5 Most Expensive US Cities For Renters

3. San Francisco, California

Average Rent for a 1 Bedroom Apartment: $3,000

San Francisco is one of the largest cities in California, one of the most densely populated regions in the U.S., and houses less than two hundred thousand people shy of a million. San Francisco has the fourth largest city economy in America, with a GDP of $568 billion according to some estimates. It is a hub of the technology industry in America and sees billions of dollars in investment each year. At the same time, homelessness is a major problem in the city, and San Francisco’s high rents are notorious throughout America as well.