Most Expensive Cities by Rent
The US cities with the highest monthly rent prices. See where renters are paying the most for housing across America.
Showing 25 locations ranked by cost of living
1
San Francisco
CA
196.8 — Very High
Rent: $3,200/moHome: $1,350,000Pop: 874K
2
San Jose
CA
192.1 — Very High
Rent: $3,100/moHome: $1,400,000Pop: 1.0M
3
New York City
NY
187.2 — Very High
Rent: $2,800/moHome: $750,000Pop: 8.3M
4
Honolulu
HI
192.9 — Very High
Rent: $2,600/moHome: $900,000Pop: 351K
5
Los Angeles
CA
166.2 — Very High
Rent: $2,400/moHome: $890,000Pop: 4.0M
6
Boston
MA
152.4 — Very High
Rent: $2,300/moHome: $720,000Pop: 676K
7
San Diego
CA
155.3 — Very High
Rent: $2,200/moHome: $860,000Pop: 1.4M
8
Seattle
WA
152.8 — Very High
Rent: $2,200/moHome: $820,000Pop: 737K
9
Washington
DC
148.7 — Very High
Rent: $2,100/moHome: $650,000Pop: 690K
10
Jersey City
NJ
138.5 — Very High
Rent: $2,100/moHome: $580,000Pop: 292K
11
Miami
FL
128.5 — High
Rent: $2,000/moHome: $550,000Pop: 442K
12
Naples
FL
125.5 — High
Rent: $2,000/moHome: $620,000Pop: 22K
13
Scottsdale
AZ
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,800/moHome: $620,000Pop: 241K
14
Denver
CO
116.3 — High
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $550,000Pop: 716K
15
Portland
OR
125.6 — High
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $520,000Pop: 653K
16
Sarasota
FL
110.5 — Above Average
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $460,000Pop: 58K
17
Sacramento
CA
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $460,000Pop: 525K
18
Bozeman
MT
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $600,000Pop: 53K
19
Tacoma
WA
118.5 — High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $480,000Pop: 219K
20
Austin
TX
105.8 — Above Average
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $450,000Pop: 979K
21
Charleston
SC
108.2 — Above Average
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $450,000Pop: 150K
22
Portland
ME
115.2 — High
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $440,000Pop: 68K
23
Chicago
IL
107.3 — Above Average
Rent: $1,500/moHome: $310,000Pop: 2.7M
24
Tampa
FL
101.5 — Average
Rent: $1,500/moHome: $385,000Pop: 385K
25
Atlanta
GA
104.2 — Above Average
Rent: $1,500/moHome: $380,000Pop: 499K