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US cities by median gross rent (monthly)

Clayton, CA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 3212 cities in 2023, at $3,501. Roma, TX had the lowest, at $552. The median was $1,279 and the figure for the United States was $1,348. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,501Clayton, CA
Lowest552Roma, TX
Median1,2793212 cities
United States1,348History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Clayton, CA: 3,501 USDClayton, CA3,501Cupertino, CA: 3,501 USDCupertino, CA3,501Danville, CA: 3,501 USDDanville, CA3,501Foster City, CA: 3,501 USDFoster City, CA3,501Hillsborough, CA: 3,501 USDHillsborough, CA3,501Key Biscayne, FL: 3,501 USDKey Biscayne, FL3,501Lincolnwood, IL: 3,501 USDLincolnwood, IL3,501Los Altos, CA: 3,501 USDLos Altos, CA3,501Paradise Valley, AZ: 3,501 USDParadise Valley, AZ3,501Piedmont, CA: 3,501 USDPiedmont, CA3,501Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: 3,501 USDRancho Palos Verdes, CA3,501San Marino, CA: 3,501 USDSan Marino, CA3,501Saratoga, CA: 3,501 USDSaratoga, CA3,501Scarsdale, NY: 3,501 USDScarsdale, NY3,501Southlake, TX: 3,501 USDSouthlake, TX3,501Manhattan Beach, CA: 3,492 USDManhattan Beach, CA3,492Garden City, NY: 3,478 USDGarden City, NY3,478Millbrae, CA: 3,401 USDMillbrae, CA3,401Franklin Lakes, NJ: 3,334 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ3,334Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 3,331 USDPalos Verdes Estates, CA3,331Palo Alto, CA: 3,328 USDPalo Alto, CA3,328Mill Valley, CA: 3,313 USDMill Valley, CA3,313Parkland, FL: 3,306 USDParkland, FL3,306Coronado, CA: 3,250 USDCoronado, CA3,250Mountain House, CA: 3,232 USDMountain House, CA3,232Colleyville, TX: 3,194 USDColleyville, TX3,194Waldwick, NJ: 3,189 USDWaldwick, NJ3,189Dublin, CA: 3,174 USDDublin, CA3,174Menlo Park, CA: 3,156 USDMenlo Park, CA3,156Newport Beach, CA: 3,146 USDNewport Beach, CA3,146Tenafly, NJ: 3,143 USDTenafly, NJ3,143Lakeway, TX: 3,123 USDLakeway, TX3,123Walnut, CA: 3,120 USDWalnut, CA3,120Moraga, CA: 3,119 USDMoraga, CA3,119Milpitas, CA: 3,112 USDMilpitas, CA3,112Agoura Hills, CA: 3,094 USDAgoura Hills, CA3,094Snoqualmie, WA: 3,090 USDSnoqualmie, WA3,090Pacifica, CA: 3,080 USDPacifica, CA3,080San Mateo, CA: 3,079 USDSan Mateo, CA3,079Calabasas, CA: 3,070 USDCalabasas, CA3,070Clayton, CA: 3,501 USDClayton, CA3,501Cupertino, CA: 3,501 USDCupertino, CA3,501Danville, CA: 3,501 USDDanville, CA3,501Foster City, CA: 3,501 USDFoster City, CA3,501Hillsborough, CA: 3,501 USDHillsborough, CA3,501Key Biscayne, FL: 3,501 USDKey Biscayne, FL3,501Lincolnwood, IL: 3,501 USDLincolnwood, IL3,501Los Altos, CA: 3,501 USDLos Altos, CA3,501Paradise Valley, AZ: 3,501 USDParadise Valley, AZ3,501Piedmont, CA: 3,501 USDPiedmont, CA3,501Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: 3,501 USDRancho Palos Verdes, CA3,501San Marino, CA: 3,501 USDSan Marino, CA3,501Saratoga, CA: 3,501 USDSaratoga, CA3,501Scarsdale, NY: 3,501 USDScarsdale, NY3,501Southlake, TX: 3,501 USDSouthlake, TX3,501Manhattan Beach, CA: 3,492 USDManhattan Beach, CA3,492Garden City, NY: 3,478 USDGarden City, NY3,478Millbrae, CA: 3,401 USDMillbrae, CA3,401Franklin Lakes, NJ: 3,334 USDFranklin Lakes, NJ3,334Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 3,331 USDPalos Verdes Estates, CA3,331Palo Alto, CA: 3,328 USDPalo Alto, CA3,328Mill Valley, CA: 3,313 USDMill Valley, CA3,313Parkland, FL: 3,306 USDParkland, FL3,306Coronado, CA: 3,250 USDCoronado, CA3,250Mountain House, CA: 3,232 USDMountain House, CA3,232Colleyville, TX: 3,194 USDColleyville, TX3,194Waldwick, NJ: 3,189 USDWaldwick, NJ3,189Dublin, CA: 3,174 USDDublin, CA3,174Menlo Park, CA: 3,156 USDMenlo Park, CA3,156Newport Beach, CA: 3,146 USDNewport Beach, CA3,146Tenafly, NJ: 3,143 USDTenafly, NJ3,143Lakeway, TX: 3,123 USDLakeway, TX3,123Walnut, CA: 3,120 USDWalnut, CA3,120Moraga, CA: 3,119 USDMoraga, CA3,119Milpitas, CA: 3,112 USDMilpitas, CA3,112Agoura Hills, CA: 3,094 USDAgoura Hills, CA3,094Snoqualmie, WA: 3,090 USDSnoqualmie, WA3,090Pacifica, CA: 3,080 USDPacifica, CA3,080San Mateo, CA: 3,079 USDSan Mateo, CA3,079Calabasas, CA: 3,070 USDCalabasas, CA3,070
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Clayton, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Cupertino, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Danville, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Foster City, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Hillsborough, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Key Biscayne, FL Estimated3,5010%
1Lincolnwood, IL Estimated3,501+7%
1Los Altos, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Paradise Valley, AZ Estimated3,5010%
1Piedmont, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Estimated3,501+6.6%
1San Marino, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Saratoga, CA Estimated3,5010%
1Scarsdale, NY Estimated3,5010%
1Southlake, TX Estimated3,501+39%
16Manhattan Beach, CA3,492+3.7%
17Garden City, NY3,478+3.2%
18Millbrae, CA3,401+2.4%
19Franklin Lakes, NJ3,334+9.2%
20Palos Verdes Estates, CA3,331+9%
21Palo Alto, CA3,328+5%
22Mill Valley, CA3,313+10.9%
23Parkland, FL3,306+12.1%
24Coronado, CA3,250+6.7%
25Mountain House, CA3,232+3%
26Colleyville, TX3,194+14.7%
27Waldwick, NJ3,189+62.4%
28Dublin, CA3,174+2.6%
29Menlo Park, CA3,156+9%
30Newport Beach, CA3,146+7.7%
31Tenafly, NJ3,143+2.9%
32Lakeway, TX3,123+21.8%
33Walnut, CA3,120+10.2%
34Moraga, CA3,119+13.8%
35Milpitas, CA3,112+4.4%
36Agoura Hills, CA3,094+1.2%
37Snoqualmie, WA3,090+3%
38Pacifica, CA3,080+4.8%
39San Mateo, CA3,079+3.6%
40Calabasas, CA3,070+6.2%
41Eastvale, CA3,065+3.4%
41Sunnyvale, CA3,065+2.5%
43Solana Beach, CA3,022+4.9%
44Pleasanton, CA3,017+7.2%
45Florham Park, NJ3,009+4.1%
46Hercules, CA3,003+8.8%
47Burr Ridge, IL3,000+26.5%
47West University Place, TX3,000-14.3%
49Santa Clara, CA2,985+5.1%
50Mountain View, CA2,975+4.2%
51Los Gatos, CA2,969+3.4%
52Redwood City, CA2,959+2.1%
53University Park, TX2,940+9.5%
54San Ramon, CA2,916+5.3%
55Cerritos, CA2,909+6.1%
56Fremont, CA2,905+2.9%
57Belmont, CA2,894+1.8%
58Irvine, CA2,893+5.2%
59Massapequa Park, NY2,886n/a
60Dana Point, CA2,883+10.6%
61Davenport, FL2,875+46.1%
62Larkspur, CA2,867+5.6%
63Lafayette, CA2,855-0%
64Paramus, NJ2,845+7.4%
65La Cañada Flintridge, CA2,842-18.8%
66Emeryville, CA2,833-0.2%
66South San Francisco, CA2,833+6.9%
68Hoboken, NJ2,819+6.5%
68Laguna Niguel, CA2,819+3%
70Hermosa Beach, CA2,812+5.8%
71Beverly Hills, CA2,805+4.9%
72Laguna Beach, CA2,802+3.7%
72San Carlos, CA2,802+1.6%
74Weston, FL2,794+6.2%
75Alpine, UT2,786-1%
76Yorba Linda, CA2,779+10.1%
77Erie, CO2,775+4.7%
78Aliso Viejo, CA2,774+5.7%
79Campbell, CA2,751+5%
79Rye, NY2,751+11.5%
81Chino Hills, CA2,750+6.8%
81San Anselmo, CA2,750+11.8%
83Cambridge, MA2,742+4.3%
84Pinole, CA2,738+13.7%
85Encinitas, CA2,730+10.1%
85Newark, CA2,730+3.3%
87Sammamish, WA2,728+3.8%
88Mission Viejo, CA2,713+3.5%
88Union City, CA2,713+4.6%
90Bellaire, TX2,705+11.6%
91San Bruno, CA2,696+0.9%
92Culver City, CA2,683+8.4%
93Carlsbad, CA2,678+8.1%
94Moorpark, CA2,657+8.1%
95Camarillo, CA2,650+6.7%
96Edgewater, NJ2,645+2.5%
97Burlingame, CA2,643+2%
98Livermore, CA2,640+6.4%
98Murphy, TX2,640+12.1%
100Laguna Hills, CA2,622+5%
101San Jose, CA2,617+3.6%
102Lake Forest, CA2,616+5.4%
103Walnut Creek, CA2,613+4.4%
104Harrison, NY2,585-0.8%
105Thousand Oaks, CA2,580+3.9%
106Redondo Beach, CA2,562+4%
107Nolensville, TN2,557-5.8%
108El Segundo, CA2,547+2.9%
109Fate, TX2,528+10.8%
110Canyon Lake, CA2,524+6.1%
111Daly City, CA2,523-1.2%
112Helotes, TX2,518+2.3%
113Simi Valley, CA2,513+4.6%
114Pleasant Hill, CA2,511+3.8%
115Doral, FL2,510+4.9%
116Brentwood, CA2,509+2.4%
117Fountain Valley, CA2,507+3.9%
118Bellevue, WA2,505+3.4%
119San Juan Capistrano, CA2,500+7.3%
120Brentwood, TN2,497+1.5%
121Santa Clarita, CA2,486+7.4%
122Issaquah, WA2,484+3.1%
123Rancho Santa Margarita, CA2,481+1.6%
124Medford, MA2,477+7.5%
125Somerville, MA2,468+4.7%
126Mercer Island, WA2,464+6.4%
127Cypress, CA2,454+6.3%
128Princeton, NJ2,448+5.5%
129Wellington, FL2,445+6.1%
130El Cerrito, CA2,444+4.3%
131Victoria, MN2,435-5.9%
132Highland Village, TX2,434+8%
133Vienna, VA2,430+0.8%
134Floral Park, NY2,429+11.8%
135Huntington Beach, CA2,424+4.6%
136Aventura, FL2,423+6.7%
137Diamond Bar, CA2,422+3.9%
137Novato, CA2,422+4.3%
139San Francisco, CA2,419+4.4%
139Seal Beach, CA2,419+4.8%
141Harrisburg, NC2,407+14.9%
141Orinda, CA2,407+0.6%
143American Canyon, CA2,399+3.7%
143Providence Village, TX2,399+4.8%
145San Clemente, CA2,398+4.8%
146Costa Mesa, CA2,395+5.6%
147Alameda, CA2,394+4%
148Cooper City, FL2,392+9.4%
149Albany, CA2,389+5.1%
150Newton, MA2,388+6%
151Goleta, CA2,385+7.9%
152Pacific Grove, CA2,384+3.6%
153Petaluma, CA2,379+0.8%
154Long Beach, NY2,377+4.9%
155Lathrop, CA2,367+9.4%
156Scotts Valley, CA2,362+1.7%
157Hayward, CA2,360+4.4%
158Babylon, NY2,359-0.5%
159Superior, CO2,355+1.9%
160Woodinville, WA2,352+3.9%
161Westwood, NJ2,351+8.5%
162Glen Cove, NY2,349+2.1%
163Dobbs Ferry, NY2,346+1.3%
163San Rafael, CA2,346+3.9%
165Deerfield, IL2,345+5.4%
166Redmond, WA2,343+1.9%
167Kirkland, WA2,342+4.1%
168Carpinteria, CA2,341+2.8%
168Melissa, TX2,341+3.2%
170Ridgewood, NJ2,340-0.4%
170Tustin, CA2,340+6.1%
172Santa Monica, CA2,338+5%
173Boca Raton, FL2,334+7.6%
173Northbrook, IL2,334+16.8%
175Murrieta, CA2,330+8.4%
176Tracy, CA2,325+7.5%
177Lakewood, CA2,324+4.1%
177Ridgefield, WA2,324+5.6%
179Wellington, CO2,320+2.2%
180Town and Country, MO2,316+24.3%
181Newcastle, WA2,314+7%
181Seaside, CA2,314+8.2%
183Summit, NJ2,308+3.9%
184Kinnelon, NJ2,307+0.8%
185Santa Barbara, CA2,302+4.2%
185Santa Cruz, CA2,302+3.1%
187Half Moon Bay, CA2,299+6.5%
188East Rockaway, NY2,297+6.8%
188Temecula, CA2,297+3.4%
190Bothell, WA2,295+5.6%
191Monterey, CA2,288+4.2%
192Rancho Cucamonga, CA2,286+4.7%
193Brea, CA2,285+3%
194Folsom, CA2,279+5.3%
195Artesia, CA2,276+7%
196Morgan Hill, CA2,275+1.2%
197Los Alamitos, CA2,273+0.8%
198Mequon, WI2,271+0.8%
199Gilroy, CA2,270+1.1%
199Manvel, TX2,270+39.2%
201Mineola, NY2,269+3.3%
201Palm Beach Gardens, FL2,269+10.5%
203Placentia, CA2,267+4.7%
204Martinez, CA2,265+3.5%
205Poway, CA2,261+4.4%
206Fort Lee, NJ2,255+4.4%
207Frederick, CO2,252+0.8%
207Orange, CA2,252+4.8%
209Chatham, NJ2,251+2.3%
210Madison, NJ2,248+3.7%
211Rockville, MD2,244+3.6%
212Antioch, CA2,241+4.2%
212Montvale, NJ2,241+10%
214Bowie, MD2,240+3.4%
215La Palma, CA2,239+3.8%
216Beachwood, NJ2,236+8.2%
216Powell, OH2,236+17.4%
218Benicia, CA2,234+0.6%
219Miami Shores, FL2,233+11.8%
220Laguna Woods, CA2,232+4.5%
220San Dimas, CA2,232+1.4%
220Waltham, MA2,232+4.3%
223Vacaville, CA2,227+4%
224Concord, CA2,226+4.2%
225San Diego, CA2,223+6.9%
226Flower Mound, TX2,221+8.9%
227Covington, WA2,220+6.5%
228Hudson, OH2,219+5.4%
229Glendora, CA2,218+6.5%
229Pasadena, CA2,218+5.6%
229South Pasadena, CA2,218+3.9%
232Sonoma, CA2,216+2.4%
233Torrance, CA2,214+3.8%
234Bonney Lake, WA2,212+10.3%
235Rohnert Park, CA2,211+3.8%
235Westfield, NJ2,211+1.5%
237Morton Grove, IL2,210-0.3%
238East Palo Alto, CA2,209+3.1%
239Beverly Hills, MI2,208+44.4%
239Chino, CA2,208+10.3%
239Lake Grove, NY2,208+2.9%
242Oceanside, CA2,207+6.2%
242Stamford, CT2,207+3.7%
244Saratoga Springs, UT2,206+7%
245Falls Church, VA2,205+6.3%
245Lake Forest Park, WA2,205+10.7%
245Weddington, NC2,205+11.1%
248La Verne, CA2,204+11%
248Lake Elmo, MN2,204n/a
250Healdsburg, CA2,202+1.6%

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Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 7 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Clayton, CA, with $3,501 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Roma, TX, with $552 in 2023.

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