Median rent in U.S. cities
Median gross rent for renters in each city, from the most expensive to the least expensive. Gross rent includes the utilities paid by the tenant, so it is comparable with a monthly rent bill rather than with a rent-only quote.
| City | Median rent | Median household income | Rent / income | Salary needed | Price level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont, CA | $2,905 | $176,350 | 19.8% | $116,200 | 112.6 |
| Irvine, CA | $2,893 | $129,647 | 26.8% | $115,700 | 112.6 |
| San Jose, CA | $2,617 | $141,565 | 22.2% | $104,700 | 112.9 |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $2,486 | $119,926 | 24.9% | $99,400 | 112.6 |
| San Francisco, CA | $2,419 | $141,446 | 20.5% | $96,800 | 118.2 |
| Arlington, VA | $2,275 | $140,160 | 19.5% | $91,000 | 100.7 |
| San Diego, CA | $2,223 | $104,321 | 25.6% | $88,900 | 111.5 |
| Chula Vista, CA | $2,122 | $105,173 | 24.2% | $84,900 | 112.6 |
| Boston, MA | $2,093 | $94,755 | 26.5% | $83,700 | 111.6 |
| Anaheim, CA | $2,082 | $90,583 | 27.6% | $83,300 | 112.6 |
| Moreno Valley, CA | $2,036 | $87,477 | 27.9% | $81,400 | 112.6 |
| Gilbert, AZ | $2,028 | $121,351 | 20.1% | $81,100 | 101.1 |
| Seattle, WA | $1,998 | $121,984 | 19.7% | $79,900 | 113.0 |
| Santa Ana, CA | $1,975 | $88,354 | 26.8% | $79,000 | 112.6 |
| Oakland, CA | $1,917 | $97,369 | 23.6% | $76,700 | 112.6 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $1,910 | $107,372 | 21.3% | $76,400 | 101.1 |
| Jersey City, NJ | $1,902 | $94,813 | 24.1% | $76,100 | 108.9 |
| Frisco, TX | $1,902 | $146,158 | 15.6% | $76,100 | 97.2 |
| Washington, DC | $1,900 | $106,287 | 21.4% | $76,000 | 108.6 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $1,879 | $80,366 | 28.1% | $75,200 | 115.5 |
| Enterprise, NV | $1,823 | $93,980 | 23.3% | $72,900 | 97.0 |
| Riverside, CA | $1,812 | $88,575 | 24.6% | $72,500 | 107.9 |
| Chandler, AZ | $1,806 | $103,691 | 20.9% | $72,200 | 101.1 |
| Long Beach, CA | $1,803 | $83,969 | 25.8% | $72,100 | 112.6 |
| Plano, TX | $1,792 | $108,649 | 19.8% | $71,700 | 97.2 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $1,783 | $85,428 | 25.1% | $71,300 | 110.2 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $1,781 | $78,137 | 27.4% | $71,200 | 101.7 |
| New York, NY | $1,779 | $79,713 | 26.8% | $71,200 | 112.5 |
| Denver, CO | $1,770 | $91,681 | 23.2% | $70,800 | 105.5 |
| Aurora, CO | $1,759 | $84,320 | 25.0% | $70,400 | 101.4 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $1,751 | $76,062 | 27.6% | $70,000 | 102.6 |
| Henderson, NV | $1,750 | $88,654 | 23.7% | $70,000 | 97.0 |
| Fontana, CA | $1,733 | $98,187 | 21.2% | $69,300 | 112.6 |
| Yonkers, NY | $1,730 | $81,816 | 25.4% | $69,200 | 107.6 |
| Sacramento, CA | $1,694 | $83,753 | 24.3% | $67,800 | 108.9 |
| Miami, FL | $1,657 | $59,390 | 33.5% | $66,300 | 111.8 |
| Austin, TX | $1,655 | $91,461 | 21.7% | $66,200 | 97.6 |
| Orlando, FL | $1,650 | $69,268 | 28.6% | $66,000 | 101.1 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $1,649 | $90,685 | 21.8% | $66,000 | 97.4 |
| Spring Valley, NV | $1,642 | $72,364 | 27.2% | $65,700 | 97.0 |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,617 | $81,938 | 23.7% | $64,700 | 100.9 |
| Modesto, CA | $1,609 | $77,899 | 24.8% | $64,400 | 105.0 |
| North Las Vegas, NV | $1,605 | $76,772 | 25.1% | $64,200 | 97.0 |
| Tacoma, WA | $1,597 | $83,857 | 22.9% | $63,900 | 108.6 |
| Portland, OR | $1,596 | $88,792 | 21.6% | $63,800 | 106.6 |
| Tampa, FL | $1,567 | $71,302 | 26.4% | $62,700 | 103.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,562 | $83,198 | 22.5% | $62,500 | 97.4 |
| Hialeah, FL | $1,558 | $53,079 | 35.2% | $62,300 | 103.5 |
| St. Petersburg, FL | $1,542 | $73,118 | 25.3% | $61,700 | 103.5 |
| Garland, TX | $1,525 | $74,717 | 24.5% | $61,000 | 97.2 |
| Chesapeake, VA | $1,523 | $94,189 | 19.4% | $60,900 | 100.7 |
| Irving, TX | $1,517 | $79,641 | 22.9% | $60,700 | 97.2 |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,504 | $78,438 | 23.0% | $60,200 | 97.0 |
| Stockton, CA | $1,495 | $76,851 | 23.3% | $59,800 | 107.4 |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | $1,486 | $75,197 | 23.7% | $59,400 | 92.5 |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,478 | $78,779 | 22.5% | $59,100 | 101.1 |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,468 | $82,424 | 21.4% | $58,700 | 98.0 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,458 | $77,041 | 22.7% | $58,300 | 105.5 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $1,456 | $70,723 | 24.7% | $58,200 | 97.4 |
| Anchorage, AK | $1,453 | $98,152 | 17.8% | $58,100 | 104.5 |
| Reno, NV | $1,453 | $78,448 | 22.2% | $58,100 | 97.4 |
| San Bernardino, CA | $1,433 | $63,988 | 26.9% | $57,300 | 112.6 |
| Worcester, MA | $1,415 | $67,544 | 25.1% | $56,600 | 102.0 |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,412 | $76,602 | 22.1% | $56,500 | 97.2 |
| Durham, NC | $1,412 | $79,234 | 21.4% | $56,500 | 96.6 |
| Dallas, TX | $1,403 | $67,760 | 24.9% | $56,100 | 103.3 |
| Glendale, AZ | $1,397 | $70,139 | 23.9% | $55,900 | 101.1 |
| Arlington, TX | $1,389 | $73,519 | 22.7% | $55,600 | 97.2 |
| Chicago, IL | $1,380 | $75,134 | 22.0% | $55,200 | 102.6 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,375 | $66,981 | 24.6% | $55,000 | 99.2 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,371 | $77,397 | 21.3% | $54,800 | 102.2 |
| Madison, WI | $1,364 | $76,983 | 21.3% | $54,600 | 95.8 |
| Boise City, ID | $1,359 | $81,308 | 20.1% | $54,400 | 93.4 |
| Newark, NJ | $1,330 | $48,416 | 33.0% | $53,200 | 108.9 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,329 | $80,269 | 19.9% | $53,200 | 104.5 |
| Fresno, CA | $1,324 | $66,804 | 23.8% | $53,000 | 104.0 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,323 | $60,698 | 26.2% | $52,900 | 103.5 |
| Richmond, VA | $1,314 | $62,671 | 25.2% | $52,600 | 98.0 |
| Houston, TX | $1,313 | $62,894 | 25.1% | $52,500 | 100.2 |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,290 | $59,623 | 26.0% | $51,600 | 102.7 |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,258 | $62,917 | 24.0% | $50,300 | 93.7 |
| St. Paul, MN | $1,248 | $73,055 | 20.5% | $49,900 | 98.4 |
| Norfolk, VA | $1,246 | $64,017 | 23.4% | $49,800 | 100.7 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $1,230 | $66,325 | 22.2% | $49,200 | 91.3 |
| Columbus, OH | $1,224 | $65,327 | 22.5% | $49,000 | 94.5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $1,221 | $64,137 | 22.8% | $48,800 | 94.4 |
| New Orleans, LA | $1,211 | $55,339 | 26.3% | $48,400 | 91.1 |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,186 | $67,449 | 21.1% | $47,400 | 93.3 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $1,179 | $56,395 | 25.1% | $47,200 | 91.4 |
| Omaha, NE | $1,150 | $72,708 | 19.0% | $46,000 | 92.5 |
| Spokane, WA | $1,141 | $65,745 | 20.8% | $45,600 | 101.0 |
| Lubbock, TX | $1,137 | $60,487 | 22.6% | $45,500 | 90.9 |
| Memphis, TN | $1,123 | $51,211 | 26.3% | $44,900 | 92.4 |
| Greensboro, NC | $1,114 | $58,884 | 22.7% | $44,600 | 92.7 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $1,112 | $62,995 | 21.2% | $44,500 | 94.6 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $1,101 | $67,631 | 19.5% | $44,000 | 90.5 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,085 | $65,604 | 19.9% | $43,400 | 93.0 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $1,083 | $66,702 | 19.5% | $43,300 | 91.0 |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,079 | $54,546 | 23.7% | $43,200 | 94.3 |
| Huntsville, AL | $1,078 | $70,778 | 18.3% | $43,100 | 94.4 |
| Columbus, GA | $1,072 | $56,622 | 22.7% | $42,900 | 88.8 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $1,069 | $64,731 | 19.8% | $42,800 | 94.0 |
| Des Moines, IA | $1,054 | $63,966 | 19.8% | $42,200 | 92.7 |
| Lincoln, NE | $1,045 | $69,991 | 17.9% | $41,800 | 92.0 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $1,044 | $49,944 | 25.1% | $41,800 | 90.8 |
| El Paso, TX | $1,041 | $58,734 | 21.3% | $41,600 | 90.2 |
| Rochester, NY | $1,039 | $46,628 | 26.7% | $41,600 | 97.7 |
| Detroit, MI | $1,034 | $39,575 | 31.4% | $41,400 | 98.0 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,033 | $51,888 | 23.9% | $41,300 | 95.5 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $1,033 | $57,673 | 21.5% | $41,300 | 94.1 |
| Laredo, TX | $1,001 | $63,264 | 19.0% | $40,000 | 87.8 |
| Tulsa, OK | $998 | $58,407 | 20.5% | $39,900 | 89.5 |
| Buffalo, NY | $989 | $48,050 | 24.7% | $39,600 | 94.4 |
| St. Louis, MO | $978 | $55,279 | 21.2% | $39,100 | 96.3 |
| Wichita, KS | $960 | $63,072 | 18.3% | $38,400 | 89.5 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $959 | $60,293 | 19.1% | $38,400 | 90.0 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $953 | $51,707 | 22.1% | $38,100 | 94.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $894 | $39,187 | 27.4% | $35,800 | 93.0 |
| Toledo, OH | $880 | $47,532 | 22.2% | $35,200 | 90.4 |
Median gross rent is Census table B25064: contract rent plus the average monthly cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
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How these figures are built
Rent, household income and population come from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates American Community Survey; the price level is the regional price parity published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The salary needed keeps median rent at 30% of gross pay. Every figure is published as-is, with no estimate of our own.