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US states by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

California had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 51 states in 2024, at $2,036. West Virginia had the lowest, at $872. The median was $1,234 and the figure for the United States was $1,413. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,036California
Lowest872West Virginia
Median1,23451 states
United States1,413History

All states, 2024

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CaliforniaCalifornia: 2,036 USD2,036HawaiiHawaii: 1,971 USD1,971District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,954 USD1,954MassachusettsMassachusetts: 1,762 USD1,762ColoradoColorado: 1,761 USD1,761WashingtonWashington: 1,760 USD1,760New JerseyNew Jersey: 1,720 USD1,720MarylandMaryland: 1,705 USD1,705FloridaFlorida: 1,669 USD1,669New YorkNew York: 1,621 USD1,621NevadaNevada: 1,597 USD1,597VirginiaVirginia: 1,579 USD1,579ArizonaArizona: 1,543 USD1,543OregonOregon: 1,525 USD1,525UtahUtah: 1,496 USD1,496New HampshireNew Hampshire: 1,491 USD1,491ConnecticutConnecticut: 1,488 USD1,488AlaskaAlaska: 1,419 USD1,419TexasTexas: 1,403 USD1,403DelawareDelaware: 1,401 USD1,401GeorgiaGeorgia: 1,393 USD1,393Rhode IslandRhode Island: 1,342 USD1,342MinnesotaMinnesota: 1,280 USD1,280IllinoisIllinois: 1,274 USD1,274IdahoIdaho: 1,238 USD1,238VermontVermont: 1,234 USD1,234North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 1,228 USD1,228PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 1,209 USD1,209TennesseeTennessee: 1,189 USD1,189South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 1,180 USD1,180MaineMaine: 1,139 USD1,139MichiganMichigan: 1,129 USD1,129WisconsinWisconsin: 1,087 USD1,087MontanaMontana: 1,081 USD1,081NebraskaNebraska: 1,072 USD1,072New MexicoNew Mexico: 1,067 USD1,067LouisianaLouisiana: 1,064 USD1,064IndianaIndiana: 1,062 USD1,062KansasKansas: 1,060 USD1,060OhioOhio: 1,034 USD1,034MissouriMissouri: 1,033 USD1,033OklahomaOklahoma: 1,014 USD1,014AlabamaAlabama: 1,007 USD1,007WyomingWyoming: 992 USD992IowaIowa: 972 USD972KentuckyKentucky: 967 USD967MississippiMississippi: 954 USD954North DakotaNorth Dakota: 954 USD954ArkansasArkansas: 947 USD947South DakotaSouth Dakota: 946 USD946West VirginiaWest Virginia: 872 USD872
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
USD		Change on 2023
1California2,036+4.1%
2Hawaii1,971+1.7%
3District of Columbia1,954+2.8%
4Massachusetts1,762+4.4%
5Colorado1,761+4%
6Washington1,760+4.6%
7New Jersey1,720+4.1%
8Maryland1,705+2.6%
9Florida1,669+6.7%
10New York1,621+2.9%
11Nevada1,597+7.3%
12Virginia1,579+4.3%
13Arizona1,543+7.8%
14Oregon1,525+5.2%
15Utah1,496+6.5%
16New Hampshire1,491+4.8%
17Connecticut1,488+4%
18Alaska1,419+2.2%
19Texas1,403+4.8%
20Delaware1,401+4.5%
21Georgia1,393+6.7%
22Rhode Island1,342+5.4%
23Minnesota1,280+3.6%
24Illinois1,274+3.8%
25Idaho1,238+7.7%
26Vermont1,234+3.4%
27North Carolina1,228+5.7%
28Pennsylvania1,209+4%
29Tennessee1,189+6%
30South Carolina1,180+4.8%
31Maine1,139+5.1%
32Michigan1,129+4.2%
33Wisconsin1,087+4%
34Montana1,081+4.8%
35Nebraska1,072+3.6%
36New Mexico1,067+4.5%
37Louisiana1,064+2.5%
38Indiana1,062+4.1%
39Kansas1,060+3%
40Ohio1,034+4.7%
41Missouri1,033+3.7%
42Oklahoma1,014+3.5%
43Alabama1,007+4.6%
44Wyoming992+2.5%
45Iowa972+2.4%
46Kentucky967+3.6%
47Mississippi954+3.4%
47North Dakota954+2.1%
49Arkansas947+3.6%
50South Dakota946+3.7%
51West Virginia872+2.6%

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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 states are compared on one definition. 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 state has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

California, with $2,036 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Virginia, with $872 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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