All 50 States Ranked by Rent Price (2026)

Complete ranking of every US state by average 2-bedroom rent. Find the cheapest and most expensive states for renters in America.

Cheapest: Kansas $1,099/mo
Median: Pennsylvania $1,555/mo
Most Expensive: Massachusetts $2,941/mo
40
States Ranked
$1,598
Avg 2BR Rent
$1,842
Max Monthly Savings
$22,104
Max Yearly Savings

Complete State Ranking by 2-Bedroom Rent

Sorted from cheapest to most expensive

RankStateStudio1 Bed2 Bed3 BedCOL IndexIncome NeededDetails
#1
Kansas
1 metros
$782$849$1,099$1,44489$43,960/yrView →
#2
North Dakota
1 metros
$768$917$1,112$1,54793$44,480/yrView →
#3
Louisiana
3 metros
$925$1,025$1,185$1,50492$47,400/yrView →
#4
Iowa
2 metros
$901$963$1,195$1,64290$47,800/yrView →
#5
Oklahoma
1 metros
$939$1,017$1,244$1,67587$49,760/yrView →
#6
Arkansas
2 metros
$996$1,052$1,247$1,70787$49,880/yrView →
#7
Nebraska
2 metros
$973$1,037$1,255$1,70092$50,200/yrView →
#8
Alabama
1 metros
$1,024$1,155$1,266$1,58389$50,640/yrView →
#9
Kentucky
2 metros
$925$1,063$1,272$1,68490$50,880/yrView →
#10
Mississippi
1 metros
$1,091$1,097$1,288$1,54484$51,520/yrView →
#11
Missouri
2 metros
$1,025$1,096$1,288$1,66989$51,520/yrView →
#12
Indiana
2 metros
$1,005$1,092$1,293$1,64491$51,720/yrView →
#13
Ohio
3 metros
$963$1,048$1,312$1,65090$52,480/yrView →
#14
South Dakota
1 metros
$921$1,018$1,336$1,74392$53,440/yrView →
#15
Wisconsin
3 metros
$1,051$1,187$1,423$1,86293$56,920/yrView →
#16
Michigan
4 metros
$1,094$1,160$1,429$1,78391$57,160/yrView →
#17
Texas
7 metros
$1,164$1,247$1,487$1,93593$59,480/yrView →
#18
Tennessee
3 metros
$1,248$1,305$1,492$1,91991$59,680/yrView →
#19
South Carolina
3 metros
$1,245$1,341$1,509$1,88393$60,360/yrView →
#20
Georgia
4 metros
$1,266$1,366$1,517$1,90394$60,680/yrView →
#21
Pennsylvania
2 metros
$1,199$1,299$1,555$1,91696$62,200/yrView →
#22
Utah
2 metros
$1,258$1,361$1,604$2,182101$64,160/yrView →
#23
Arizona
2 metros
$1,212$1,332$1,621$2,201103$64,840/yrView →
#24
Idaho
1 metros
$1,170$1,381$1,655$2,31897$66,200/yrView →
#25
North Carolina
5 metros
$1,393$1,488$1,655$2,04696$66,200/yrView →
#26
Virginia
2 metros
$1,467$1,510$1,684$2,224103$67,360/yrView →
#27
Minnesota
1 metros
$1,242$1,405$1,709$2,26299$68,360/yrView →
#28
Rhode Island
1 metros
$1,318$1,402$1,729$2,087111$69,160/yrView →
#29
Nevada
1 metros
$1,333$1,478$1,735$2,413103$69,400/yrView →
#30
Illinois
1 metros
$1,480$1,581$1,781$2,29495$71,240/yrView →
#31
Oregon
2 metros
$1,397$1,482$1,805$2,484113$72,200/yrView →
#32
Maryland
1 metros
$1,362$1,511$1,857$2,358118$74,280/yrView →
#33
Connecticut
1 metros
$1,286$1,477$1,865$2,236113$74,600/yrView →
#34
Florida
7 metros
$1,480$1,626$1,902$2,417102$76,080/yrView →
#35
Colorado
2 metros
$1,420$1,609$1,912$2,574105$76,480/yrView →
#36
New York
3 metros
$1,617$1,737$1,985$2,442139$79,400/yrView →
#37
Washington
2 metros
$1,589$1,670$2,016$2,680110$80,640/yrView →
#38
District of Columbia
1 metros
$1,953$2,015$2,246$2,835148$89,840/yrView →
#39
California
11 metros
$1,772$1,931$2,396$3,195142$95,840/yrView →
#40
Massachusetts
1 metros
$2,359$2,476$2,941$3,526131$117,640/yrView →

Average Rent by Region

Northeast

$2,025
avg 2BR rent
Cheapest: Pennsylvania ($1,555)

Southeast

$1,456
avg 2BR rent
Cheapest: Louisiana ($1,185)

Midwest

$1,353
avg 2BR rent
Cheapest: Kansas ($1,099)

Southwest

$1,451
avg 2BR rent
Cheapest: Oklahoma ($1,244)

West

$1,875
avg 2BR rent
Cheapest: Utah ($1,604)

Top 10 Cheapest States

$1,099/mo
$1,112/mo
$1,185/mo
$1,195/mo
$1,244/mo
$1,247/mo
$1,255/mo
$1,266/mo
$1,272/mo
$1,288/mo

Top 10 Most Expensive States

$2,941/mo
$2,396/mo
$2,016/mo
$1,985/mo
$1,912/mo
$1,902/mo
$1,865/mo
$1,857/mo
$1,805/mo