Cheapest places to rent in the United States
Median apartment and house rents for every U.S. state and county, ranked cheapest first โ built from public U.S. Census data so you can see where rent is actually affordable.
Most affordable states to rent
| # | State | Median rent | 2-bed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | $713 | $696 |
| 2 | South Dakota | $713 | $715 |
| 3 | Alabama | $726 | $701 |
| 4 | Mississippi | $728 | $703 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $731 | $681 |
| 6 | West Virginia | $731 | $702 |
| 7 | Missouri | $732 | $733 |
| 8 | Kentucky | $735 | $721 |
| 9 | Kansas | $742 | $737 |
| 10 | Nebraska | $756 | $758 |
| 11 | Iowa | $763 | $775 |
| 12 | Illinois | $765 | $765 |
Browse rent by state
Alabama67 counties ยท median $726
Alaska30 counties ยท median $1,187
Arizona15 counties ยท median $950
Arkansas75 counties ยท median $713
California57 counties ยท median $1,289
Colorado64 counties ยท median $1,050
Connecticut9 counties ยท median $1,297
Delaware3 counties ยท median $1,224
District of Columbia1 counties ยท median $1,817
Florida67 counties ยท median $1,170
Georgia159 counties ยท median $813
Hawaii5 counties ยท median $1,686
Idaho44 counties ยท median $836
Illinois102 counties ยท median $765
Indiana92 counties ยท median $816
Iowa99 counties ยท median $763
Kansas105 counties ยท median $742
Kentucky119 counties ยท median $735
Louisiana63 counties ยท median $787
Maine16 counties ยท median $908
Maryland24 counties ยท median $1,303
Massachusetts14 counties ยท median $1,543
Michigan83 counties ยท median $834
Minnesota87 counties ยท median $823
Mississippi82 counties ยท median $728
Missouri115 counties ยท median $732
Montana56 counties ยท median $790
Nebraska93 counties ยท median $756
Nevada17 counties ยท median $1,004
New Hampshire10 counties ยท median $1,175
New Jersey21 counties ยท median $1,501
New Mexico33 counties ยท median $806
New York62 counties ยท median $923
North Carolina100 counties ยท median $830
North Dakota53 counties ยท median $731
Ohio88 counties ยท median $810
Oklahoma77 counties ยท median $788
Oregon36 counties ยท median $1,082
Pennsylvania67 counties ยท median $840
Rhode Island5 counties ยท median $1,264
South Carolina46 counties ยท median $838
South Dakota66 counties ยท median $713
Tennessee95 counties ยท median $777
Texas248 counties ยท median $896
Utah28 counties ยท median $942
Vermont14 counties ยท median $1,060
Virginia133 counties ยท median $979
Washington39 counties ยท median $1,093
West Virginia55 counties ยท median $731
Wisconsin72 counties ยท median $829
Wyoming23 counties ยท median $877