State ranking · Updated October 2026
Cheapest States to Rent a Two-Bedroom (2026)
Every state ranked by what a typical two-bedroom rents for, using HUD’s Fair Market Rents averaged across each state by population.
#1 is West Virginia ($1,039/mo). Last of 50 is California ($2,632/mo).
Full ranking
| Rank | State | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | $1,039/mo |
| 2 | Arkansas | $1,061/mo |
| 3 | Mississippi | $1,087/mo |
| 4 | Wyoming | $1,094/mo |
| 5 | North Dakota | $1,102/mo |
| 6 | Iowa | $1,113/mo |
| 7 | Oklahoma | $1,127/mo |
| 8 | Kentucky | $1,155/mo |
| 9 | Louisiana | $1,161/mo |
| 10 | Alabama | $1,170/mo |
| 11 | South Dakota | $1,187/mo |
| 12 | Kansas | $1,212/mo |
| 13 | Missouri | $1,250/mo |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $1,251/mo |
| 15 | Nebraska | $1,260/mo |
| 16 | Ohio | $1,273/mo |
| 17 | New Mexico | $1,282/mo |
| 18 | Indiana | $1,302/mo |
| 19 | Michigan | $1,361/mo |
| 20 | Idaho | $1,367/mo |
| 21 | Tennessee | $1,381/mo |
| 22 | South Carolina | $1,391/mo |
| 23 | North Carolina | $1,441/mo |
| 24 | Texas | $1,488/mo |
| 25 | Utah | $1,493/mo |
| 26 | Minnesota | $1,507/mo |
| 27 | Alaska | $1,519/mo |
| 28 | Georgia | $1,528/mo |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $1,528/mo |
| 30 | Montana | $1,529/mo |
| 31 | Arizona | $1,616/mo |
| 32 | Nevada | $1,672/mo |
| 33 | Oregon | $1,691/mo |
| 34 | Maine | $1,714/mo |
| 35 | Illinois | $1,724/mo |
| 36 | Delaware | $1,727/mo |
| 37 | Vermont | $1,773/mo |
| 38 | Virginia | $1,792/mo |
| 39 | Rhode Island | $1,911/mo |
| 40 | Colorado | $1,916/mo |
| 41 | Florida | $1,962/mo |
| 42 | New Hampshire | $2,010/mo |
| 43 | Connecticut | $2,033/mo |
| 44 | Washington | $2,044/mo |
| 45 | Maryland | $2,103/mo |
| 46 | New Jersey | $2,268/mo |
| 47 | New York | $2,402/mo |
| 48 | Hawaii | $2,467/mo |
| 49 | Massachusetts | $2,566/mo |
| 50 | California | $2,632/mo |
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (40th percentile, population-weighted across the state)
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