS34,838$648+56%

70Albertville, ALAL103,537$650+60%

71Canton, ILIL32,901$650+67%

72McMinnville, TNTN43,717$650+56%

73Wheeling, WVWV134,089$651+80%

74Lebanon, MOMO36,943$652+76%

75Thomaston, GAGA28,500$652+57%

76Oil City, PAPA49,346$652+71%

77Yankton, SDSD23,635$653+65%

78Batesville, ARAR38,785$653+54%

79Olean, NYNY75,390$654+54%

80Forest City, NCNC65,745$655+62%

81Blytheville, ARAR37,828$655+55%

82Gallup, NMNM68,119$657+76%

83Nogales, AZAZ50,020$657+38%

84Alamosa, COCO27,896$657+77%

85Glasgow, KYKY56,224$658+79%

86Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914$659+67%

87Clinton, IAIA46,002$659+65%

88Talladega, ALAL91,764$660+92%

89Logansport, ININ37,836$660+50%

90Mayfield, KYKY37,050$660+86%

91Laurinburg, NCNC33,322$662+53%

92New Ulm, MNMN25,517$662+66%

93Rockingham, NCNC42,041$662+64%

94Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904$662+87%

95Decatur, ALAL160,326$662+60%

96Maryville, MOMO20,174$663+69%

97Hannibal, MOMO38,969$663+80%

98Moultrie, GAGA47,438$664+79%

99Jacksonville, ILIL37,381$665+63%

100Minden, LALA34,948$665+85%

101Greenville, OHOH51,520$665+49%

102Danville, KYKY56,985$666+66%

103Paris, TNTN32,896$666+65%

104Cleveland, MSMS28,262$666+77%

105Farmington, MOMO67,809$667+66%

106Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838$667+63%

107Plainview, TXTX36,700$668+67%

108Murray, KYKY39,421$669+57%

109Aberdeen, SDSD41,583$670+84%

110Arkansas City, KSKS34,382$670+61%

111Dixon, ILIL32,914$671+43%

112Freeport, ILIL43,220$671+55%

113Russellville, ARAR84,932$672+63%

114Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880$673+60%

115Dyersburg, TNTN36,320$674+59%

116Selma, ALAL35,140$674+93%

117Kingsport, TNTN314,834$674+66%

118Jamestown, NYNY124,126$675+54%

119Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041$676+73%

120Gadsden, ALAL103,886$676+71%

121Great Bend, KSKS24,790$676+73%

122Newport, TNTN37,889$676+102%

123Celina, OHOH42,737$676+56%

124Meadville, PAPA81,792$676+67%

125Quincy, ILIL74,146$677+76%

126Taylorville, ILIL33,443$677+66%

127Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099$677+82%

128Moberly, MOMO24,513$677+76%

129Mansfield, OHOH124,893$677+50%

130Marietta, OHOH58,389$678+70%

131Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823$678+110%

132Bedford, ININ45,568$678+52%

133Charleston, ILIL46,607$678+55%

134Muskogee, OKOK66,708$678+71%

135Bay City, MIMI102,123$679+54%

136Manitowoc, WIWI81,710$679+57%

137Tahlequah, OKOK49,196$679+75%

138Pikeville, KYKY89,122$680+97%

139Elkins, WVWV26,882$680+84%

140Blackfoot, IDID51,153$680+65%

141Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118$680+88%

142Miami, OKOK30,438$680+92%

143Henderson, KYKY57,184$681+75%

144Evanston, WYWY23,415$681+60%

145Jefferson City, MOMO152,712$681+63%

146Magnolia, ARAR21,894$681+79%

147Price, UTUT20,680$681+57%

148Bainbridge, GAGA29,432$681+77%

149Hermitage, PAPA107,860$682+54%

150Jesup, GAGA32,481$682+84%

151Carbondale, ILIL52,501$682+67%

152Danville, ILIL71,259$683+63%

153Washington, ININ34,209$683+88%

154Beckley, WVWV109,940$684+83%

155Vincennes, ININ35,652$684+70%

156Youngstown, OHOH423,678$684+51%

157Bluefield, WVWV96,138$684+83%

158Weatherford, OKOK39,059$684+84%

159Waycross, GAGA57,670$685+81%

160Florence, ALAL156,609$685+64%

161Huntingdon, PAPA43,001$687+81%

162Kendallville, ININ47,937$687+46%

163Marshall, MNMN25,684$687+54%

164Raymondville, TXTX19,971$687+128%

165DuBois, PAPA78,100$688+83%

166Forrest City, ARAR21,800$688+71%

167Alma, MIMI41,190$688+62%

168Henderson, NCNC42,638$689+56%

169Jamestown, NDND21,414$689+88%

170Vernon, TXTX12,481$689+83%

171Silver City, NMNM27,252$690+65%

172Decatur, ILIL99,300$690+54%

173Sunbury, PAPA107,788$691+73%

174Huron, SDSD19,624$691+89%

175Bradford, PAPA38,984$691+66%

176Hastings, NENE40,577$692+66%

177Greenville, MSMS40,446$692+64%

178Lewistown, PAPA46,127$692+80%

179Searcy, ARAR80,085$692+66%

180Mason City, IAIA49,710$693+74%

181Cookeville, TNTN152,477$693+72%

182Crossville, TNTN66,300$693+66%

183Spencer, IAIA16,202$693+83%

184Gallipolis, OHOH29,072$694+77%

185Shelby, NCNC103,325$694+55%

186Winona, MNMN50,523$694+63%

187Baker City, OROR16,658$694+53%

188Richmond, KYKY131,806$694+78%

189Mitchell, SDSD25,913$696+88%

190Huntington, ININ37,224$697+43%

191New Castle, ININ49,137$697+50%

192Brookhaven, MSMS35,012$698+91%

193Indiana, PAPA82,878$698+64%

194Sikeston, MOMO49,978$699+86%

195Parkersburg, WVWV87,264$699+66%

196Ponca City, OKOK43,490$699+69%

197Tiffin, OHOH54,522$699+61%

198Orangeburg, SCSC83,177$699+80%

199Paris, TXTX63,319$699+72%

200Duncan, OKOK44,310$700+79%

201Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081$700+64%

202Laurel, MSMS82,281$701+94%

203Connersville, ININ23,533$701+59%

204Zanesville, OHOH87,014$702+73%

205Crawfordsville, ININ38,954$702+47%

206Atchison, KSKS16,172$702+86%

207Americus, GAGA33,394$703+78%

208Cumberland, MDMD93,640$703+85%

209Pocatello, IDID91,591$703+59%

210McComb, MSMS52,640$703+90%

211Hickory, NCNC376,890$703+47%

212Norfolk, NENE49,228$704+67%

213Fayetteville, TNTN36,853$704+81%

214Hillsdale, MIMI45,738$704+62%

215Richmond, ININ66,169$704+58%

216Marion, ININ66,524$704+64%

217Platteville, WIWI52,446$704+78%

218Clarksburg, WVWV88,142$706+85%

219Van Wert, OHOH29,013$706+71%

220Somerset, KYKY67,384$706+96%

221Winchester, TNTN45,579$706+61%

222Storm Lake, IAIA20,449$706+69%

223Fort Smith, ARAR234,140$707+73%

224El Dorado, ARAR36,926$707+73%

225Kinston, NCNC55,837$707+75%

226Norwalk, OHOH58,250$707+49%

227Auburn, ININ44,535$707+47%

228Tullahoma, TNTN69,339$708+61%

229Burley, IDID49,308$708+78%

230Ruidoso, NMNM19,844$709+51%

231Pottsville, PAPA145,085$710+87%

232Wabash, ININ30,713$710+67%

233Alexandria, MNMN40,120$710+73%

234Fort Madison, IAIA32,306$711+79%

235Washington Court House, OHOH28,552$711+45%

236Ashland, OHOH52,523$711+51%

237Sterling, ILIL54,121$711+54%

238Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025$712+80%

239Show Low, AZAZ109,946$712+80%

240Peru, ININ34,487$713+58%

241Danville, VAVA101,137$713+78%

242Ontario, OROR60,085$713+59%

243Corning, NYNY91,855$714+53%

244Le Mars, IAIA25,697$714+72%

245Lincoln, ILIL27,182$714+57%

246Macomb, ILIL25,916$714+82%

247Monticello, ININ25,164$714+36%

248Massena, NYNY105,488$715+67%

249Vernal, UTUT38,278$715+69%

250Cambridge, OHOH38,379$715+86%

251Big Rapids, MIMI42,320$716+52%

252Fremont, OHOH58,655$716+55%

253Madison, ININ33,279$716+71%

254Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302$717+47%

255Milledgeville, GAGA44,029$717+50%

256Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147$717+83%

257Gaffney, SCSC58,275$718+79%

258Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076$718+69%

259Alice, TXTX45,383$719+84%

260McAlester, OKOK43,320$719+86%

261Monroe, LALA222,390$720+75%

262Oxford, ALAL115,834$720+74%

263Cedartown, GAGA45,514$720+69%

264Pella, IAIA34,192$721+53%

265Cullman, ALAL94,009$721+81%

266Morristown, TNTN128,867$721+72%

267Lima, OHOH100,881$722+62%

268Mountain Home, ARAR42,982$722+66%

269Altus, OKOK24,764$722+68%

270Albert Lea, MNMN30,440$723+96%

271Pittsburg, KSKS39,008$723+60%

272Paducah, KYKY102,259$724+84%

273Dalton, GAGA147,819$724+53%

274Hutchinson, MNMN36,631$724+56%

275Cadillac, MIMI49,719$724+60%

276Tupelo, MSMS133,167$725+78%

277Marion, ILIL67,225$725+81%

278Marshalltown, IAIA39,890$725+58%

279Natchitoches, LALA36,089$725+96%

280Paragould, ARAR47,411$725+68%

281Muncie, ININ113,106$725+56%

282Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060$726+64%

283Vermillion, SDSD15,031$726+65%

284Meridian, MSMS85,419$727+84%

285Rolla, MOMO45,247$727+84%

286Sedalia, MOMO44,254$727+71%

287Shawnee, OKOK75,102$727+69%

288Troy, ALAL33,688$727+118%

289Johnson City, TNTN216,416$727+72%

290Moscow, IDID41,842$728+55%

291Athens, TNTN71,590$728+82%

292Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211$729+60%

293Bartlesville, OKOK54,037$729+80%

294Ada, OKOK38,528$730+94%

295Hays, KSKS29,075$730+69%

296Columbus, NENE46,583$730+72%

297Charleston, WVWV200,170$731+71%

298Brevard, NCNC34,211$731+56%

299Joplin, MOMO208,796$732+71%

300Greenwood, SCSC95,215$732+74%

301Huntington, WVWV365,965$732+75%

302Dothan, ALAL156,266$733+90%

303Ruston, LALA48,360$733+68%

304DeRidder, LALA36,673$734+92%

305Sturgis, MIMI60,968$734+61%

306Terre Haute, ININ169,241$734+73%

307Marion, OHOH65,115$736+47%

308Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497$737+102%

309Lock Haven, PAPA37,870$737+79%

310Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691$737+60%

311Sayre, PAPA59,600$737+78%

312Urbana, OHOH38,820$737+57%

313Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404$738+82%

314Arcadia, FLFL37,078$738+67%

315Calhoun, GAGA61,701$738+52%

316Chillicothe, OHOH76,429$738+72%

317Vicksburg, MSMS41,759$739+59%

318Willmar, MNMN44,720$739+70%

319Wilmington, OHOH42,301$739+50%

320Sweetwater, TXTX14,117$739+117%

321Pampa, TXTX21,786$741+84%

322Altoona, PAPA119,541$741+80%

323Defiance, OHOH38,292$741+57%

324Owosso, MIMI67,681$742+54%

325Palatka, FLFL77,734$742+93%

326Rice Lake, WIWI46,484$742+78%

327Washington, NCNC44,670$742+83%

328Hutchinson, KSKS61,539$742+68%

329Kokomo, ININ83,904$743+46%

330Wilson, NCNC81,150$744+59%

331Sheboygan, WIWI118,047$744+54%

332Madisonville, KYKY45,127$745+105%

333Pontiac, ILIL35,057$745+61%

334Brownsville, TXTX433,946$746+81%

335Coldwater, MIMI45,993$746+56%

336Ludington, MIMI29,040$748+76%

337Elk City, OKOK22,159$749+112%

338McPherson, KSKS30,064$749+80%

339Canton, OHOH400,246$749+56%

340Pierre, SDSD20,588$750+83%

341Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655$750+71%

342Jonesboro, ARAR139,440$750+75%

343Texarkana, TXTX146,816$750+69%

344Frankfort, ININ33,322$752+52%

345McAllen, TXTX921,549$753+88%

346Ozark, ALAL49,912$753+89%

347Albemarle, NCNC68,830$753+63%

348Florence, SCSC201,392$753+77%

349Wooster, OHOH116,758$754+53%

350Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486$755+59%

351Worthington, MNMN22,338$755+95%

352Marquette, MIMI68,064$755+90%

353Watertown, SDSD29,562$756+89%

354Sidney, OHOH48,065$756+52%

355Snyder, TXTX16,162$757+93%

356Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909$757+66%

357Niles, MIMI152,444$757+59%

358Springfield, OHOH135,340$757+55%

359Utica, NYNY285,611$757+65%

360Toccoa, GAGA27,854$758+80%

361Findlay, OHOH75,034$758+56%

362Erie, PAPA265,832$758+70%

363Guymon, OKOK20,322$759+69%

364Amsterdam, NYNY50,046$759+64%

365Brookings, SDSD37,635$759+92%

366Lexington, NENE26,255$759+69%

367North Platte, NENE33,972$760+79%

368Plymouth, ININ46,599$760+52%

369Ottawa, ILIL145,902$761+64%

370Durant, OKOK51,367$761+103%

371Seneca, SCSC83,775$761+79%

372Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285$761+56%

373Lewiston, IDID65,450$761+61%

374Rexburg, IDID69,380$762+128%

375Rochelle, ILIL51,399$763+56%

376Michigan City, ININ111,294$763+54%

377Grand Island, NENE78,076$764+72%

378Starkville, MSMS62,063$764+72%

379Salina, KSKS59,121$765+71%

380Las Cruces, NMNM229,091$765+72%

381Sandusky, OHOH112,777$766+54%

382Del Rio, TXTX47,835$766+88%

383Hereford, TXTX18,626$766+106%

384Ottumwa, IAIA35,210$767+83%

385Springfield, MOMO500,694$767+69%

386Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035$768+65%

387Columbus, MSMS67,144$769+96%

388Liberal, KSKS21,073$769+65%

389Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002$769+72%

390Auburn, NYNY74,365$769+60%

391Lewisburg, PAPA42,313$769+63%

392Davenport, IAIA380,452$769+66%

393Dodge City, KSKS33,993$770+71%

394St. Joseph, MOMO119,170$770+83%

395Toledo, OHOH599,376$771+58%

396Fremont, NENE38,057$771+59%

397Lewiston, MEME116,487$771+78%

398New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373$772+74%

399Frankfort, KYKY77,874$772+56%

400Hermiston, OROR93,721$773+61%

401Ottawa, KSKS26,299$773+66%

402Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215$775+90%

403Brigham City, UTUT70,405$775+52%

404Battle Creek, MIMI133,408$776+60%

405Newberry, SCSC39,561$776+102%

406Cleveland, TNTN134,057$776+77%

407Greensburg, ININ26,576$777+59%

408Gloversville, NYNY52,216$777+70%

409Augusta, MEME129,067$777+77%

410Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193$777+73%

411Bowling Green, KYKY197,180$777+76%

412Peoria, ILIL363,505$778+63%

413Great Falls, MTMT85,029$778+88%

414Brownwood, TXTX38,711$778+76%

415Cornelia, GAGA50,416$778+67%

416Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206$778+57%

417Shelbyville, TNTN55,273$779+60%

418Seymour, ININ47,370$780+58%

419Muskegon, MIMI177,901$780+72%

420Fort Wayne, ININ466,258$781+57%

421Klamath Falls, OROR70,274$781+64%

422Flint, MIMI401,093$781+54%

423Binghamton, NYNY243,189$782+69%

424Stevens Point, WIWI71,943$782+64%

425Valdosta, GAGA153,276$782+68%

426Saginaw, MIMI187,688$783+58%

427Scranton, PAPA574,418$783+79%

428Goldsboro, NCNC122,278$784+72%

429Greencastle, ININ37,876$784+70%

430Morgan City, LALA46,552$784+97%

431Oshkosh, WIWI174,218$784+57%

432Burlington, IAIA44,061$784+83%

433Kearney, NENE57,962$785+60%

434Riverton, WYWY39,464$785+106%

435Spearfish, SDSD29,459$785+89%

436Austin, MNMN40,971$785+107%

437Owensboro, KYKY113,962$786+94%

438Jackson, TNTN184,569$786+71%

439Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883$786+51%

440Fond du Lac, WIWI104,669$786+57%

441Rome, GAGA101,378$786+65%

442Wausau, WIWI139,432$786+62%

443Batavia, NYNY58,416$786+52%

444Cortland, NYNY45,850$787+67%

445El Campo, TXTX42,060$787+90%

446Ardmore, OKOK48,910$787+89%

447Grand Forks, NDND105,046$787+75%

448Fairmont, WVWV55,584$788+97%

449Waterloo, IAIA169,189$788+73%

450Jacksonville, TXTX53,337$789+92%

451Lafayette, LALA423,758$790+91%

452Hot Springs, ARAR99,695$791+65%

453Albany, GAGA145,510$792+71%

454Woodward, OKOK19,827$792+100%

455Greenville, NCNC182,936$793+68%

456Angola, ININ34,799$793+53%

457Statesboro, GAGA97,977$795+87%

458Branson, MOMO57,001$795+65%

459Adrian, MIMI97,779$796+54%

460Williamsport, PAPA112,587$797+78%

461Athens, OHOH63,197$797+70%

462Green Bay, WIWI336,756$799+59%

463Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666$799+86%

464Duluth, MNMN281,219$800+94%

465Warsaw, ININ80,892$800+59%

466Jackson, MIMI159,552$800+58%

467Sanford, NCNC70,258$800+61%

468Morgantown, WVWV141,995$800+90%

469Lynchburg, VAVA269,169$801+80%

470Sebring, FLFL111,122$801+67%

471Topeka, KSKS233,052$801+68%

472Enterprise, ALAL56,953$802+93%

473Owatonna, MNMN37,464$802+70%

474Dubuque, IAIA99,381$802+85%

475Farmington, NMNM120,340$803+75%

476Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332$803+71%

477Athens, TXTX88,595$803+73%

478Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553$804+74%

479Picayune, MSMS59,363$804+91%

480Clewiston, FLFL61,546$805+68%

481Scottsbluff, NENE36,272$805+88%

482Corsicana, TXTX57,181$806+78%

483Midland, MIMI83,754$807+62%

484Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448$808+70%

485Roswell, NMNM63,364$808+101%

486South Bend, ININ324,538$809+54%

487Sumter, SCSC105,067$809+75%

488Lewisburg, TNTN38,071$809+82%

489Alexandria, LALA147,952$809+90%

490Sevierville, TNTN101,342$810+58%

491Lawton, OKOK127,590$810+82%

492LaGrange, GAGA107,097$811+84%

493Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850$811+86%

494Sioux City, IAIA145,738$811+63%

495Waynesville, NCNC63,369$811+78%

496New Iberia, LALA66,846$811+109%

497Alamogordo, NMNM70,368$811+84%

498Stillwater, OKOK83,889$811+77%

499Brainerd, MNMN100,562$811+89%

500Baraboo, WIWI66,652$812+60%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest median gross rent?

Zapata, TX ranks #1 with $513 (2020 Decennial Census).

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

Zapata, TX, Deming, NM, Escanaba, MI, Greenwood, MS, 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.