The 100 largest metros

Ranked by the Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates. Rent shown is the FY 2027 HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the principal-city area.

1. 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ19,940,274 people · $2,971 FMR
2. 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA12,927,614 people · $2,964 FMR
3. 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN9,408,576 people · $2,011 FMR
4. 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,344,032 people · $1,807 FMR
5. 5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,796,182 people · $1,497 FMR
6. 6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6,457,988 people · $2,564 FMR
7. 7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6,436,489 people · $2,438 FMR
8. 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA6,411,149 people · $1,762 FMR
9. 9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD6,330,422 people · $1,860 FMR
10. 10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ5,186,958 people · $1,734 FMR
11. 11. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH5,025,517 people · $3,008 FMR
12. 12. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,744,214 people · $2,103 FMR
13. 13. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,648,486 people · $3,697 FMR
14. 14. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI4,400,578 people · $1,459 FMR
15. 15. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,145,494 people · $2,549 FMR
16. 16. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI3,757,952 people · $1,734 FMR
17. 17. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL3,424,560 people · $1,917 FMR
18. 18. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA3,298,799 people · $2,823 FMR
19. 19. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO3,052,498 people · $2,169 FMR
20. 20. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL2,940,513 people · $1,959 FMR
21. 21. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC2,883,370 people · $1,785 FMR
22. 22. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD2,859,024 people · $2,006 FMR
23. 23. St. Louis, MO-IL2,811,927 people · $1,349 FMR
24. 24. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX2,763,006 people · $1,441 FMR
25. 25. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2,550,637 people · $1,817 FMR
26. 26. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2,537,904 people · $1,878 FMR
27. 27. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2,463,127 people · $2,201 FMR
28. 28. Pittsburgh, PA2,429,917 people · $1,389 FMR
29. 29. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2,398,871 people · $1,686 FMR
30. 30. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN2,302,815 people · $1,442 FMR
31. 31. Kansas City, MO-KS2,253,579 people · $1,546 FMR
32. 32. Columbus, OH2,225,377 people · $1,602 FMR
33. 33. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN2,174,833 people · $1,536 FMR
34. 34. Cleveland, OH2,171,877 people · $1,274 FMR
35. 35. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN2,150,553 people · $1,798 FMR
36. 36. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,995,484 people · $3,272 FMR
37. 37. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC1,794,278 people · $1,667 FMR
38. 38. Jacksonville, FL1,760,548 people · $1,694 FMR
39. 39. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA1,700,901 people · $1,879 FMR
40. 40. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI1,574,452 people · $1,263 FMR
41. 41. Raleigh-Cary, NC1,562,009 people · $1,689 FMR
42. 42. Oklahoma City, OK1,497,821 people · $1,264 FMR
43. 43. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN1,394,234 people · $1,276 FMR
44. 44. Richmond, VA1,370,165 people · $1,651 FMR
45. 45. Memphis, TN-MS-AR1,339,345 people · $1,301 FMR
46. 46. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT1,300,762 people · $1,615 FMR
47. 47. Birmingham, AL1,192,583 people · $1,375 FMR
48. 48. Fresno, CA1,189,557 people · $1,685 FMR
49. 49. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI1,178,826 people · $1,630 FMR
50. 50. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT1,169,048 people · $1,933 FMR
51. 51. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY1,160,172 people · $1,423 FMR
52. 52. Tucson, AZ1,080,149 people · $1,405 FMR
53. 53. Tulsa, OK1,059,803 people · $1,229 FMR
54. 54. Rochester, NY1,057,218 people · $1,416 FMR
55. 55. Omaha, NE-IA1,001,010 people · $1,450 FMR
56. 56. Urban Honolulu, HI998,747 people · $2,542 FMR
57. 57. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC996,680 people · $1,507 FMR
58. 58. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT972,679 people · $2,399 FMR
59. 59. New Orleans-Metairie, LA966,230 people · $1,480 FMR
60. 60. Knoxville, TN957,608 people · $1,475 FMR
61. 61. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL934,956 people · $2,188 FMR
62. 62. Albuquerque, NM926,303 people · $1,384 FMR
63. 63. Bakersfield-Delano, CA922,529 people · $1,656 FMR
64. 64. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX914,820 people · $1,017 FMR
65. 65. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY913,485 people · $1,711 FMR
66. 66. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ886,418 people · $1,839 FMR
67. 67. Baton Rouge, LA882,652 people · $1,149 FMR
68. 68. Worcester, MA881,248 people · $2,043 FMR
69. 69. El Paso, TX879,392 people · $1,146 FMR
70. 70. Columbia, SC870,193 people · $1,226 FMR
71. 71. Charleston-North Charleston, SC869,940 people · $1,884 FMR
72. 72. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL860,959 people · $1,835 FMR
73. 73. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL852,878 people · $1,608 FMR
74. 74. Boise City, ID845,877 people · $1,540 FMR
75. 75. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA835,427 people · $2,424 FMR
76. 76. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH821,740 people · $1,248 FMR
77. 77. Stockton-Lodi, CA816,108 people · $2,015 FMR
78. 78. Greensboro-High Point, NC800,722 people · $1,271 FMR
79. 79. Colorado Springs, CO777,634 people · $1,621 FMR
80. 80. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR769,258 people · $1,121 FMR
81. 81. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT760,531 people · $1,363 FMR
82. 82. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA753,913 people · $1,360 FMR
83. 83. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL739,516 people · $1,673 FMR
84. 84. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY711,730 people · $2,131 FMR
85. 85. Madison, WI707,606 people · $1,565 FMR
86. 86. Winston-Salem, NC705,187 people · $1,332 FMR
87. 87. Akron, OH702,209 people · $1,231 FMR
88. 88. Ogden, UT667,681 people · $1,591 FMR
89. 89. Wichita, KS661,217 people · $1,043 FMR
90. 90. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL658,447 people · $1,779 FMR
91. 91. Syracuse, NY655,189 people · $1,493 FMR
92. 92. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC636,760 people · $1,329 FMR
93. 93. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC620,522 people · $1,745 FMR
94. 94. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA615,361 people · $1,598 FMR
95. 95. Jackson, MS606,178 people · $1,289 FMR
96. 96. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR605,615 people · $1,256 FMR
97. 97. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA604,962 people · $1,494 FMR
98. 98. Toledo, OH601,396 people · $1,145 FMR
99. 99. Chattanooga, TN-GA588,050 people · $1,340 FMR
100. 100. New Haven, CT576,718 people · $2,091 FMR