Most expensive cities for renters in America
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Data as of September 2026. Median rent from RentDataNow's monthly city data (Zillow's rent index where Zillow covers the city). Rank a year ago compares the same cities' rent 12 months earlier. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)
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2,247 cities
| Rank | City | Median rent | 1-yr change | 5-yr change | Rent/income | Vs. a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | RocklinCA | $2,408/mo | +2.2% | +10.2% | 23.3% | ↓61 from #440 |
| 502 | LodiNJ | $2,408/mo | +2.7% | -- | 32.4% | ↓51 from #451 |
| 503 | BraseltonGA | $2,406/mo | +4.8% | -- | 23.9% | ↓30 from #473 |
| 504 | Deer ParkNY | $2,404/mo | 0.0% | -- | 21.0% | -- |
| 505 | Buffalo GroveIL | $2,403/mo | +0.2% | -- | 22.3% | ↓92 from #413 |
| 506 | MontgomeryIL | $2,403/mo | 0.0% | -- | 27.8% | -- |
| 507 | WhittierCA | $2,402/mo | +0.8% | +25.9% | 29.7% | ↓84 from #423 |
| 508 | Mount VernonWA | $2,402/mo | +4.4% | -- | 38.0% | ↓36 from #472 |
| 509 | PortlandME | $2,399/mo | +2.1% | +25.0% | 36.2% | ↓59 from #450 |
| 510 | RedlandsCA | $2,398/mo | +1.8% | +19.4% | 27.4% | ↓67 from #443 |
| 511 | CentrevilleVA | $2,396/mo | +0.3% | +23.8% | 20.6% | ↓91 from #420 |
| 512 | DavisCA | $2,394/mo | +4.3% | +22.6% | 31.9% | ↓38 from #474 |
| 513 | UplandCA | $2,392/mo | +4.4% | +17.9% | 27.1% | ↓35 from #478 |
| 514 | Mill CreekWA | $2,391/mo | +1.4% | +17.0% | 23.1% | ↓73 from #441 |
| 515 | AntelopeCA | $2,389/mo | -0.1% | +7.3% | 28.9% | ↓98 from #417 |
| 516 | LoganvilleGA | $2,389/mo | +2.5% | +21.6% | 34.3% | ↓57 from #459 |
| 517 | DarienIL | $2,388/mo | +2.8% | -- | 25.8% | ↓56 from #461 |
| 518 | NilesIL | $2,383/mo | 0.0% | -- | 38.0% | ↑311 from #829 |
| 519 | HerndonVA | $2,382/mo | +1.1% | +24.5% | 19.3% | ↓74 from #445 |
| 520 | MonroeWA | $2,382/mo | +5.1% | -- | 25.9% | ↓18 from #502 |
| 521 | ClovisCA | $2,381/mo | +1.7% | +17.7% | 28.8% | ↓67 from #454 |
| 522 | ElkridgeMD | $2,379/mo | +5.5% | +21.9% | 20.4% | ↓6 from #516 |
| 523 | South Lake TahoeCA | $2,377/mo | +6.3% | +21.6% | 34.8% | ↑6 from #529 |
| 524 | WheatonIL | $2,375/mo | +0.3% | +30.6% | 23.7% | ↓94 from #430 |
| 525 | San PabloCA | $2,375/mo | 0.0% | -- | 35.9% | -- |
| 526 | LawrenceMA | $2,372/mo | +2.3% | +35.7% | 47.1% | ↓61 from #465 |
| 527 | RockvilleMD | $2,372/mo | +0.8% | +16.0% | 22.1% | ↓80 from #447 |
| 528 | Montgomery VillageMD | $2,372/mo | +5.8% | -- | 29.9% | ↓5 from #523 |
| 529 | SkokieIL | $2,371/mo | +5.1% | +35.3% | 29.8% | ↓14 from #515 |
| 530 | New Smyrna BeachFL | $2,370/mo | +6.8% | -- | 33.9% | ↑6 from #536 |
| 531 | San JacintoCA | $2,366/mo | +5.2% | -- | 35.2% | ↓13 from #518 |
| 532 | AttleboroMA | $2,366/mo | +4.0% | -- | 28.7% | ↓41 from #491 |
| 533 | West Palm BeachFL | $2,365/mo | +4.1% | +30.4% | 38.6% | ↓38 from #495 |
| 534 | Peachtree CityGA | $2,365/mo | +3.4% | +18.1% | 24.9% | ↓54 from #480 |
| 535 | West HartfordCT | $2,361/mo | +3.6% | +34.3% | 21.8% | ↓46 from #489 |
| 536 | SicklervilleNJ | $2,361/mo | +4.3% | -- | 26.8% | ↓32 from #504 |
| 537 | Pompano BeachFL | $2,358/mo | +2.3% | +28.2% | 42.1% | ↓68 from #469 |
| 538 | Lake Worth BeachFL | $2,357/mo | +3.6% | +32.3% | 46.2% | ↓46 from #492 |
| 539 | GladeviewFL | $2,356/mo | -17.5% | -- | 59.6% | ↓341 from #198 |
| 540 | Coconut CreekFL | $2,355/mo | +1.4% | +19.1% | 37.7% | ↓77 from #463 |
| 541 | MukilteoWA | $2,355/mo | +3.3% | +27.7% | 21.3% | ↓53 from #488 |
| 542 | Los BanosCA | $2,354/mo | +2.0% | -- | 41.4% | ↓74 from #468 |
| 543 | MethuenMA | $2,352/mo | +3.4% | -- | 24.9% | ↓50 from #493 |
| 544 | Winter GardenFL | $2,352/mo | -0.6% | +21.7% | 26.5% | ↓113 from #431 |
| 545 | Glenn HeightsTX | $2,349/mo | +4.5% | -- | 34.5% | ↓25 from #520 |
| 546 | Boynton BeachFL | $2,348/mo | +1.9% | -- | 40.2% | ↓75 from #471 |
| 547 | Lake ElsinoreCA | $2,348/mo | +3.4% | +25.8% | 27.7% | ↓50 from #497 |
| 548 | FirestoneCO | $2,347/mo | 0.0% | -- | 23.4% | ↑619 from #1167 |
| 549 | KunaID | $2,346/mo | +6.4% | +19.7% | 29.3% | ↓2 from #547 |
| 550 | WaldorfMD | $2,345/mo | +6.2% | +24.5% | 24.2% | ↓9 from #541 |