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Census ACS 5-Year · 500 counties

US Counties With Highest Rent

Counties with the highest rents cluster in coastal California, the New York metro, Hawaii, and Boston. Median monthly gross rents in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties exceed $2,500. High rents are driven by housing scarcity (limited construction, restrictive zoning), strong demand from high-paying jobs, and elevated incomes that competitively bid up available units. Rent burdens at these levels push many service-economy workers to extreme commutes or out of the region entirely.

Key Findings

  • 1San Mateo County, CA leads with a median rent of $2,893, followed by Santa Clara County, CA ($2,814) and Marin County, CA ($2,584).
  • 2Kent County, MI ranks last at $1,176, while San Mateo County, CA leads at $2,893.
  • 3The national median across all states is $1,413 (Strafford County, NH at the midpoint).
  • 4The top 10 states are: San Mateo County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, Marin County, CA, San Francisco County, CA, Orange County, CA, Contra Costa County, CA, Alameda County, CA, Loudoun County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Ventura County, CA.

Full Ranking: US Counties With Highest Rent

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#CountyStateMedian RentHome Value
1Yuba County, CACA$1,209$380,000
2York County, VAVA$1,777$411,200
3York County, SCSC$1,304$322,700
4York County, MEME$1,239$357,200
5Yolo County, CACA$1,757$593,800
6Yavapai County, AZAZ$1,258$392,900
7Yamhill County, OROR$1,377$442,700
8Yakutat City and Borough, AKAK$1,276$185,000
9Wright County, MNMN$1,246$332,800
10Worcester County, MDMD$1,180$348,100
11Worcester County, MAMA$1,347$390,700
12Wise County, TXTX$1,239$277,200
13Winchester city, VAVA$1,298$325,900
14Wilson County, TNTN$1,370$397,000
15Williamson County, TXTX$1,720$414,600
16Williamson County, TNTN$1,895$673,700
17Williamsburg city, VAVA$1,361$393,200
18Will County, ILIL$1,413$298,000
19Wicomico County, MDMD$1,238$238,900
20Whatcom County, WAWA$1,465$536,100
21Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT$2,060$625,400
22Westchester County, NYNY$1,876$638,400
23Weld County, COCO$1,469$444,500
24Weber County, UTUT$1,269$389,200
25Waukesha County, WIWI$1,300$373,600
26Washtenaw County, MIMI$1,400$353,000
27Washoe County, NVNV$1,507$496,600
28Washington County, UTUT$1,464$465,600
29Washington County, RIRI$1,303$469,800
30Washington County, OROR$1,773$558,500
31Washington County, MNMN$1,637$400,900
32Wasatch County, UTUT$1,905$724,400
33Warren County, VAVA$1,199$315,800
34Warren County, OHOH$1,293$319,700
35Warren County, NJNJ$1,368$323,100
36Walton County, GAGA$1,231$300,500
37Walton County, FLFL$1,674$376,400
38Waller County, TXTX$1,210$292,000
39Wake County, NCNC$1,508$422,800
40Volusia County, FLFL$1,368$278,000
41Virginia Beach city, VAVA$1,649$366,300
42Ventura County, CACA$2,248$768,400
43Utah County, UTUT$1,441$489,200
44Union County, OHOH$1,188$306,600
45Union County, NJNJ$1,664$488,800
46Union County, NCNC$1,390$374,400
47Ulster County, NYNY$1,335$315,100
48Tuolumne County, CACA$1,247$406,200
49Tulare County, CACA$1,206$303,000
50Travis County, TXTX$1,669$487,600
51Tompkins County, NYNY$1,374$271,500
52Thurston County, WAWA$1,634$451,500
53Teton County, WYWY$1,758$1.4M
54Teton County, IDID$1,196$595,900
55Teller County, COCO$1,746$445,000
56Tarrant County, TXTX$1,447$294,100
57Talbot County, MDMD$1,248$398,300
58Sutter County, CACA$1,364$399,400
59Sussex County, NJNJ$1,503$342,800
60Sussex County, DEDE$1,221$353,300
61Sumter County, FLFL$1,225$356,000
62Sumner County, TNTN$1,339$364,000
63Summit County, UTUT$1,969$1.0M
64Summit County, COCO$1,851$850,700
65Suffolk County, NYNY$2,190$539,500
66Suffolk County, MAMA$2,069$680,700
67Suffolk city, VAVA$1,484$329,600
68Strafford County, NHNH$1,413$332,400
69Stanislaus County, CACA$1,528$426,600
70Stafford County, VAVA$1,925$458,800
71St. Tammany Parish, LALA$1,305$272,200
72St. Mary's County, MDMD$1,692$390,900
73St. Lucie County, FLFL$1,489$305,800
74St. Johns County, FLFL$1,775$457,600
75St. Croix County, WIWI$1,238$349,700
76St. Charles County, MOMO$1,312$296,800
77Spotsylvania County, VAVA$1,733$375,000
78Spokane County, WAWA$1,200$370,500
79Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT$1,316$293,900
80Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK$1,304$262,800
81South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT$1,463$328,300
82Sonoma County, CACA$2,093$779,000
83Somerset County, NJNJ$1,921$523,900
84Solano County, CACA$2,088$589,600
85Snohomish County, WAWA$1,866$644,600
86Smith County, TXTX$1,197$220,800
87Skagway Municipality, AKAK$1,228$430,000
88Skagit County, WAWA$1,439$486,200
89Sitka City and Borough, AKAK$1,350$442,100
90Sierra County, CACA$1,181$334,100
91Shelby County, ALAL$1,348$298,700
92Shasta County, CACA$1,267$347,200
93Seminole County, FLFL$1,686$357,300
94Scott County, MNMN$1,485$393,500
95Scott County, KYKY$1,181$264,200
96Sarpy County, NENE$1,284$287,600
97Saratoga County, NYNY$1,347$324,800
98Sarasota County, FLFL$1,715$373,100
99Santa Rosa County, FLFL$1,445$302,100
100Santa Fe County, NMNM$1,318$416,900
101Santa Cruz County, CACA$2,172$1.0M
102Santa Clara County, CACA$2,814$1.4M
103Santa Barbara County, CACA$2,050$735,700
104Sandoval County, NMNM$1,408$282,300
105San Patricio County, TXTX$1,239$180,400
106San Mateo County, CACA$2,893$1.5M
107San Luis Obispo County, CACA$1,899$777,200
108San Juan County, WAWA$1,413$726,500
109San Joaquin County, CACA$1,633$494,500
110San Francisco County, CACA$2,419$1.4M
111San Diego County, CACA$2,154$791,600
112San Bernardino County, CACA$1,706$475,000
113San Benito County, CACA$1,922$751,500
114Salt Lake County, UTUT$1,493$484,500
115Salem County, NJNJ$1,185$223,000
116Sacramento County, CACA$1,702$498,900
117Rutherford County, TNTN$1,405$346,400
118Routt County, COCO$1,845$756,200
119Rockwall County, TXTX$1,899$386,000
120Rockland County, NYNY$1,826$564,200
121Rockingham County, NHNH$1,619$461,400
122Rockdale County, GAGA$1,341$256,600
123Riverside County, CACA$1,814$510,300
124Richmond County, NYNY$1,689$658,500
125Richmond city, VAVA$1,314$328,100
126Richland County, SCSC$1,185$224,200
127Rensselaer County, NYNY$1,182$244,300
128Rappahannock County, VAVA$1,384$490,200
129Rankin County, MSMS$1,210$223,400
130Ramsey County, MNMN$1,298$304,900
131Queens County, NYNY$1,915$699,200
132Queen Anne's County, MDMD$1,611$441,800
133Putnam County, NYNY$1,824$448,000
134Providence County, RIRI$1,242$339,100
135Prince William County, VAVA$2,002$500,600
136Prince George's County, MDMD$1,761$404,300
137Prince George County, VAVA$1,563$268,300
138Portsmouth city, VAVA$1,266$229,400
139Poquoson city, VAVA$1,634$403,000
140Polk County, OROR$1,270$419,500
141Polk County, FLFL$1,272$240,000
142Plymouth County, MAMA$1,655$513,000
143Platte County, MOMO$1,247$317,600
144Plaquemines Parish, LALA$1,611$275,800
145Placer County, CACA$1,991$658,800
146Pitkin County, COCO$1,880$1.1M
147Pinellas County, FLFL$1,525$319,000
148Pinal County, AZAZ$1,417$312,100
149Pike County, PAPA$1,383$250,900
150Pierce County, WAWA$1,722$484,400
151Philadelphia County, PAPA$1,323$232,400
152Petersburg Borough, AKAK$1,208$301,300
153Paulding County, GAGA$1,622$289,000
154Passaic County, NJNJ$1,553$439,400
155Pasco County, FLFL$1,372$265,800
156Parker County, TXTX$1,440$343,600
157Park County, COCO$1,942$489,300
158Palm Beach County, FLFL$1,818$407,300
159Ouray County, COCO$1,398$670,100
160Osceola County, FLFL$1,651$317,600
161Orleans Parish, LALA$1,211$296,400
162Orange County, NYNY$1,602$361,100
163Orange County, NCNC$1,387$428,500
164Orange County, FLFL$1,675$358,300
165Orange County, CACA$2,352$915,500
166Onslow County, NCNC$1,198$219,500
167Olmsted County, MNMN$1,283$304,500
168Okaloosa County, FLFL$1,475$324,800
169Oconee County, GAGA$1,347$425,100
170Ocean County, NJNJ$1,702$366,600
171Oakland County, MIMI$1,319$320,400
172Nueces County, TXTX$1,224$194,700
173Northwest Arctic Borough, AKAK$1,336$162,500
174Northampton County, PAPA$1,335$285,000
175Norfolk County, MAMA$2,072$649,400
176Norfolk city, VAVA$1,246$271,900
177Nome Census Area, AKAK$1,328$201,000
178Newton County, GAGA$1,331$233,300
179Newport News city, VAVA$1,285$243,300
180Newport County, RIRI$1,652$559,700
181New York County, NYNY$2,132$1.1M
182New Kent County, VAVA$1,653$371,500
183New Hanover County, NCNC$1,343$353,700
184New Castle County, DEDE$1,379$329,800
185Nevada County, CACA$1,635$602,800
186Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT$1,288$290,800
187Nassau County, NYNY$2,195$658,700
188Nassau County, FLFL$1,335$351,100
189Napa County, CACA$2,141$838,800
190Nantucket County, MAMA$2,070$1.4M
191Multnomah County, OROR$1,582$528,000
192Morris County, NJNJ$1,860$557,000
193Morgan County, UTUT$1,493$600,900
194Moore County, NCNC$1,181$315,300
195Montgomery County, VAVA$1,206$283,600
196Montgomery County, TXTX$1,471$317,500
197Montgomery County, TNTN$1,219$248,300
198Montgomery County, PAPA$1,612$409,900
199Montgomery County, MDMD$2,030$615,200
200Monterey County, CACA$1,995$723,100
201Monroe County, PAPA$1,347$241,200
202Monroe County, FLFL$1,959$723,800
203Mono County, CACA$1,593$514,300
204Monmouth County, NJNJ$1,771$566,500
205Midland County, TXTX$1,383$293,000
206Middlesex County, NJNJ$1,810$439,300
207Middlesex County, MAMA$2,126$687,200
208Miami-Dade County, FLFL$1,731$425,400
209Merrimack County, NHNH$1,293$330,600
210Mercer County, NJNJ$1,515$351,000
211Merced County, CACA$1,284$368,400
212Mendocino County, CACA$1,325$486,000
213Mecklenburg County, NCNC$1,521$371,200
214McHenry County, ILIL$1,358$286,900
215Maury County, TNTN$1,206$307,500
216Maui County, HIHI$1,863$858,600
217Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AKAK$1,258$319,200
218Mason County, WAWA$1,205$377,400
219Martin County, FLFL$1,499$386,500
220Mariposa County, CACA$1,268$358,000
221Marion County, OROR$1,333$383,300
222Marin County, CACA$2,584$1.4M
223Maricopa County, AZAZ$1,587$414,700
224Manatee County, FLFL$1,549$359,800
225Manassas Park city, VAVA$2,175$381,200
226Manassas city, VAVA$1,835$434,700
227Madera County, CACA$1,307$367,700
228Lyon County, NVNV$1,259$342,600
229Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT$1,399$359,000
230Louisa County, VAVA$1,208$275,600
231Loudoun County, VAVA$2,317$701,000
232Los Angeles County, CACA$1,893$783,300
233Los Alamos County, NMNM$1,308$452,500
234Livingston County, MIMI$1,236$331,100
235Linn County, OROR$1,273$344,600
236Lincoln County, SDSD$1,237$323,500
237Liberty County, GAGA$1,203$180,200
238Leon County, FLFL$1,230$279,800
239Lehigh County, PAPA$1,326$276,100
240Leelanau County, MIMI$1,223$406,900
241Lee County, FLFL$1,597$326,300
242Larimer County, COCO$1,677$532,200
243Lane County, OROR$1,287$395,800
244Lancaster County, PAPA$1,289$279,400
245Lake County, ILIL$1,434$326,600
246Lake County, FLFL$1,468$287,900
247Lake County, COCO$1,599$401,300
248Lake County, CACA$1,292$316,800
249La Plata County, COCO$1,409$549,100
250Kootenai County, IDID$1,330$467,400
251Kodiak Island Borough, AKAK$1,669$382,700
252Knox County, TNTN$1,180$279,700
253Kittitas County, WAWA$1,253$459,900
254Kitsap County, WAWA$1,741$505,700
255Kings County, NYNY$1,784$889,700
256Kings County, CACA$1,228$305,700
257King William County, VAVA$1,246$276,500
258King George County, VAVA$1,426$395,900
259King County, WAWA$2,035$811,200
260Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKAK$1,388$379,000
261Kern County, CACA$1,220$310,600
262Kent County, RIRI$1,264$333,900
263Kent County, MIMI$1,176$265,700
264Kent County, DEDE$1,285$290,600
265Kendall County, TXTX$1,576$489,800
266Kendall County, ILIL$1,763$298,900
267Kaufman County, TXTX$1,408$290,800
268Kauai County, HIHI$1,810$817,900
269Kane County, ILIL$1,404$303,000
270Kalawao County, HIHI$1,300-
271Juneau City and Borough, AKAK$1,462$432,500
272Johnson County, TXTX$1,343$254,600
273Johnson County, KSKS$1,385$366,000
274Johnson County, ININ$1,208$260,400
275Jefferson County, WAWA$1,291$495,100
276Jefferson County, NYNY$1,214$181,000
277Jefferson County, COCO$1,792$604,400
278Jeff Davis County, TXTX$1,314$234,400
279Jasper County, SCSC$1,307$269,400
280James City County, VAVA$1,491$419,200
281Jackson County, OROR$1,310$400,200
282Jackson County, COCO$1,484$250,000
283Isle of Wight County, VAVA$1,313$333,600
284Island County, WAWA$1,631$535,300
285Isanti County, MNMN$1,241$283,200
286Iredell County, NCNC$1,183$292,300
287Indian River County, FLFL$1,284$314,700
288Hyde County, NCNC$1,237$119,600
289Hunterdon County, NJNJ$1,707$498,800
290Hunt County, TXTX$1,184$210,900
291Humboldt County, CACA$1,249$418,800
292Hudson County, NJNJ$1,811$508,600
293Howard County, MDMD$2,038$576,700
294Horry County, SCSC$1,181$260,500
295Hood River County, OROR$1,381$571,200
296Hood County, TXTX$1,414$281,300
297Honolulu County, HIHI$2,054$873,000
298Hillsborough County, NHNH$1,532$385,500
299Hillsborough County, FLFL$1,543$333,300
300Hernando County, FLFL$1,209$240,700
301Henry County, GAGA$1,538$277,400
302Henrico County, VAVA$1,474$333,600
303Hennepin County, MNMN$1,439$376,500
304Hendricks County, ININ$1,364$281,500
305Hays County, TXTX$1,417$371,400
306Hawaii County, HIHI$1,411$486,400
307Harris County, TXTX$1,349$255,000
308Harford County, MDMD$1,557$367,300
309Hanover County, VAVA$1,496$372,700
310Hampton city, VAVA$1,346$234,100
311Hampshire County, MAMA$1,332$363,400
312Hamilton County, ININ$1,468$379,100
313Hall County, GAGA$1,247$313,600
314Gwinnett County, GAGA$1,713$345,700
315Gunnison County, COCO$1,191$597,200
316Guadalupe County, TXTX$1,439$285,900
317Greenville County, SCSC$1,198$273,900
318Greene County, VAVA$1,502$315,300
319Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT$1,482$397,000
320Grayson County, TXTX$1,178$228,300
321Grand Traverse County, MIMI$1,215$296,200
322Grand Isle County, VTVT$1,436$363,500
323Grand County, COCO$1,451$507,200
324Grafton County, NHNH$1,292$298,500
325Goochland County, VAVA$1,567$483,700
326Gloucester County, NJNJ$1,480$283,500
327Gilpin County, COCO$1,340$512,600
328Gillespie County, TXTX$1,331$432,300
329Garfield County, COCO$1,515$490,600
330Galveston County, TXTX$1,360$284,900
331Gallatin County, MTMT$1,574$604,900
332Fulton County, GAGA$1,635$431,200
333Fresno County, CACA$1,300$362,600
334Fredericksburg city, VAVA$1,521$461,500
335Frederick County, VAVA$1,402$355,000
336Frederick County, MDMD$1,706$437,700
337Franklin County, OHOH$1,233$265,700
338Fort Bend County, TXTX$1,770$350,300
339Forsyth County, GAGA$1,937$493,800
340Flagler County, FLFL$1,687$333,400
341Fayette County, GAGA$1,787$405,600
342Fauquier County, VAVA$1,561$543,700
343Falls Church city, VAVA$2,205$1.0M
344Fairfax County, VAVA$2,230$699,700
345Fairfax city, VAVA$2,122$677,400
346Fairbanks North Star Borough, AKAK$1,424$282,500
347Essex County, NJNJ$1,459$494,400
348Essex County, MAMA$1,673$584,000
349Esmeralda County, NVNV$1,319$102,500
350Escambia County, FLFL$1,234$234,200
351Ellis County, TXTX$1,449$306,400
352Elbert County, COCO$1,436$664,600
353El Paso County, COCO$1,609$431,000
354El Dorado County, CACA$1,626$640,500
355Eddy County, NMNM$1,183$199,400
356Ector County, TXTX$1,284$190,500
357Eagle County, COCO$2,032$814,700
358Duval County, FLFL$1,385$274,900
359Dutchess County, NYNY$1,522$368,100
360Durham County, NCNC$1,415$351,700
361DuPage County, ILIL$1,628$374,100
362Dukes County, MAMA$1,371$1.1M
363Douglas County, WAWA$1,234$402,900
364Douglas County, NVNV$1,545$587,400
365Douglas County, GAGA$1,447$262,200
366Douglas County, COCO$2,095$674,000
367Dorchester County, SCSC$1,381$294,400
368Dolores County, COCO$1,688$231,900
369District of Columbia, DCDC$1,900$724,600
370Dinwiddie County, VAVA$1,242$246,100
371DeSoto County, MSMS$1,341$248,700
372Deschutes County, OROR$1,674$596,000
373Denver County, COCO$1,770$586,700
374Denton County, TXTX$1,642$403,400
375Delaware County, PAPA$1,315$302,400
376Delaware County, OHOH$1,433$419,500
377Del Norte County, CACA$1,182$319,600
378DeKalb County, GAGA$1,591$331,400
379Dawson County, GAGA$1,425$351,900
380Davis County, UTUT$1,516$470,500
381Davidson County, TNTN$1,485$386,600
382Dare County, NCNC$1,307$425,400
383Dane County, WIWI$1,345$366,100
384Dallas County, TXTX$1,469$277,900
385Dallas County, IAIA$1,239$333,400
386Dakota County, MNMN$1,497$362,100
387Cumberland County, PAPA$1,184$261,900
388Cumberland County, NJNJ$1,254$205,600
389Cumberland County, MEME$1,492$411,400
390Culpeper County, VAVA$1,417$386,400
391Crook County, OROR$1,224$423,300
392Coweta County, GAGA$1,397$321,900
393Cook County, ILIL$1,381$305,200
394Contra Costa County, CACA$2,322$830,800
395Comal County, TXTX$1,460$398,800
396Columbia County, OROR$1,221$390,600
397Columbia County, NYNY$1,199$309,800
398Columbia County, GAGA$1,330$287,400
399Collin County, TXTX$1,792$447,600
400Collier County, FLFL$1,752$486,800
401Coconino County, AZAZ$1,406$413,200
402Cobb County, GAGA$1,640$373,700
403Clear Creek County, COCO$1,230$572,800
404Clayton County, GAGA$1,307$194,500
405Clay County, MOMO$1,220$256,400
406Clay County, FLFL$1,464$281,500
407Clarke County, VAVA$1,360$538,900
408Clark County, WAWA$1,668$487,900
409Clark County, NVNV$1,518$400,800
410Clackamas County, OROR$1,693$577,900
411Churchill County, NVNV$1,203$298,000
412Chugach Census Area, AKAK$1,397$330,900
413Chittenden County, VTVT$1,590$404,500
414Chesterfield County, VAVA$1,542$336,700
415Chester County, PAPA$1,691$461,800
416Cheshire County, NHNH$1,220$257,200
417Chesapeake city, VAVA$1,523$359,100
418Cherokee County, GAGA$1,703$389,800
419Chelan County, WAWA$1,182$454,900
420Cheatham County, TNTN$1,274$291,400
421Chattahoochee County, GAGA$1,235$99,800
422Chatham County, GAGA$1,382$273,300
423Charlottesville city, VAVA$1,453$448,400
424Charlotte County, FLFL$1,289$291,000
425Charleston County, SCSC$1,506$450,800
426Charles County, MDMD$1,897$402,300
427Chambers County, TXTX$1,548$289,900
428Chaffee County, COCO$1,514$598,500
429Centre County, PAPA$1,181$308,100
430Cecil County, MDMD$1,367$311,800
431Carver County, MNMN$1,444$426,900
432Carroll County, NHNH$1,179$348,900
433Carroll County, MDMD$1,370$406,400
434Caroline County, VAVA$1,201$283,100
435Capitol Planning Region, CTCT$1,351$298,200
436Cape May County, NJNJ$1,345$395,000
437Canyon County, IDID$1,259$350,300
438Canadian County, OKOK$1,208$230,300
439Camden County, NJNJ$1,346$262,200
440Camden County, NCNC$1,220$289,800
441Calvert County, MDMD$1,701$440,200
442Calaveras County, CACA$1,615$441,800
443Cabarrus County, NCNC$1,303$318,600
444Butte County, CACA$1,369$408,700
445Burnet County, TXTX$1,324$310,500
446Burlington County, NJNJ$1,669$326,700
447Buncombe County, NCNC$1,281$360,000
448Bucks County, PAPA$1,537$421,700
449Bryan County, GAGA$1,584$317,100
450Brunswick County, NCNC$1,267$314,700
451Broward County, FLFL$1,804$380,400
452Broomfield County, COCO$2,074$631,600
453Bronx County, NYNY$1,436$517,000
454Bristol County, RIRI$1,348$468,000
455Bristol County, MAMA$1,181$421,800
456Bristol Bay Borough, AKAK$1,318$269,800
457Brevard County, FLFL$1,456$304,400
458Brazoria County, TXTX$1,410$276,800
459Boulder County, COCO$1,893$713,900
460Boone County, KYKY$1,253$253,200
461Boone County, ININ$1,283$341,800
462Blaine County, IDID$1,217$663,800
463Bexar County, TXTX$1,290$244,100
464Bethel Census Area, AKAK$1,454$120,600
465Berkeley County, WVWV$1,238$248,000
466Berkeley County, SCSC$1,518$280,300
467Bergen County, NJNJ$1,863$593,200
468Benton County, WAWA$1,256$369,400
469Benton County, OROR$1,359$481,700
470Benton County, ARAR$1,193$285,100
471Belknap County, NHNH$1,184$340,000
472Beaufort County, SCSC$1,484$407,600
473Bay County, FLFL$1,424$276,900
474Bastrop County, TXTX$1,342$269,500
475Bartow County, GAGA$1,202$262,200
476Barrow County, GAGA$1,197$255,200
477Barnstable County, MAMA$1,596$575,900
478Baltimore County, MDMD$1,566$330,000
479Baltimore city, MDMD$1,290$219,300
480Baldwin County, ALAL$1,211$287,000
481Autauga County, ALAL$1,200$197,900
482Atlantic County, NJNJ$1,325$272,700
483Ascension Parish, LALA$1,283$265,300
484Arlington County, VAVA$2,275$864,800
485Archuleta County, COCO$1,409$451,400
486Arapahoe County, COCO$1,812$526,000
487Anoka County, MNMN$1,396$325,800
488Anne Arundel County, MDMD$1,990$450,300
489Andrews County, TXTX$1,364$188,200
490Anchorage Municipality, AKAK$1,453$375,900
491Amador County, CACA$1,380$422,800
492Alexandria city, VAVA$2,031$696,800
493Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK$1,886$419,100
494Albemarle County, VAVA$1,623$471,000
495Albany County, NYNY$1,252$277,400
496Alameda County, CACA$2,318$1.1M
497Alachua County, FLFL$1,255$266,800
498Addison County, VTVT$1,201$333,700
499Adams County, COCO$1,713$458,400
500Ada County, IDID$1,465$476,000

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

San Mateo County, CA has the highest median rent at $2,893, according to latest Census ACS data. Santa Clara County, CA and Marin County, CA round out the top three.

Kent County, MI has the lowest median rent at $1,176. Grayson County, TX is second-lowest at $1,178.

The median across all 500 states is $1,413. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.