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 October 2026 with Q3 2026 rental index data.
Metro Areas
State(s)
Average Monthly Room Rent
Albuquerque NM
$763
Anchorage AK
$825
Atlanta GA
$952
Austin TX
$885
Bakersfield CA
$873
Baltimore MD
$867
Baton Rouge LA
$711
Birmingham AL
$748
Boise ID
$819
Boston MA,NH
$1,273
Buffalo NY
$740
Charlotte NC,SC
$893
Chicago IL,IN,WI
$1,026
Cincinnati IN,KY,OH
$817
Cleveland OH
$769
Colorado Springs CO
$896
Columbus AL,GA
$979
Dallas TX
$908
Denver CO
$1,022
Des Moines IA
$738
Detroit MI
$769
El Paso NM,TX
$749
Fayetteville NC
$789
Fort Lauderdale FL
$1,157
Fort Wayne IN
$770
Fort Worth TX
$868
Fresno CA
$854
Greensboro NC
$748
Honolulu HI
$1,281
Houston TX
$852
Indianapolis IN
$758
Jacksonville FL
$869
Kansas City KS,MO
$818
Las Vegas NV
$872
Lexington KY
$713
Los Angeles CA
$1,327
Lubbock TX
$624
Madison WI
$940
Memphis MS,TN
$764
Miami FL
$1,291
Milwaukee WI
$756
Minneapolis MN,WI
$852
Modesto CA
$875
Montgomery AL
$773
New Orleans LA
$706
New York NY,NJ
$1,543
Oklahoma City OK
$669
Orlando FL
$895
Oxnard CA
$1,294
Philadelphia MD,NJ,PA
$908
Phoenix AZ
$899
Pittsburgh PA
$872
Portland OR,WA
$898
Raleigh NC
$839
Reno NV
$885
Richmond VA
$966
Riverside CA
$1,020
Rochester NY
$786
Sacramento CA
$994
San Antonio TX
$756
San Bernardino CA
$1,009
San Diego CA
$1,327
San Francisco Bay Area CA
$1,380
Seattle WA
$1,078
Spokane WA
$728
St. Louis IL,MO
$816
Tampa FL
$961
Toledo OH
$600
Tucson AZ
$895
Tulsa OK
$696
Virginia Beach VA
$927
Washington D.C. DC,MD,VA,WV
$1,121
West Palm Beach FL
$1,229
Wichita KS
$620
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