{"id":73729,"date":"2022-01-21T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=73729"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:00:52","slug":"redfin-rental-report-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/redfin-rental-report-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Rental Market Tracker: Rents Rise 14% in December\u2014Biggest Jump in Over Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73729\" class=\"elementor elementor-73729\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30ccb7bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30ccb7bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-650d9d2\" data-id=\"650d9d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6884127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6884127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-style:italic;\">The biggest increase was in Austin, where rents surged 40% from a year earlier.<\/h2>\n\nAverage monthly listed rents in the U.S. increased 14.1% year over year to $1,877 in December, the largest annual jump since at least February 2019\u2014the earliest month in Redfin\u2019s rental data. Meanwhile, the national monthly mortgage payment for homebuyers climbed 21.6% year over year, also the biggest increase in Redfin\u2019s records.\n\n\u201cThe growth in mortgage payments has been driven by both climbing prices and climbing mortgage rates,\u201d said Redfin Chief Economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/darylfairweather\/\">Daryl Fairweather<\/a>. \u201cAnd those rising mortgage costs push more potential homebuyers into renting instead, which pushes up demand and prices for rentals. Mortgage rate increases are accelerating, which will cause both mortgage payments and rent to grow throughout 2022.\u201d\n\n<table>\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Rental Market Summary<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>December 2021<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Month-Over-Month<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Year-Over-Year<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td>Average Monthly Rent<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td>$1,877<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td>0.3%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td>14.1%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td>Median Monthly Mortgage Payment for Homebuyers w\/ 5% down payment<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td>$1,553<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td>0.3%<\/td>\n\t\t\t<td>21.6%<\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-YOY_2021-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-YOY_2021-12.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-YOY_2021-12-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-YOY_2021-12-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-YOY_2021-12-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\nYear\u2013over-year rent-price increases outpaced year-over-year mortgage payment increases for new homebuyers in just 16 of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas in December.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-12.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-12-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-12-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Redfin_rent-vs-buy-history_2021-12-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n\n<h3>Rents are Up Over 30% In Many Major Metro Areas<\/h3>\nThe 10 metro areas with the biggest increases in rent prices\u2014up 29% year over year or more\u2014were almost exclusively on the East Coast. The only exceptions were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30818\/TX\/Austin\">Austin, TX<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30772\/OR\/Portland\">Portland, OR<\/a>.\n\n<h3>Top 10 Metro Areas With Fastest-Rising Rents Year Over Year<\/h3>\n<ol>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30818\/TX\/Austin\/apartments-for-rent\">Austin, TX<\/a> (40%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/county\/1974\/NY\/Nassau-County\/apartments-for-rent\">Nassau County, NY<\/a> (35%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30749\/NY\/New-York\">New York, NY<\/a> (35%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13136\/NJ\/Newark\/apartments-for-rent\">Newark, NJ<\/a> (35%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13201\/NJ\/New-Brunswick\/apartments-for-rent\">New Brunswick, NJ<\/a> (35%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/11458\/FL\/Miami\/apartments-for-rent\">Miami, FL<\/a> (34%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/19373\/FL\/West-Palm-Beach\/apartments-for-rent\">West Palm Beach, FL<\/a> (34%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/6173\/FL\/Fort-Lauderdale\/apartments-for-rent\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/a> (34%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/8907\/FL\/Jacksonville\/apartments-for-rent\">Jacksonville, FL<\/a> (31%)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30772\/OR\/Portland\/apartments-for-rent\">Portland, OR<\/a> (29%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3>Only Kansas City saw rent decline year over year<\/h3>\n<ol>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/35751\/MO\/Kansas-City\/apartments-for-rent\">Kansas City, MO<\/a> (-0.8%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\nJust one metro area saw rents fall in December from the same month a year earlier. Rents declined 0.8% in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/35751\/MO\/Kansas-City\/apartments-for-rent\">Kansas City, MO<\/a>.\n\n<h3>Year-Over-Year Change in Rents and Median Monthly Mortgage Payments for Homebuyers, December 2021<\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-306\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-306\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Region<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Average Rent<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Year-Over-Year Change in Average Rent<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Monthly Mortgage (5% down)<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Year-Over-Year Change in Monthly Mortgage (5% down)<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Difference Between Year-Over-Year Change in 5% Down Mortgage Payment &amp; Rent<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/517\/CA\/Anaheim\/apartments-for-rent\">Anaheim, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,394<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$3,813<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">24.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">14 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30756\/GA\/Atlanta\/apartments-for-rent\">Atlanta, GA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,016<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,420<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">18 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30818\/TX\/Austin\/apartments-for-rent\">Austin, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,290<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">39.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,956<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">37.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-2 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/1073\/MD\/Baltimore\/apartments-for-rent\">Baltimore, MD<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,018<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,318<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">0 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/1826\/MA\/Boston\/apartments-for-rent\">Boston, MA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,637<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$2,511<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">18.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-3 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/3105\/NC\/Charlotte\/apartments-for-rent\">Charlotte, NC<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,730<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,448<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">16 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/29470\/IL\/Chicago\/apartments-for-rent\">Chicago, IL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,351<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,168<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/3879\/OH\/Cincinnati\/apartments-for-rent\">Cincinnati, OH<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,473<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">24.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$957<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">15.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-9 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4145\/OH\/Cleveland\/apartments-for-rent\">Cleveland, OH<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,378<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$730<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-2 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4664\/OH\/Columbus\/apartments-for-rent\">Columbus, OH<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,458<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,095<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">16.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">9 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30794\/TX\/Dallas\/apartments-for-rent\">Dallas, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,081<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">28.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,562<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">27.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-1 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/5155\/CO\/Denver\/apartments-for-rent\">Denver, CO<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,661<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$2,191<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">26.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">7 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/5665\/MI\/Detroit\/apartments-for-rent\">Detroit, MI<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,552<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$710<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">19.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">8 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/6173\/FL\/Fort-Lauderdale\/apartments-for-rent\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,020<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">34.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,481<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">23.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-11 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30827\/TX\/Fort-Worth\/apartments-for-rent\">Fort Worth, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,081<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">28.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,367<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">30.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/8903\/TX\/Houston\/apartments-for-rent\">Houston, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,807<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,294<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">23.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">13 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/9170\/IN\/Indianapolis\/apartments-for-rent\">Indianapolis, IN<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,280<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,014<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">19.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">11 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/8907\/FL\/Jacksonville\/apartments-for-rent\">Jacksonville, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,625<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">31.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,298<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">25.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-6 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/35751\/MO\/Kansas-City\/apartments-for-rent\">Kansas City, MO<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,391<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">-0.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,116<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">18.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">19 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/10201\/NV\/Las-Vegas\/apartments-for-rent\">Las Vegas, NV<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,820<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,620<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">7 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/11203\/CA\/Los-Angeles\/apartments-for-rent\">Los Angeles, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,394<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$3,387<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">20.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">11 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/11458\/FL\/Miami\/apartments-for-rent\">Miami, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,020<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">34.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,785<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-5 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/35759\/WI\/Milwaukee\/apartments-for-rent\">Milwaukee, WI<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,731<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,005<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/10943\/MN\/Minneapolis\/apartments-for-rent\">Minneapolis, MN<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,860<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,359<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">5 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/county\/2406\/PA\/Montgomery-County\/apartments-for-rent\">Montgomery County, PA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,233<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,562<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">16.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13415\/TN\/Nashville\/apartments-for-rent\">Nashville, TN<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,872<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,663<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">17 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/county\/1974\/NY\/Nassau-County\/apartments-for-rent\">Nassau County, NY<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,718<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">34.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$2,333<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-21 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13201\/NJ\/New-Brunswick\/apartments-for-rent\">New Brunswick, NJ<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,718<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">34.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,724<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">16.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-18 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30749\/NY\/New-York\/apartments-for-rent\">New York, NY<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,718<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">34.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$2,596<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-20 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13136\/NJ\/Newark\/apartments-for-rent\">Newark, NJ<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,718<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">34.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,866<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-20 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13654\/CA\/Oakland\/apartments-for-rent\">Oakland, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,520<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$3,554<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">-1 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13655\/FL\/Orlando\/apartments-for-rent\">Orlando, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,050<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">28.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,444<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">29.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/15502\/PA\/Philadelphia\/apartments-for-rent\">Philadelphia, PA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,233<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,051<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">1 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/14240\/AZ\/Phoenix\/apartments-for-rent\">Phoenix, AZ<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,107<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">26.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,766<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">35.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">9 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/15702\/PA\/Pittsburgh\/apartments-for-rent\">Pittsburgh, PA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,707<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$820<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr 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class=\"column-4\">$2,949<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">23.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16661\/MO\/St-Louis\/apartments-for-rent\">St. Louis, MO<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,448<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$901<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">13 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/18142\/FL\/Tampa\/apartments-for-rent\">Tampa, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,076<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">28.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$1,371<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3 pts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/20418\/VA\/Virginia-Beach\/apartments-for-rent\">Virginia Beach, VA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,681<\/td><td 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For example, most of the homes being purchased may be in the less expensive suburbs of the metropolitan area, while the apartments being rented may be closer to the more expensive city core.\n\nIt is also important to note that the prices in this report reflect the current costs of new leases and new mortgages during each time period. In other words, the amount shown as the average rent is not the average of what all renters are paying, but the average cost of apartments that were available for new renters during the report month. 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