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 January 2026
Metro Areas
State(s)
Average Monthly Room Rent
Albuquerque NM
$790
Atlanta GA
$953
Austin TX
$895
Bakersfield CA
$793
Baltimore MD
$916
Birmingham AL
$743
Boise ID
$820
Boston MA,NH
$1,257
Buffalo NY
$697
Charlotte NC,SC
$883
Chicago IL,IN,WI
$987
Cincinnati IN,KY,OH
$747
Cleveland OH
$688
Colorado Springs CO
$897
Columbus AL,GA
$757
Dallas TX
$875
Denver CO
$1,020
Detroit MI
$781
El Paso NM,TX
$675
Fayetteville NC
$708
Fort Lauderdale FL
$1,163
Fort Worth TX
$829
Fresno CA
$798
Greensboro NC
$820
Honolulu HI
$1,467
Houston TX
$841
Indianapolis IN
$761
Jacksonville FL
$861
Kansas City KS,MO
$771
Las Vegas NV
$873
Los Angeles CA
$1,354
Louisville IN,KY
$815
Memphis TN
$745
Miami FL
$1,288
Milwaukee WI
$738
Minneapolis MN,WI
$880
Modesto CA
$813
New Orleans LA
$941
New York NY
$1,484
Oklahoma City OK
$643
Orlando FL
$916
Oxnard CA
$1,261
Philadelphia MD,NJ,PA
$899
Phoenix AZ
$901
Pittsburgh PA
$834
Portland OR,WA
$919
Raleigh NC
$876
Reno NV
$857
Richmond VA
$813
Riverside CA
$1,024
Sacramento CA
$1,032
San Antonio TX
$721
San Bernardino CA
$978
San Diego CA
$1,311
San Francisco Bay Area CA
$1,338
Seattle WA
$1,069
Spokane WA
$802
St. Louis IL,MO
$811
Tampa FL
$973
Tucson AZ
$818
Tulsa OK
$648
Virginia Beach VA
$924
Washington D.C. DC,MD,VA,WV
$1,129
West Palm Beach FL
$1,220
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