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US City Data

Lowest Rent Cities

Cities ranked by lowest median monthly rent · Top 100 nationally · Updated 2026-04-05

This ranking shows the top 100 US cities for lowest rent cities based on data from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. Cities are sorted by lowest median monthly rent from lowest to highest.

All data reflects the most recent Census release and is updated nightly. Only incorporated cities and census-designated places are included. Use the state links below the table to see how cities rank within individual states, or visit any city's profile for detailed demographics, housing, and economic data.

RankCityStateValuePopulation
#1RomaTX$552/mo11,543
#2CrowleyLA$560/mo11,554
#3DemingNM$596/mo14,735
#4East St. LouisIL$597/mo18,278
#5AlpenaMI$599/mo10,178
#6KennettMO$600/mo10,236
#7SmithfieldNC$601/mo11,798
#8JohnstownPA$616/mo18,245
#9MagnoliaAR$622/mo10,973
#10RacelandLA$632/mo10,517
#11CorinthMS$638/mo14,450
#12BoazAL$645/mo10,847
#13AlamoTX$649/mo20,008
#14CampbellsvilleKY$657/mo11,523
#15EufaulaAL$660/mo12,664
#16EscanabaMI$661/mo12,374
#17Fort PayneAL$670/mo14,886
#18LenoirNC$671/mo18,282
#19MercedesTX$676/mo16,449
#20WabashIN$677/mo10,378
#21MassenaNY$680/mo10,234
#22GreenevilleTN$680/mo15,531
#23PalmviewTX$689/mo15,650
#24Alexander CityAL$690/mo14,686
#25NogalesAZ$691/mo19,753
#26New KensingtonPA$694/mo12,072
#27EffinghamIL$696/mo12,258
#28KendallvilleIN$696/mo10,094
#29TarboroNC$698/mo10,705
#30New CastlePA$698/mo21,727
#31Mount AiryNC$699/mo10,631
#32HarrisonAR$703/mo13,217
#33JacksonvilleIL$703/mo17,490
#34CamdenAR$704/mo10,427
#35DouglasGA$704/mo11,720
#36MexicoMO$706/mo11,487
#37BogalusaLA$710/mo10,539
#38GreenvilleOH$710/mo12,748
#39RussellvilleAL$716/mo10,783
#40SylacaugaAL$717/mo12,388
#41FairmontMN$717/mo10,348
#42CarrollIA$718/mo10,261
#43YoungstownOH$718/mo59,605
#44GalesburgIL$719/mo29,653
#45JasperAL$722/mo14,480
#46SelmaAL$723/mo17,442
#47CoshoctonOH$725/mo11,056
#48CairoGA$728/mo10,067
#49ParisKY$728/mo10,107
#50CumberlandMD$728/mo18,938
#51VermillionSD$728/mo11,800
#52VidaliaGA$731/mo10,762
#53Las VegasNM$731/mo13,120
#54Union CityTN$732/mo11,040
#55MacombIL$733/mo15,006
#56OpelousasLA$734/mo15,662
#57DonnaTX$734/mo16,774
#58BucyrusOH$735/mo11,619
#59AtchisonKS$736/mo10,795
#60BrookhavenMS$736/mo11,656
#61NeoshoMO$737/mo12,857
#62TaylorvilleIL$738/mo11,149
#63Bay CityMI$739/mo32,445
#64HibbingMN$739/mo16,100
#65Van WertOH$739/mo10,710
#66ArkadelphiaAR$741/mo10,316
#67JasperIN$741/mo16,421
#68JamestownND$741/mo15,774
#69GalionOH$741/mo10,358
#70MarshallMN$742/mo13,880
#71Rio Grande CityTX$742/mo15,258
#72GreenwoodMS$743/mo13,983
#73CambridgeOH$743/mo10,046
#74Great BendKS$744/mo14,596
#75NatchezMS$745/mo14,207
#76San LuisAZ$746/mo35,998
#77La HomaTX$746/mo11,389
#78ParkersburgWV$746/mo29,461
#79West MifflinPA$748/mo19,338
#80MoberlyMO$749/mo13,634
#81CarbondaleIL$750/mo21,813
#82WeirtonWV$750/mo18,785
#83HartselleAL$751/mo15,586
#84ClintonIA$751/mo24,425
#85ElizabethtonTN$751/mo14,364
#86DublinGA$752/mo16,023
#87BeatriceNE$753/mo12,233
#88MitchellSD$754/mo15,637
#89DouglasAZ$755/mo16,118
#90JamestownNY$755/mo28,401
#91St. MarysPA$756/mo12,612
#92McMinnvilleTN$756/mo13,765
#93Two RiversWI$756/mo11,224
#94PortsmouthOH$758/mo17,919
#95FostoriaOH$759/mo12,671
#96WarrenOH$759/mo39,057
#97DyersburgTN$759/mo16,075
#98MalvernAR$760/mo10,938
#99FreeportIL$760/mo23,636
#100Poplar BluffMO$760/mo16,243

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