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US counties by median gross rent (monthly)

San Mateo County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 3134 counties in 2022, at $2,805. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $297. The median was $824 and the figure for the United States was $1,268. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,805San Mateo County
Lowest297Issaquena County
Median8243134 counties
United States1,268History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 2,805 USD2,805Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 2,719 USD2,719Marin CountyMarin County: 2,487 USD2,487San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 2,316 USD2,316Orange CountyOrange County: 2,248 USD2,248Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 2,234 USD2,234Alameda CountyAlameda County: 2,229 USD2,229Arlington CountyArlington County: 2,227 USD2,227Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 2,195 USD2,195Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 2,159 USD2,159Ventura CountyVentura County: 2,140 USD2,140Nassau CountyNassau County: 2,131 USD2,131Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 2,113 USD2,113Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 2,094 USD2,094Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 2,074 USD2,074Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 2,073 USD2,073Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 2,052 USD2,052Napa CountyNapa County: 2,037 USD2,037Sonoma CountySonoma County: 2,029 USD2,029New York CountyNew York County: 2,024 USD2,024San Diego CountySan Diego County: 2,011 USD2,011Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 2,004 USD2,004Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 1,983 USD1,983Solano CountySolano County: 1,981 USD1,981Honolulu CountyHonolulu County: 1,976 USD1,976Fairfax cityFairfax city: 1,972 USD1,972Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 1,964 USD1,964Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,957 USD1,957Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1,953 USD1,953Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 1,953 USD1,953Western Connecticut Planning Regi…Western Connecticut Planning Region: 1,952 USD1,952King CountyKing County: 1,950 USD1,950Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 1,933 USD1,933Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 1,923 USD1,923Howard CountyHoward County: 1,920 USD1,920Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1,919 USD1,919Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 1,908 USD1,908Prince William CountyPrince William County: 1,907 USD1,907Placer CountyPlacer County: 1,874 USD1,874Monterey CountyMonterey County: 1,873 USD1,873
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1San Mateo County2,805+7.9%
2Santa Clara County2,719+7.5%
3Marin County2,487+7.8%
4San Francisco County2,316+8.7%
5Orange County2,248+9.3%
6Contra Costa County2,234+8.4%
7Alameda County2,229+9.1%
8Arlington County2,227+6.4%
9Loudoun County2,195+8%
10Fairfax County2,159+9.2%
11Ventura County2,140+8.3%
12Nassau County2,131+9.8%
13Suffolk County2,113+11.5%
14Santa Cruz County2,094+8.8%
15Falls Church city2,074+2.7%
16Manassas Park city2,073+8.2%
17Nantucket County2,052+12.6%
18Napa County2,037+8.4%
19Sonoma County2,029+9.3%
20New York County2,024+8.3%
21San Diego County2,011+9.2%
22Middlesex County2,004+10.4%
23Alexandria city1,983+7.3%
24Solano County1,981+9.9%
25Honolulu County1,976+5.7%
26Fairfax city1,972+7.1%
27Santa Barbara County1,964+8.5%
28Montgomery County1,957+6.1%
29Douglas County1,953+6.3%
29Suffolk County1,953+10.9%
31Western Connecticut Planning Region1,952n/a
32King County1,950+8.3%
33Norfolk County1,933+8.5%
34Broomfield County1,923+6%
35Howard County1,920+7.3%
36Monroe County1,919+7.7%
37Anne Arundel County1,908+8.2%
38Prince William County1,907+5.6%
39Placer County1,874+8.1%
40Monterey County1,873+9%
41Eagle County1,868+8.4%
42Queens County1,847+7.9%
43Somerset County1,846+7.2%
44Charles County1,839+6.6%
45San Benito County1,830+7.5%
46Boulder County1,828+7.9%
46Stafford County1,828+11%
48Summit County1,822+11.5%
49District of Columbia1,817+8.1%
49Williamson County1,817+8.8%
51Morris County1,814+5.9%
52Summit County1,807+3.7%
53Los Angeles County1,805+9.2%
53Maui County1,805+8.3%
55San Luis Obispo County1,800+8.8%
56Westchester County1,796+6.8%
57Snohomish County1,794+9.3%
58Park County1,788+35.8%
59Manassas city1,784+8.7%
60Bergen County1,782+8.9%
61Forsyth County1,779+9.9%
61Rockwall County1,779+20.3%
63Pitkin County1,772+15.5%
64Rockland County1,755+6.9%
65Middlesex County1,739+7.9%
66Hudson County1,722+11%
67Routt County1,721+18.9%
68Kings County1,715+8.4%
69Prince George's County1,713+7.5%
70Riverside County1,711+10.2%
71Arapahoe County1,708+9.8%
72York County1,701+4.9%
73Palm Beach County1,700+10.8%
74Jefferson County1,696+9.1%
75Kendall County1,695+5.9%
75Washington County1,695+10%
77Fayette County1,693+14.2%
78Putnam County1,691+9.5%
79Collin County1,689+11%
80Kauai County1,686+10.6%
81Broward County1,683+12%
81Monmouth County1,683+10.5%
83Spotsylvania County1,677+7.8%
84Aleutians West Census Area1,672+3.7%
85Fort Bend County1,669+9.4%
86Denver County1,665+11.4%
87Yolo County1,655+12.2%
88Kodiak Island Borough1,646+11%
89Ocean County1,639+6.6%
90Dukes County1,636+11.9%
91Kitsap County1,635+13.2%
92Frederick County1,633+8.6%
93Adams County1,632+11%
94Hunterdon County1,627+9%
95Miami-Dade County1,623+10.4%
96Calaveras County1,621+13.4%
97Teller County1,609+11.7%
98Clackamas County1,605+10.9%
99Pierce County1,604+11.1%
100Richmond County1,602+10.9%
101Chester County1,601+10.8%
101St. Johns County1,601+9.5%
103Queen Anne's County1,600+3.2%
104Collier County1,599+11%
104Sacramento County1,599+11.5%
106El Dorado County1,597+13.3%
106Williamson County1,597+12%
108St. Mary's County1,595+6.9%
109Gwinnett County1,594+12.7%
110Sarasota County1,590+12.4%
111Calvert County1,589+4.1%
112Wasatch County1,586+6.7%
113Larimer County1,584+10.5%
113Poquoson city1,584+7.4%
113San Bernardino County1,584+11%
116Cherokee County1,580+11.2%
116Essex County1,580+13.5%
118Washington County1,577+7.6%
119Burlington County1,575+9.1%
120Clark County1,572+9.8%
121Albemarle County1,570+9.5%
121Union County1,570+11.6%
123Virginia Beach city1,568+9.4%
124Flagler County1,561+10.2%
124Travis County1,561+9.8%
126Plaquemines Parish1,559+13.2%
127Lake County1,554+34.9%
128Orange County1,553+12.9%
129DuPage County1,551+8.2%
130Deschutes County1,550+8.8%
130Plymouth County1,550+10.2%
132Seminole County1,545+10.6%
133Newport County1,544+8.9%
134San Joaquin County1,542+11.2%
135Osceola County1,537+13.9%
136Barnstable County1,536+9.1%
137Cobb County1,535+12.3%
138Fulton County1,529+11.9%
139Prince George County1,519+9%
140Rockingham County1,518+10.7%
141Island County1,517+13.5%
142Multnomah County1,515+8.7%
143Montgomery County1,514+8.7%
144Dolores County1,513+76.3%
145Chittenden County1,511+9%
145Teton County1,511-0.9%
147El Paso County1,507+11.9%
148Sussex County1,501+8.2%
149Thurston County1,499+9.2%
150Denton County1,496+10.7%
151Orange County1,494+8.3%
152Nevada County1,487+7.8%
153Passaic County1,484+8.6%
154Baltimore County1,479+6.6%
155Harford County1,475+8.9%
156Fauquier County1,468+4%
157Lee County1,466+12.2%
158DeKalb County1,464+11.6%
158Juneau City and Borough1,464+11%
158Paulding County1,464+11.4%
161Walton County1,463+28.4%
162Fredericksburg city1,462+7.9%
163Bucks County1,461+10.4%
164Chesterfield County1,460+8.6%
165Kendall County1,455+10.8%
166Mercer County1,454+6.8%
167Chesapeake city1,446+8.9%
167Greater Bridgeport Planning Region1,446n/a
169Garfield County1,444+13.1%
169Hillsborough County1,444+10.7%
171Maricopa County1,437+12.7%
172Elbert County1,436+16.8%
173Beaufort County1,435+12.2%
173Gloucester County1,435+10.3%
173James City County1,435+15%
176Stanislaus County1,433+9%
177Charleston County1,427+8.9%
178Dutchess County1,425+8.4%
179Scott County1,419+10.7%
180Manatee County1,418+11.3%
181Montgomery County1,416+9.9%
182Hillsborough County1,413+12.2%
182Mecklenburg County1,413+10.7%
184Hamilton County1,412+11.6%
184Wake County1,412+10.7%
186Henry County1,411+12.4%
187Berkeley County1,410+11.6%
187Dakota County1,410+9%
189Bethel Census Area1,408+0.4%
189South Central Connecticut Planning Region1,408n/a
191Davis County1,407+13.7%
191Goochland County1,407+9.4%
193Clark County1,406+11.9%
194Anchorage Municipality1,405+4.1%
194Gallatin County1,405+15.9%
196Essex County1,404+9.8%
197Bronx County1,401+7.3%
197Washoe County1,401+12%
199Davidson County1,394+11.3%
199Salt Lake County1,394+10.8%
201Hanover County1,392+10.5%
202New Kent County1,391+26.3%
202Oconee County1,391+15.6%
204Bryan County1,390+3.4%
204Comal County1,390+9%
206Cumberland County1,389+9.1%
206Pinellas County1,389+12.3%
208Northwest Arctic Borough1,386+9.5%
208Santa Rosa County1,386+12%
210King George County1,385-1.3%
211Carver County1,384+11.4%
212Culpeper County1,383+7.2%
213Lake County1,382+7.5%
213Okaloosa County1,382+12.6%
215Henrico County1,380+9.7%
216Suffolk city1,376+8.7%
217Midland County1,375+7.6%
218Dallas County1,374+11.4%
218Martin County1,374+13.2%
220Hennepin County1,373+10.4%
221Clay County1,372+9.5%
222Whatcom County1,370+12.4%
223Chugach Census Area1,364+10.7%
224Fluvanna County1,363+14.7%
224St. Lucie County1,363+6.3%
226Dawson County1,360+14.9%
226Douglas County1,360+9.1%
226Fairbanks North Star Borough1,360+3%
229Charlottesville city1,357+8.6%
230Anoka County1,356+10.7%
231Hays County1,355+9.7%
232Coconino County1,353+3.9%
233Hawaii County1,352+8.2%
233Tarrant County1,352+11.1%
235Weld County1,351+9.5%
236Skagit County1,350+10.9%
237Nome Census Area1,349+7.3%
238Frederick County1,347+14%
239Andrews County1,345+9.4%
239Ellis County1,345+13%
239Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region1,345n/a
242La Plata County1,344+8.8%
242Pike County1,344+11.6%
244Will County1,342+9.2%
245Chambers County1,339+21.3%
246Delaware County1,338+11.3%
247Kane County1,335+8.5%
247Washtenaw County1,335+9.6%
249Brazoria County1,333+6.5%
250Chaffee County1,330+15%

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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. 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

San Mateo County, with $2,805 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with $297 in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09. 4 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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