The Average Cost of Rent in Every State
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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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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