US states by median gross rent (monthly)

Name: US states by median gross rent (monthly), 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Hawaii had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 51 states in 2021, at $1,755. West Virginia had the lowest, at $770. The median was $1,013 and the figure for the United States was $1,163. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,755Hawaii

Lowest770West Virginia

Median1,01351 states

United States1,163History

All states, 2021

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USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2021 USD
1	Hawaii	1,755
2	California	1,698
3	District of Columbia	1,681
4	Maryland	1,485
5	Washington	1,439
6	Colorado	1,437
7	New Jersey	1,436
8	Massachusetts	1,429
9	New York	1,390
10	Virginia	1,326
11	Florida	1,301
12	Alaska	1,279
13	Connecticut	1,260
14	Oregon	1,250
15	Nevada	1,238
16	New Hampshire	1,212
17	Delaware	1,199
18	Arizona	1,172
19	Utah	1,171
20	Texas	1,146
21	Georgia	1,110
22	Illinois	1,097
22	Rhode Island	1,097
24	Minnesota	1,081
25	Vermont	1,070
26	Pennsylvania	1,013
27	North Carolina	988
28	South Carolina	970
29	Idaho	952
30	Tennessee	951
31	Michigan	946
32	Maine	927
33	Louisiana	923
34	Wisconsin	916
35	Kansas	912
36	Nebraska	909
37	New Mexico	897
38	Indiana	891
39	Missouri	886
39	Montana	886
41	Wyoming	878
42	Ohio	870
43	Oklahoma	862
44	North Dakota	853
45	Alabama	852
46	Iowa	845
47	Mississippi	830
48	Kentucky	826
49	South Dakota	809
50	Arkansas	803
51	West Virginia	770

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Hawaii, with $1,755 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Virginia, with $770 in 2021.

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.