Rent Statistics by State
The table below shows 2019 Census ACS state rent statistics including median and average gross rent, vacancy rate, rent as a percent of median household income and the percent of rental housing units. 2020 data will be released in September of 2021. Click on a heading to sort; click on a state for more detail.
| State | Median Gross Rent |
Average Gross Rent |
Vacancy Rate |
Percent Income |
Rental Occupancy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | $1,097 | $1,164 | 5.97% | 20.03% | 35.89% |
| Alabama | $807 | $755 | 9.69% | 18.72% | 31.22% |
| Alaska | $1,201 | $1,183 | 9.22% | 19.10% | 35.26% |
| Arizona | $1,101 | $1,098 | 5.32% | 21.29% | 34.74% |
| Arkansas | $742 | $716 | 7.37% | 18.19% | 34.53% |
| California | $1,614 | $1,657 | 4.06% | 24.08% | 45.14% |
| Colorado | $1,369 | $1,358 | 4.60% | 21.30% | 34.15% |
| Connecticut | $1,177 | $1,214 | 6.37% | 17.92% | 34.97% |
| Delaware | $1,116 | $1,088 | 6.57% | 19.08% | 29.70% |
| District of Columbia | $1,603 | $1,634 | 6.96% | 20.85% | 58.50% |
| Florida | $1,238 | $1,250 | 8.72% | 25.08% | 33.75% |
| Georgia | $1,049 | $1,036 | 7.28% | 20.31% | 35.87% |
| Hawaii | $1,651 | $1,657 | 8.83% | 23.84% | 39.83% |
| Idaho | $880 | $899 | 3.96% | 17.31% | 28.43% |
| Illinois | $1,020 | $1,081 | 5.65% | 17.69% | 33.99% |
| Indiana | $840 | $839 | 6.89% | 17.50% | 30.69% |
| Iowa | $808 | $808 | 6.21% | 15.72% | 29.47% |
| Kansas | $862 | $880 | 7.83% | 16.66% | 33.54% |
| Kentucky | $773 | $743 | 6.36% | 17.74% | 32.99% |
| Louisiana | $866 | $801 | 8.34% | 20.35% | 33.51% |
| Maine | $870 | $850 | 4.95% | 17.72% | 27.81% |
| Maryland | $1,401 | $1,383 | 6.29% | 19.38% | 33.17% |
| Massachusetts | $1,360 | $1,391 | 3.06% | 19.01% | 37.84% |
| Michigan | $888 | $898 | 5.56% | 17.88% | 28.43% |
| Minnesota | $1,016 | $1,043 | 4.76% | 16.34% | 28.08% |
| Mississippi | $777 | $689 | 10.67% | 20.36% | 32.68% |
| Missouri | $834 | $838 | 5.15% | 17.43% | 32.88% |
| Montana | $831 | $862 | 7.08% | 17.45% | 31.12% |
| Nebraska | $859 | $868 | 5.92% | 16.30% | 33.71% |
| Nevada | $1,168 | $1,186 | 7.58% | 22.15% | 43.38% |
| New Hampshire | $1,147 | $1,124 | 4.45% | 17.66% | 29.04% |
| New Jersey | $1,376 | $1,410 | 4.23% | 19.26% | 36.65% |
| New Mexico | $847 | $829 | 8.05% | 19.57% | 31.93% |
| New York | $1,309 | $1,390 | 4.00% | 21.78% | 46.48% |
| North Carolina | $931 | $925 | 6.60% | 19.48% | 34.69% |
| North Dakota | $804 | $814 | 8.04% | 14.94% | 38.67% |
| Ohio | $813 | $824 | 4.67% | 16.64% | 33.96% |
| Oklahoma | $814 | $795 | 8.00% | 17.94% | 34.46% |
| Oregon | $1,185 | $1,182 | 4.00% | 21.21% | 37.12% |
| Pennsylvania | $951 | $976 | 4.87% | 17.98% | 31.59% |
| Rhode Island | $1,043 | $1,019 | 6.98% | 17.59% | 38.32% |
| South Carolina | $922 | $894 | 9.13% | 19.68% | 29.73% |
| South Dakota | $769 | $749 | 6.93% | 15.50% | 32.18% |
| Tennessee | $904 | $892 | 7.27% | 19.35% | 33.49% |
| Texas | $1,091 | $1,109 | 8.15% | 20.45% | 38.12% |
| Utah | $1,098 | $1,106 | 7.47% | 17.39% | 29.36% |
| Vermont | $980 | $1,007 | 4.48% | 18.67% | 29.12% |
| Virginia | $1,254 | $1,279 | 5.53% | 19.68% | 33.87% |
| Washington | $1,359 | $1,378 | 4.31% | 20.73% | 36.92% |
| West Virginia | $727 | $617 | 7.24% | 17.86% | 26.59% |
| Wisconsin | $867 | $895 | 4.93% | 16.21% | 32.80% |
| Wyoming | $822 | $820 | 12.85% | 15.17% | 28.12% |
| Puerto Rico | $482 | $328 | 6.56% | 28.25% | 31.39% |
