In 2020, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara in California was the most expensive metropolitan area for both renting and owning a home in the United States. The median monthly housing costs for owners in 2020 were U.S. dollars, whereas for renters they were U.S. dollars. In all thirty metropolitan areas, renting was more affordable than buying. As of ***, the average rent for a three bedroom apartment was nearly U.S. dollars.
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Joint Center for Housing Studies. (November 19, 2020). Median monthly cost of owning and renting in selected metropolitan areas in the United States in 2020, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1219199/median-renter-and-owner-housing-costs-united-states-by-metropolitan-area/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Median monthly cost of owning and renting in selected metropolitan areas in the United States in 2020, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 19, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1219199/median-renter-and-owner-housing-costs-united-states-by-metropolitan-area/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2020). Median monthly cost of owning and renting in selected metropolitan areas in the United States in 2020, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1219199/median-renter-and-owner-housing-costs-united-states-by-metropolitan-area/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Median Monthly Cost of Owning and Renting in Selected Metropolitan Areas in The United States in 2020, by Metropolitan Area (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Nov 2020, /statistics/1219199/median-renter-and-owner-housing-costs-united-states-by-metropolitan-area/
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Median monthly cost of owning and renting in selected metropolitan areas in the United States in 2020, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1219199/median-renter-and-owner-housing-costs-united-states-by-metropolitan-area/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Median monthly cost of owning and renting in selected metropolitan areas in the United States in 2020, by metropolitan area (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Joint Center for Housing Studies, November 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1219199/median-renter-and-owner-housing-costs-united-states-by-metropolitan-area/
