States 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 52 states 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 | Median Gross Rent ↓ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $1,956 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $1,938 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $1,900 |
| 4 | Colorado | $1,693 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $1,687 |
| 6 | Washington | $1,682 |
| 7 | Maryland | $1,662 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $1,653 |
| 9 | New York | $1,576 |
| 10 | Florida | $1,564 |
| 11 | Virginia | $1,514 |
| 12 | Nevada | $1,489 |
| 13 | Oregon | $1,450 |
| 14 | Arizona | $1,431 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $1,431 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $1,423 |
| 17 | Utah | $1,405 |
| 18 | Alaska | $1,388 |
| 19 | Delaware | $1,341 |
| 20 | Texas | $1,339 |
| 21 | Georgia | $1,306 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $1,273 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $1,235 |
| 24 | Illinois | $1,227 |
| 25 | Vermont | $1,193 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $1,162 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $1,162 |
| 28 | Idaho | $1,150 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $1,126 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $1,122 |
| 31 | Michigan | $1,084 |
| 32 | Maine | $1,084 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $1,045 |
| 34 | Louisiana | $1,038 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $1,035 |
| 36 | Montana | $1,031 |
| 37 | Kansas | $1,029 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $1,021 |
| 39 | Indiana | $1,020 |
| 40 | Missouri | $996 |
| 41 | Ohio | $988 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $980 |
| 43 | Wyoming | $968 |
| 44 | Alabama | $963 |
| 45 | Iowa | $949 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $934 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $933 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $923 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $914 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $912 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $850 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $562 |