Most Expensive Metro Areas to Rent

Renters are feeling the pain of the housing crisis, with record-breaking rental prices making it more difficult than ever to save for a home.

But which metro areas will break the bank on your next move?

With median U.S. rent recently surpassing $2,000 a month, Lawn Love compared 185 rental markets to determine 2022’s Most Expensive Metro Areas to Rent.

We considered average rent prices (including year-over-year change), renters insurance premiums, and the share of renters spending 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities.

Considering the housing trends inflating rent — such as real estate companies flipping foreclosed houses to rent at exorbitant rates — we also factored in the number of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).

This Metro’s Rank in Some Key Metrics (1st = Most Expensive)

1-Year Change in Average Overall Rent Price - 6th

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Share of Cost-Burdened Renters - 1st
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Number of Real Estate Investment Trusts - 8th

Learn where your metro area stands in rent affordability by exploring our rankings and in-depth analysis

Overall Rank (1=Most Expensive)	Metro Area	Overall Score	Rent Prices Rank	Rent Affordability Rank	Cost Inflators Rank
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	73.14	9	49	1
2	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	68.64	7	1	22
3	Naples-Marco Island, FL	66.77	2	10	94
4	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	64.90	4	3	155
5	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	64.50	3	13	126
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	63.70	10	8	6
7	Urban Honolulu, HI	61.90	6	11	146
8	North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	60.61	8	20	84
9	Napa, CA	59.72	5	41	170
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	58.58	1	141	138
11	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	55.73	17	4	144
12	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	55.57	12	31	86
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	54.91	13	20	161
14	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	54.81	18	19	66
15	Port St. Lucie, FL	54.71	26	5	96
16	Boulder, CO	54.34	23	5	157
17	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53.42	19	33	55
18	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC	53.35	15	43	68
19	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	51.92	21	22	150
20	San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	51.27	11	138	76
21	Vallejo, CA	50.96	24	29	169
22	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49.97	14	94	123
23	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	49.29	20	60	184
24	Gainesville, FL	49.04	77	2	97
25	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	48.86	30	56	57
26	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	48.52	55	18	89
27	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	47.94	40	38	91
28	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	47.86	38	27	141
29	Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	47.84	25	119	23
30	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	47.71	36	52	64
31	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	47.59	28	67	129
32	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	47.58	90	15	7
33	Tallahassee, FL	47.53	69	12	90
34	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47.44	16	118	142
35	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	47.40	34	79	21
36	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	47.37	22	114	92
37	Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	47.27	39	49	78
38	Wilmington, NC	46.59	48	36	118
39	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	46.41	43	53	95
40	Fort Collins, CO	46.18	54	24	165
41	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46.00	41	67	86
42	Savannah, GA	45.97	32	95	46
43	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	45.38	31	103	85
44	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45.22	50	41	172
45	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44.99	51	124	5
46	Eugene-Springfield, OR	44.99	65	28	133
47	Jacksonville, FL	44.92	49	70	82
48	Manchester-Nashua, NH	44.81	29	95	176
49	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44.62	42	90	93
50	New Haven-Milford, CT	44.32	57	45	152
51	Colorado Springs, CO	44.30	62	38	154
52	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	44.27	37	119	27
53	Norwich-New London, CT	43.84	27	131	160
54	Anchorage, AK	43.55	33	119	130
55	Fresno, CA	43.53	95	16	158
56	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43.39	58	75	105
57	Coeur d’Alene, ID	42.89	46	95	127
58	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	42.83	59	63	159
59	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	42.77	71	72	65
60	Asheville, NC	42.70	63	71	116
61	Stockton, CA	42.70	86	22	164
62	Albuquerque, NM	42.34	87	62	25
63	Salisbury, MD-DE	42.16	84	31	181
64	Waco, TX	42.12	100	33	40
65	Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT	42.12	67	64	147
66	Tucson, AZ	42.10	78	56	121
67	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41.81	53	92	166
67	Charlottesville, VA	41.81	52	88	178
69	Macon-Bibb County, GA	41.76	125	16	59
70	Columbia, SC	41.72	92	55	61
71	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	41.62	68	85	115
72	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	41.55	64	80	136
73	Knoxville, TN	41.36	44	156	32
74	Raleigh-Cary, NC	41.13	35	162	108
75	Salem, OR	41.09	79	67	135
76	Baton Rouge, LA	41.05	120	45	9
77	Ann Arbor, MI	41.03	94	61	81
78	Clarksville, TN-KY	40.88	45	161	44
79	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40.88	107	45	29
80	Santa Fe, NM	40.86	61	140	26
81	Worcester, MA-CT	40.74	60	98	153
82	Bloomington, IN	40.60	150	8	103
83	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	40.58	96	80	24
84	Montgomery, AL	40.54	104	72	17
85	Richmond, VA	40.39	74	77	175
86	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	40.34	106	80	8
87	Athens-Clarke County, GA	40.21	126	24	58
88	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40.18	165	14	11
89	Gainesville, GA	40.17	82	100	63
90	Hattiesburg, MS	40.15	154	44	4
91	Rochester, NY	40.04	98	56	128
92	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	39.87	70	111	111
93	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39.84	56	148	88
94	Fayetteville, NC	39.77	89	77	114
95	College Station-Bryan, TX	39.69	163	7	40
96	Salt Lake City, UT	39.68	47	146	148
97	Mobile, AL	39.64	153	29	16
98	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39.56	73	93	174
99	Greensboro-High Point, NC	39.47	81	100	110
100	Laredo, TX	39.41	127	35	43
101	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	39.33	146	64	3
102	Portland-South Portland, ME	38.77	72	128	124
103	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	38.70	91	106	70
104	Provo-Orem, UT	38.56	75	111	162
105	El Paso, TX	38.50	112	74	30
106	Tyler, TX	38.43	76	148	42
107	Jackson, MS	38.33	147	84	2
108	Burlington, NC	38.24	88	102	120
109	Panama City, FL	38.05	136	36	98
110	Warner Robins, GA	38.02	97	114	60
111	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37.51	141	51	49
112	Lafayette, LA	37.33	155	66	12
113	Greenville-Anderson, SC	37.16	105	103	62
114	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	36.84	66	169	131
115	Greeley, CO	36.65	122	56	167
116	Birmingham-Hoover, AL	36.24	128	106	15
117	Roanoke, VA	36.08	83	141	177
118	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36.05	161	48	33
119	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35.75	140	85	28
120	Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	35.65	114	114	74
121	Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI	35.64	110	119	77
122	Champaign-Urbana, IL	35.63	156	40	151
123	Killeen-Temple, TX	35.45	102	146	34
124	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	35.44	123	76	168
125	Columbus, GA-AL	35.30	137	90	51
126	Reno, NV	35.26	115	114	99
127	Boise City, ID	35.09	93	159	125
128	Chattanooga, TN-GA	34.99	118	131	37
129	Tulsa, OK	34.74	113	169	13
130	Winston-Salem, NC	34.70	119	111	117
131	Akron, OH	34.64	124	109	105
132	Bowling Green, KY	34.44	108	145	83
133	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	34.16	134	106	80
134	Lawrence, KS	34.16	144	88	113
135	Lexington-Fayette, KY	34.15	109	152	79
136	Lubbock, TX	34.08	182	24	34
137	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34.02	172	53	38
138	Corpus Christi, TX	34.02	148	103	31
139	Longview, TX	33.88	129	127	47
140	Madison, WI	33.81	99	156	156
141	Oklahoma City, OK	33.80	139	152	10
142	Kennewick-Richland, WA	33.55	101	148	173
143	California-Lexington Park, MD	32.74	85	179	182
144	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32.52	159	136	19
145	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	32.41	142	109	145
146	Greenville, NC	32.26	164	80	122
147	Fort Wayne, IN	32.16	111	174	101
148	Columbus, OH	31.92	116	177	72
149	Ogden-Clearfield, UT	31.85	80	183	163
150	Huntsville, AL	31.77	145	171	18
151	Kansas City, MO-KS	31.72	133	163	67
152	Sherman-Denison, TX	31.71	138	159	54
153	St. Louis, MO-IL	31.67	157	138	56
154	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	31.49	130	167	75
155	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	31.46	135	141	134
156	Amarillo, TX	31.30	158	144	39
157	Dayton-Kettering, OH	31.19	132	165	100
158	Cleveland-Elyria, OH	31.17	162	126	73
159	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	30.71	103	181	137
160	Victoria, TX	30.63	178	98	53
161	Spartanburg, SC	30.56	166	125	69
162	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	30.14	175	123	34
163	San Angelo, TX	29.88	167	136	50
164	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	29.81	143	165	132
165	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	29.68	152	175	71
166	Abilene, TX	29.53	174	134	47
167	Evansville, IN-KY	29.01	173	131	102
168	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	28.83	121	184	20
169	Lincoln, NE	28.81	151	171	139
170	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	28.66	176	130	104
171	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	28.48	169	128	140
172	Rochester, MN	27.92	160	156	180
173	Wichita, KS	27.84	171	155	109
174	St. Cloud, MN	27.56	149	178	179
175	Midland, TX	27.16	179	163	45
176	Sioux Falls, SD	26.44	131	182	171
177	Pittsburgh, PA	26.42	170	173	119
178	Topeka, KS	26.21	177	168	112
179	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	26.14	180	148	149
180	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	25.15	168	180	143
181	Columbus, IN	24.95	117	185	107
182	Odessa, TX	24.32	183	152	52
183	Fargo, ND-MN	22.92	181	175	183
184	Grand Forks, ND-MN	21.93	184	134	185
185	Lake Charles, LA	18.58	185	87	14

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