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United States Median rent paid by existing renters
$1,413
per month 2020–2024
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Change, 2019–2023 to 2020–2024
+$65.00 (+4.82%)
The Census estimate covers 2020–2024. Adjacent five-year estimates overlap.
Changes over time
United States: Median rent paid by existing renters
per month · 2005–2009 to 2020–2024
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Median rent paid by existing renters by state
2020–2024 · per month
Median rent paid by existing renters · 2020–2024
| Place | dollars |
|---|---|
| California | 2,036 |
| Hawaii | 1,971 |
| District of Columbia | 1,954 |
| Massachusetts | 1,762 |
| Colorado | 1,761 |
| Washington | 1,760 |
| New Jersey | 1,720 |
| Maryland | 1,705 |
| Florida | 1,669 |
| New York | 1,621 |
| Nevada | 1,597 |
| Virginia | 1,579 |
| Arizona | 1,543 |
| Oregon | 1,525 |
| Utah | 1,496 |
| New Hampshire | 1,491 |
| Connecticut | 1,488 |
| Alaska | 1,419 |
| Texas | 1,403 |
| Delaware | 1,401 |
| Georgia | 1,393 |
| Rhode Island | 1,342 |
| Minnesota | 1,280 |
| Illinois | 1,274 |
| Idaho | 1,238 |
| Vermont | 1,234 |
| North Carolina | 1,228 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,209 |
| Tennessee | 1,189 |
| South Carolina | 1,180 |
| Maine | 1,139 |
| Michigan | 1,129 |
| Wisconsin | 1,087 |
| Montana | 1,081 |
| Nebraska | 1,072 |
| New Mexico | 1,067 |
| Louisiana | 1,064 |
| Indiana | 1,062 |
| Kansas | 1,060 |
| Ohio | 1,034 |
| Missouri | 1,033 |
| Oklahoma | 1,014 |
| Alabama | 1,007 |
| Wyoming | 992 |
| Iowa | 972 |
| Kentucky | 967 |
| Mississippi | 954 |
| North Dakota | 954 |
| Arkansas | 947 |
| South Dakota | 946 |
| West Virginia | 872 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Available history
| Data period | United States (dollars) |
|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 1,413 |
| 2019–2023 | 1,348 |
| 2018–2022 | 1,268 |
| 2017–2021 | 1,163 |
| 2016–2020 | 1,096 |
| 2015–2019 | 1,062 |
| 2014–2018 | 1,023 |
| 2013–2017 | 982 |
| 2012–2016 | 949 |
| 2011–2015 | 928 |
| 2010–2014 | 920 |
| 2009–2013 | 904 |
| 2008–2012 | 889 |
| 2007–2011 | 871 |
| 2006–2010 | 841 |
| 2005–2009 | 817 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community SurveyDownload data (CSV)
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Sources and method
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey supplies the figures shown.
Census gross rent includes rent and applicable renter-paid utilities and fuel. Zillow reports an index-derived typical asking rent for a new lease. These are different measures.
About these figures
ACS gross rent already includes applicable utilities. It is not added to the electricity figures. ACS survey windows and Zillow asking-rent histories remain separate.
Place comparisons use the same data period. An older common period is named beside the comparison. A missing or withheld value is never changed to zero.
90% margin of error for United States, 2020–2024: ±$2.00.
The CSV includes the original source notes, annotations and estimate margins where supplied. Original source data remain subject to their publishers’ terms.
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