Survey
A comparison of car rental rates in the USA - Summer 2021
August 3, 2021
Anchorage, Alaska, is the most expensive city in the United States to rent a car this summer, according to a survey conducted by Cheapcarrental.net. The survey compared rental car rates at the top 100 U.S. airports according to air traffic for August 2021.
At an average of $1,451 per week for the most affordable rental car available, Anchorage leads the ranking as the most expensive destination. Lihue, Hawaii, ranks second-most expensive, with rates starting at $1,065 per week, while Portland, Oregon, rounds out the podium with starting rates of $965 per week.
According to Michelle Walters from Cheapcarrental.net, rental car rates across the United States are, on average, about 50% higher now than last year, looking at rates from August 2020. In certain cities, including Minneapolis, Seattle and Boston, average rates have doubled year over year. In Anchorage, Portland and multiple Hawaiian destinations , rates are up by more than 200%, year over year, as a result of local car rental shortages.
The following table compares car rental rates of 100 destinations in the USA this spring. Prices shown reflect average weekly rates (from Sunday to Saturday) for the most affordable rental cars, August 1-31, 2021. Only rental car companies located directly at a destination's airport or at the airport's rental car center have been considered for the survey.
Press Contact:
Michelle Walters: press@cheapcarrental.net
August 3, 2021
Anchorage, Alaska, is the most expensive city in the United States to rent a car this summer, according to a survey conducted by Cheapcarrental.net. The survey compared rental car rates at the top 100 U.S. airports according to air traffic for August 2021.
At an average of $1,451 per week for the most affordable rental car available, Anchorage leads the ranking as the most expensive destination. Lihue, Hawaii, ranks second-most expensive, with rates starting at $1,065 per week, while Portland, Oregon, rounds out the podium with starting rates of $965 per week.
According to Michelle Walters from Cheapcarrental.net, rental car rates across the United States are, on average, about 50% higher now than last year, looking at rates from August 2020. In certain cities, including Minneapolis, Seattle and Boston, average rates have doubled year over year. In Anchorage, Portland and multiple Hawaiian destinations , rates are up by more than 200%, year over year, as a result of local car rental shortages.
The following table compares car rental rates of 100 destinations in the USA this spring. Prices shown reflect average weekly rates (from Sunday to Saturday) for the most affordable rental cars, August 1-31, 2021. Only rental car companies located directly at a destination's airport or at the airport's rental car center have been considered for the survey.
- 1. Anchorage (ANC) $1451
- 2. Lihue (LIH) $1065
- 3. Portland (PDX) $965
- 4. Kona (KOA) $948
- 5. Honolulu (HNL) $937
- 6. Kahului (OGG) $895
- 7. Portland (PWM) $840
- 8. Seattle (SEA) $746
- 9. Boise (BOI) $701
- 10. Minneapolis (MSP) $690
- 11. Myrtle Beach (MYR) $659
- 12. Savannah (SAV) $676
- 13. Spokane (GEG) $629
- 14. Reno (RNO) $627
- 15. Albany (ALB) $623
- 16. Charleston (CHS) $617
- 17. Fresno (FAT) $606
- 18. San Juan (SJU) $599
- 19. Fayetteville (XNA) $589
- 20. Grand Rapids(GRR) $587
- 21. Richmond (RIC) $579
- 22. Providence (PVD) $576
- 23. Greenville (GSP) $570
- 24. Boston (BOS) $568
- 25. Omaha (OMA) $562
- 26. Little Rock (LIT) $556
- 27. Hartford (BDL) $550
- 28. Detroit (DTW) $549
- 29. Knoxville (TYS) $544
- 30. Columbus (CMH) $540
- 31. Des Moines (DSM) $520
- 32. Chicago (ORD) $519
- 33. Newark (ERW) $515
- 34. Pittsburgh (PIT) $502
- 35. Madison (MAD) $495
- 36. Austin (AUS) $495
- 37. Philadelphia (PHL) $491
- 38. Sacramento (SMF) $491
- 39. Chicago (MDW) $489
- 40. Greenboro (GSO) $488
- 41. New Orleans (MSY) $487
- 42. Cincinnati (CVG) $483
- 43. Syracuse (SYR) $483
- 44. Jacksonville (JAX) $480
- 45. Sarasota (SRQ) $477
- 46. Wichita (ICT) $469
- 47. Birmingham (BHM) $465
- 48. Charlotte (CLT) $461
- 49. Raleigh (RDU) $460
- 50. Milwaukee(MKE) $460
- 51. New York City(LGA) $459
- 52. Phoenix (PHX) $457
- 53. Cleveland (CLE) $453
- 54. New York City(JFK) $452
- 55. Pensacola (PNS) $445
- 56. San Francisco(SFO) $442
- 57. San Jose (SJC) $440
- 58. Oklahoma (OKC) $439
- 59. Salt Lake City(SLC) $433
- 60. Baltimore (BWI) $430
- 61. Buffalo (BUF) $424
- 62. Kansas City (MCI) $423
- 63. Palm Springs (PSP) $423
- 64. Washington (IAD) $420
- 65. St.Petersbug (PIE) $415
- 66. Indianapolis (IND) $415
- 67. Norfolk (ORF) $414
- 68. Louisville (SDF) $410
- 69. Nashville (BNA) $404
- 70. Los Angeles (LAX) $403
- 71. Washington (DCA) $401
- 72. Sanford (SFB) $399
- 73. Houston (IAH) $393
- 74. Albuquerque (ABQ) $393
- 75. Long Beach (LBG) $388
- 76. Rochester (ROC) $386
- 77. Denver (DEN) $384
- 78. Las Vegas (LAS) $376
- 79. Orlando (MCO) $372
- 80. St Louis (STL) $372
- 81. Burbank (BUR) $368
- 82. Santa Ana (SNA) $367
- 83. F. Lauderdale (FLL) $366
- 84. Tulsa (TUL) $361
- 85. Tucson (TUS) $355
- 86. Atlanta (ATL) $346
- 87. Houston (HOU) $342
- 88. Dallas (DFW) $341
- 89. Dallas (DAL) $331
- 90. Oakland (OAK) $323
- 91. Ontario (ONT) $319
- 92. Palm Beach (PBI) $317
- 93. San Diego (SAN) $317
- 94. Phoenix (AZA) $317
- 95. Memphis (MEM) $302
- 96. San Antonio (SAT) $295
- 97. Tampa (TPA) $293
- 98. El Paso (ELP) $286
- 99. Miami (MIA) $279
- 100. Fort Myers (RSW) $263
Press Contact:
Michelle Walters: press@cheapcarrental.net