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What a studio through a 4-bedroom rents for in 118 US metros, cheapest 2-bedroom first. Tap a city for the full breakdown.

By Sol Lakein. Updated November 2026.

Median rent in every metro we cover

Sorted by 2-bedroom rent.1,2
Metro1-bedroom2-bedroom3-bedroomIncome for a 2-bed at 30%
Paducah, KY$739$886$1,068$35,440
Terre Haute, IN$740$901$1,120$36,040
Muncie, IN$748$919$1,129$36,760
Topeka, KS$819$983$1,225$39,320
Fond du Lac, WI$738$991$1,152$39,640
Texarkana, TX/AR$884$1,006$1,294$40,240
McAllen, TX$760$1,030$1,325$41,200
Morgantown, WV$919$1,048$1,250$41,920
Wichita, KS$898$1,054$1,334$42,160
Jackson, MI$955$1,063$1,146$42,520
Southwest Michigan, MI$835$1,063$1,176$42,520
Evansville, IN$937$1,087$1,447$43,480
Toledo, OH$814$1,094$1,285$43,760
El Paso, TX$969$1,100$1,528$44,000
Winston-Salem, NC$994$1,117$1,465$44,680
Akron, OH$914$1,141$1,278$45,640
Baton Rouge, LA$965$1,143$1,406$45,720
Spartanburg, SC$1,110$1,148$1,421$45,920
Dayton, OH$891$1,170$1,294$46,800
Little Rock, AR$1,042$1,170$1,361$46,800
Des Moines, IA$1,077$1,184$1,509$47,360
Pittsburgh, PA$966$1,185$1,445$47,400
Tulsa, OK$945$1,187$1,379$47,480
Jackson, MS$1,046$1,190$1,272$47,600
Birmingham, AL$1,162$1,194$1,427$47,760
Oklahoma City, OK$1,028$1,199$1,494$47,960
Buffalo, NY$957$1,205$1,346$48,200
Cleveland, OH$919$1,207$1,399$48,280
Fort Wayne, IN$984$1,216$1,373$48,640
Greensboro, NC$1,117$1,218$1,349$48,720
Syracuse, NY$967$1,221$1,486$48,840
St. Louis, MO$989$1,223$1,501$48,920
Fayetteville, AR$988$1,232$1,711$49,280
Louisville, KY$962$1,271$1,584$50,840
Memphis area, TN/AR$1,064$1,278$1,503$51,120
Greenville, SC$1,139$1,279$1,561$51,160
Albuquerque, NM$1,102$1,302$1,670$52,080
Chattanooga, TN$1,317$1,313$1,553$52,520
Milwaukee, WI$1,047$1,313$1,479$52,520
Columbia, SC$1,136$1,314$1,489$52,560
Augusta, GA$1,164$1,315$1,429$52,600
Cincinnati, OH$1,032$1,316$1,594$52,640
Huntsville, AL$1,101$1,350$1,455$54,000
Bloomington, IN$1,076$1,358$1,417$54,320
Harrisburg, PA$1,177$1,360$1,729$54,400
Omaha, NE$1,137$1,366$1,817$54,640
New Orleans, LA$1,194$1,376$1,574$55,040
Tucson, AZ$1,090$1,377$1,807$55,080
Myrtle Beach, SC$1,363$1,383$1,532$55,320
Grand Rapids, MI$1,219$1,388$1,670$55,520
Indianapolis, IN$1,189$1,397$1,696$55,880
Detroit, MI$1,043$1,398$1,575$55,920
Bakersfield, CA$1,086$1,398$1,762$55,920
Kansas City, MO$1,200$1,418$1,696$56,720
Spokane, WA$1,152$1,424$1,800$56,960
Rochester, NY$1,042$1,428$1,590$57,120
Lakeland, FL$1,251$1,437$2,013$57,480
Provo, UT$1,323$1,444$1,841$57,760
Knoxville, TN$1,106$1,452$1,574$58,080
San Antonio, TX$1,198$1,460$1,679$58,400
Asheville, NC$1,373$1,492$1,747$59,680
Columbus, OH$1,242$1,528$1,667$61,120
Albany, NY$1,240$1,548$1,491$61,920
Ogden, UT$1,282$1,550$1,958$62,000
Fresno, CA$1,269$1,560$1,804$62,400
Houston, TX$1,315$1,562$1,943$62,480
Virginia Beach, VA$1,389$1,567$1,978$62,680
Charlotte, NC$1,484$1,589$2,008$63,560
Durham, NC$1,403$1,630$1,896$65,200
Allentown, PA$1,265$1,633$1,903$65,320
Las Vegas, NV$1,390$1,635$2,118$65,400
Daytona Beach, FL$1,380$1,638$2,022$65,520
Providence, RI$1,109$1,641$1,741$65,640
Jacksonville, FL$1,368$1,642$1,853$65,680
Minneapolis, MN$1,327$1,645$1,924$65,800
Madison, WI$1,409$1,647$1,753$65,880
Chicago, IL$1,438$1,648$1,875$65,920
Boise, ID$1,360$1,652$1,994$66,080
Wilmington, NC$1,484$1,658$1,728$66,320
Nashville, TN$1,474$1,666$2,016$66,640
Stockton, CA$1,299$1,667$2,265$66,680
Raleigh, NC$1,475$1,673$2,015$66,920
Savannah, GA$1,579$1,676$1,914$67,040
Richmond, VA$1,480$1,684$1,838$67,360
Colorado Springs, CO$1,434$1,701$2,165$68,040
Salt Lake City, UT$1,467$1,721$2,098$68,840
Philadelphia, PA$1,458$1,723$1,810$68,920
Hartford, CT$1,313$1,731$1,869$69,240
Melbourne, FL$1,505$1,755$2,029$70,200
Worcester, MA$1,294$1,757$2,043$70,280
Baltimore, MD$1,408$1,764$2,036$70,560
Atlanta, GA$1,588$1,781$2,086$71,240
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX$1,490$1,794$2,195$71,760
Charleston, SC$1,788$1,817$2,021$72,680
Phoenix, AZ$1,567$1,825$2,195$73,000
Austin, TX$1,511$1,836$2,121$73,440
Fort Myers, FL$1,704$1,849$2,225$73,960
Portland, OR$1,600$1,850$2,283$74,000
Orlando, FL$1,680$1,855$2,213$74,200
Tampa, FL$1,620$1,861$2,240$74,440
New Haven, CT$1,439$1,869$1,916$74,760
Poughkeepsie, NY$1,567$1,916$1,957$76,640
Sacramento, CA$1,596$1,922$2,349$76,880
Riverside, CA$1,647$1,940$2,337$77,600
Sarasota, FL$1,706$1,975$2,051$79,000
New York City, NY$1,774$1,997$2,270$79,880
Denver, CO$1,714$2,110$2,603$84,400
Bridgeport, CT$1,966$2,118$2,331$84,720
Honolulu, HI$1,693$2,134$3,158$85,360
Miami, FL$1,818$2,211$2,645$88,440
Seattle, WA$1,871$2,214$2,666$88,560
Washington, DC$1,970$2,226$2,562$89,040
Los Angeles, CA$1,879$2,328$2,787$93,120
Boston, MA$1,902$2,370$2,475$94,800
Oxnard, CA$2,039$2,399$2,714$95,960
San Diego, CA$2,148$2,483$3,056$99,320
San Francisco, CA$2,191$2,766$3,267$110,640
San Jose, CA$2,496$2,973$3,500+$118,920

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Notes on the numbers
  1. 1Rent: Census ACS 2025 1-year, table B25031, median gross rent by number of bedrooms (rent plus utilities the renter pays), 2025. Covers all renters, so new leases often cost more. $3,500+ is the highest figure the Census publishes. Census table
  2. 2Income to keep rent at 30%: a year of rent divided by 0.3, the common rule of thumb. Our arithmetic.
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