RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Lowest median rent, US states · 2000

US states with the lowest median gross rent (2000 ACS). West Virginia leads at $401. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,906$602–

01West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373$401+32%

02North Dakota, NDND784,841$412+32%

03South Dakota, SDSD907,428$426+39%

04Wyoming, WYWY582,397$437+31%

05Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779$439+42%

06Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824$445+39%

07Montana, MTMT1,116,875$447+44%

08Alabama, ALAL5,086,768$447+38%

09Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391$453+38%

10Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634$456+34%

11Louisiana, LALA4,611,961$466+32%

12Iowa, IAIA3,210,507$470+40%

13Missouri, MOMO6,191,814$484+32%

14Nebraska, NENE1,978,707$491+41%

15Maine, MEME1,387,817$497+19%

16Kansas, KSKS2,947,197$498+34%

17New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246$503+35%

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383$505+41%

19South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225$510+36%

20Idaho, IDID1,934,262$515+56%

21Ohio, OHOH11,810,293$515+36%

22Indiana, ININ6,851,073$521+39%

23Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639$531+31%

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872$540+35%

25Michigan, MIMI10,077,761$546+29%

26North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404$548+43%

27Vermont, VTVT647,106$553+24%

28Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801$553+13%

29Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445$566+34%

30Texas, TXTX30,188,424$574+45%

31Utah, UTUT3,392,331$597+62%

32Illinois, ILIL12,694,798$605+36%

33Georgia, GAGA10,940,407$613+42%

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,294$618+29%

35Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838$619+41%

36Oregon, OROR4,254,293$620+52%

37Delaware, DEDE1,021,191$639+29%

38Florida, FLFL22,416,077$641+33%

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868$646+18%

40Virginia, VAVA8,705,170$650+31%

41Washington, WAWA7,816,116$663+49%

42Colorado, COCO5,862,189$671+61%

43New York, NYNY19,852,366$672+38%

44Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508$681+14%

45Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056$684+18%

46Maryland, MDMD6,206,011$689+26%

47Nevada, NVNV3,184,612$699+37%

48Alaska, AKAK735,706$720+29%

49California, CACA39,287,377$747+20%

50New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809$751+27%

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235$779+20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest median gross rent?

West Virginia ranks #1 with $401 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by median gross rent?

West Virginia, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Mississippi.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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.