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The Cost To Rent a 1-Bedroom in Every State

November 21, 2024

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Written by Jordan Rosenfeld

Edited by Justice Petersen

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Housing is typically the biggest expense most people have to pay for each month. It is especially expensive lately, due to such factors as inflation, a shortage of homes for sale, and other issues that have driven up rent prices.

Of course, rent prices are not all the same. They vary widely from state to state, region to region, with places in the middle of the country often being a lot cheaper than the coasts.

Depending on where you live, you could pay as little as $671 on average for a one-bedroom apartment — in West Virginia — or as much as $1,831 in California. Generally speaking, the coastal states run higher, with states like New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Oregon and Washington being among the priciest places to live, while Southern and Midwestern states offer better rates.

This piece takes a straightforward look at the average cost of a one-bedroom in every state (except for Maine and Vermont, which had to be omitted due to insufficient data). Figures come from ApartmentList’s February 2024 rent data. Read on to find your state.

Alabama

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $796

Alaska

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,153

Arizona

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,150

Arkansas

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $711

California

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price:$1,831

Colorado

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,438

Connecticut

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,314

Delaware

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,213

Florida

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price:$1,306

Georgia

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,237

Hawaii

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,702

Idaho

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $812

Illinois

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,184

Indiana

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $896

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Iowa

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $773

Kansas

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $842

Kentucky

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $819

Louisiana

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $887

Maryland

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,484

Massachusetts

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,508

Michigan

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $886

Minnesota

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,129

Missouri

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $903

Mississippi

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $819

Montana

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $832

Nebraska

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $947

Nevada

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,156

New Hampshire

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,151

New Jersey

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,596

New Mexico

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $867

New York

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,729

North Carolina

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,124

North Dakota

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $886

Ohio

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $840

Oklahoma

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $795

Oregon

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,222

Pennsylvania

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,053

Rhode Island

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,070

South Carolina

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,121

South Dakota

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $701

Tennessee

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,013

Texas

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,138

Utah

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,111

Virginia

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,548

Washington

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $1,492

West Virginia

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $671

Wisconsin

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $956

Wyoming

2024 1-Bedroom Monthly Price: $786

Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates used ApartmentList’s February 2024 rent data to find the 1-bedroom rent price for each state. All data is up to date as of March 5, 2024. Maine and Vermont were omitted due to insufficient data.

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