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Median rent by US state

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Median gross rent, US states

Median gross rent by state · all 52 states · hover or tap a state for every figure on this page

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Median gross rent, US statesDarker amber is a higher median gross rent. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map. Alaska and Hawaii appear in the ranking and as inset areas on the map.Alabama · Median gross rent: $963 · Margin of error: $7Alaska · Median gross rent: $1,388 · Margin of error: $20Arizona · Median gross rent: $1,431 · Margin of error: $8Arkansas · Median gross rent: $914 · Margin of error: $7California · Median gross rent: $1,956 · Margin of error: $5Colorado · Median gross rent: $1,693 · Margin of error: $7Connecticut · Median gross rent: $1,431 · Margin of error: $8Delaware · Median gross rent: $1,341 · Margin of error: $17Florida · Median gross rent: $1,564 · Margin of error: $6Georgia · Median gross rent: $1,306 · Margin of error: $6Hawaii · Median gross rent: $1,938 · Margin of error: $19Idaho · Median gross rent: $1,150 · Margin of error: $13Illinois · Median gross rent: $1,227 · Margin of error: $5Indiana · Median gross rent: $1,020 · Margin of error: $5Iowa · Median gross rent: $949 · Margin of error: $5Kansas · Median gross rent: $1,029 · Margin of error: $6Kentucky · Median gross rent: $933 · Margin of error: $5Louisiana · Median gross rent: $1,038 · Margin of error: $7Maine · Median gross rent: $1,084 · Margin of error: $12Maryland · Median gross rent: $1,662 · Margin of error: $7Massachusetts · Median gross rent: $1,687 · Margin of error: $9Michigan · Median gross rent: $1,084 · Margin of error: $5Minnesota · Median gross rent: $1,235 · Margin of error: $7Mississippi · Median gross rent: $923 · Margin of error: $7Missouri · Median gross rent: $996 · Margin of error: $5Montana · Median gross rent: $1,031 · Margin of error: $13Nebraska · Median gross rent: $1,035 · Margin of error: $7Nevada · Median gross rent: $1,489 · Margin of error: $9New Hampshire · Median gross rent: $1,423 · Margin of error: $16New Jersey · Median gross rent: $1,653 · Margin of error: $6New Mexico · Median gross rent: $1,021 · Margin of error: $12New York · Median gross rent: $1,576 · Margin of error: $6North Carolina · Median gross rent: $1,162 · Margin of error: $4North Dakota · Median gross rent: $934 · Margin of error: $11Ohio · Median gross rent: $988 · Margin of error: $3Oklahoma · Median gross rent: $980 · Margin of error: $5Oregon · Median gross rent: $1,450 · Margin of error: $7Pennsylvania · Median gross rent: $1,162 · Margin of error: $4Rhode Island · Median gross rent: $1,273 · Margin of error: $19South Carolina · Median gross rent: $1,126 · Margin of error: $7South Dakota · Median gross rent: $912 · Margin of error: $10Tennessee · Median gross rent: $1,122 · Margin of error: $7Texas · Median gross rent: $1,339 · Margin of error: $4Utah · Median gross rent: $1,405 · Margin of error: $10Vermont · Median gross rent: $1,193 · Margin of error: $16Virginia · Median gross rent: $1,514 · Margin of error: $8Washington · Median gross rent: $1,682 · Margin of error: $9West Virginia · Median gross rent: $850 · Margin of error: $9Wisconsin · Median gross rent: $1,045 · Margin of error: $4Wyoming · Median gross rent: $968 · Margin of error: $16District of Columbia · Median gross rent: $1,900 · Margin of error: $24District of Columbia · Median gross rent: $1,900 · Margin of error: $24Median gross rent$850$1,956
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Darker amber is a higher median gross rent. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map. Alaska and Hawaii appear in the ranking and as inset areas on the map.

A typical published area has a median gross rent of $1,162 a month, the midpoint of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. California leads at $1,956, then Hawaii at $1,938 and the District of Columbia at $1,900. West Virginia is the lowest of the 50 states at $850. Puerto Rico, which this table also returns, sits far lower at $562. California is $1,106 above West Virginia and $1,394 above Puerto Rico. These are each area's own ACS median for renter-occupied units, including utilities, not a national average of rents.

In short

$1,162typical published areamonthly median gross rent, the middle area, not an average
$1,956Californiahighest median gross rent
$850West Virginialowest of the 50 states
$562Puerto Ricolowest figure the Census published
11areas at or above $1,500of 52 published areas
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Median gross rent, all published states

Median gross rent · all 52 · ranked high to low

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Median gross rent, all published statesEvery area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. California leads at $1,956, then Hawaii at $1,938 and the District of Columbia at $1,900. West Virginia is the lowest of the 50 states at $850. Puerto Rico is $562. The middle published area sits at $1,162. Eleven areas reach $1,500. The ranking is each area's own monthly median gross rent in 2023 dollars.$0$500$1,000$1,500$2,000Median gross rent, dollars per month$1,956California$1,938Hawaii$1,900District of Columbia$1,693Colorado$1,687Massachusetts$1,682Washington$1,662Maryland$1,653New Jersey$1,576New York$1,564Florida$1,514Virginia$1,489Nevada$1,450Oregon$1,431Arizona$1,431Connecticut$1,423New Hampshire$1,405Utah$1,388Alaska$1,341Delaware$1,339Texas$1,306Georgia$1,273Rhode Island$1,235Minnesota$1,227Illinois$1,193Vermont$1,162North Carolina$1,162Pennsylvania$1,150Idaho$1,126South Carolina$1,122Tennessee$1,084Maine$1,084Michigan$1,045Wisconsin$1,038Louisiana$1,035Nebraska$1,031Montana$1,029Kansas$1,021New Mexico$1,020Indiana$996Missouri$988Ohio$980Oklahoma$968Wyoming$963Alabama$949Iowa$934North Dakota$933Kentucky$923Mississippi$914Arkansas$912South Dakota$850West Virginia$562Puerto Rico
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Every area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. California leads at $1,956, then Hawaii at $1,938 and the District of Columbia at $1,900. West Virginia is the lowest of the 50 states at $850. Puerto Rico is $562. The middle published area sits at $1,162. Eleven areas reach $1,500. The ranking is each area's own monthly median gross rent in 2023 dollars.

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Median gross rent for every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. Sort any column or use the filter box to jump to a state by name. Each rent figure is a median for that area alone, so the column cannot be averaged into a United States figure.

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California$1,956$5
Hawaii$1,938$19
District of Columbia$1,900$24
Colorado$1,693$7
Massachusetts$1,687$9
Washington$1,682$9
Maryland$1,662$7
New Jersey$1,653$6
New York$1,576$6
Florida$1,564$6
Virginia$1,514$8
Nevada$1,489$9
Oregon$1,450$7
Arizona$1,431$8
Connecticut$1,431$8
New Hampshire$1,423$16
Utah$1,405$10
Alaska$1,388$20
Delaware$1,341$17
Texas$1,339$4
Georgia$1,306$6
Rhode Island$1,273$19
Minnesota$1,235$7
Illinois$1,227$5
Vermont$1,193$16
North Carolina$1,162$4
Pennsylvania$1,162$4
Idaho$1,150$13
South Carolina$1,126$7
Tennessee$1,122$7
Maine$1,084$12
Michigan$1,084$5
Wisconsin$1,045$4
Louisiana$1,038$7
Nebraska$1,035$7
Montana$1,031$13
Kansas$1,029$6
New Mexico$1,021$12
Indiana$1,020$5
Missouri$996$5
Ohio$988$3
Oklahoma$980$5
Wyoming$968$16
Alabama$963$7
Iowa$949$5
North Dakota$934$11
Kentucky$933$5
Mississippi$923$7
Arkansas$914$7
South Dakota$912$10
West Virginia$850$9
Puerto Rico$562$6

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About this data

  • Median gross rent is the midpoint of contract rent plus estimated monthly utilities and fuels for renter-occupied units, in 2023 dollars (ACS table B25064). It is not an average asking rent.
  • A state median is the midpoint for renters in that state, so these figures cannot be averaged to produce a national figure.
  • The Census published 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. None of the medians were suppressed, and every rent margin of error was published.
  • The map covers the 48 contiguous states with Alaska and Hawaii as insets. Puerto Rico stays in the ranking and table.