How do Seattle's high rents stack up to other U.S. cities? See how rents and income here compare to these 24 other cities,

Rents in Seattle have been on the rise drastically in the last year or more, driving the cost of living in the Emerald city up to new heights and making it hard for low- and middle-income earners to remain within the city proper.

But how do those rents compare to elsewhere?

We picked 25 cities (Seattle included) from Zumper's October rental report on median rents in the 50 largest U.S. cities and compared them to Seattle. For reference, we added the median household income, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey estimates.

Let's start at the bottom of Zumper's list of 50, with a city that is clearly a LOT cheaper to live in than Seattle.

25. Wichita, Kansas One-bedroom rent: $450 Compared to Seattle: $1,210/76 percent less Median household income (2014): $52,231 less Rents in Seattle have been on the rise drastically in the last year or more, driving the cost of living in the Emerald city up to new heights and making it hard for low- and middle-income earners to remain ... more Photo: Larry W. Smith, Getty Images Photo: Larry W. Smith, Getty Images Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close How do Seattle's high rents stack up to other U.S. cities? 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

If you're a Seattle renter, you know the story.

Rents have gone up, up and away for much of the city as the economy has rebounded at a rate beyond the best of predictions.

In October, median rents across the city were up 7.7 percent for the third quarter of 2015, according to Zumper, a rental listing company that releases regular reports on rental markets across the country.

Year over year, rents were up 2.5 percent -- more modest, but also not representative of a city where some neighborhoods (Capitol Hill, for one) have seen rents climb at alarming rates.

Sale prices are up, too, according to the most recent data from the S&P/Case-Shiller Composite Home Price Index, which showed Seattle home prices up 8.8 percent from a year ago.

But how does all this compare to other cities?

If you were looking for a one-bedroom in, say, San Francisco, would you still think Seattle prices are high?

Probably not.

We gathered 25 cities from Zumper's report on the median rents of the 50 largest U.S. Cities, ranked them in order and then compared their rents to Seattle. For reference, we included the 2014 median household income of each, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

So, click through the slideshow above to see just how high -- or low -- Seattle' rents really are.

Daniel DeMay covers Seattle culture, business and transportation for seattlepi.com. He can be reached at 206-448-8362 or danieldemay@seattlepi.com. Follow him on Twitter: @Daniel_DeMay.