The Most Popular Zip Codes for Baby Boomers: New York Challenges Sunny Locations for the Title
Baby boomers certainly don’t fit the mold when it comes to housing preferences. While a big part of them continue to be homeowners, an impressive number of this cohort is joining younger generations on the renting bandwagon and showing a growing interest in big city life. But which places can be crowned as the most popular…
Read MoreIowa Mid-Year Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year and reached $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. The average rent in Des Moines reached $903, $14 more per month than a year ago. Council Bluffs, IA renters saw the highest annual rent increase in June,…
Read MoreOhio Mid-Year Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year and reached $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Columbus, OH remains the second most budget-friendly renter mega-hub in the U.S., reaching $940 per month in June. Dayton saw the highest annual rent increase out of the state’s…
Read MoreOregon Mid-Year Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year reaching $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Hillsboro, OR renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in June, reaching $1,584 per month. Lake Oswego apartments are the most expensive among the state’s cities, while apartments in…
Read MoreWisconsin Mid-Year Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year and reached $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. The average rent in Milwaukee, WI hit $1,192, $25 more per month than a year ago. West Allis, WI renters saw the highest annual rent increase in June,…
Read MoreUtah Mid-Year Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year reaching $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Pleasant Grove, UT renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in June, reaching $1,174 per month. Provo apartments are the most expensive among the state’s cities, while apartments in…
Read MoreSeattle Metro Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year reaching $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Tukwila, WA renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in June, reaching $1,557 per month. Bellevue, WA apartments are the most expensive among the cities analyzed, while…
Read MoreAlabama Mid-Year Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year reaching $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Gulf Shores, AL renters saw the highest annual rent increase in June, reaching $1,063 per month. Among the state’s largest cities, Auburn apartments are the most expensive, while apartments…
Read MoreOklahoma Mid-Year Rent Report – June 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year reaching $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Bixby, OK renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in June, reaching $914 per month. Bixby apartments are the most expensive among the state’s cities, while apartments in Lawton…
Read More2019 Mid-Year Rent Report — The National Average Rent Ends the First Half of the Year at $1,465
Key takeaways: The U.S. average rent increased by 3.2% ($45) year over year reaching $1,465 in June 2019, up by 0.8% ($12) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Throughout the first half of 2019, the national average rent has increased by 2.6% ($37). Wichita, KS is the country’s most affordable city to rent in, at…
Read MoreBest ZIP Codes for Renters Looking for Top-Rated Urban Schools
As older Millennials‘ children are approaching school age (I know!), is the “urban generation” forced to look to the suburbs for better schools? What are the chances of finding good schools in the city and what does that involve in terms of rent costs? According to our newest analysis of schools in the largest cities,…
Read More18 Practical Tips to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
There’s plenty of advice online when it comes to making the home you own more eco-friendly, but what can you do when you’re a renter? While some landlords give their tenants the all-clear to modify their apartments, in most scenarios you won’t be able to change your rental significantly. The good news is there are…
Read More5 Tips for Designing a Stylish Workspace without a Spare Room
Small apartments offer a good deal of challenges when it comes to organizing your space, especially when you want to create an efficient home office. Even if you don’t have the luxury of dedicating an entirely separate room to a study area, with some creativity you can carve out a stylish little space for working…
Read More5 Clever Ways to Create a Dining Room in a Small Apartment
With space becoming more and more a luxury feature in modern apartments, having a separate dining room is an unrealistic expectation. That is why, until your home decorating dreams come true, you must keep searching for ways to maximize the efficiency of every inch within the four walls of your home. Whether you want to…
Read MoreHistory in Motion: See How the Austin Skyline Changed over the Past 130 Years (Video)
Two decades shy of 200 years, the Texas state capital transformed from a settlement of fewer than 1,000 residents to the fastest-growing metropolis in the country. Austin’s attractive weirdness dwells in its contrasts. The city is at once home to some of the most charming historical residential architecture and to modern resort-style living, ranks among…
Read MoreUtah Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 2.5% ($35) year over year, and by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Clearfield, UT renters saw the highest annual rent increase in May, reaching $1,037 per month. Provo apartments are the most expensive among the state’s largest cities, while apartments in Ogden…
Read MoreNebraska Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 2.5% ($35) year over year, and by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Elkhorn, NE renters saw the highest annual rent increase in May, reaching $1,035 per month. Bellevue apartments are the most expensive among the state’s largest cities, while apartments in…
Read MoreArkansas Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 2.5% ($35) year over year, and by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Conway, AR renters saw the highest annual rent increase in May, reaching $695 per month. North Little Rock apartments are the most expensive among the state’s largest cities, while…
Read MoreOregon Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 2.5% ($35) year over year, and by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Springfield, OR renters saw the highest annual rent increase in May, reaching $1,061 per month. Lake Oswego apartments are the most expensive among the state’s cities, while apartments in…
Read MoreOklahoma Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 2.5% ($35) year over year, and by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Owasso, OK renters saw the highest annual rent increase in May, reaching $814 per month. Edmond apartments are the most expensive among the state’s largest cities, while apartments in Lawton…
Read MoreKentucky Rent Report – May 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 2.5% ($35) year over year and reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. The average rent in Louisville, KY is now $949, with a 3.2% ($29) year-over-year increase – the most expensive rental market in KY. Fort Thomas, KY saw the highest…
Read MoreThe Slowest Annual Rise in 18 Months Kick-Starts the Peak Rental Season as the May National Rent Reaches $1,442
Key takeaways: The U.S. average rent increased by 2.5% ($35) year over year and reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. The average rents in 64% of the 260 cities included in this report are below the national average, while 36% are above. Average rent in Manhattan, NYC…
Read MoreAlabama Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 2.5% ($35) year over year, and by 0.3% ($6) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Vestavia Hills, AL renters saw the highest annual rent increase in May, reaching $1,184 per month. Auburn, AL apartments are the most expensive among the state’s largest cities, while…
Read MoreIowa Rent Report – May 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 2.5% ($35) year over year and reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. The average rent in Des Moines, IA reached $906, a 2.4% ($21) year-over-year increase. Ankeny, IA apartments are the most expensive among the cities analyzed ($1,123 per month), while…
Read MoreMississippi Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 2.5% ($35) year over year, and by 0.3% ($6) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. Ridgeland, MS renters saw the highest annual rent increase in May, reaching $933 per month. Olive Branch apartments are the most expensive among the state’s cities, while apartments in Jackson have…
Read MoreNorth and Central Florida Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, a year-over-year increase of 2.5%, according to data from Yardi Matrix. Fort Walton Beach, FL renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in May, reaching $1,105 per month. Panama City Beach, FL apartments are the most expensive among the cities analyzed, while apartments in Palm Bay, FL…
Read MoreLouisiana Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, a year-over-year increase of 2.5%, according to data from Yardi Matrix. Denham Springs, LA renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in May, reaching $989 per month. New Orleans, LA apartments are the most expensive among the state’s largest cities, while apartments in Leesville, LA have the…
Read MoreWisconsin Rent Report – May 2019
The U.S. average rent increased by 2.5% ($35) year over year and reached $1,442 in May 2019, up by 0.3% ($5) month over month, according to Yardi Matrix data. The average rent in Milwaukee, WI hits $1,185, a 3.7% ($42) year-over-year increase. Mequon, WI apartments are the most expensive, at $1,927 per month, while South Milwaukee, WI is…
Read MoreUpstate New York Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, a year-over-year increase of 2.5%, according to data from Yardi Matrix. Syracuse, NY renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in May, reaching $1,120 per month. White Plains, NY apartments are the most expensive among the cities analyzed, while apartments in Cheektowaga, NY have the cheapest rents. …
Read MoreCentral Valley Rent Report – May 2019
The national average rent reached $1,442 in May 2019, a year-over-year increase of 2.5%, according to data from Yardi Matrix. Rancho Cordova, CA renters saw the highest monthly rent increase in May, reaching $1,351 per month. Davis, CA apartments are the most expensive among the cities analyzed, while apartments in Kerman, CA have the cheapest rents. Apartment…
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