Rockville Centre Is One Of The Most Expensive Places To Rent

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — A recent study found that Rockville Centre is one of the most expensive places for renters to live in the country, with monthly rents that would make people in other parts of the country gasp.

Apartment Guide just released its list of the 50 most expensive places to rent in the U.S., and Rockville Centre placed in the middle of the pack at No. 28. Many other Long Island communities were also on the list.

Rockville Centre had an average rent of $3,244.

All of the most expensive places were located on the coasts, which isn't much of a surprise. Most were in the New York and Los Angeles metropolitan areas, as well as Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale in Florida.

The most expensive place to rent in the country is in Culver City, California, which has an average rent of $5,207. New York City came in second with a rent of $4,510.

Here are how all of the Long Island communities ranked on the list:

15. Great Neck: $3,469

17. Melville: $3,449

22. Glen Cove: $3,386

27. Huntington Station: $3,272

28. Rockville Centre: $3,244

30. Garden City: $3,220

37. Smithtown: $3,124

The Apartment Guide list was calculated using a rolling weighted average of rent from its sources and Rent.com. The data is current as of August 2021.