The Average Cost of Rent in Every State

Jordan Rosenfeld

Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 8:00 AM7 min read

The state that you eventually decide to lay your hat ultimately also dictates your monthly budget — and it all begins with your rent. No matter your income, you can’t determine how much you have left for the essentials, for savings and some fun until you’ve figured out your housing costs.

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To find the average cost of rent in every state, GOBankingRates used Apartment List’s monthly rent estimate data, which extrapolates median rent data from the Census Bureau forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from their listing data.

Averaging the monthly rent estimates for all unit types overall, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom GOBankingRates found the 2023 average typical rent for units of each type in every state. All data was collected on and up-to-date as of May 31st, 2023. Some states — Alaska, Maine, Vermont, and West Virginia — are missing data and therefore they were skipped.

Keep reading to find out the average cost of rent in every state.

Hawaii

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $2,387.20
One Bedroom: $1,788.00
Two Bedroom: $2,400.80

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California

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,930.00
One Bedroom: $1,625.60
Two Bedroom: $1,972.40

District of Columbia

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,804.60
One Bedroom: $1,763.60
Two Bedroom: $1,742.40

New Jersey

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,776.40
One Bedroom: $1,505.80
Two Bedroom: $1,874.80

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Massachusetts

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,725.00
One Bedroom: $1,388.60
Two Bedroom: $1,840.80

New York

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,720.60
One Bedroom: $1,649.20
Two Bedroom: $1,724.60

Maryland

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,696.60
One Bedroom: $1,399.20
Two Bedroom: $1,722.20

Florida

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,695.80
One Bedroom: $1,401.60
Two Bedroom: $1,675.60

New Hampshire

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,638.40
One Bedroom: $1,296.40
Two Bedroom: $1,753.40

Colorado

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,588.00
One Bedroom: $1,360.40
Two Bedroom: $1,585.40

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Connecticut

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,555.40
One Bedroom: $1,281.20
Two Bedroom: $1,622.80

Delaware

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,547.80
One Bedroom: $1,247.60
Two Bedroom: $1,534.00

Virginia

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,535.20
One Bedroom: $1,401.80
Two Bedroom: $1,427.00

Washington

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,518.00
One Bedroom: $1,292.40
Two Bedroom: $1,462.20

Arizona

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,490.00
One Bedroom: $1,171.00
Two Bedroom: $1,426.20

Rhode Island

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,450.40
One Bedroom: $1,140.00
Two Bedroom: $1,531.60

Nevada

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,446.60
One Bedroom: $1,122.20
Two Bedroom: $1,353.80

Oregon

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,381.00
One Bedroom: $1,149.80
Two Bedroom: $1,341.00

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Utah

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,372.40
One Bedroom: $1,113.20
Two Bedroom: $1,278.60

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Georgia

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,363.40
One Bedroom: $1,221.20
Two Bedroom: $1,272.40

Texas

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,305.40
One Bedroom: $1,133.00
Two Bedroom: $1,285.60

South Carolina

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,283.20
One Bedroom: $1,093.80
Two Bedroom: $1,225.80

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North Carolina

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,252.80
One Bedroom: $1,099.40
Two Bedroom: $1,176.60

Illinois

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1249.60
One Bedroom: $1,092.40
Two Bedroom: $1,256.80

New Mexico

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,242.00
One Bedroom: $1,000.80
Two Bedroom: $1,193.60

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Idaho

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,172.80
One Bedroom: $866.40
Two Bedroom: $1,106.80

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Pennsylvania

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,172.60
One Bedroom: $985.00
Two Bedroom: $1,206.20

Tennessee

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,167.60
One Bedroom: $963.40
Two Bedroom: $1,119.40

Minnesota

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,097.80
One Bedroom: $953.80
Two Bedroom: $1,163.00

Indiana

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,094.40
One Bedroom: $887.60
Two Bedroom: $1,104.60

Wisconsin

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,081.89
One Bedroom: $878.60
Two Bedroom: $1,098.80

Mississippi

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,080.80
One Bedroom: $846.60
Two Bedroom: $1,029.60

Michigan

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,065.80
One Bedroom: $849.20
Two Bedroom: $1,087.80

Kansas

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,055.80
One Bedroom: $829.80
Two Bedroom: $1,044.40

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Oklahoma

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,051.40
One Bedroom: $839.80
Two Bedroom: $1,033.20

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Nebraska

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,051.20
One Bedroom: $882.00
Two Bedroom: $1,058.60

Ohio

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,050.60
One Bedroom: $824.40
Two Bedroom: $1,063.60

Alabama

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,049.60
One Bedroom: $819.20
Two Bedroom: $1,005.80

Wyoming

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,049.20
One Bedroom: $786.60
Two Bedroom: $983.00

Montana

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,034.00
One Bedroom: $798.00
Two Bedroom: $1,055.60

Louisiana

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,024.20
One Bedroom: $870.40
Two Bedroom: $1,012.40

Missouri

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $1,017.60
One Bedroom: $816.60
Two Bedroom: $1,007.80

Arkansas

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $978.40
One Bedroom: $744.20
Two Bedroom: $945.40

Kentucky

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $959.40
One Bedroom: $771.00
Two Bedroom: $944.40

South Dakota

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $952.60
One Bedroom: $738.40
Two Bedroom: $990.80

Iowa

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $943.40
One Bedroom: $730.40
Two Bedroom: $968.40

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North Dakota

Average Monthly Rent for:

Overall: $834.80
One Bedroom: $686.20
Two Bedroom: $838.80

Jake Arky and Jami Farkas contributed to the reporting of this article.

Methodology: To find the average cost of rent in every state, GOBankingRates used Apartment List’s monthly rent estimate data, which extrapolates median rent data from the Census Bureau forward to the current month using a growth rate calculated from their listing data. Averaging the monthly rent estimates for all unit types overall, , one-bedroom, and two-bedroom GOBankingRates found the 2023 average typical rent for units of each type in every state. All data was collected on and up-to-date as of May 31st, 2023. Some states are missing data and therefore they were skipped.

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