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Metro Areas by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 935 metro areas ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Metro Areas Median Gross Rent ↓
101 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area $1,434
102 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Metro Area $1,434
103 Fairbanks-College, AK Metro Area $1,424
104 Anchorage, AK Metro Area $1,422
105 Granbury, TX Micro Area $1,414
106 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area $1,413
107 Hilo-Kailua, HI Micro Area $1,411
108 ZIP Code 33460 $1,411
109 Durango, CO Micro Area $1,409
110 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area $1,407
111 Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area $1,406
112 ZIP Code 33060 $1,406
113 ZIP Code 22580 $1,402
114 Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area $1,400
115 ZIP Code 30260 $1,391
116 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Metro Area $1,390
117 ZIP Code 14580 $1,387
118 Hemlock Farms, PA Micro Area $1,383
119 ZIP Code 14260 $1,383
120 Hood River, OR Micro Area $1,381
121 ZIP Code 45140 $1,379
122 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area $1,378
123 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area $1,378
124 Midland, TX Metro Area $1,377
125 Ithaca, NY Metro Area $1,374
126 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area $1,374
127 Savannah, GA Metro Area $1,370
128 ZIP Code 37060 $1,368
129 Andrews, TX Micro Area $1,364
130 ZIP Code 37020 $1,364
131 Corvallis, OR Metro Area $1,359
132 ZIP Code 25540 $1,357
133 East Stroudsburg, PA Micro Area $1,347
134 ZIP Code 30060 $1,344
135 ZIP Code 21120 $1,338
136 ZIP Code 10460 $1,332
137 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Metro Area $1,332
138 Fredericksburg, TX Micro Area $1,331
139 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metro Area $1,330
140 ZIP Code 46220 $1,330
141 ZIP Code 17540 $1,329
142 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area $1,328
143 Ukiah, CA Micro Area $1,325
144 Salem, OR Metro Area $1,324
145 ZIP Code 20020 $1,317
146 Wilmington, NC Metro Area $1,313
147 Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area $1,309
148 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area $1,309
149 Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area $1,307
150 ZIP Code 31220 $1,306
151 Yuba City, CA Metro Area $1,306
152 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Metro Area $1,305
153 Madison, WI Metro Area $1,300
154 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area $1,299
155 Concord, NH Micro Area $1,293
156 Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area $1,289
157 Dover, DE Metro Area $1,285
158 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Metro Area $1,284
159 Merced, CA Metro Area $1,284
160 Odessa, TX Metro Area $1,284
161 ZIP Code 10540 $1,273
162 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area $1,272
163 ZIP Code 32580 $1,268
164 ZIP Code 16620 $1,268
165 Redding, CA Metro Area $1,267
166 ZIP Code 32780 $1,258
167 Ellensburg, WA Micro Area $1,253
168 ZIP Code 12780 $1,252
169 Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area $1,249
170 ZIP Code 20660 $1,248
171 Gainesville, GA Metro Area $1,247
172 ZIP Code 43760 $1,247
173 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area $1,236
174 ZIP Code 22620 $1,230
175 Wildwood-The Villages, FL Metro Area $1,225
176 Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area $1,224
177 Asheville, NC Metro Area $1,223
178 Seaford, DE Micro Area $1,221
179 Keene, NH Micro Area $1,220
180 Gainesville, FL Metro Area $1,219
181 ZIP Code 33980 $1,216
182 ZIP Code 46060 $1,215
183 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area $1,211
184 Columbus, OH Metro Area $1,208
185 ZIP Code 14740 $1,208
186 Visalia, CA Metro Area $1,206
187 Fallon, NV Micro Area $1,203
188 ZIP Code 43220 $1,202
189 Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area $1,201
190 ZIP Code 41540 $1,200
191 Hudson, NY Micro Area $1,199
192 ZIP Code 27340 $1,198
193 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metro Area $1,198
194 Rochester, MN Metro Area $1,195
195 ZIP Code 14620 $1,193
196 ZIP Code 48220 $1,191
197 ZIP Code 15220 $1,190
198 ZIP Code 12180 $1,188
199 ZIP Code 40220 $1,187
200 Laconia, NH Micro Area $1,184