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US counties by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

San Mateo County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 3137 counties in 2024, at $2,922. Cottle County had the lowest, at $264. The median was $877 and the figure for the United States was $1,413. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,922San Mateo County
Lowest264Cottle County
Median8773137 counties
United States1,413History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 2,922 USD2,922Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 2,857 USD2,857Marin CountyMarin County: 2,668 USD2,668San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 2,476 USD2,476Orange CountyOrange County: 2,434 USD2,434Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 2,386 USD2,386Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 2,375 USD2,375Alameda CountyAlameda County: 2,357 USD2,357Arlington CountyArlington County: 2,322 USD2,322Ventura CountyVentura County: 2,317 USD2,317Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 2,276 USD2,276Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 2,264 USD2,264Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 2,255 USD2,255Nassau CountyNassau County: 2,252 USD2,252San Diego CountySan Diego County: 2,246 USD2,246Fairfax cityFairfax city: 2,245 USD2,245Napa CountyNapa County: 2,237 USD2,237Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 2,213 USD2,213Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 2,201 USD2,201New York CountyNew York County: 2,197 USD2,197Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2,193 USD2,193Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 2,190 USD2,190Solano CountySolano County: 2,163 USD2,163Park CountyPark County: 2,161 USD2,161Sonoma CountySonoma County: 2,158 USD2,158Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 2,149 USD2,149Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 2,146 USD2,146Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 2,131 USD2,131Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 2,129 USD2,129Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 2,126 USD2,126Western Connecticut Planning Regi…Western Connecticut Planning Region: 2,110 USD2,110Howard CountyHoward County: 2,099 USD2,099King CountyKing County: 2,092 USD2,092Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 2,090 USD2,090Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 2,089 USD2,089Honolulu CountyHonolulu County: 2,083 USD2,083Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 2,071 USD2,071Placer CountyPlacer County: 2,069 USD2,069Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2,068 USD2,068Prince William CountyPrince William County: 2,067 USD2,067
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1San Mateo County2,922+1%
2Santa Clara County2,857+1.5%
3Marin County2,668+3.3%
4San Francisco County2,476+2.4%
5Orange County2,434+3.5%
6Loudoun County2,386+3%
7Contra Costa County2,375+2.3%
8Alameda County2,357+1.7%
9Arlington County2,322+2.1%
10Ventura County2,317+3.1%
11Fairfax County2,276+2.1%
12Santa Cruz County2,264+4.2%
13Suffolk County2,255+3%
14Nassau County2,252+2.6%
15San Diego County2,246+4.3%
16Fairfax city2,245+5.8%
17Napa County2,237+4.5%
18Nantucket County2,213+6.9%
19Middlesex County2,201+3.5%
20New York County2,197+3%
21Douglas County2,193+4.7%
22Falls Church city2,190-0.7%
23Solano County2,163+3.6%
24Park County2,161+11.3%
25Sonoma County2,158+3.1%
26Norfolk County2,149+3.7%
27Manassas Park city2,146-1.3%
28Santa Barbara County2,131+4%
29Suffolk County2,129+2.9%
30Broomfield County2,126+2.5%
31Western Connecticut Planning Region2,110+2.4%
32Howard County2,099+3%
33King County2,092+2.8%
34Forsyth County2,090+7.9%
35Alexandria city2,089+2.9%
36Honolulu County2,083+1.4%
37Anne Arundel County2,071+4.1%
38Placer County2,069+3.9%
39Montgomery County2,068+1.9%
40Prince William County2,067+3.2%
41Monterey County2,055+3%
42Somerset County2,033+5.8%
43Stafford County2,020+4.9%
44Eagle County2,019-0.6%
45Pitkin County2,004+6.6%
46Wasatch County2,000+5%
47Monroe County1,999+2%
48Rockwall County1,992+4.9%
48San Benito County1,992+3.6%
48San Luis Obispo County1,992+4.9%
51Summit County1,987+0.9%
52Aleutians West Census Area1,982+5.1%
53Williamson County1,969+3.9%
54Boulder County1,966+3.9%
55Queens County1,956+2.1%
56District of Columbia1,954+2.8%
56Los Angeles County1,954+3.2%
58Westchester County1,951+4%
59Irion County1,950+89.7%
60Snohomish County1,949+4.4%
61Summit County1,928+4.2%
62St. Johns County1,922+8.3%
63Charles County1,920+1.2%
64Routt County1,917+3.9%
65Maui County1,916+2.8%
65Palm Beach County1,916+5.4%
67Bergen County1,914+2.7%
68Broward County1,907+5.7%
69Morris County1,904+2.4%
69Teton County1,904+8.3%
71Riverside County1,901+4.8%
71Rockland County1,901+4.1%
73Fayette County1,898+6.2%
74Hudson County1,894+4.6%
75Arapahoe County1,891+4.4%
76Teller County1,880+7.7%
77Middlesex County1,871+3.4%
78Kauai County1,870+3.3%
79Collier County1,862+6.3%
80Jefferson County1,861+3.9%
81Collin County1,859+3.7%
82Yolo County1,857+5.7%
83Manassas city1,850+0.8%
84Washington County1,849+4.3%
85Kings County1,833+2.7%
86Denver County1,831+3.4%
87Miami-Dade County1,829+5.7%
88Monmouth County1,827+3.2%
88York County1,827+2.8%
90Kitsap County1,822+4.7%
91Sarasota County1,818+6%
92Gwinnett County1,810+5.7%
93Fort Bend County1,807+2.1%
94Pierce County1,806+4.9%
95San Bernardino County1,801+5.6%
96Cherokee County1,799+5.6%
96Prince George's County1,799+2.2%
98Williamson County1,796+4.4%
99Sacramento County1,790+5.2%
100Deschutes County1,787+6.8%
101Ouray County1,786+27.8%
102Seminole County1,783+5.8%
103Adams County1,781+4%
103Kendall County1,781+1%
105Spotsylvania County1,779+2.7%
106Orange County1,775+6%
106Putnam County1,775-2.7%
108Frederick County1,774+4%
109Paulding County1,772+9.2%
110Kodiak Island Borough1,765+5.8%
111Chester County1,763+4.3%
112Calvert County1,759+3.4%
113Clackamas County1,758+3.8%
114Essex County1,756+5%
115Ocean County1,755+3.1%
116Clark County1,748+4.8%
117Plymouth County1,747+5.6%
117St. Mary's County1,747+3.3%
119Osceola County1,746+5.8%
120Burlington County1,745+4.6%
121Travis County1,744+4.5%
122Walton County1,741+4%
123Thurston County1,736+6.2%
124San Joaquin County1,734+6.2%
125Richmond County1,733+2.6%
126Fulton County1,732+5.9%
127Cobb County1,730+5.5%
127Union County1,730+4%
129Denton County1,728+5.2%
130Flagler County1,722+2.1%
131New Kent County1,721+4.1%
132Larimer County1,716+2.3%
133El Dorado County1,715+5.5%
134Virginia Beach city1,714+3.9%
135Newport County1,713+3.7%
136Lee County1,712+7.2%
137Washington County1,710+4.5%
138Maricopa County1,708+7.6%
139Poquoson city1,707+4.5%
140Jackson County1,701+14.6%
141El Paso County1,696+5.4%
142Gallatin County1,694+7.6%
143Albemarle County1,692+4.3%
143DeKalb County1,692+6.3%
145Cameron Parish1,688n/a
145DuPage County1,688+3.7%
147Hunterdon County1,687-1.2%
147Rockingham County1,687+4.2%
149Montgomery County1,683+4.4%
150Orange County1,680+4.9%
151Barnstable County1,678+5.1%
152Nevada County1,677+2.6%
153Henry County1,674+8.8%
154Manatee County1,671+7.9%
155Hillsborough County1,667+8%
156Island County1,662+1.9%
157Gilpin County1,658+23.7%
158Berkeley County1,654+9%
159Beaufort County1,653+11.4%
160Chittenden County1,646+3.5%
160Multnomah County1,646+4%
162Pinellas County1,642+7.7%
163Garfield County1,637+8.1%
164Chesterfield County1,629+5.6%
164Mono County1,629+2.3%
166Baltimore County1,627+3.9%
166Mecklenburg County1,627+7%
168Clark County1,626+7.1%
168Dawson County1,626+14.1%
170Calaveras County1,625+0.6%
171Hillsborough County1,623+5.9%
171Mercer County1,623+7.1%
171Stanislaus County1,623+6.2%
171Wake County1,623+7.6%
175Davis County1,621+6.9%
175Passaic County1,621+4.4%
177Charleston County1,620+7.6%
178Fredericksburg city1,619+6.4%
178Queen Anne's County1,619+0.5%
180Bryan County1,618+2.1%
181Goochland County1,614+3%
182Fauquier County1,613+3.3%
183Okaloosa County1,612+9.3%
184Chaffee County1,611+6.4%
185Chambers County1,609+3.9%
186Washoe County1,608+6.7%
187Kendall County1,606+1.9%
188Bucks County1,605+4.4%
189Comal County1,603+9.8%
190Ellis County1,594+10%
190Prince George County1,594+2%
192Douglas County1,593+3.1%
193Salt Lake County1,592+6.6%
194Hanover County1,591+6.4%
195Cumberland County1,589+6.5%
196Chesapeake city1,586+4.1%
196Harford County1,586+1.9%
196Lake County1,586+8%
199St. Lucie County1,585+6.4%
199Sussex County1,585+5.5%
201Davidson County1,582+6.5%
201Dutchess County1,582+3.9%
203Ada County1,577+7.6%
204Hamilton County1,574+7.2%
205Plaquemines Parish1,573-2.4%
206Douglas County1,570+8.5%
207Martin County1,569+4.7%
208Scott County1,568+5.6%
209Washington County1,566+7%
210Dallas County1,565+6.5%
211Suffolk city1,563+5.3%
212Brevard County1,556+6.9%
213Whatcom County1,555+6.1%
214Kaufman County1,554+10.4%
215James City County1,552+4.1%
216Clay County1,551+5.9%
217Dakota County1,548+3.4%
218Tarrant County1,547+6.9%
219Greater Bridgeport Planning Region1,546+4.3%
220Santa Rosa County1,544+6.9%
221Henrico County1,541+4.5%
221Utah County1,541+6.9%
223Charlottesville city1,540+6%
224Weld County1,539+4.8%
225Pinal County1,537+8.5%
226Skagit County1,536+6.7%
227Montgomery County1,532+4.1%
228Essex County1,531+4.9%
228Gloucester County1,531+3.4%
230Bristol County1,528+13.4%
231Nassau County1,526+14.3%
232Rockdale County1,525+13.7%
232South Central Connecticut Planning Region1,525+4.2%
234Jefferson County1,522+17.9%
235Guadalupe County1,517+5.4%
236Carver County1,514+4.8%
237San Juan County1,512+7%
238Hawaii County1,510+7%
239Durham County1,508+6.6%
240Frederick County1,507+7.5%
241Ketchikan Gateway Borough1,505+8.4%
241Pasco County1,505+9.7%
243La Plata County1,504+6.7%
244Rutherford County1,502+6.9%
245Parker County1,500+4.2%
246Orange County1,496+7.9%
246Union County1,496+7.6%
248Hays County1,495+5.5%
249Grand County1,493+2.9%
250Delaware County1,492+4.1%

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About this ranking

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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

San Mateo County, with $2,922 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cottle County, with $264 in 2024.

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