Month to date · updated October 17, 2026
US rent report: October 2026
- The median asking rent for a one-bedroom rental in the United States was $1,400 a month in October 2026 (month to date, as of October 17, 2026), based on 1,458,064 active listings.
- A two-bedroom had a median asking rent of $1,700; a studio, $1,400.
- Among the 100 US cities with the most rental listings, Manhattan, NY had the highest median one-bedroom rent ($4,995) and Killeen, TX the lowest ($625).
- By state, New York had the highest median one-bedroom rent ($2,400) and Kansas the lowest ($738).
- Of 274,006 single-unit rentals listed on Zillow, 29% had cut their asking rent at least once; the median cut was $100, or 4.3% of the earlier price.
- The typical Zillow rental had been on the market for 27 days when we observed it (median).
- Over the month, the national one-bedroom median held at $1,400 on October 17, 2026, the same as on October 11, 2026.
This report is updated every day until the month ends; figures are as of . Asking rents on 1,458,064 active listings from Redfin, Zillow and ApartmentHomeLiving, de-duplicated across sites. Medians use listings with one price and one bedroom count, and need at least 20 of them (50 for studios). How we calculate
National median rent by bedroom
| Bedrooms | Median rent | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,400 | 19,172 |
| 1 bed | $1,400 | 119,261 |
| 2 beds | $1,700 | 234,661 |
| 3+ beds | $2,375 | 360,667 |
Most and least expensive large cities
Median one-bedroom asking rent among the 100 cities with the most rental listings.
Most expensive
| # | City | 1 bed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manhattan, NY | $4,995 |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $4,225 |
| 3 | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 |
| 4 | Santa Monica, CA | $2,995 |
| 5 | Cambridge, MA | $2,800 |
| 6 | Boston, MA | $2,750 |
| 7 | Flushing, NY | $2,400 |
| 8 | Miami Beach, FL | $2,350 |
| 9 | San Jose, CA | $2,300 |
| 10 | Jersey City, NJ | $2,300 |
Least expensive
| # | City | 1 bed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Killeen, TX | $625 |
| 2 | Lubbock, TX | $650 |
| 3 | Dayton, OH | $750 |
| 4 | Tulsa, OK | $850 |
| 5 | El Paso, TX | $850 |
| 6 | Oklahoma City, OK | $850 |
| 7 | Memphis, TN | $850 |
| 8 | Tucson, AZ | $875 |
| 9 | Detroit, MI | $895 |
| 10 | Baton Rouge, LA | $898 |
Price cuts and time on market
29% of 274,006 single-unit rentals listed on Zillow had cut their asking rent at least once, by a median $100 (4.3%). The median listing had been on Zillow for 27 days when observed.
Both figures come from Zillow’s own fields on each listing (the latest price change and days on Zillow), so they cover single-unit Zillow listings only: whole apartment buildings, Redfin and ApartmentHomeLiving listings carry no price history or listing date. A listing counts as cut if its most recent price change was a reduction. Days on market are counted up to the day the listing was observed, not until it was rented. Cities and states need at least 30 such listings to show a figure.
The 100 largest rental markets
Cities ranked by number of active rental listings.
| City | Listings | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3+ beds | Price cut | Days listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 36,511 | $1,549 | $2,000 | $2,850 | $4,695 | 34% | 28 |
| Chicago, IL | 32,132 | $1,575 | $2,042 | $2,200 | $2,500 | 22% | 24 |
| Manhattan, NY | 27,446 | $3,995 | $4,995 | $6,050 | $7,500 | 25% | 13 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 26,585 | $2,700 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $3,700 | 18% | 9 |
| Houston, TX | 21,852 | $1,025 | $1,150 | $1,525 | $2,200 | 34% | 32 |
| Miami, FL | 17,512 | $1,880 | $2,000 | $2,495 | $3,700 | 31% | 30 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 14,378 | $1,150 | $1,315 | $1,600 | $2,000 | 30% | 31 |
| San Diego, CA | 12,909 | $1,850 | $2,200 | $2,995 | $4,995 | 32% | 23 |
| San Francisco, CA | 11,501 | $2,750 | $4,225 | $6,200 | $7,965 | — | — |
| Austin, TX | 9,678 | $1,050 | $1,294 | $1,675 | $2,550 | 43% | 33 |
| Boston, MA | 9,595 | $2,350 | $2,750 | $3,200 | $3,800 | — | — |
| Washington, DC | 9,411 | $1,750 | $1,900 | $2,600 | $4,097 | 26% | 35 |
| Seattle, WA | 8,751 | $1,350 | $1,695 | $2,495 | $3,800 | 34% | 29 |
| Dallas, TX | 8,680 | $1,328 | $1,300 | $2,000 | $2,992 | 37% | 30 |
| San Antonio, TX | 8,381 | $750 | $912 | $1,222 | $1,740 | — | — |
| Bronx, NY | 8,109 | $2,412 | $2,243 | $2,800 | $3,600 | 10% | 26 |
| Atlanta, GA | 7,717 | $1,300 | $1,550 | $1,895 | $2,695 | 35% | 30 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 7,682 | $949 | $1,100 | $1,375 | $2,275 | 39% | 27 |
| Columbus, OH | 7,557 | $962 | $965 | $1,295 | $1,950 | 32% | 28 |
| Denver, CO | 7,541 | $1,025 | $1,298 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 47% | 27 |
| Baltimore, MD | 7,228 | $1,097 | $1,199 | $1,650 | $2,150 | 19% | 38 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 7,221 | $862 | $975 | $1,350 | $2,250 | 24% | 22 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 7,213 | $884 | $1,180 | $1,498 | $2,335 | 36% | 29 |
| Portland, OR | 6,692 | $1,175 | $1,395 | $1,695 | $2,850 | 47% | 48 |
| Long Beach, CA | 6,588 | $1,500 | $1,850 | $2,395 | $3,672 | 30% | 24 |
| Oakland, CA | 6,500 | $1,600 | $1,895 | $2,572 | $3,300 | — | — |
| Tucson, AZ | 6,123 | $695 | $875 | $1,300 | $1,980 | 37% | 34 |
| Naples, FL | 5,817 | — | $1,980 | $4,990 | $7,200 | 21% | 72 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 5,728 | $1,525 | $1,795 | $2,400 | $4,000 | 32% | 30 |
| Tampa, FL | 5,532 | $1,250 | $1,350 | $1,749 | $2,595 | 40% | 29 |
| Orlando, FL | 5,519 | $1,294 | $1,395 | $1,650 | $2,400 | 41% | 27 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 5,265 | $950 | $1,149 | $1,502 | $2,495 | 25% | 26 |
| Louisville, KY | 4,910 | $812 | $900 | $1,150 | $1,600 | 29% | 25 |
| Charlotte, NC | 4,740 | — | $1,195 | $1,649 | $2,175 | 46% | 29 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4,657 | $1,100 | $1,100 | $1,399 | $1,895 | — | — |
| Memphis, TN | 4,616 | — | $850 | $965 | $1,396 | 28% | 37 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 4,605 | — | $1,000 | $1,295 | $1,900 | 40% | 30 |
| San Jose, CA | 4,514 | — | $2,300 | $3,000 | $4,800 | 27% | 12 |
| Cleveland, OH | 4,503 | — | $900 | $1,050 | $1,450 | 29% | 30 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 4,495 | — | $2,300 | $2,500 | $2,999 | — | — |
| New Orleans, LA | 4,487 | $1,150 | $1,300 | $1,500 | $2,000 | 29% | 38 |
| Nashville, TN | 4,440 | — | $1,462 | $1,800 | $2,900 | 42% | 27 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4,314 | $880 | $1,025 | $1,250 | $1,600 | 18% | 20 |
| Sacramento, CA | 4,200 | $1,395 | $1,400 | $1,825 | $2,750 | 31% | 22 |
| Glendale, CA | 4,104 | — | $1,950 | $2,800 | $4,700 | — | — |
| Fort Worth, TX | 3,878 | — | $1,295 | $1,550 | $2,250 | 44% | 14 |
| Miami Beach, FL | 3,845 | $1,800 | $2,350 | $4,100 | $8,900 | 25% | 31 |
| Honolulu, HI | 3,651 | $1,650 | $2,300 | $3,200 | $5,000 | — | — |
| Indianapolis, IN | 3,646 | — | $950 | $1,250 | $1,795 | 44% | 21 |
| Raleigh, NC | 3,590 | — | $1,100 | $1,500 | $2,000 | 37% | 25 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,428 | — | $1,000 | $1,495 | $2,350 | — | — |
| St. Louis, MO | 3,382 | — | $899 | $1,248 | $1,545 | — | — |
| Detroit, MI | 3,331 | $982 | $895 | $1,042 | $1,382 | — | — |
| Santa Monica, CA | 3,202 | — | $2,995 | $4,172 | $8,325 | 28% | 30 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 3,044 | $800 | $1,000 | $1,395 | $2,295 | 27% | 23 |
| Newark, NJ | 3,036 | — | $1,695 | $2,000 | $2,350 | 20% | 29 |
| Hollywood, FL | 3,029 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,400 | $3,872 | 29% | 31 |
| Sarasota, FL | 3,006 | — | $1,700 | $2,500 | $3,300 | 33% | 59 |
| Kansas City, MO | 2,980 | — | $1,025 | $1,250 | $1,650 | 33% | 22 |
| North Hollywood, CA | 2,818 | — | $1,950 | $2,725 | $4,075 | — | — |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 2,755 | — | $1,195 | $1,595 | $2,480 | — | — |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 2,752 | — | $1,550 | $2,100 | $3,150 | 24% | 31 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2,744 | — | $850 | $1,120 | $1,595 | 33% | 27 |
| Kissimmee, FL | 2,697 | — | $1,350 | $1,600 | $2,300 | 44% | 28 |
| Madison, WI | 2,660 | $1,100 | $1,350 | $1,745 | $2,700 | 24% | 31 |
| Fresno, CA | 2,638 | — | $1,150 | $1,450 | $2,400 | 20% | 23 |
| Katy, TX | 2,631 | — | $1,260 | $1,689 | $2,295 | 35% | 31 |
| Birmingham, AL | 2,560 | — | $958 | $959 | $1,245 | 30% | 29 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2,532 | — | $1,900 | $3,100 | $5,825 | — | — |
| Spokane, WA | 2,474 | — | $1,075 | $1,375 | $2,300 | 27% | 24 |
| El Paso, TX | 2,443 | — | $850 | $1,138 | $1,840 | — | — |
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,367 | — | $1,050 | $1,395 | $2,300 | 28% | 24 |
| Flushing, NY | 2,343 | — | $2,400 | $2,850 | $3,425 | 20% | 15 |
| Berkeley, CA | 2,337 | — | $2,300 | $2,998 | $4,495 | — | — |
| Tacoma, WA | 2,315 | $1,125 | $1,371 | $1,800 | $2,770 | 36% | 23 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2,284 | — | $1,100 | $1,500 | $2,150 | 29% | 24 |
| Omaha, NE | 2,277 | — | $900 | $1,200 | $2,000 | — | — |
| Dayton, OH | 2,263 | — | $750 | $960 | $1,395 | — | — |
| Hialeah, FL | 2,242 | — | $1,800 | $2,200 | $3,150 | 27% | 27 |
| Richmond, VA | 2,216 | — | $1,250 | $1,595 | $2,208 | — | — |
| Anaheim, CA | 2,174 | — | $2,000 | $2,645 | $4,300 | — | — |
| Aurora, CO | 2,161 | — | $1,150 | $1,785 | $2,831 | 43% | 25 |
| Lexington, KY | 2,135 | — | $995 | $1,388 | $2,000 | 28% | 22 |
| Inglewood, CA | 2,128 | — | $1,900 | $2,450 | $4,000 | — | — |
| Van Nuys, CA | 2,093 | — | $1,813 | $2,418 | $4,100 | — | — |
| Killeen, TX | 2,091 | — | $625 | $800 | $1,425 | 31% | 34 |
| Savannah, GA | 2,059 | — | $1,555 | $1,650 | $2,200 | 42% | 35 |
| Homestead, FL | 2,055 | — | $1,475 | $1,875 | $2,700 | 32% | 34 |
| Providence, RI | 2,039 | — | $1,800 | $2,000 | $2,500 | — | — |
| Tallahassee, FL | 2,019 | — | $999 | $1,250 | $1,800 | 33% | 26 |
| Cape Coral, FL | 2,014 | — | $1,200 | $1,495 | $2,100 | 40% | 42 |
| Pasadena, CA | 2,007 | — | $2,195 | $2,950 | $4,750 | 36% | 27 |
| Cambridge, MA | 2,003 | — | $2,800 | $3,350 | $4,500 | — | — |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,998 | — | $898 | $1,000 | $1,800 | 25% | 35 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1,996 | — | $650 | $950 | $1,500 | 23% | 28 |
| Mesa, AZ | 1,970 | — | $1,194 | $1,400 | $2,335 | — | — |
| Tulsa, OK | 1,969 | — | $850 | $1,200 | $1,525 | 26% | 21 |
| Bradenton, FL | 1,953 | — | $1,295 | $2,200 | $3,010 | 34% | 52 |
| Columbia, SC | 1,948 | — | $1,050 | $1,295 | $1,975 | 28% | 28 |
| Rochester, NY | 1,909 | — | $1,195 | $1,400 | $1,895 | — | — |
Median rent by state
States ranked by median one-bedroom asking rent, computed from every listing in the state.
| State | Listings | 1 bed | 2 beds | Price cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 109,624 | $2,400 | $2,695 | 19% |
| Hawaii | 6,992 | $2,300 | $3,000 | 29% |
| Massachusetts | 41,275 | $2,250 | $2,700 | 25% |
| California | 236,990 | $1,975 | $2,600 | 27% |
| District of Columbia | 9,411 | $1,900 | $2,600 | 26% |
| New Jersey | 40,419 | $1,895 | $2,375 | 25% |
| Rhode Island | 5,402 | $1,750 | $2,200 | — |
| Connecticut | 15,343 | $1,700 | $2,050 | 26% |
| New Hampshire | 4,343 | $1,695 | $2,100 | — |
| Florida | 160,750 | $1,690 | $2,150 | 34% |
| Illinois | 59,912 | $1,600 | $1,875 | 21% |
| Vermont | 1,771 | $1,580 | $2,000 | 8% |
| Washington | 35,533 | $1,470 | $1,825 | 31% |
| Alaska | 2,467 | $1,450 | $1,850 | 20% |
| Maine | 4,407 | $1,400 | $1,700 | 30% |
| Virginia | 22,552 | $1,375 | $1,695 | 23% |
| Delaware | 2,611 | $1,365 | $1,700 | 26% |
| Maryland | 20,591 | $1,325 | $1,800 | 24% |
| Oregon | 19,606 | $1,325 | $1,595 | 30% |
| Colorado | 28,351 | $1,250 | $1,800 | 38% |
| Montana | 4,166 | $1,250 | $1,625 | 25% |
| Georgia | 42,692 | $1,206 | $1,420 | 35% |
| Pennsylvania | 46,333 | $1,200 | $1,500 | 25% |
| South Carolina | 17,157 | $1,200 | $1,400 | 30% |
| Nevada | 13,270 | $1,195 | $1,473 | 36% |
| Arizona | 32,312 | $1,100 | $1,600 | 35% |
| Minnesota | 21,275 | $1,100 | $1,425 | 24% |
| Louisiana | 14,788 | $1,100 | $1,299 | 26% |
| Utah | 10,967 | $1,095 | $1,450 | 29% |
| New Mexico | 5,579 | $1,085 | $1,400 | 25% |
| Texas | 136,597 | $1,050 | $1,350 | 32% |
| Wisconsin | 22,518 | $1,049 | $1,295 | 20% |
| North Carolina | 37,311 | $1,042 | $1,350 | 34% |
| Idaho | 6,284 | $1,038 | $1,450 | 25% |
| Tennessee | 26,112 | $1,000 | $1,300 | 34% |
| Puerto Rico | 520 | $1,000 | $1,600 | 27% |
| Michigan | 23,888 | $995 | $1,300 | 23% |
| Mississippi | 4,978 | $958 | $1,150 | 23% |
| Wyoming | 1,442 | $950 | $1,200 | 18% |
| Ohio | 43,872 | $900 | $1,200 | 25% |
| Missouri | 18,079 | $895 | $1,150 | 23% |
| Kentucky | 13,512 | $895 | $1,125 | 25% |
| South Dakota | 2,985 | $885 | $1,175 | 15% |
| Indiana | 18,087 | $875 | $1,150 | 22% |
| Alabama | 13,807 | $874 | $1,045 | 30% |
| Nebraska | 5,485 | $850 | $1,175 | 13% |
| Arkansas | 9,187 | $825 | $1,000 | 24% |
| West Virginia | 4,304 | $825 | $1,000 | 15% |
| Oklahoma | 11,694 | $800 | $1,065 | 26% |
| Iowa | 9,547 | $800 | $1,050 | 12% |
| North Dakota | 3,837 | $800 | $950 | 15% |
| Kansas | 7,129 | $738 | $950 | 22% |
Day by day
| Date | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3+ beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,377 | |
| $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,370 | |
| $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,370 | |
| $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,370 | |
| $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,370 | |
| $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,370 | |
| $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,700 | $2,375 |
How to cite
Easy Rental, "US Rent Report: October 2026," easyrental.ai, https://easyrental.ai/market/reports/2026-10
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