{"id":103905,"date":"2020-04-24T01:10:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T08:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/?p=103905"},"modified":"2022-09-16T02:42:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T09:42:14","slug":"apartment-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/apartment-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities with the Most and the Least Apartment Space: How Much Square Footage per Person Can You Get?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At a time when most of us are required to stay at home, the idea of space takes on a whole new meaning. In fact, we\u2019re so used to spending a lot of time outside of our homes that we don\u2019t fully appreciate how nice it is to have some much-needed personal space, especially when we live with others, whether they’re roommates or family. But now, with isolation being the new norm, living and working in the same space can seem like a struggle – particularly for the 57 million Americans living in apartments. So how many square feet per person can you get in the top U.S. cities?<\/p>\n

Based on\u00a0Yardi Matrix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Census<\/a> data, we analyzed the top 100 largest cities in the nation, to see how they do in terms of apartment space per person. In order to calculate this, we divided the average apartment size by the average number of persons living in rentals in each city. According to our research, the average space a renter enjoys at home ranges from the tiniest in Santa Ana, CA<\/strong><\/a>, with less than 300 sq. ft., to more than twice as much in Louisville, KY<\/strong><\/a>, with over 700 sq. ft. Nationwide, the average apartment space per resident is 526 sq. ft.<\/div>\n

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The most packed apartments with the smallest square footage per person are found in crowded cities<\/h3>\n

Those living in some of the most crowded cities in the country are also having to deal with a very limited apartment space. For instance,\u00a0Santa Ana<\/strong>, in Orange County, CA has the highest number of people living under the same roof – 2.9. Renters here are living in some of the smallest spaces, having to rely on an average of 292 square feet per person. The city is the only one to have an average square footage per person of less than 300. It’s not that apartments in Santa Ana are the smallest in the nation, but larger households impact the amount of space that each person gets.<\/p>\n

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