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Cities where rent is at a record high

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Data as of August 2026. Cities whose rent this month is the highest in at least three years of Zillow's rent index for that city. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

Best value (RRS)Overheated (RRS)Most affordable Most expensive Rent falling Rent rising Best rent/income Most rent-burdened Record-high rent Seasonal swings Rent vs. income

931 cities

Rank	City	Median rent	1-yr change	5-yr change	Rent/income
101	PleasantonCA Pop. 77KCompare →	$3,264/mo	+6.8%	+16.8%	20.6%
102	SheltonCT Pop. 42KCompare →	$2,536/mo	+6.8%	--	28.1%
103	Montgomery VillageMD Pop. 34KCompare →	$2,471/mo	+6.8%	--	31.1%
104	O FallonIL Pop. 32KCompare →	$1,637/mo	+6.8%	--	--
105	Virginia BeachVA Pop. 456KCompare →	$2,086/mo	+6.8%	+30.0%	26.9%
106	San Juan CapistranoCA Pop. 35KCompare →	$4,249/mo	+6.8%	--	39.4%
107	NorthbrookIL Pop. 35KCompare →	$3,004/mo	+6.8%	+41.3%	22.8%
108	CoronadoCA Pop. 19KCompare →	$5,550/mo	+6.8%	+41.8%	49.5%
109	AmarilloTX Pop. 202KCompare →	$1,330/mo	+6.7%	+28.1%	24.2%
110	JoplinMO Pop. 53KCompare →	$1,237/mo	+6.7%	--	28.5%
111	WentzvilleMO Pop. 47KCompare →	$1,812/mo	+6.7%	--	19.3%
112	MiddletownNY Pop. 30KCompare →	$2,340/mo	+6.7%	--	35.4%
113	ChesapeakeVA Pop. 253KCompare →	$2,092/mo	+6.7%	+31.7%	26.3%
114	EuclidOH Pop. 49KCompare →	$1,166/mo	+6.7%	+37.0%	27.8%
115	GilletteWY Pop. 33KCompare →	$1,311/mo	+6.7%	--	19.3%
116	VeronaWI Pop. 15KCompare →	$1,982/mo	+6.7%	--	19.9%
117	KokomoIN Pop. 59KCompare →	$1,090/mo	+6.7%	+52.0%	23.6%
118	San JoseCA Pop. 990KCompare →	$3,563/mo	+6.6%	+24.9%	29.2%
119	White PlainsNY Pop. 61KCompare →	$3,262/mo	+6.6%	+22.6%	35.3%
120	ChesterfieldMO Pop. 50KCompare →	$1,767/mo	+6.6%	+26.3%	15.9%
121	Fort Walton BeachFL Pop. 21KCompare →	$1,800/mo	+6.6%	+31.9%	31.5%
122	AshlandOR Pop. 21KCompare →	$2,143/mo	+6.6%	--	37.8%
123	OzarkMO Pop. 22KCompare →	$1,419/mo	+6.6%	--	23.0%
124	FallbrookCA Pop. 32KCompare →	$3,055/mo	+6.6%	--	38.0%
125	MinneolaFL Pop. 17KCompare →	$2,562/mo	+6.6%	--	27.7%
126	CollinsvilleIL Pop. 24KCompare →	$1,204/mo	+6.5%	--	21.4%
127	HerculesCA Pop. 26KCompare →	$3,169/mo	+6.5%	+16.0%	29.4%
128	MuncieIN Pop. 65KCompare →	$1,002/mo	+6.5%	+39.9%	27.0%
129	ShreveportLA Pop. 181KCompare →	$1,184/mo	+6.5%	+26.5%	29.2%
130	NorwichCT Pop. 40KCompare →	$1,827/mo	+6.5%	--	33.7%
131	MonroeWA Pop. 20KCompare →	$2,370/mo	+6.5%	--	25.7%
132	KapoleiHI Pop. 22KCompare →	$3,509/mo	+6.5%	+31.1%	32.8%
133	Bonney LakeWA Pop. 22KCompare →	$2,659/mo	+6.5%	+25.7%	23.3%
134	WilliamsburgVA Pop. 16KCompare →	$2,115/mo	+6.4%	+34.7%	33.6%
135	IndioCA Pop. 92KCompare →	$2,349/mo	+6.4%	+35.7%	36.5%
136	MinotND Pop. 48KCompare →	$1,260/mo	+6.4%	+32.2%	20.7%
137	MauldinSC Pop. 27KCompare →	$1,377/mo	+6.4%	--	20.1%
138	FerndaleMI Pop. 19KCompare →	$1,627/mo	+6.4%	+25.6%	20.6%
139	Union CityCA Pop. 67KCompare →	$2,945/mo	+6.4%	+20.6%	26.4%
140	WaipahuHI Pop. 40KCompare →	$2,912/mo	+6.3%	+33.9%	33.6%
141	HurstTX Pop. 40KCompare →	$1,465/mo	+6.3%	--	24.3%
142	WheelingWV Pop. 26KCompare →	$829/mo	+6.3%	--	20.5%
143	Grand ForksND Pop. 59KCompare →	$1,172/mo	+6.3%	+32.4%	22.1%
144	Wilkes-BarrePA Pop. 44KCompare →	$1,340/mo	+6.3%	--	33.1%
145	Center PointAL Pop. 16KCompare →	$1,309/mo	+6.3%	+34.5%	27.8%
146	Newport BeachCA Pop. 84KCompare →	$4,375/mo	+6.2%	+33.8%	33.5%
147	IthacaNY Pop. 33KCompare →	$1,975/mo	+6.2%	+35.6%	48.6%
148	Bella VistaAR Pop. 32KCompare →	$1,839/mo	+6.2%	--	25.1%
149	KenoshaWI Pop. 99KCompare →	$1,638/mo	+6.2%	+37.5%	27.6%
150	GrandviewMO Pop. 27KCompare →	$1,399/mo	+6.2%	+43.0%	31.4%