Average rents in key US cities
If you're a renter looking to move or a property owner trying to figure how much the average room rent is in your city, we've put together a list of the average roommate rents in key US metro areas.
If you're interested in NYC rent prices, check out our list of average rents in NYC neighborhoods .
Average rents are updated every quarter - last updated July 2025
Metro Areas
State(s)
Average Monthly Room Rent
Albuquerque NM
$769
Anchorage AK
$792
Atlanta GA
$949
Austin TX
$935
Bakersfield CA
$747
Baltimore MD
$847
Baton Rouge LA
$701
Birmingham AL
$764
Boise ID
$816
Boston MA,NH
$1,323
Buffalo NY
$671
Charlotte NC,SC
$867
Chicago IL,IN,WI
$1,001
Cincinnati IN,KY,OH
$710
Cleveland OH
$633
Colorado Springs CO
$861
Columbus AL,GA
$815
Dallas TX
$903
Denver CO
$1,044
Des Moines IA
$752
Detroit MI
$703
El Paso NM,TX
$579
Fayetteville NC
$737
Fort Lauderdale FL
$1,200
Fort Wayne IN
$587
Fort Worth TX
$867
Fresno CA
$800
Greensboro NC
$736
Honolulu HI
$1,266
Houston TX
$845
Indianapolis IN
$754
Jacksonville FL
$862
Kansas City KS,MO
$714
Laredo TX
$625
Las Vegas NV
$862
Lexington KY
$675
Los Angeles CA
$1,334
Louisville IN,KY
$720
Lubbock TX
$519
Madison WI
$802
Memphis TN
$703
Miami FL
$1,413
Milwaukee WI
$707
Minneapolis MN,WI
$937
Modesto CA
$784
Montgomery AL
$729
New Orleans LA
$828
New York NY
$1,505
Oklahoma City OK
$715
Orlando FL
$917
Oxnard CA
$1,224
Philadelphia MD,NJ,PA
$920
Phoenix AZ
$957
Pittsburgh PA
$722
Portland OR,WA
$905
Raleigh NC
$853
Reno NV
$864
Richmond VA
$784
Riverside CA
$1,025
Rochester NY
$852
Sacramento CA
$958
San Antonio TX
$755
San Bernardino CA
$992
San Diego CA
$1,303
San Francisco Bay Area CA
$1,226
Seattle WA
$1,049
Spokane WA
$800
St. Louis IL,MO
$758
Tampa FL
$957
Toledo OH
$509
Tucson AZ
$801
Tulsa OK
$646
Virginia Beach VA
$864
Washington D.C. DC,MD,VA,WV
$1,145
West Palm Beach FL
$1,198
Wichita KS
$643
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