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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 2023, at $2,893. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $253. The median was $854 and the figure for the United States was $1,348. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,893San Mateo County
Lowest253Issaquena County
Median8543134 counties
United States1,348History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 2,893 USD2,893Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 2,814 USD2,814Marin CountyMarin County: 2,584 USD2,584San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 2,419 USD2,419Orange CountyOrange County: 2,352 USD2,352Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 2,322 USD2,322Alameda CountyAlameda County: 2,318 USD2,318Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 2,317 USD2,317Arlington CountyArlington County: 2,275 USD2,275Ventura CountyVentura County: 2,248 USD2,248Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 2,230 USD2,230Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 2,205 USD2,205Nassau CountyNassau County: 2,195 USD2,195Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 2,190 USD2,190Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 2,175 USD2,175Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 2,172 USD2,172San Diego CountySan Diego County: 2,154 USD2,154Napa CountyNapa County: 2,141 USD2,141New York CountyNew York County: 2,132 USD2,132Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 2,126 USD2,126Fairfax cityFairfax city: 2,122 USD2,122Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2,095 USD2,095Sonoma CountySonoma County: 2,093 USD2,093Solano CountySolano County: 2,088 USD2,088Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 2,074 USD2,074Norfolk CountyNorfolk County: 2,072 USD2,072Nantucket CountyNantucket County: 2,070 USD2,070Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 2,069 USD2,069Western Connecticut Planning Regi…Western Connecticut Planning Region: 2,060 USD2,060Honolulu CountyHonolulu County: 2,054 USD2,054Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 2,050 USD2,050Howard CountyHoward County: 2,038 USD2,038King CountyKing County: 2,035 USD2,035Eagle CountyEagle County: 2,032 USD2,032Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 2,031 USD2,031Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2,030 USD2,030Prince William CountyPrince William County: 2,002 USD2,002Monterey CountyMonterey County: 1,995 USD1,995Placer CountyPlacer County: 1,991 USD1,991Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 1,990 USD1,990
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1San Mateo County2,893+3.1%
2Santa Clara County2,814+3.5%
3Marin County2,584+3.9%
4San Francisco County2,419+4.4%
5Orange County2,352+4.6%
6Contra Costa County2,322+3.9%
7Alameda County2,318+4%
8Loudoun County2,317+5.6%
9Arlington County2,275+2.2%
10Ventura County2,248+5%
11Fairfax County2,230+3.3%
12Falls Church city2,205+6.3%
13Nassau County2,195+3%
14Suffolk County2,190+3.6%
15Manassas Park city2,175+4.9%
16Santa Cruz County2,172+3.7%
17San Diego County2,154+7.1%
18Napa County2,141+5.1%
19New York County2,132+5.3%
20Middlesex County2,126+6.1%
21Fairfax city2,122+7.6%
22Douglas County2,095+7.3%
23Sonoma County2,093+3.2%
24Solano County2,088+5.4%
25Broomfield County2,074+7.9%
26Norfolk County2,072+7.2%
27Nantucket County2,070+0.9%
28Suffolk County2,069+5.9%
29Western Connecticut Planning Region2,060+5.5%
30Honolulu County2,054+3.9%
31Santa Barbara County2,050+4.4%
32Howard County2,038+6.1%
33King County2,035+4.4%
34Eagle County2,032+8.8%
35Alexandria city2,031+2.4%
36Montgomery County2,030+3.7%
37Prince William County2,002+5%
38Monterey County1,995+6.5%
39Placer County1,991+6.2%
40Anne Arundel County1,990+4.3%
41Summit County1,969+8.1%
42Monroe County1,959+2.1%
43Park County1,942+8.6%
44Forsyth County1,937+8.9%
45Stafford County1,925+5.3%
46San Benito County1,922+5%
47Somerset County1,921+4.1%
48Queens County1,915+3.7%
49Wasatch County1,905+20.1%
50District of Columbia1,900+4.6%
51Rockwall County1,899+6.7%
51San Luis Obispo County1,899+5.5%
53Charles County1,897+3.2%
54Williamson County1,895+4.3%
55Boulder County1,893+3.6%
55Los Angeles County1,893+4.9%
57Aleutians West Census Area1,886+12.8%
58Pitkin County1,880+6.1%
59Westchester County1,876+4.5%
60Snohomish County1,866+4%
61Bergen County1,863+4.5%
61Maui County1,863+3.2%
63Morris County1,860+2.5%
64Summit County1,851+2.4%
65Routt County1,845+7.2%
66Manassas city1,835+2.9%
67Rockland County1,826+4%
68Putnam County1,824+7.9%
69Palm Beach County1,818+6.9%
70Riverside County1,814+6%
71Arapahoe County1,812+6.1%
72Hudson County1,811+5.2%
73Kauai County1,810+7.4%
73Middlesex County1,810+4.1%
75Broward County1,804+7.2%
76Collin County1,792+6.1%
76Jefferson County1,792+5.7%
78Fayette County1,787+5.6%
79Kings County1,784+4%
80York County1,777+4.5%
81St. Johns County1,775+10.9%
82Washington County1,773+4.6%
83Monmouth County1,771+5.2%
84Denver County1,770+6.3%
84Fort Bend County1,770+6.1%
86Kendall County1,763+4%
87Prince George's County1,761+2.8%
88Teton County1,758+16.3%
89Yolo County1,757+6.2%
90Collier County1,752+9.6%
91Teller County1,746+8.5%
92Kitsap County1,741+6.5%
93Spotsylvania County1,733+3.3%
94Miami-Dade County1,731+6.7%
95Pierce County1,722+7.4%
96Williamson County1,720+7.7%
97Sarasota County1,715+7.9%
98Adams County1,713+5%
98Gwinnett County1,713+7.5%
100Hunterdon County1,707+4.9%
101Frederick County1,706+4.5%
101San Bernardino County1,706+7.7%
103Cherokee County1,703+7.8%
104Ocean County1,702+3.8%
104Sacramento County1,702+6.4%
106Calvert County1,701+7%
107Clackamas County1,693+5.5%
108St. Mary's County1,692+6.1%
109Chester County1,691+5.6%
110Richmond County1,689+5.4%
111Dolores County1,688+11.6%
112Flagler County1,687+8.1%
113Seminole County1,686+9.1%
114Larimer County1,677+5.9%
115Orange County1,675+7.9%
116Deschutes County1,674+8%
116Walton County1,674+14.4%
118Essex County1,673+5.9%
119Burlington County1,669+6%
119Kodiak Island Borough1,669+1.4%
119Travis County1,669+6.9%
122Clark County1,668+6.1%
123Union County1,664+6%
124Plymouth County1,655+6.8%
125New Kent County1,653+18.8%
126Newport County1,652+7%
127Osceola County1,651+7.4%
128Virginia Beach city1,649+5.2%
129Denton County1,642+9.8%
130Cobb County1,640+6.8%
131Washington County1,637+3.8%
132Fulton County1,635+6.9%
132Nevada County1,635+10%
134Poquoson city1,634+3.2%
134Thurston County1,634+9%
136San Joaquin County1,633+5.9%
137Island County1,631+7.5%
138DuPage County1,628+5%
139El Dorado County1,626+1.8%
140Albemarle County1,623+3.4%
141Paulding County1,622+10.8%
142Rockingham County1,619+6.7%
143Calaveras County1,615-0.4%
144Montgomery County1,612+6.5%
145Plaquemines Parish1,611+3.3%
145Queen Anne's County1,611+0.7%
147El Paso County1,609+6.8%
148Orange County1,602+7.2%
149Lake County1,599+2.9%
150Lee County1,597+8.9%
151Barnstable County1,596+3.9%
152Mono County1,593+26.5%
153DeKalb County1,591+8.7%
154Chittenden County1,590+5.2%
155Maricopa County1,587+10.4%
156Bryan County1,584+14%
157Multnomah County1,582+4.4%
158Kendall County1,576+8.3%
159Gallatin County1,574+12%
160Goochland County1,567+11.4%
161Baltimore County1,566+5.9%
162Prince George County1,563+2.9%
163Fauquier County1,561+6.3%
164Harford County1,557+5.6%
165Passaic County1,553+4.6%
166Manatee County1,549+9.2%
167Chambers County1,548+15.6%
168Douglas County1,545+13.6%
169Hillsborough County1,543+9.2%
170Chesterfield County1,542+5.6%
171Henry County1,538+9%
172Bucks County1,537+5.2%
173Hillsborough County1,532+6.1%
174Stanislaus County1,528+6.6%
175Pinellas County1,525+9.8%
176Chesapeake city1,523+5.3%
177Dutchess County1,522+6.8%
178Fredericksburg city1,521+4%
178Mecklenburg County1,521+7.6%
180Berkeley County1,518+7.7%
180Clark County1,518+8%
182Davis County1,516+7.7%
183Garfield County1,515+4.9%
183Mercer County1,515+4.2%
185Chaffee County1,514+13.8%
186Wake County1,508+6.8%
187Washoe County1,507+7.6%
188Charleston County1,506+5.5%
189Sussex County1,503+0.1%
190Greene County1,502+17.6%
191Martin County1,499+9.1%
192Dakota County1,497+6.2%
193Hanover County1,496+7.5%
194Morgan County1,493+17%
194Salt Lake County1,493+7.1%
196Cumberland County1,492+7.4%
197James City County1,491+3.9%
198St. Lucie County1,489+9.2%
199Davidson County1,485+6.5%
199Scott County1,485+4.7%
201Beaufort County1,484+3.4%
201Jackson County1,484+17.2%
201Suffolk city1,484+7.8%
204Greater Bridgeport Planning Region1,482+2.5%
205Gloucester County1,480+3.1%
206Okaloosa County1,475+6.7%
207Henrico County1,474+6.8%
208Montgomery County1,471+3.9%
209Dallas County1,469+6.9%
209Weld County1,469+8.7%
211Hamilton County1,468+4%
211Lake County1,468+11%
213Ada County1,465+11%
213Whatcom County1,465+6.9%
215Clay County1,464+6.7%
215Washington County1,464+10.8%
217South Central Connecticut Planning Region1,463+3.9%
218Juneau City and Borough1,462-0.1%
219Comal County1,460+5%
220Essex County1,459+3.9%
221Brevard County1,456+9.7%
222Bethel Census Area1,454+3.3%
223Anchorage Municipality1,453+3.4%
223Charlottesville city1,453+7.1%
225Grand County1,451+16.7%
226Ellis County1,449+7.7%
227Douglas County1,447+9.1%
227Tarrant County1,447+7%
229Santa Rosa County1,445+4.3%
230Carver County1,444+4.3%
231Utah County1,441+8.3%
232Parker County1,440+11.5%
233Guadalupe County1,439+12.6%
233Hennepin County1,439+4.8%
233Skagit County1,439+6.6%
236Bronx County1,436+2.5%
236Elbert County1,4360%
236Grand Isle County1,436+19.1%
239Lake County1,434+3.8%
240Delaware County1,433+7.1%
241King George County1,426+3%
242Dawson County1,425+4.8%
243Bay County1,424+8.6%
243Fairbanks North Star Borough1,424+4.7%
245Culpeper County1,417+2.5%
245Hays County1,417+4.6%
245Pinal County1,417+7.6%
248Durham County1,415+8.8%
249Hood County1,414+12.7%
250San Juan County1,413+10.5%

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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. 4 counties 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.

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

San Mateo County, with $2,893 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with $253 in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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