Average Rent by State — 2026 Data
Data: 2026-Q2 · BLS · HUD · KFF
Median monthly rent for each U.S. state, drawn from Census and HUD data.
The highest median rent is $3,195/mo in Hawaii; the lowest is $1,100/mo in West Virginia.
| State | Median Rent | COL Index |
| West Virginia | $1,100/mo | 83 |
| North Dakota | $1,200/mo | 98 |
| Kentucky | $1,275/mo | 88 |
| Nebraska | $1,275/mo | 90 |
| Kansas | $1,300/mo | 87 |
| South Dakota | $1,300/mo | 96 |
| Iowa | $1,325/mo | 88 |
| Oklahoma | $1,350/mo | 88 |
| Arkansas | $1,400/mo | 85 |
| Mississippi | $1,400/mo | 83 |
| Ohio | $1,400/mo | 89 |
| Wyoming | $1,400/mo | 95 |
| Michigan | $1,475/mo | 89 |
| Missouri | $1,475/mo | 88 |
| Alabama | $1,495/mo | 87 |
| New Mexico | $1,500/mo | 90 |
| Wisconsin | $1,500/mo | 93 |
| Indiana | $1,550/mo | 88 |
| Minnesota | $1,600/mo | 98 |
| South Carolina | $1,600/mo | 96 |
| Montana | $1,650/mo | 102 |
| North Carolina | $1,650/mo | 96 |
| Louisiana | $1,675/mo | 90 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,700/mo | 97 |
| Tennessee | $1,750/mo | 90 |
| Illinois | $1,768/mo | 95 |
| Texas | $1,800/mo | 93 |
| Vermont | $1,800/mo | 113 |
| Idaho | $1,825/mo | 99 |
| Nevada | $1,875/mo | 103 |
| Utah | $1,900/mo | 102 |
| Arizona | $1,940/mo | 102 |
| Alaska | $1,950/mo | 127 |
| Connecticut | $1,950/mo | 113 |
| Delaware | $2,000/mo | 103 |
| New Hampshire | $2,000/mo | 113 |
| Oregon | $2,000/mo | 113 |
| Virginia | $2,000/mo | 103 |
| Maine | $2,013/mo | 107 |
| Georgia | $2,032/mo | 93 |
| Rhode Island | $2,100/mo | 108 |
| Florida | $2,200/mo | 102 |
| Colorado | $2,250/mo | 107 |
| Washington | $2,300/mo | 119 |
| New Jersey | $2,500/mo | 121 |
| Maryland | $2,550/mo | 118 |
| New York | $2,800/mo | 139 |
| Massachusetts | $2,833/mo | 150 |
| California | $2,915/mo | 151 |
| Hawaii | $3,195/mo | 184 |
Source: Census ACS 2024, HUD FY2026 FMR.
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