Highest Rent States
States ranked by median rent, highest first.
Data: 2026-Q2 · BLS · HUD · KFF Hawaii · HI
2 Median rent $3,195/mo
California · CA
3 Median rent $2,915/mo
Massachusetts · MA
Median rent $2,833/mo
Rankings derived from Census ACS 2024, Tax Foundation 2025, and C2ER Cost of Living Index.
FAQ
Highest Rent States — FAQ
How are these rankings calculated?
Highest Rent States is ranked by median rent, computed at build time directly from verified public data. Rankings derived from Census ACS 2024, Tax Foundation 2025, and C2ER Cost of Living Index. Only the top 3 are shown here.
Why does this only show 3 states?
Top Rankings highlights the top 3 in each category. The underlying ranking is computed the same way for every tracked location; this page focuses on the leaders.