Average Rent by State 2025

Massachusetts

$2,837

New York

$2,739

Hawaii

$2,668

California

$2,587

District of Columbia

$2,474

New Jersey

$2,337

Vermont

$2,152

Rhode Island

$2,129

New Hampshire

$2,112

Connecticut

$2,044

Washington

$2,020

Virginia

$1,972

Maine

$1,971

Florida

$1,955

Illinois

$1,944

Colorado

$1,884

Maryland

$1,859

Oregon

$1,757

Pennsylvania

$1,730

Delaware

$1,646

Georgia

$1,608

Idaho

$1,607

Montana

$1,605

Utah

$1,597

South Carolina

$1,594

Arizona

$1,575

Minnesota

$1,558

Wisconsin

$1,548

Nevada

$1,525

North Carolina

$1,524

Tennessee

$1,494

Alaska

$1,482

Texas

$1,449

New Mexico

$1,389

Michigan

$1,346

Wyoming

$1,332

Mississippi

$1,305

Indiana

$1,293

Alabama

$1,288

Kentucky

$1,287

Nebraska

$1,285

Ohio

$1,279

West Virginia

$1,275

Missouri

$1,273

Kansas

$1,243

Louisiana

$1,235

Iowa

$1,220

South Dakota

$1,127

Arkansas

$1,093

North Dakota

$1,077

Oklahoma

$1,035

State	Average Rent 2025↓	Avg. Apartment Size 2025 (sq. ft)	Cost of Living Index (Total 2024)	Cost of Living Index (Housing 2024)	Avg Rent - 0 Bedrooms	Avg Rent - 1 Bedroom	Avg Rent - 2 Bedroom	Avg Rent - 3 Bedroom	Avg Rent - 4 Bedroom
Massachusetts	$2,837	887	145.9	218.8	$1,566	$1,679	$2,086	$2,564	$2,885
New York	$2,739	847	123.3	168.0	$1,130	$1,219	$1,465	$1,837	$2,036
Hawaii	$2,668	845	186.9	310.0	$1,630	$1,684	$2,201	$2,941	$3,417
California	$2,587	853	144.8	208.7	$1,429	$1,565	$1,955	$2,626	$3,034
District of Columbia	$2,474	747	141.9	222.4	$2,012	$2,056	$2,314	$2,893	$3,413
New Jersey	$2,337	865	114.6	136.9	$1,466	$1,627	$1,973	$2,476	$2,797
Vermont	$2,152	937	114.4	129.7	$1,045	$1,094	$1,350	$1,744	$1,894
Rhode Island	$2,129	925	112.2	113.4	$1,270	$1,344	$1,656	$2,023	$2,441
New Hampshire	$2,112	883	112.6	117.5	$1,131	$1,212	$1,575	$2,041	$2,209
Connecticut	$2,044	891	112.3	117.2	$1,208	$1,392	$1,732	$2,147	$2,551
Washington	$2,020	832	114.2	126.9	$1,060	$1,157	$1,441	$1,971	$2,302
Virginia	$1,972	919	100.7	104.5	$1,117	$1,151	$1,345	$1,758	$2,107
Maine	$1,971	840	112.1	128.7	$893	$958	$1,206	$1,571	$1,748
Florida	$1,955	973	102.8	108.1	$1,134	$1,216	$1,446	$1,879	$2,183
Illinois	$1,944	835	94.4	83.3	$736	$814	$1,015	$1,315	$1,484
Colorado	$1,884	871	102.0	107.7	$1,062	$1,137	$1,408	$1,835	$2,162
Maryland	$1,859	903	115.3	135.8	$1,354	$1,445	$1,716	$2,214	$2,547
Oregon	$1,757	847	112.0	133.3	$994	$1,090	$1,356	$1,879	$2,209
Pennsylvania	$1,730	888	95.1	84.3	$854	$942	$1,158	$1,482	$1,658
Delaware	$1,646	916	100.8	97.4	$1,192	$1,253	$1,564	$2,005	$2,314
Georgia	$1,608	1,015	91.3	79.2	$932	$972	$1,151	$1,465	$1,712
Idaho	$1,607	915	102.0	100.9	$836	$908	$1,127	$1,565	$1,872
Montana	$1,605	868	94.9	86.5	$814	$889	$1,116	$1,488	$1,766
Utah	$1,597	917	104.9	116.8	$874	$977	$1,187	$1,586	$1,870
South Carolina	$1,594	1,003	95.9	86.7	$919	$969	$1,150	$1,458	$1,697
Arizona	$1,575	849	111.5	131.9	$1,055	$1,163	$1,431	$1,918	$2,165
Minnesota	$1,558	888	95.1	80.9	$775	$862	$1,081	$1,432	$1,644
Wisconsin	$1,548	907	97.0	91.6	$754	$832	$1,052	$1,349	$1,511
Nevada	$1,525	902	101.3	107.7	$983	$1,080	$1,360	$1,864	$2,255
North Carolina	$1,524	964	97.8	93.3	$927	$969	$1,158	$1,501	$1,781
Tennessee	$1,494	947	90.5	83.2	$887	$925	$1,120	$1,447	$1,654
Alaska	$1,482	702	123.8	118.0	$1,058	$1,170	$1,461	$1,936	$2,239
Texas	$1,449	883	92.7	82.0	$857	$905	$1,109	$1,447	$1,689
New Mexico	$1,389	831	93.3	86.9	$755	$853	$1,039	$1,389	$1,649
Michigan	$1,346	915	90.4	73.7	$755	$837	$1,046	$1,338	$1,492
Wyoming	$1,332	872	95.5	88.6	$764	$790	$1,010	$1,352	$1,660
Mississippi	$1,305	1,011	87.9	73.9	$796	$828	$995	$1,267	$1,392
Indiana	$1,293	905	90.5	77.1	$764	$836	$1,042	$1,327	$1,510
Alabama	$1,288	987	88.0	69.5	$703	$758	$924	$1,196	$1,372
Kentucky	$1,287	930	93.0	78.7	$705	$776	$969	$1,259	$1,419
Nebraska	$1,285	934	93.1	80.0	$653	$741	$938	$1,191	$1,317
Ohio	$1,279	897	94.2	85.7	$747	$807	$1,014	$1,290	$1,440
West Virginia	$1,275	976	84.1	59.9	$697	$754	$927	$1,215	$1,378
Missouri	$1,273	898	88.7	77.8	$691	$730	$918	$1,200	$1,383
Kansas	$1,243	903	87.0	72.4	$674	$735	$928	$1,200	$1,358
Louisiana	$1,235	916	92.2	83.8	$799	$867	$1,054	$1,357	$1,577
Iowa	$1,220	895	89.7	74.8	$693	$746	$938	$1,215	$1,344
South Dakota	$1,127	902	92.2	88.1	$638	$729	$920	$1,215	$1,440
Arkansas	$1,093	888	88.7	74.8	$674	$716	$901	$1,184	$1,339
North Dakota	$1,077	959	91.9	80.1	$776	$798	$967	$1,300	$1,590
Oklahoma	$1,035	857	85.7	68.6	$715	$763	$962	$1,250	$1,449

All data on average apartment rent is for the year 2025.
The Cost of Living Index measures the relative price levels of goods and services, including housing, transportation, healthcare, and other expenses, across different locations. A higher index indicates a higher cost of living.
The Housing Index is a component of the Cost of Living Index that specifically reflects variations in housing costs, including rent and home prices.
Data and values for prices of apartments with specific bedroom counts and the average rent price come from different sources (RentCafe and Rent Data). As a result, the average rent price may not always align precisely with the listed prices.

Housing is the single most significant expense for most households in the United States. The average household dedicates 33.1% of its budget to housing costs. When rising costs significantly outpace increased salaries, as they have done for the last few years, families feel the impact.

The average American renter pays $1,326 a month. For those looking to move, prices are even higher. The average asking rent is now $1,900 , with single-family houses averaging $2,018 a month, while a typical apartment costs an $1,659.

The Reasons for Rising Rents

Rising rents are due to a widening gap between demand and supply. First, rising home prices have priced out many would-be buyers, forcing them to remain in the rental market. According to the National Association of Realtors, first-time buyers fell to 26% in November 2021, the lowest rate since 2014. More than nine million buyers have been priced out of the market by the surge in home prices since 2022. At the same time, more people have been moving out on their own as COVID-19 restrictions ease. According to The Washington Post, “The number of U.S. households grew by 1.48 million last year.”

Meanwhile, the nationwide supply of new rental units rose by just 330,000. Supply chain issues, global material shortages, and difficulties in the labor market hamper the ability to build new units to keep up with increased demand. This shortfall only exacerbates longer-term deficits in the U.S. housing market, which, according to Yardi Matrix, is between 2 and 5 million housing units short of its population’s needs. The nation is in the midst of a deepening housing crisis.

The result is rising rents in every state in the country.

Rent by State

Most states have seen an increase of at least 10% in rent prices. Florida leads the nation with a 28% increase in average rental costs between 2021 and 2022. Five more states — Arizona, Tennessee, New York, Nevada, and Utah — saw an increase of 20% or more statewide. Only Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota saw rents increase below 10% between 2021 and 2022.

Most Expensive States

State	Average Rent 2025
Massachusetts	$2,837
New York	$2,739
Hawaii	$2,668
California	$2,587
District of Columbia	$2,474
New Jersey	$2,337
Vermont	$2,152
Rhode Island	$2,129
New Hampshire	$2,112
Connecticut	$2,044

Hawaii

Hawaii has the highest average rent in the United States at $2,399 a month. The asking rent for a typical unit in Hawaii is even higher, with vacant units asking $2,850 for new renters. Average rents in Honolulu cost an average of $2,528. Hawaii also has one of the nation’s highest median incomes at $80,729 annually.

California

California has the nation’s second-highest rent, costing the average renter $1,844 a month. The average asking price for a vacant unit is $3,000 a month statewide. Prices are notoriously high in the state’s most popular metro areas, with six California metros in the country’s top ten most expensive markets. San Jose leads the pack with an average asking rent of $3,199 a month for vacant units. The average renter in the area pays $2,432 a month, a sixteen percent increase year over year. San Francisco rents average $2,111 a month, while the asking price on vacant units is $3,157 a month for new tenants. San Diego saw the sharpest increase in average rent costs in the state, with prices 20% higher than in 2021.

District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has the nation’s third-highest rents, with renters paying an average of $1,785 a month. The average asking price for vacant units sits at $2,174. Notably, most residents in D.C. are renters, with rentals comprising nearly two-thirds of the housing market.

Least Expensive States

Rents are the lowest in the central United States. Only twelve states have an average rental cost below $1,000.

North Dakota has the nation’s lowest average rent, at just $821 a month, a 3% increase from the previous year. Asking rents for a typical unit run $831 a month. Rents in Fargo, the state’s largest city, are slightly higher at $878.

Iowa is the nation’s second-cheapest rental market, with average rents of $895 a month. Iowa City, the state’s largest metro, has an average asking price of $1,120 a month.

Arkansas has the nation’s third-lowest rents, costing an average of $901 a month. Vacant units in the state have an average asking rent of $1,026 a month.

Lake Charles, Louisiana, was the only major metropolitan area to show a decrease in average rent between 2021 and 2022, with prices down 13%. Notably, the region is still recovering from Hurricane Laura, which devastated the area and damaged half of its homes.

Nationwide, housing costs are rising and incomes are slow to keep up. With inflation nearing forty-year highs, families continue to feel the pinch.

Here are the 10 states with the lowest average rent: