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Rent, median, United States
$1,413/mo1
HighestCA $2,036LowestWV $872

The typical American renter pays $1,413 a month1, but where you live moves that more than almost anything: median rent runs from $872 in West Virginia to $2,036 in California. A typical home is worth $332,7002, from $162,600 in West Virginia to $839,100 in Hawaii, and the median property tax bill is $9,590 in New Jersey against $788 in Alabama3. Rent eats the biggest share of income in Florida, about 27% of the median household's pay4.

Household income, median
$80,734/yr4
TopDC $109,870
Home value, median
$332,7002
TopHI $839,100
Property tax, median
$3,119/yr3
TopNJ $9,590
Gas, regular
$4.33/gal6
CA$6.10
Aisle 1

The map

Every county in America, shaded from cheapest to priciest. Hover or tap a county to see its price tag, switch the cost, or find your own county. Riverside County, outlined in red, opens our first place report.

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Median gross rent, a month, 3,047 counties with a reliable estimate. Gray means the Census sample is too small to publish1423.

Priciest rent, counties of 50,000+

  1. San Mateo County, CA$2,922
  2. Santa Clara County, CA$2,857
  3. Marin County, CA$2,668
  4. San Francisco County, CA$2,476
  5. Orange County, CA$2,434

Cheapest rent, counties of 50,000+

  1. Apache County, AZ$647
  2. Acadia Parish, LA$681
  3. DeKalb County, AL$693
  4. Wilkes County, NC$723
  5. Starr County, TX$726
Aisle 2

Costs by state

Ranked by median rent, with income, home value and property tax for each state1423.

  1. California39,287,377 people$2,036rent /mo$99,122 income · $734,700 home · $5,124 property tax
  2. Hawaii1,445,235 people$1,971rent /mo$100,389 income · $839,100 home · $2,239 property tax
  3. District of Columbia681,294 people$1,954rent /mo$109,870 income · $737,100 home · $4,312 property tax
  4. Massachusetts7,044,056 people$1,762rent /mo$103,960 income · $562,100 home · $5,992 property tax
  5. Colorado5,862,189 people$1,761rent /mo$95,470 income · $539,400 home · $2,602 property tax
  6. Washington7,816,116 people$1,760rent /mo$98,141 income · $564,600 home · $4,556 property tax
  7. New Jersey9,343,809 people$1,720rent /mo$103,556 income · $454,400 home · $9,590 property tax
  8. Maryland6,206,011 people$1,705rent /mo$103,678 income · $419,900 home · $4,093 property tax
  9. Florida22,416,077 people$1,669rent /mo$74,568 income · $359,000 home · $2,730 property tax
  10. New York19,852,366 people$1,621rent /mo$85,974 income · $423,800 home · $6,582 property tax
  11. Nevada3,184,612 people$1,597rent /mo$78,260 income · $435,400 home · $2,027 property tax
  12. Virginia8,705,170 people$1,579rent /mo$93,170 income · $383,700 home · $2,790 property tax
  13. Arizona7,378,838 people$1,543rent /mo$79,964 income · $394,500 home · $1,879 property tax
  14. Oregon4,254,293 people$1,525rent /mo$83,011 income · $477,600 home · $3,876 property tax
  15. Utah3,392,331 people$1,496rent /mo$95,166 income · $489,400 home · $2,525 property tax
  16. New Hampshire1,394,868 people$1,491rent /mo$99,031 income · $402,500 home · $6,667 property tax
  17. Connecticut3,624,508 people$1,488rent /mo$95,781 income · $366,900 home · $6,643 property tax
  18. Alaska735,706 people$1,419rent /mo$92,788 income · $352,900 home · $3,901 property tax
  19. Texas30,188,424 people$1,403rent /mo$78,476 income · $283,800 home · $4,232 property tax
  20. Delaware1,021,191 people$1,401rent /mo$84,954 income · $352,000 home · $1,768 property tax
  21. Georgia10,940,407 people$1,393rent /mo$77,353 income · $303,300 home · $2,341 property tax
  22. Rhode Island1,101,801 people$1,342rent /mo$87,796 income · $404,200 home · $4,900 property tax
  23. Minnesota5,739,445 people$1,280rent /mo$89,062 income · $329,300 home · $3,357 property tax
  24. Illinois12,694,798 people$1,274rent /mo$83,390 income · $263,300 home · $5,298 property tax
  25. Idaho1,934,262 people$1,238rent /mo$77,800 income · $418,600 home · $2,038 property tax
  26. Vermont647,106 people$1,234rent /mo$81,203 income · $316,600 home · $5,039 property tax
  27. North Carolina10,730,404 people$1,228rent /mo$72,388 income · $288,900 home · $1,896 property tax
  28. Pennsylvania13,018,639 people$1,209rent /mo$77,971 income · $254,500 home · $3,311 property tax
  29. Tennessee7,066,383 people$1,189rent /mo$69,595 income · $286,700 home · $1,442 property tax
  30. South Carolina5,296,225 people$1,180rent /mo$69,324 income · $259,000 home · $1,251 property tax
  31. Maine1,387,817 people$1,139rent /mo$74,733 income · $296,600 home · $3,036 property tax
  32. Michigan10,077,761 people$1,129rent /mo$72,875 income · $231,600 home · $2,904 property tax
  33. Wisconsin5,914,872 people$1,087rent /mo$77,485 income · $266,500 home · $3,792 property tax
  34. Montana1,116,875 people$1,081rent /mo$72,509 income · $375,800 home · $2,693 property tax
  35. Nebraska1,978,707 people$1,072rent /mo$76,475 income · $238,600 home · $3,549 property tax
  36. New Mexico2,120,246 people$1,067rent /mo$64,059 income · $248,100 home · $1,731 property tax
  37. Louisiana4,611,961 people$1,064rent /mo$60,756 income · $216,500 home · $1,180 property tax
  38. Indiana6,851,073 people$1,062rent /mo$71,957 income · $218,200 home · $1,614 property tax
  39. Kansas2,947,197 people$1,060rent /mo$74,275 income · $217,200 home · $2,798 property tax
  40. Ohio11,810,293 people$1,034rent /mo$71,389 income · $214,800 home · $2,822 property tax
  41. Missouri6,191,814 people$1,033rent /mo$70,702 income · $230,300 home · $1,948 property tax
  42. Oklahoma4,028,634 people$1,014rent /mo$65,039 income · $199,800 home · $1,599 property tax
  43. Alabama5,086,768 people$1,007rent /mo$63,999 income · $209,900 home · $788 property tax
  44. Wyoming582,397 people$992rent /mo$76,176 income · $309,700 home · $1,767 property tax
  45. Iowa3,210,507 people$972rent /mo$75,059 income · $208,000 home · $2,897 property tax
  46. Kentucky4,534,824 people$967rent /mo$63,726 income · $205,600 home · $1,544 property tax
  47. Mississippi2,946,779 people$954rent /mo$56,447 income · $169,800 home · $1,215 property tax
  48. North Dakota784,841 people$954rent /mo$76,657 income · $249,900 home · $2,468 property tax
  49. Arkansas3,049,391 people$947rent /mo$60,773 income · $188,000 home · $1,040 property tax
  50. South Dakota907,428 people$946rent /mo$75,081 income · $257,400 home · $2,724 property tax
  51. West Virginia1,778,373 people$872rent /mo$59,608 income · $162,600 home · $865 property tax
Aisle 3

Place reports

Riverside County, CA · rent
$1,901/mo1
CA$2,036US$1,413

Place report

What does it cost to live in Riverside County, CA?

Rent by bedroom for 43 places, home values and property tax, what 12 jobs pay, everyday prices, and real service prices: car repairs paid in the county, permit fees by city, trash bills, Medicare rates and funeral price lists. Median household income is $93,0744 and the median home is $557,3002; the typical job in the metro pays $23.27 an hour against $28.00 statewide5.

Read the Riverside County report

Aisle 4

Research and case studies

Data study · 2026-10-19What an Ambulance Ride Costs: Medicare's 2026 Rate in Every StateMedicare pays $558 for a 911 paramedic ambulance pickup in the middle fee area, plus $9.33 a mile. Every state's 2026 rate, and why a real bill can be four times that.Data study · 2026-10-19What Cremation Costs, State by State: 159 Funeral Home Price ListsA direct cremation costs $2,370 at the middle funeral home, from $695 to $6,110, across 159 posted price lists. State medians, and every list linked.Data study · 2026-10-19How Much an LLC Costs in Every State: Filing Fee Plus the Yearly FeesForming an LLC costs $100 in the middle state, from $35 to $500. Five years of state fees runs $50 to $4,120. Every state's own fee page, linked.

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Receipt

Every number on this page, and where it came from.

  1. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25064, Median Gross Rent (Dollars)source
  2. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25077, Median Value (Dollars)source
  3. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25103, Mortgage Status by Median Real Estate Taxes Paid (Dollars)source
  4. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013, Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)source
  5. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025source
  6. U.S. Energy Information Administration, retail gasoline prices, week of 2026-10-12source

Ratios such as rent share, tax rate and price differences are our math on the published figures above. ACS figures noisier than a 20% coefficient of variation are left out. How we count.