Rent Data
21 articles
Why Every Rent Report Gives a Different Number, and Which One to Trust
One city, five rent reports, five different numbers. Here is what each major source actually measures, why they disagree…
Average Rent by State: From $1,206 in Iowa to $3,612 in New York
Rent varies nearly threefold across the US. Here is the average rent in all 50 states, from the cheapest to the most exp…
San Diego Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
San Diego rent has quietly passed Los Angeles. Here is what a place actually costs across the city and its suburbs, how …
Indianapolis Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
Indianapolis is one of the most affordable big cities in the country, but the numbers come with a catch. Here is what re…
Austin Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
Austin was the pandemic boomtown that everyone said was overpriced. The data now tells a different story: rents have coo…
Sacramento Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
Sacramento became the California exit valve for priced-out Bay Area renters, and the numbers show why. Here is what rent…
Average Rent by Apartment Size in America: Studio to 4-Bedroom
What does a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or larger actually cost across the US in 2026? Here are the national numbe…
New York City Rent by Apartment Size
NYC rent in 2026 by apartment size: studio $2,625, one-bedroom $2,732, two-bedroom $3,032, three-bedroom $3,782, and fou…
As Bronx Rent Prices Keep Climbing, Priced-Out Residents Look to Connecticut and New Jersey
Bronx rents are up nearly 4% over the year and some longtime residents are weighing a move, according to News 12. The re…
San Francisco Rent by Apartment Size: Studio to 3-Bedroom (2026)
San Francisco rent splits into five very different numbers, from a $2,319 studio to a $4,505 four-bedroom. Here is what …
Rent by ZIP Code: How to Find the Real Median for Any US ZIP
City averages are too blunt to plan a move around. Here is why ZIP-level rent data tells a truer story, what the numbers…
Chicago Rent by Apartment Size: Studio to 3-Bedroom (2026)
Chicago rent is climbing faster than almost any other big city right now. Here is what a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroo…
Los Angeles Rent by Apartment Size: Studio, 1-Bedroom, 2-Bedroom and Up (2026)
The citywide median rent in Los Angeles hides a huge spread. Here is what a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and larger…
Best Cities for Chinese-Americans to Rent in 2026
Chinese-American communities cluster in a few well-defined corridors, from the San Gabriel Valley to Silicon Valley to P…
The Texas City that Stayed Affordable. San Antonio Rent Prices in 2026
San Antonio is the most affordable of the big Texas metros, with a $1,365 median rent that actually fell over the past y…
Denver Rent Prices in 2026: What the Data Actually Shows
Denver rent has leveled off near $1,846 after years of climbing. Aurora is the metro value play, Boulder is the premium,…
Best Cities for Filipino-Americans to Rent
Filipino-American communities run from Daly City, the unofficial Pinoy capital, to fast-growing hubs in Las Vegas and Vi…
Best Cities for Mexican-Americans to Rent in 2026
Mexican-Americans are the largest Hispanic group in the country, with deep-rooted communities from the Texas border to E…
No Longer the Bargain? Charlotte Rent Prices in 2026
Charlotte rent sits at $1,727 and barely moved over the year. The Lake Norman suburbs carry a premium, Gastonia is the c…
What's a Normal Rent Per Month?
"Normal" rent depends entirely on where you live. Across 30 major US cities tracked by RentDataNow, the average one-bedr…
Are Rent Prices Falling in the US?
The short answer is: in some cities, yes. In others, no, and in a few, rents are rising faster than they have in years. …