Cheapest median gross rent in the United States
US states, counties, cities, and ZIP codes ranked by median gross rent.
Across the United States, this page ranks states, counties, cities & places, zip codes by median gross rent — which have the lowest rents, from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among states, Puerto Rico leads at $562.
Among counties, Issaquena County leads at $253.
States
| # | Name | Median gross rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | $562 | |
| 2 | West Virginia | $850 | |
| 3 | South Dakota | $912 | |
| 4 | Arkansas | $914 | |
| 5 | Mississippi | $923 | |
| 6 | Kentucky | $933 | |
| 7 | North Dakota | $934 | |
| 8 | Iowa | $949 | |
| 9 | Alabama | $963 | |
| 10 | Wyoming | $968 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma | $980 | |
| 12 | Ohio | $988 | |
| 13 | Missouri | $996 | |
| 14 | Indiana | $1,020 | |
| 15 | New Mexico | $1,021 | |
| 16 | Kansas | $1,029 | |
| 17 | Montana | $1,031 | |
| 18 | Nebraska | $1,035 | |
| 19 | Louisiana | $1,038 | |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $1,045 | |
| 21 | Maine | $1,084 | |
| 22 | Michigan | $1,084 | |
| 23 | Tennessee | $1,122 | |
| 24 | South Carolina | $1,126 | |
| 25 | Idaho | $1,150 | |
| 26 | North Carolina | $1,162 | |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $1,162 | |
| 28 | Vermont | $1,193 | |
| 29 | Illinois | $1,227 | |
| 30 | Minnesota | $1,235 | |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $1,273 | |
| 32 | Georgia | $1,306 | |
| 33 | Texas | $1,339 | |
| 34 | Delaware | $1,341 | |
| 35 | Alaska | $1,388 | |
| 36 | Utah | $1,405 | |
| 37 | New Hampshire | $1,423 | |
| 38 | Arizona | $1,431 | |
| 39 | Connecticut | $1,431 | |
| 40 | Oregon | $1,450 | |
| 41 | Nevada | $1,489 | |
| 42 | Virginia | $1,514 | |
| 43 | Florida | $1,564 | |
| 44 | New York | $1,576 | |
| 45 | New Jersey | $1,653 | |
| 46 | Maryland | $1,662 | |
| 47 | Washington | $1,682 | |
| 48 | Massachusetts | $1,687 | |
| 49 | Colorado | $1,693 | |
| 50 | District of Columbia | $1,900 | |
| 51 | Hawaii | $1,938 | |
| 52 | California | $1,956 |
Counties
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- Most college-educated
- Highest poverty rate
- Lowest poverty rate
- Highest homeownership rate
- Lowest homeownership rate
- Longest commutes
- Shortest commutes
- Largest households
- Newest housing
- Oldest housing
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023)
- Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023)
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