FILE - A drone aerial view of downtown Wichita, Kansas, is pictured in a file image. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Rent prices across the United States have skyrocketed in the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic, and residents in many big coastal cities have continued to face higher prices.
But there are still many livable cities where renting remains affordable — and even some regions where it’s falling sharply.Rent.com, an online property rental site, compiled the 100 cheapest cities for renters in the country.
Many of the more affordable areas are in the U.S. heartland and some in the South. The ranking was based on Rent.com’s rental data for one- and two-bedroom units between June 2021 to June 2022.
Only cities with populations of 50,000 or higher were included. A total of 21 cities on the cheapest rent list have average monthly rents under $1,000, according to the report.