How much does a room rent for?
Across the 33 US cities below, a shared room rents for $157 to $550 a week (median $233/week, about $1,010 a month). The cheapest is San Juan, PR; the most expensive is Arlington, VA. Figures are city averages of RoomSpread's shared-room rate across the ZIP codes we cover, updated 2026-09-27.
"4 rooms, gross" is simply four rooms at that rate for a month: rent in, before mortgage, utilities, furnishing, vacancy and management. It is not a profit figure. For a real deal, use the underwriter.
| City | Shared room / week | ≈ / month | 4 rooms, gross / month | Room-rental rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, VA | $550 | $2,383 | $9,533 | Depends on the detail |
| New York, NY | $478 | $2,071 | $8,285 | Depends on the detail |
| Boston, MA | $445 | $1,928 | $7,713 | Restricted |
| Brooklyn, NY | $399 | $1,729 | $6,916 | Depends on the detail |
| Chicago, IL | $387 | $1,677 | $6,708 | Depends on the detail |
| Jamaica, NY | $379 | $1,642 | $6,569 | Depends on the detail |
| Staten Island, NY | $371 | $1,608 | $6,431 | Depends on the detail |
| Flushing, NY | $364 | $1,577 | $6,309 | Depends on the detail |
| Bronx, NY | $358 | $1,551 | $6,205 | Depends on the detail |
| Los Angeles, CA | $325 | $1,408 | $5,633 | Generally allowed |
| Miami, FL | $291 | $1,261 | $5,044 | Depends on the detail |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $290 | $1,257 | $5,027 | Restricted |
| Denver, CO | $262 | $1,135 | $4,541 | Generally allowed |
| Metairie, LA | $259 | $1,122 | $4,489 | Generally allowed |
| Saint Petersburg, FL | $253 | $1,096 | $4,385 | Generally allowed |
| Philadelphia, PA | $242 | $1,049 | $4,195 | Restricted |
| Pensacola, FL | $233 | $1,010 | $4,039 | Depends on the detail |
| Washington, DC | $230 | $997 | $3,987 | Generally allowed |
| Dallas, TX | $228 | $988 | $3,952 | Restricted |
| Shreveport, LA | $212 | $919 | $3,675 | Generally allowed |
| Columbus, GA | $209 | $906 | $3,623 | Depends on the detail |
| Orlando, FL | $209 | $906 | $3,623 | Depends on the detail |
| Lafayette, LA | $208 | $901 | $3,605 | Restricted |
| Phoenix, AZ | $207 | $897 | $3,588 | Depends on the detail |
| Peoria, IL | $205 | $888 | $3,553 | Restricted |
| Tampa, FL | $199 | $862 | $3,449 | Restricted |
| Baltimore, MD | $198 | $858 | $3,432 | Restricted |
| Milwaukee, WI | $192 | $832 | $3,328 | Depends on the detail |
| San Antonio, TX | $178 | $771 | $3,085 | Generally allowed |
| Houston, TX | $176 | $763 | $3,051 | Depends on the detail |
| Atlanta, GA | $165 | $715 | $2,860 | Depends on the detail |
| Jacksonville, FL | $162 | $702 | $2,808 | Generally allowed |
| San Juan, PR | $157 | $680 | $2,721 | Restricted |
How the numbers are made, and where a figure is modelled rather than measured, is on the methodology page. Private-room rates and per-ZIP figures are in the analyzer.