Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in America
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Top 100
| # | County | State | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issaquena County | MS | $253 | $904 | $90,700 |
| 2 | Cottle County | TX | $323 | $664 | $54,100 |
| 3 | Hardin County | IL | $342 | $893 | $91,700 |
| 4 | Worth County | MO | $353 | $925 | $94,600 |
| 5 | Sheridan County | ND | $373 | $980 | $107,700 |
| 6 | Schuyler County | MO | $382 | $1,106 | $118,200 |
| 7 | Hayes County | NE | $419 | $1,086 | $112,800 |
| 8 | Elliott County | KY | $427 | $921 | $97,400 |
| 9 | Greene County | AL | $429 | $883 | $86,400 |
| 10 | Pope County | IL | $438 | $1,427 | $165,300 |
| 11 | Martin County | KY | $441 | $836 | $84,900 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | MS | $444 | $880 | $81,400 |
| 13 | Presidio County | TX | $445 | $1,246 | $123,100 |
| 14 | Sioux County | ND | $466 | $817 | $87,400 |
| 15 | Kemper County | MS | $470 | $919 | $90,200 |
| 16 | Lake County | TN | $472 | $995 | $107,000 |
| 17 | Corson County | SD | $473 | $792 | $73,800 |
| 18 | Harding County | SD | $478 | $1,379 | $156,400 |
| 19 | Calhoun County | IL | $479 | $1,557 | $174,000 |
| 20 | Rolette County | ND | $479 | $895 | $93,000 |
| 21 | Mitchell County | TX | $481 | $968 | $85,700 |
| 22 | Calhoun County | WV | $483 | $1,012 | $111,200 |
| 23 | Chouteau County | MT | $485 | $1,522 | $185,100 |
| 24 | Shackelford County | TX | $485 | $1,641 | $176,900 |
| 25 | Brooks County | TX | $487 | $894 | $82,700 |
| 26 | Baca County | CO | $490 | $1,012 | $122,000 |
| 27 | Lane County | KS | $497 | $1,148 | $119,000 |
| 28 | Gallatin County | IL | $500 | $863 | $84,700 |
| 29 | Judith Basin County | MT | $502 | $1,672 | $214,200 |
| 30 | Clinch County | GA | $505 | $913 | $86,300 |
| 31 | Wolfe County | KY | $507 | $690 | $66,400 |
| 32 | Shannon County | MO | $509 | $1,294 | $151,000 |
| 33 | Iron County | MI | $510 | $996 | $101,500 |
| 34 | Guadalupe County | NM | $515 | $929 | $107,200 |
| 35 | Scotland County | MO | $516 | $1,273 | $141,100 |
| 36 | Garfield County | NE | $519 | $1,359 | $144,900 |
| 37 | Leslie County | KY | $520 | $753 | $74,100 |
| 38 | Butte County | ID | $525 | $1,526 | $195,800 |
| 39 | Wheeler County | NE | $525 | $1,227 | $135,900 |
| 40 | Elk County | KS | $534 | $714 | $60,900 |
| 41 | Buffalo County | SD | $535 | $1,007 | $108,000 |
| 42 | Todd County | SD | $537 | $604 | $45,200 |
| 43 | Alexander County | IL | $540 | $667 | $58,700 |
| 44 | Chariton County | MO | $540 | $1,100 | $118,900 |
| 45 | Fulton County | KY | $542 | $783 | $78,100 |
| 46 | Breathitt County | KY | $543 | $670 | $61,800 |
| 47 | Robertson County | KY | $543 | $1,108 | $123,400 |
| 48 | McCone County | MT | $543 | $1,593 | $197,400 |
| 49 | Jenkins County | GA | $544 | $843 | $81,100 |
| 50 | Jones County | SD | $544 | $1,110 | $117,100 |
| 51 | Zavala County | TX | $544 | $949 | $88,100 |
| 52 | Adams County | ND | $545 | $1,013 | $108,300 |
| 53 | Clay County | TN | $546 | $1,199 | $136,900 |
| 54 | Washington County | KS | $547 | $1,048 | $106,100 |
| 55 | Lamar County | AL | $548 | $1,048 | $112,700 |
| 56 | Mercer County | MO | $548 | $942 | $95,300 |
| 57 | Throckmorton County | TX | $548 | $898 | $84,200 |
| 58 | Metcalfe County | KY | $549 | $965 | $103,100 |
| 59 | Wheeler County | GA | $551 | $782 | $74,600 |
| 60 | Owsley County | KY | $551 | $795 | $79,900 |
| 61 | Emmons County | ND | $551 | $1,032 | $112,400 |
| 62 | Cumberland County | KY | $553 | $1,139 | $128,600 |
| 63 | Glacier County | MT | $553 | $1,299 | $153,400 |
| 64 | Hand County | SD | $553 | $1,344 | $152,100 |
| 65 | Randolph County | GA | $554 | $910 | $90,900 |
| 66 | Baraga County | MI | $557 | $1,163 | $124,400 |
| 67 | Wright County | MO | $558 | $1,297 | $152,300 |
| 68 | Wilkin County | MN | $561 | $1,440 | $172,300 |
| 69 | Miner County | SD | $563 | $1,083 | $114,100 |
| 70 | Oglala Lakota County | SD | $563 | $540 | $45,600 |
| 71 | Jerauld County | SD | $565 | $1,164 | $127,000 |
| 72 | Hamilton County | IL | $566 | $1,038 | $108,800 |
| 73 | Zapata County | TX | $569 | $925 | $88,800 |
| 74 | Greenlee County | AZ | $570 | $1,144 | $136,300 |
| 75 | Shelby County | MO | $570 | $870 | $86,200 |
| 76 | Ontonagon County | MI | $571 | $975 | $101,000 |
| 77 | Putnam County | MO | $575 | $1,068 | $111,600 |
| 78 | Wirt County | WV | $575 | $1,036 | $112,800 |
| 79 | LaSalle Parish | LA | $576 | $1,240 | $137,200 |
| 80 | Gogebic County | MI | $577 | $987 | $99,700 |
| 81 | Foard County | TX | $577 | $800 | $71,400 |
| 82 | Clay County | GA | $578 | $934 | $92,500 |
| 83 | Wallace County | KS | $578 | $959 | $94,200 |
| 84 | Braxton County | WV | $578 | $983 | $106,400 |
| 85 | McPherson County | SD | $580 | $842 | $78,400 |
| 86 | Hooker County | NE | $581 | $882 | $85,400 |
| 87 | Graham County | NC | $581 | $1,310 | $155,800 |
| 88 | Marion County | AL | $583 | $996 | $104,300 |
| 89 | Ritchie County | WV | $583 | $1,010 | $107,800 |
| 90 | Crockett County | TX | $585 | $1,238 | $140,000 |
| 91 | Forest County | WI | $585 | $1,450 | $170,000 |
| 92 | Floyd County | TX | $587 | $1,023 | $101,000 |
| 93 | Stewart County | GA | $588 | $668 | $53,000 |
| 94 | McCreary County | KY | $588 | $775 | $77,000 |
| 95 | Daniels County | MT | $588 | $1,482 | $177,800 |
| 96 | Dundy County | NE | $588 | $1,084 | $118,200 |
| 97 | Jefferson County | OK | $588 | $819 | $77,500 |
| 98 | Holmes County | MS | $589 | $835 | $76,500 |
| 99 | Clark County | MO | $589 | $1,111 | $117,600 |
| 100 | Clay County | WV | $589 | $978 | $107,100 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Lowest Rents by state
The same ranking within a single state.
Alabama67Alaska26Arizona15Arkansas75California58Colorado64Florida67Georgia159Idaho44Illinois102Indiana92Iowa99Kansas105Kentucky120Louisiana64Maine16Maryland24Massachusetts14Michigan83Minnesota87Mississippi82Missouri115Montana56Nebraska93Nevada16New Jersey21New Mexico33New York62North Carolina100North Dakota53Ohio88Oklahoma77Oregon36Pennsylvania67South Carolina46South Dakota65Tennessee95Texas250Utah29Vermont14Virginia133Washington39West Virginia55Wisconsin72Wyoming23