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 April 2026
Metro Areas
State(s)
Average Monthly Room Rent
Albuquerque NM
$810
Anchorage AK
$884
Atlanta GA
$963
Austin TX
$884
Bakersfield CA
$827
Baltimore MD
$924
Baton Rouge LA
$716
Birmingham AL
$855
Boise ID
$767
Boston MA,NH
$1,273
Buffalo NY
$722
Charlotte NC,SC
$905
Chicago IL,IN,WI
$1,037
Cincinnati IN,KY,OH
$768
Cleveland OH
$706
Colorado Springs CO
$871
Columbus AL,GA
$772
Dallas TX
$893
Denver CO
$1,017
Des Moines IA
$668
Detroit MI
$778
El Paso NM,TX
$751
Fayetteville NC
$728
Fort Lauderdale FL
$1,153
Fort Wayne IN
$597
Fort Worth TX
$830
Fresno CA
$837
Greensboro NC
$764
Honolulu HI
$1,386
Houston TX
$809
Indianapolis IN
$776
Jacksonville FL
$858
Kansas City KS,MO
$778
Las Vegas NV
$873
Lexington KY
$774
Los Angeles CA
$1,339
Louisville IN,KY
$709
Memphis MS,TN
$765
Miami FL
$1,341
Milwaukee WI
$796
Minneapolis MN,WI
$878
Modesto CA
$861
Montgomery AL
$769
New Orleans LA
$844
New York NY,NJ
$1,511
Oklahoma City OK
$662
Orlando FL
$912
Oxnard CA
$1,265
Philadelphia MD,NJ,PA
$905
Phoenix AZ
$901
Pittsburgh PA
$841
Portland OR,WA
$923
Raleigh NC
$855
Reno NV
$909
Richmond VA
$888
Riverside CA
$1,026
Rochester NY
$787
Sacramento CA
$1,000
San Antonio TX
$736
San Bernardino CA
$1,020
San Diego CA
$1,324
San Francisco Bay Area CA
$1,353
Seattle WA
$1,092
Spokane WA
$742
St. Louis IL,MO
$817
Tampa FL
$976
Toledo OH
$695
Tucson AZ
$765
Tulsa OK
$704
Virginia Beach VA
$945
Washington D.C. DC,MD,VA,WV
$1,122
West Palm Beach FL
$1,214
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