US Cities With the Cheapest Rent (2026)

US cities ranked by lowest median gross rent. Source: US Census Bureau.

  1. Dayton, OH$830/mo rent
  2. Cleveland, OH$851/mo rent
  3. Toledo, OH$854/mo rent
  4. Green Bay, WI$864/mo rent
  5. Brownsville, TX$872/mo rent
  6. Springfield, MO$878/mo rent
  7. Cedar Rapids, IA$886/mo rent
  8. Akron, OH$887/mo rent
  9. Davenport, IA$890/mo rent
  10. Cincinnati, OH$893/mo rent
  11. Fargo, ND$900/mo rent
  12. Fort Wayne, IN$904/mo rent
  13. Rockford, IL$906/mo rent
  14. Las Cruces, NM$907/mo rent
  15. Springfield, IL$913/mo rent
  16. Wichita, KS$915/mo rent
  17. Evansville, IN$917/mo rent
  18. Peoria, IL$917/mo rent
  19. Edinburg, TX$920/mo rent
  20. Topeka, KS$926/mo rent
  21. Syracuse, NY$932/mo rent
  22. South Bend, IN$935/mo rent
  23. St. Louis, MO$938/mo rent
  24. Pueblo, CO$940/mo rent
  25. Buffalo, NY$942/mo rent
  26. Shreveport, LA$945/mo rent
  27. Wichita Falls, TX$949/mo rent
  28. Lansing, MI$954/mo rent
  29. McAllen, TX$955/mo rent
  30. Winston-Salem, NC$956/mo rent
  31. Tulsa, OK$958/mo rent
  32. Sioux Falls, SD$965/mo rent
  33. Macon-Bibb County, GA$967/mo rent
  34. Laredo, TX$968/mo rent
  35. El Paso, TX$976/mo rent
  36. Jackson, MS$980/mo rent
  37. Tuscaloosa, AL$980/mo rent
  38. Milwaukee, WI$982/mo rent
  39. Mobile, AL$985/mo rent
  40. Detroit, MI$989/mo rent
  41. Tucson, AZ$991/mo rent
  42. Beaumont, TX$992/mo rent
  43. Des Moines, IA$995/mo rent
  44. Rochester, NY$995/mo rent
  45. Birmingham, AL$995/mo rent
  46. Amarillo, TX$997/mo rent
  47. Columbia, MO$997/mo rent
  48. Lincoln, NE$998/mo rent
  49. Norman, OK$1,004/mo rent
  50. Little Rock, AR$1,006/mo rent

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