10 Most Expensive Cities in the US to Rent a House

Below you can see our list of the 10 most expensive cities in the US to rent a house. For a more comprehensive list please see this article.

10. Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area

Seattle is one of the most visited cities in the US and maybe it’s better if you visit it rather than live there, because of the exorbitant rentals.

9. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA

One of the most famous areas in California and one of its most expensive, where a four bedroom apartment will set you back $3,500.

8. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA MSA

We told you California dominates the front end of this list and San Diego is of course no exception to this statement.

7. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Another central Californian MSA makes our list where even a one bedroom apartment costs close to $1,800 a month.

6. Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

We could make a separate list for California since nearly half of the total entries are from just the one state.

5. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA

Yawn. A city in California starting with ‘Santa’. We’ve seen this multiple times already.

4. Urban Honolulu, HI MSA

Hawaii’s capital is full of tourists, and they seem to be making a wise decision as even though it’s a beautiful place, shelling out $3,800 for a 4 bedroom apartment just doesn’t strike me as worth it.

3. New York, NY HUD Metro FMR Area

New York may generally rank lower on most lists, but that’s because it’s real estate is unlike any other in the country. Big homes with multiple bedrooms don’t exist in most of New York City, especially its most exclusive district in Manhattan and that’s why it tends to fall lower in such studies. However, rest assured it is still by far one of the most expensive cities in the country to rent a home in.

2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Even a two bedroom apartment will run you near $3,000 per month. In 90 out of the 100 places we considered, you could get a four bedroom apartment for less.

1. San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area

Topping the list of the 10 most expensive cities in the US to rent a house in is San Francisco, home to Silicon Valley and with soaring property prices. Just a two bedroom apartment will cost you $3,340 and we don’t even want to mention the price of a four bedroom apartment (hint: it’s above $4,600).

See also 25 most expensive cities to buy a house and 20 most expensive cities to live in the world.