Rent Prices
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Palmdale's typical rent is now within $30 of Los Angeles. Here's where the Antelope Valley still saves you money
Palmdale's typical rent of $2,751 is $27 below Los Angeles, after rising 35.6% since 2021. Lancaster and a one-bedroom a…
The cheapest places to rent in Arizona, and why Phoenix-area renters have room to bargain
Bullhead City and Sierra Vista have Arizona's lowest typical rents, about $1,350 a month. Tucson is the cheapest big cit…
Rent in Cleveland's suburbs is rising faster than almost anywhere in the country
Several Cleveland suburbs rank among the fastest-rising rental markets in the US. Maple Heights is up 13.4% in a year, S…
The most expensive places to rent in Texas are suburbs as none of the big cities makes the top 20
Flower Mound's typical rent of $2,410 is the highest of any Texas city with at least 50,000 residents. Austin, Dallas, H…
America's fastest-growing cities aren't seeing the fastest rent increases
The Census Bureau's fastest-growing cities are mostly Texas suburbs, and in several of them rent is falling. Across the …
Two-thirds of Salt Lake City-area rentals offer deals as rent growth stalls
Salt Lake City rent has been nearly flat for a year, and about two-thirds of listings in the metro come with a deal. Her…
Rent is rising in most Southern California cities after falling earlier this year
Rents are rising again across Southern California, led by Orange County and the Inland Empire. Two rent trackers agree o…
Raleigh rent prices in 2026: high incomes keep rent at 22% of pay
Raleigh's rent is well below the national typical, and its household incomes are high, so a typical rent takes only abou…
Las Vegas rent is nearly flat after years of rapid growth
Las Vegas rent has barely moved in a year, and it's running about 14% below where its own history says it should be. Her…
Fort Worth rent prices in 2026: typical rent now edges past Dallas
Fort Worth's typical rent of $1,615 now runs a little above Dallas's, though both sit well under the national typical. H…
Orlando rent in 2026 takes more than 30% of the city’s median household income
Orlando's rent sits close to the national typical, but local incomes are lower, so a typical apartment takes more than 3…
Jacksonville rent prices in 2026: the cheapest of Florida's big cities, and the fastest-rising
Jacksonville is the cheapest of Florida's four biggest cities to rent in, and it's also the one where rent rose fastest …
Boston rent by zip code: Beacon Hill and Charlestown lead a broad rise
Boston rent rose 3.3% over the past year, and the gains were broad. Here's typical rent in every Boston zip code, from W…
Columbus rents are up 25% in five years, but still take about 26% of median income
Columbus rent is up about 25% in five years but still takes about a quarter of a typical household's income. Here's what…
Washington, DC rent by zip code: the cheapest neighborhoods are rising fastest
DC rent barely moved this year, up 0.4% citywide. The biggest gains came east of the Anacostia River, where the city's t…
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…
Boston Rents Have Fallen for 13 Straight Months as New Supply Loosens the Market
Boston renters are catching a rare break: 13 straight months of year-over-year declines, with the average apartment down…
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…
Manhattan and Brooklyn Rents Hit Record Highs, and the Squeeze Is Spreading to the Outer Boroughs
New York City rents set new records in June, with a Manhattan median of $5,295. The pressure is now reaching Queens and …
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…
San Francisco Rent Tops $4,000 as the AI Hiring Boom Reheats the Bay Area
A resurgence in tech hiring and return-to-office mandates have pushed San Francisco rent past $4,000. Our data shows the…
Cheapest Cities to Rent in California
California has no genuinely cheap big cities. Even the cheapest, Chico at $1,607, sits right at the national median. The…
Richmond vs Arlington, Virginia: Rent Prices in 2026
Virginia two biggest rental draws sit at opposite ends of the math. Arlington costs nearly a thousand dollars more a mon…
Myrtle Beach Rent Prices in 2026
Myrtle Beach draws snowbirds, retirees, and remote workers chasing the coast on a budget. Here is what renting actually …
Phoenix Suburbs Rent in 2026: Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Glendale, and Scottsdale Compared
The Phoenix suburbs are one of the few big metros where rent is flat or falling and still a genuine value. Here is what …
The Best New Jersey Commuter Towns by Rent: Where to Live and Save Across the Hudson
You can keep the New York commute and cut the rent by crossing the river. Here is what the New Jersey towns along the Hu…
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,…
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…
Chicago Rent Prices in 2026
Chicago's median rent hit $2,328 a month in March 2026, up 7.43% year over year. That's the sharpest annual increase of …
Phoenix Rent Prices in 2026
Here is what renters are actually paying across Phoenix and the surrounding metro right now, broken down by bedroom size…
Atlanta Rent Prices in 2026: What the Data Actually Shows
Atlanta rents have been moving in two directions at once depending on who you ask and what data you look at. The city-wi…