Where rents are rising fastest
U.S. typical rent is up +2.7% in a year. These metros are rising fastest.
#1
Freeport, IL
+33.4%
$161K home$923 rent
#2
Abilene, TX
+29.1%
$222K home$1,990 rent
#3
Lake Charles, LA
+18.9%
$202K home$1,358 rent
Full ranking
| 1 | Freeport, IL | ▲ 33.4% | $923 | 6.9% | ▲ 8.5% |
| 2 | Abilene, TX | ▲ 29.1% | $1,990 | 10.8% | ▲ 9.7% |
| 3 | Lake Charles, LA | ▲ 18.9% | $1,358 | 8.1% | ▲ 2.3% |
| 4 | Whitewater, WI | ▲ 17.0% | $1,786 | 5.3% | ▲ 4.4% |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids, IA | ▲ 14.0% | $1,226 | 6.0% | ▲ 3.9% |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | ▲ 11.8% | $3,445 | 3.7% | ▲ 3.1% |
| 7 | Sedalia, MO | ▲ 10.4% | $1,082 | 6.6% | ▲ 2.0% |
| 8 | LaGrange, GA | ▲ 10.3% | $1,355 | 8.1% | ▲ 2.3% |
| 9 | Meridian, MS | ▲ 10.1% | $1,284 | 13.2% | ▲ 0.1% |
| 10 | Brookings, SD | ▲ 9.7% | $1,275 | 4.7% | ▲ 6.1% |
| 11 | Mount Pleasant, MI | ▲ 9.7% | $1,112 | 5.8% | ▲ 7.8% |
| 12 | Elmira, NY | ▲ 9.6% | $1,143 | 8.2% | ▲ 6.7% |
| 13 | Cortland, NY | ▲ 9.5% | $1,150 | 6.6% | ▲ 6.3% |
| 14 | Hobbs, NM | ▲ 9.1% | $1,469 | 9.0% | ▲ 3.0% |
| 15 | Parkersburg, WV | ▲ 9.0% | $1,063 | 7.6% | ▲ 0.7% |
| 16 | Austin, MN | ▲ 9.0% | $1,161 | 6.9% | ▲ 3.0% |
| 17 | Sunbury, PA | ▲ 9.0% | $971 | 6.6% | ▲ 1.4% |
| 18 | Muskogee, OK | ▲ 8.9% | $1,048 | 8.2% | ▲ 3.5% |
| 19 | Hilo, HI | ▲ 8.9% | $2,562 | 5.3% | ▲ 1.8% |
| 20 | Fort Leonard Wood, MO | ▲ 8.9% | $1,217 | 6.3% | ▲ 4.3% |
| 21 | New Castle, PA | ▲ 8.7% | $946 | 6.9% | ▲ 4.1% |
| 22 | Jamestown, NY | ▲ 8.7% | $1,078 | 7.2% | ▲ 4.8% |
| 23 | Springfield, OH | ▲ 8.5% | $1,199 | 7.2% | ▲ 3.2% |
| 24 | Fond du Lac, WI | ▲ 8.5% | $1,128 | 4.6% | ▲ 4.7% |
| 25 | Orangeburg, SC | ▲ 8.5% | $1,180 | 8.7% | ▲ 4.7% |
| 26 | Newport, OR | ▲ 8.4% | $2,043 | 5.2% | ▲ 0.4% |
| 27 | San Jose, CA | ▲ 8.3% | $3,812 | 3.0% | ▲ 0.2% |
| 28 | Shelton, WA | ▲ 8.3% | $1,856 | 5.0% | ▲ 0.2% |
| 29 | Reno, NV | ▲ 8.2% | $2,069 | 4.4% | ▲ 2.1% |
| 30 | Beaver Dam, WI | ▲ 8.2% | $1,234 | 4.6% | ▲ 6.2% |
| 31 | Carlsbad, NM | ▲ 8.1% | $1,582 | 7.7% | ▲ 3.1% |
| 32 | Saginaw, MI | ▲ 8.1% | $1,055 | 7.2% | ▲ 5.4% |
| 33 | Monroe, LA | ▲ 8.1% | $1,180 | 8.5% | ▲ 3.3% |
| 34 | Cullowhee, NC | ▲ 8.0% | $1,410 | 4.2% | ▼ 0.7% |
| 35 | Quincy, IL | ▲ 8.0% | $1,059 | 6.7% | ▲ 6.9% |
| 36 | Wichita Falls, TX | ▲ 7.9% | $1,305 | 8.9% | ▲ 2.3% |
| 37 | Baraboo, WI | ▲ 7.9% | $1,280 | 4.5% | ▲ 5.7% |
| 38 | Iowa City, IA | ▲ 7.9% | $1,757 | 7.0% | ▲ 3.0% |
| 39 | Sevierville, TN | ▲ 7.9% | $1,730 | 5.1% | ■ 0.0% |
| 40 | Dublin, GA | ▲ 7.9% | $1,163 | 8.1% | ▲ 4.9% |
| 41 | Kingsville, TX | ▲ 7.8% | $1,506 | 12.5% | ▼ 1.3% |
| 42 | Boise City, ID | ▲ 7.6% | $1,924 | 4.7% | ▲ 1.7% |
| 43 | Michigan City, IN | ▲ 7.5% | $1,202 | 5.6% | ▲ 4.4% |
| 44 | Roswell, NM | ▲ 7.5% | $1,263 | 8.8% | ▲ 0.4% |
| 45 | Watertown, NY | ▲ 7.5% | $1,496 | 7.7% | ▲ 6.0% |
| 46 | Heber, UT | ▲ 7.3% | $2,978 | 3.1% | ▲ 4.1% |
| 47 | Virginia Beach, VA | ▲ 7.1% | $1,886 | 6.1% | ▲ 2.9% |
| 48 | Winona, MN | ▲ 7.1% | $1,093 | 4.6% | ▲ 3.9% |
| 49 | Racine, WI | ▲ 7.0% | $1,460 | 5.6% | ▲ 5.8% |
| 50 | Bloomsburg, PA | ▲ 7.0% | $1,235 | 5.9% | ▲ 4.5% |
| 51 | Rockford, IL | ▲ 7.0% | $1,299 | 7.0% | ▲ 8.5% |
| 52 | Beckley, WV | ▲ 7.0% | $1,041 | 8.3% | ▲ 2.0% |
| 53 | Amarillo, TX | ▲ 6.9% | $1,309 | 7.2% | ▲ 4.1% |
| 54 | Ruston, LA | ▲ 6.9% | $1,156 | 6.2% | ▲ 2.5% |
| 55 | Hudson, NY | ▲ 6.9% | $2,210 | 5.4% | ▲ 5.6% |
| 56 | Milledgeville, GA | ▲ 6.8% | $1,460 | 7.7% | ▲ 1.2% |
| 57 | Appleton, WI | ▲ 6.8% | $1,197 | 4.1% | ▲ 5.2% |
| 58 | Watertown, WI | ▲ 6.7% | $1,315 | 4.3% | ▲ 5.3% |
| 59 | Kokomo, IN | ▲ 6.7% | $1,094 | 6.9% | ▲ 4.4% |
| 60 | Elko, NV | ▲ 6.7% | $1,698 | 5.5% | ▲ 2.3% |
| 61 | Athens, TX | ▲ 6.6% | $1,408 | 6.3% | ▼ 1.5% |
| 62 | Fort Wayne, IN | ▲ 6.6% | $1,266 | 5.9% | ▲ 3.6% |
| 63 | Atlantic City, NJ | ▲ 6.6% | $2,049 | 6.4% | ▲ 4.0% |
| 64 | Binghamton, NY | ▲ 6.6% | $1,610 | 9.5% | ▲ 6.9% |
| 65 | Janesville, WI | ▲ 6.5% | $1,292 | 5.2% | ▲ 6.2% |
| 66 | Cheyenne, WY | ▲ 6.5% | $1,529 | 4.7% | ▲ 3.4% |
| 67 | Warrensburg, MO | ▲ 6.4% | $1,106 | 4.7% | ▲ 4.0% |
| 68 | Portales, NM | ▲ 6.4% | $1,008 | 8.4% | ▲ 1.5% |
| 69 | Wausau, WI | ▲ 6.4% | $960 | 4.3% | ▲ 8.8% |
| 70 | Findlay, OH | ▲ 6.4% | $1,348 | 6.8% | ▲ 3.7% |
| 71 | Jefferson City, MO | ▲ 6.3% | $1,010 | 4.4% | ▲ 7.1% |
| 72 | Minot, ND | ▲ 6.3% | $1,252 | 5.6% | ▲ 3.4% |
| 73 | Jackson, MI | ▲ 6.3% | $1,185 | 6.3% | ▲ 2.6% |
| 74 | El Centro, CA | ▲ 6.2% | $1,803 | 5.7% | ▲ 4.7% |
| 75 | Fernley, NV | ▲ 6.2% | $2,095 | 6.0% | ▲ 3.7% |
| 76 | Midland, MI | ▲ 6.2% | $1,382 | 6.8% | ▲ 9.1% |
| 77 | Stillwater, OK | ▲ 6.1% | $1,261 | 6.3% | ▲ 4.1% |
| 78 | Shreveport, LA | ▲ 6.0% | $1,282 | 8.4% | ▲ 3.8% |
| 79 | Danville, VA | ▲ 5.9% | $1,120 | 8.1% | ▲ 1.1% |
| 80 | Toledo, OH | ▲ 5.8% | $1,264 | 7.5% | ▲ 3.3% |
| 81 | Kearney, NE | ▲ 5.8% | $1,686 | 6.8% | ▲ 6.3% |
| 82 | Houma, LA | ▲ 5.8% | $1,302 | 8.6% | ▼ 2.5% |
| 83 | Kankakee, IL | ▲ 5.7% | $1,327 | 7.0% | ▲ 6.0% |
| 84 | Jamestown, ND | ▲ 5.7% | $1,023 | 5.4% | ▲ 5.9% |
| 85 | Ukiah, CA | ▲ 5.7% | $1,903 | 4.8% | ▼ 1.2% |
| 86 | Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | ▲ 5.7% | $2,616 | 4.5% | ▲ 2.7% |
| 87 | Thomasville, GA | ▲ 5.6% | $1,632 | 8.7% | ▲ 4.0% |
| 88 | Norwich, CT | ▲ 5.6% | $2,099 | 5.8% | ▲ 7.0% |
| 89 | Clovis, NM | ▲ 5.6% | $1,305 | 9.8% | ▲ 2.4% |
| 90 | Columbia, MO | ▲ 5.6% | $1,457 | 5.5% | ▲ 2.7% |
| 91 | Muncie, IN | ▲ 5.6% | $1,043 | 7.4% | ▲ 4.3% |
| 92 | Carson City, NV | ▲ 5.6% | $2,070 | 5.0% | ▲ 1.0% |
| 93 | Bay City, TX | ▲ 5.5% | $863 | 5.0% | ▲ 0.7% |
| 94 | Augusta, ME | ▲ 5.5% | $1,497 | 5.7% | ▲ 0.6% |
| 95 | Springfield, MO | ▲ 5.5% | $1,251 | 5.5% | ▲ 3.2% |
| 96 | Russellville, AR | ▲ 5.5% | $905 | 5.4% | ▲ 3.3% |
| 97 | Ozark, AL | ▲ 5.5% | $1,467 | 10.9% | ▲ 1.9% |
| 98 | Gadsden, AL | ▲ 5.4% | $1,072 | 6.9% | ▲ 5.8% |
| 99 | Butte, MT | ▲ 5.4% | $1,443 | 6.0% | ▲ 3.1% |
| 100 | Harrisonburg, VA | ▲ 5.4% | $1,691 | 5.8% | ▲ 2.6% |
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data). Data through Sep 2026; updated monthly.
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