US states by median gross rent (monthly)

Name: US states by median gross rent (monthly), 2022
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 2022, at $1,868. West Virginia had the lowest, at $831. The median was $1,110 and the figure for the United States was $1,268. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,868Hawaii

Lowest831West Virginia

Median1,11051 states

United States1,268History

All states, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2022 USD	Change on 2021
1	Hawaii	1,868	+6.4%
2	California	1,856	+9.3%
3	District of Columbia	1,817	+8.1%
4	Maryland	1,598	+7.6%
5	Colorado	1,594	+10.9%
6	Washington	1,592	+10.6%
7	Massachusetts	1,588	+11.1%
8	New Jersey	1,577	+9.8%
9	New York	1,507	+8.4%
10	Florida	1,444	+11%
11	Virginia	1,440	+8.6%
12	Nevada	1,382	+11.6%
13	Connecticut	1,374	+9%
14	Oregon	1,373	+9.8%
15	Alaska	1,345	+5.2%
16	New Hampshire	1,336	+10.2%
17	Arizona	1,308	+11.6%
18	Utah	1,302	+11.2%
19	Delaware	1,286	+7.3%
20	Texas	1,251	+9.2%
21	Georgia	1,221	+10%
22	Rhode Island	1,195	+8.9%
23	Illinois	1,179	+7.5%
24	Minnesota	1,178	+9%
25	Vermont	1,149	+7.4%
26	Pennsylvania	1,110	+9.6%
27	North Carolina	1,093	+10.6%
28	South Carolina	1,065	+9.8%
29	Idaho	1,061	+11.4%
30	Tennessee	1,047	+10.1%
31	Michigan	1,037	+9.6%
32	Maine	1,009	+8.8%
33	Louisiana	996	+7.9%
34	Wisconsin	992	+8.3%
35	Nebraska	987	+8.6%
36	Kansas	986	+8.1%
37	Montana	974	+9.9%
38	Indiana	967	+8.5%
39	New Mexico	966	+7.7%
40	Missouri	957	+8%
41	Ohio	945	+8.6%
42	Oklahoma	934	+8.4%
43	Wyoming	933	+6.3%
44	Alabama	925	+8.6%
45	Iowa	914	+8.2%
46	North Dakota	912	+6.9%
47	Kentucky	902	+9.2%
48	Mississippi	896	+8%
49	South Dakota	878	+8.5%
50	Arkansas	868	+8.1%
51	West Virginia	831	+7.9%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Hawaii, with $1,868 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Virginia, with $831 in 2022.

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.