National ranking
The places with the highest rents
46 places share first place at the survey's top value ($3,500 or more), listed by their mean household income, which puts Scarsdale, NY and Hillsborough, CA first. Ranked: 5,329 places with 10,000 or more residents in 2020 and a reliable estimate. Rents above $3,500 are published as "3,500+".
Which U.S. places have the highest median rent?
The places with the highest rents, first to fifth: Scarsdale, NY ($3,500 or more), Hillsborough, CA ($3,500 or more), Darien, CT ($3,500 or more), West University Place, TX ($3,500 or more) and Rye, NY ($3,500 or more).
| Rank | Place | Median gross rent (rent plus utilities) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarsdale, NY | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Hillsborough, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Darien, CT | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | West University Place, TX | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Rye, NY | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Los Altos, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Piedmont, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Paradise Valley, AZ | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Great Falls, VA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Alamo, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Southlake, TX | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Orinda, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Weston, CT | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Saratoga, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Malibu, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Travilah, MD | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Wolf Trap, VA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Corte Madera, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Coto de Caza, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | San Marino, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Key Biscayne, FL | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Tenafly, NJ | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Cupertino, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Chevy Chase, Montgomery County (CDP), MD | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Danville, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Fort Hunt, VA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Rossmoor, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Millstone Township, NJ | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Wakefield, Fairfax County, VA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Foster City, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Burr Ridge, IL | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Rancho Mission Viejo, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Melville, NY | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Alpine, UT | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Brock Hall, MD | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Town of Somers, NY | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Hockessin, DE | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Clayton, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Stony Brook, NY | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Nocatee, FL | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Mountain House, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Marina del Rey, CA | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Lincolnwood, IL | $3,500 or more |
| 1 | Pingree Grove, IL | $3,500 or more |
| 47 | Palo Alto, CAwithin the margin | $3,484±$157 |
| 48 | Massapequa Park, NYwithin the margin | $3,469±$761 |
| 49 | Lantana, TXwithin the margin | $3,458±$492 |
| 50 | Manhattan Beach, CAwithin the margin | $3,449±$250 |
| 51 | Waldwick, NJwithin the margin | $3,446±$451 |
| 52 | Ocean Pointe, HIwithin the margin | $3,424±$334 |
| 53 | McLean, VAwithin the margin | $3,422±$246 |
| 54 | New Canaan, CTwithin the margin | $3,401±$360 |
| 55 | Plainview, NYwithin the margin | $3,392±$619 |
| 56 | Ladera Ranch, CAwithin the margin | $3,350±$202 |
| 57 | Worcester Township, PAwithin the margin | $3,332±$453 |
| 58 | Newport Beach, CAwithin the margin | $3,316±$90 |
| 59 | East Honolulu, HIwithin the margin | $3,313±$168 |
| 60 | Mill Valley, CAwithin the margin | $3,278±$682 |
| 61 | University Park, TXwithin the margin | $3,272±$424 |
| 61 | Millbrae, CAwithin the margin | $3,272±$163 |
| 63 | Garden City, NYwithin the margin | $3,265±$744 |
| 64 | Colleyville, TXwithin the margin | $3,263±$379 |
| 65 | Coronado, CAwithin the margin | $3,257±$172 |
| 66 | Eastvale, CAwithin the margin | $3,252±$105 |
| 67 | Los Gatos, CAwithin the margin | $3,247±$211 |
| 68 | Loudoun Valley Estates, VAwithin the margin | $3,242±$95 |
| 69 | Menlo Park, CAwithin the margin | $3,239±$156 |
| 70 | Franklin Lakes, NJwithin the margin | $3,230±$207 |
| 70 | Schofield Barracks, HIwithin the margin | $3,230±$45 |
| 72 | Windham, NHwithin the margin | $3,218±$350 |
| 72 | Agoura Hills, CAwithin the margin | $3,218±$230 |
| 74 | Palos Verdes Estates, CAwithin the margin | $3,217±$484 |
| 75 | Solana Beach, CAwithin the margin | $3,212±$306 |
| 76 | Walnut, CAwithin the margin | $3,202±$442 |
| 77 | Dublin, CAwithin the margin | $3,191±$66 |
| 78 | Dranesville, VAwithin the margin | $3,187±$195 |
| 79 | Parkland, FLwithin the margin | $3,157±$370 |
| 80 | Mill Creek East, WAwithin the margin | $3,152±$162 |
| 81 | Oak Park, CAwithin the margin | $3,149±$145 |
| 82 | Pompton Plains, NJwithin the margin | $3,129±$512 |
| 83 | Short Hills, NJwithin the margin | $3,126±$503 |
| 84 | Milpitas, CAwithin the margin | $3,120±$150 |
| 85 | French Valley, CAwithin the margin | $3,119±$221 |
| 86 | Hicksville, NYwithin the margin | $3,113±$327 |
| 87 | Florham Park, NJwithin the margin | $3,109±$364 |
| 88 | Dana Point, CAwithin the margin | $3,106±$167 |
| 89 | Nesconset, NYwithin the margin | $3,105±$450 |
| 90 | Pacifica, CAwithin the margin | $3,098±$184 |
| 91 | Kailua (Honolulu County), HIwithin the margin | $3,093±$260 |
| 92 | Camp Pendleton South, CAwithin the margin | $3,092±$169 |
| 93 | Calabasas, CAwithin the margin | $3,089±$154 |
| 94 | Mount Sinai, NYwithin the margin | $3,088±$797 |
| 95 | San Mateo, CAwithin the margin | $3,077±$100 |
| 96 | Difficult Run, VAwithin the margin | $3,066±$1,188 |
| 97 | Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CAwithin the margin | $3,062±$93 |
| 98 | Pleasanton, CAwithin the margin | $3,060±$123 |
| 99 | North Valley Stream, NYwithin the margin | $3,059±$638 |
| 100 | Sunnyvale, CA | $3,039±$59 |
Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
One figure is read for each of the places with 10,000 or more residents in 2020 and a reliable estimate: the median gross rent (rent plus utilities). Places whose survey estimate has a coefficient of variation over 40% are left out, because the survey cannot place them reliably. Equal published figures share a rank. A ranking measures one number; it is not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Across the 100 places shown, the median gross rent (rent plus utilities) runs from $3,039 (Sunnyvale, CA) to $3,500 or more (Scarsdale, NY); the middle place on the list stands at $3,449.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections