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

196.8Very High
Rent: $3,200/moHome: $1,350,000Pop: 874K
2

San Jose

CA

192.1Very High
Rent: $3,100/moHome: $1,400,000Pop: 1.0M
3

New York City

NY

187.2Very High
Rent: $2,800/moHome: $750,000Pop: 8.3M
4

Honolulu

HI

192.9Very High
Rent: $2,600/moHome: $900,000Pop: 351K
5

Los Angeles

CA

166.2Very High
Rent: $2,400/moHome: $890,000Pop: 4.0M
6

Boston

MA

152.4Very High
Rent: $2,300/moHome: $720,000Pop: 676K
7

San Diego

CA

155.3Very High
Rent: $2,200/moHome: $860,000Pop: 1.4M
8

Seattle

WA

152.8Very High
Rent: $2,200/moHome: $820,000Pop: 737K
9

Washington

DC

148.7Very High
Rent: $2,100/moHome: $650,000Pop: 690K
10

Jersey City

NJ

138.5Very High
Rent: $2,100/moHome: $580,000Pop: 292K
11

Miami

FL

128.5High
Rent: $2,000/moHome: $550,000Pop: 442K
12

Naples

FL

125.5High
Rent: $2,000/moHome: $620,000Pop: 22K
13

Scottsdale

AZ

118.5High
Rent: $1,800/moHome: $620,000Pop: 241K
14

Denver

CO

116.3High
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $550,000Pop: 716K
15

Portland

OR

125.6High
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $520,000Pop: 653K
16

Sarasota

FL

110.5Above Average
Rent: $1,700/moHome: $460,000Pop: 58K
17

Sacramento

CA

118.5High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $460,000Pop: 525K
18

Bozeman

MT

118.5High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $600,000Pop: 53K
19

Tacoma

WA

118.5High
Rent: $1,650/moHome: $480,000Pop: 219K
20

Austin

TX

105.8Above Average
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $450,000Pop: 979K
21

Charleston

SC

108.2Above Average
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $450,000Pop: 150K
22

Portland

ME

115.2High
Rent: $1,600/moHome: $440,000Pop: 68K
23

Chicago

IL

107.3Above Average
Rent: $1,500/moHome: $310,000Pop: 2.7M
24

Tampa

FL

101.5Average
Rent: $1,500/moHome: $385,000Pop: 385K
25

Atlanta

GA

104.2Above Average
Rent: $1,500/moHome: $380,000Pop: 499K

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