The Top 50 Most Expensive Places to Rent an Apartment in America
Looking to save some money on renting an apartment in 2017? Though the idea of heading for the west coast is tempting, all that sunshine is going to cost you. With 29 of the top 50 most expensive places to rent located in California, it seems the <a href=”https://www.statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/california/state-motto/eureka-i-have-found-it”>state’s motto of “Eureka!”</a> must mean “I have found the highest rents in America!”
Coming in close on America’s highest rents are New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Check out our research below to see how your apartment compares rent-wise.
<h2>The Top 50 Most Expensive Places to Rent an Apartment in America</h2>
| City | State | Average Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Monica | CA | $4,799.20 |
| New York | NY | $4,562.72 |
| Long Beach | NY | $4,269.00 |
| Great Neck | NY | $4,135.00 |
| Venice | CA | $3,922.67 |
| San Francisco | CA | $3,880.44 |
| Belvedere-Tiburon | CA | $3,800.00 |
| Belmont | MA | $3,628.00 |
| Darien | CT | $3,580.00 |
| Allston | MA | $3,510.00 |
| South Boston | MA | $3,450.00 |
| Boston | MA | $3,437.79 |
| Long Island City | NY | $3,420.00 |
| Redwood City | CA | $3,359.40 |
| Mountain View | CA | $3,354.64 |
| West Hempstead | NY | $3,340.00 |
| Playa Vista | CA | $3,327.80 |
| Marina Del Rey | CA | $3,320.26 |
| San Carlos | CA | $3,315.00 |
| Jersey City | NJ | $3,301.10 |
| Brooklyn | NY | $3,298.00 |
| West Hollywood | CA | $3,180.00 |
| Culver City | CA | $3,161.00 |
| Huntington | NY | $3,150.00 |
| Berkeley | CA | $3,121.25 |
| San Mateo | CA | $3,114.44 |
| Hollywood | CA | $3,110.30 |
| Greenwich | CT | $3,100.00 |
| Setauket | NY | $3,025.00 |
| Burlingame | CA | $3,023.00 |
| Cambridge | MA | $3,021.80 |
| South San Francisco | CA | $2,963.50 |
| Huntington Station | NY | $2,925.00 |
| Foster City | CA | $2,914.10 |
| Belmont | CA | $2,902.00 |
| Los Gatos | CA | $2,890.66 |
| Sunnyvale | CA | $2,886.22 |
| Garden City | NY | $2,885.00 |
| Alviso | CA | $2,880.00 |
| Emeryville | CA | $2,860.00 |
| San Bruno | CA | $2,852.33 |
| Astoria | NY | $2,850.00 |
| Oakland | CA | $2,831.00 |
| Chestnut Hill | MA | $2,830.00 |
| Rockville Center | NY | $2,810.00 |
| San Rafael | CA | $2,766.75 |
| Cupertino | CA | $2,760.80 |
| Palo Alto | CA | $2,750.00 |
| Newport Coast | CA | $2,745.00 |
| Coronado | CA | $2,739.00 |
<i>The following data has been gathered from Apartmentguide.com and Rent.com active listings in the month of November 2016. The average entry price for each city has been taken from 1 bedroom units. Units that had prices lower than 200 were excluded.</i>
<b>Sound expensive? How does your apartment stack up next to America’s most expensive places to rent?</b>
