How America Moves

Rent rankings

U.S. counties ranked by rent, 2024 data

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Top 25

Highest rent

  1. 1San Mateo County, CA$2,922
  2. 2Santa Clara County, CA$2,857
  3. 3Marin County, CA$2,668
  4. 4San Francisco County, CA$2,476
  5. 5Orange County, CA$2,434
  6. 6Loudoun County, VA$2,386
  7. 7Contra Costa County, CA$2,375
  8. 8Alameda County, CA$2,357
  9. 9Arlington County, VA$2,322
  10. 10Ventura County, CA$2,317
  11. 11Fairfax County, VA$2,276
  12. 12Santa Cruz County, CA$2,264
  13. 13Suffolk County, NY$2,255
  14. 14Nassau County, NY$2,252
  15. 15San Diego County, CA$2,246
  16. 16Fairfax City, VA$2,245
  17. 17Napa County, CA$2,237
  18. 18Nantucket County, MA$2,213
  19. 19Middlesex County, MA$2,201
  20. 20New York County, NY$2,197
  21. 21Douglas County, CO$2,193
  22. 22Falls Church City, VA$2,190
  23. 23Solano County, CA$2,163
  24. 24Park County, CO$2,161
  25. 25Sonoma County, CA$2,158

Bottom 25

Lowest rent

  1. 1Cottle County, TX$264
  2. 2Issaquena County, MS$339
  3. 3Sheridan County, ND$373
  4. 4Hardin County, IL$379
  5. 5Worth County, MO$381
  6. 6Schuyler County, MO$382
  7. 7De Baca County, NM$387
  8. 8Elliott County, KY$432
  9. 9Greene County, AL$432
  10. 10Jackson County, SD$442
  11. 11Sioux County, ND$444
  12. 12Jefferson County, MS$448
  13. 13Owsley County, KY$448
  14. 14Presidio County, TX$448
  15. 15Pope County, IL$449
  16. 16Martin County, KY$450
  17. 17Calhoun County, WV$473
  18. 18Garfield County, NE$490
  19. 19Judith Basin County, MT$495
  20. 20Corson County, SD$496
  21. 21Wolfe County, KY$501
  22. 22Rolette County, ND$505
  23. 23Hayes County, NE$508
  24. 24Clinch County, GA$509
  25. 25Wheeler County, NE$509

Ranked by rent (median gross rent, nominal dollars per month). Source: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. These figures cover all residents, not tax filers, and say nothing about why anyone moved. See also the migration rankings.