HomeMarketCap.comRent Prices by City
9 of 10 tracked U.S. metros saw typical rent rise over the past year. Chicago moved most at +6.12%; Austin least at −0.66%.
Typical rent across 10 tracked metros, and how far each moved over one year. 9 rose and 1 fell — from Chicago at +6.12% (+$109) down to Austin at −0.66% (−$11). Bigger tiles moved further.
Every metro, every measure
| Metro | Home prices1M | Price cuts1M | Rent prices1Y | Homes for sale1M | Buyer competition1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | $815,935 −0.18% · −$1,444 | 21.9% +5.97% · +1.2 pts | $3,297 +3.60% · +$114 | 2,391 −0.29% · −7 | 43 −10.42% · −5.0 |
| Austin | $559,762 −0.09% · −$500 | 29.3% +6.84% · +1.9 pts | $1,698 −0.66% · −$11 | 5,937 +1.00% · +59 | 45 0.00% · 0.0 |
| New York | $780,921 +0.19% · +$1,486 | 14.0% −0.44% · −0.1 pts | $3,100 +5.67% · +$166 | 18,245 −0.63% · −116 | 41 −2.38% · −1.0 |
| Los Angeles | $929,126 −0.07% · −$658 | 22.0% +2.63% · +0.6 pts | $2,710 +0.54% · +$14 | 8,031 +1.52% · +120 | 60 −3.08% · −1.9 |
| Chicago | $340,167 +0.66% · +$2,232 | 20.6% +7.45% · +1.4 pts | $1,883 +6.12% · +$109 | 5,596 +0.83% · +46 | 64 −3.45% · −2.3 |
| Dallas | $297,837 −0.11% · −$329 | 31.1% +2.33% · +0.7 pts | $1,575 +0.51% · +$8 | 4,854 +0.73% · +35 | 52 −0.79% · −0.4 |
| Houston | $252,640 −0.17% · −$424 | 26.5% +4.85% · +1.2 pts | $1,550 +0.19% · +$3 | 13,011 +0.99% · +127 | 47 −2.08% · −1.0 |
| Miami | $606,807 +0.26% · +$1,569 | 17.5% +0.80% · +0.1 pts | $2,761 +0.19% · +$5 | 5,722 −1.68% · −98 | 42 0.00% · 0.0 |
| Atlanta | $384,337 −0.03% · −$122 | 26.6% +4.53% · +1.2 pts | $1,897 +3.54% · +$65 | 5,112 −0.12% · −6 | 46 −3.96% · −1.9 |
| Seattle | $815,787 −0.28% · −$2,261 | 29.0% +6.74% · +1.8 pts | $2,279 +0.57% · +$13 | 2,561 +2.81% · +70 | 53 −7.44% · −4.3 |
Frequently asked questions
Where is rent rising fastest in the U.S.?
Chicago leads on typical rent at +6.12% (+$109), and Austin sits at the other end at −0.66% (−$11). 9 of 10 tracked metros rose and 1 fell. Rent is shown year over year rather than month to month because it moves in lease cycles; a monthly rent figure is mostly seasonality.
Is rent going up or down across U.S. cities?
9 of 10 tracked metros show higher typical rent than a year ago and 1 show lower. Rent and purchase prices do not move together — a metro can be cooling on one and tightening on the other, which is why they are separate maps here.
Why are these metros and not cities?
Housing data is published for metro areas, and a metro is what people actually move between — someone leaving Dallas for Houston is not comparing two city halls. So "Dallas" here means the Dallas–Fort Worth metro, and the underlying figures come from its ZIP codes.
How often does this update?
Once a month, with the same published snapshot the rest of the site uses — currently 2026-08. It is not a live feed: housing data is published monthly, and a map implying minute-by-minute movement would invent precision the source does not have.
Each row is a metro area rather than a city boundary: “Dallas” means the Dallas–Fort Worth metro, which is the level housing data is published at and the level people actually move between. Typical home value and rent are the median across a metro’s tracked ZIP codes; homes for sale is the metro total. Figures come from the same monthly snapshot as the rest of the site (2026-08) and are defined in the HomeMarketCap.com methodology.
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