US states by median gross rent (monthly)

Name: US states by median gross rent (monthly), 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

California had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 51 states in 2023, at $1,956. West Virginia had the lowest, at $850. The median was $1,162 and the figure for the United States was $1,348. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,956California

Lowest850West Virginia

Median1,16251 states

United States1,348History

All states, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2023 USD	Change on 2022
1	California	1,956	+5.4%
2	Hawaii	1,938	+3.7%
3	District of Columbia	1,900	+4.6%
4	Colorado	1,693	+6.2%
5	Massachusetts	1,687	+6.2%
6	Washington	1,682	+5.7%
7	Maryland	1,662	+4%
8	New Jersey	1,653	+4.8%
9	New York	1,576	+4.6%
10	Florida	1,564	+8.3%
11	Virginia	1,514	+5.1%
12	Nevada	1,489	+7.7%
13	Oregon	1,450	+5.6%
14	Arizona	1,431	+9.4%
14	Connecticut	1,431	+4.1%
16	New Hampshire	1,423	+6.5%
17	Utah	1,405	+7.9%
18	Alaska	1,388	+3.2%
19	Delaware	1,341	+4.3%
20	Texas	1,339	+7%
21	Georgia	1,306	+7%
22	Rhode Island	1,273	+6.5%
23	Minnesota	1,235	+4.8%
24	Illinois	1,227	+4.1%
25	Vermont	1,193	+3.8%
26	North Carolina	1,162	+6.3%
26	Pennsylvania	1,162	+4.7%
28	Idaho	1,150	+8.4%
29	South Carolina	1,126	+5.7%
30	Tennessee	1,122	+7.2%
31	Maine	1,084	+7.4%
31	Michigan	1,084	+4.5%
33	Wisconsin	1,045	+5.3%
34	Louisiana	1,038	+4.2%
35	Nebraska	1,035	+4.9%
36	Montana	1,031	+5.9%
37	Kansas	1,029	+4.4%
38	New Mexico	1,021	+5.7%
39	Indiana	1,020	+5.5%
40	Missouri	996	+4.1%
41	Ohio	988	+4.6%
42	Oklahoma	980	+4.9%
43	Wyoming	968	+3.8%
44	Alabama	963	+4.1%
45	Iowa	949	+3.8%
46	North Dakota	934	+2.4%
47	Kentucky	933	+3.4%
48	Mississippi	923	+3%
49	Arkansas	914	+5.3%
50	South Dakota	912	+3.9%
51	West Virginia	850	+2.3%

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

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Questions

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

California, with $1,956 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Virginia, with $850 in 2023.

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.