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 2026
Metro Areas
State(s)
Average Monthly Room Rent
Albuquerque NM
$793
Anchorage AK
$780
Atlanta GA
$948
Austin TX
$886
Bakersfield CA
$801
Baltimore MD
$905
Baton Rouge LA
$793
Birmingham AL
$758
Boise ID
$797
Boston MA,NH
$1,321
Buffalo NY
$802
Charlotte NC,SC
$920
Chicago IL,IN,WI
$996
Cincinnati IN,KY,OH
$773
Cleveland OH
$746
Colorado Springs CO
$958
Columbus AL,GA
$706
Dallas TX
$870
Denver CO
$996
Des Moines IA
$652
Detroit MI
$786
El Paso NM,TX
$804
Fayetteville NC
$768
Fort Lauderdale FL
$1,157
Fort Wayne IN
$706
Fort Worth TX
$847
Fresno CA
$835
Greensboro NC
$789
Honolulu HI
$1,422
Houston TX
$835
Indianapolis IN
$778
Jacksonville FL
$849
Kansas City KS,MO
$803
Las Vegas NV
$857
Lexington KY
$717
Los Angeles CA
$1,338
Louisville IN,KY
$773
Memphis MS,TN
$719
Miami FL
$1,314
Milwaukee WI
$756
Minneapolis MN,WI
$838
Modesto CA
$922
Montgomery AL
$785
New Orleans LA
$839
New York NY,NJ
$1,515
Oklahoma City OK
$704
Orlando FL
$895
Oxnard CA
$1,337
Philadelphia MD,NJ,PA
$914
Phoenix AZ
$903
Pittsburgh PA
$843
Portland OR,WA
$933
Raleigh NC
$860
Reno NV
$878
Richmond VA
$910
Riverside CA
$1,025
Rochester NY
$781
Sacramento CA
$1,009
San Antonio TX
$750
San Bernardino CA
$992
San Diego CA
$1,346
San Francisco Bay Area CA
$1,332
Seattle WA
$1,067
Spokane WA
$794
St. Louis IL,MO
$793
Tampa FL
$959
Toledo OH
$702
Tucson AZ
$845
Tulsa OK
$692
Virginia Beach VA
$985
Washington D.C. DC,MD,VA,WV
$1,132
West Palm Beach FL
$1,215
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