Alex’s Take: We find or manage rentals only as part of our Client Centric business model. So, you may be asking: “Why does Alex care about rental trends? Because it is a “leading indicator.” It tells you where people are moving faster than home purchases.
It may not sound like a big deal to have 10 of the top 100 Cities in Texas. But, it is! Ranks: #5 Houston, #7 Dallas, #11 Austin, #12 San Antonio and #13 Fort Worth. Those are the biggies. But here’s the rest #14 Arlington, #55 El Paso, #70 Plano, #73 Grand Prairie, #87 Irving.
Alex.real estate: Learn about real estate including property for sale, sold data on individual homes, statistics and trends at the subdivision/neighborhood level in the top 10 Cities:
Arlington
Austin
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Grand Prairie
Houston
Irving
Plano
San Antonio
Storage Cafe’s Take: “…The rental market experienced significant disruptions last year, mostly due to the global health crisis, which caused changes in both lifestyle and housing preferences. Amid health, affordability, and employment concerns, 18% more renters changed residences in 2020 compared to 2019. According to our recent analysis of approx. 1.7 million renter applications, 69% of renters looked for housing in the same state, with the remaining 31% eyeing a different state for their new home.
Winners of the urban-suburban battle: Renters living in big cities and high earners are less likely to relocate to the suburbs…”
Read Alex’s Blog: https://blog.chime.me/www-alex-realestate/2021/04/26/alex-texas-10-texas-cities-in-top-100-us-cities-for-renter-interest/
Read Source Article on Storage Cafe: https://www.storagecafe.com/blog/la-nyc-stand-out-as-top-cities-for-renter-interest-3/
Table of Top 100 Cities
| # | City | Population | Median Earnings | Unemployment Rate (Dec vs. Apr 2020) | Self Storage Street Rate | #1 Origin City | Percentage of Moves from #1 Origin City |
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,966,936 | $44,114 | -10.1% | $232 | New York City, NY | 3.6% |
| 2 | New York City, NY | 8,419,316 | $54,355 | -3.9% | $237 | Jersey City, NJ | 2.6% |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | 2,709,534 | $52,795 | -8.7% | $117 | Baltimore, MD | 3.2% |
| 4 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,633,017 | $42,273 | -5.3% | $112 | Glendale, AZ | 13.3% |
| 5 | Houston, TX | 2,310,432 | $42,442 | -6.5% | $84 | Katy, TX | 8.8% |
| 6 | San Diego, CA | 1,409,573 | $55,414 | -6.8% | $164 | Chula Vista, CA | 8.9% |
| 7 | Dallas, TX | 1,330,612 | $41,580 | -5.9% | $105 | Garland, TX | 6.4% |
| 8 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,579,075 | $45,800 | -7.7% | $135 | New York City, NY | 10.3% |
| 9 | Denver, CO | 705,576 | $53,972 | -4.1% | $117 | Aurora, CO | 13.9% |
| 10 | Charlotte, NC | 857,425 | $48,434 | -6.7% | $82 | Raleigh, NC | 5.0% |
| 11 | Austin, TX | 950,807 | $52,262 | -7.6% | $103 | Round Rock, TX | 6.1% |
| 12 | San Antonio, TX | 1,508,083 | $39,391 | -7.3% | $97 | Converse, TX | 3.8% |
| 13 | Fort Worth, TX | 874,401 | $46,082 | -6.5% | $91 | Arlington, TX | 9.5% |
| 14 | Arlington, TX | 395,477 | $43,787 | -7.9% | $86 | Fort Worth, TX | 19.3% |
| 15 | Milwaukee, WI | 594,548 | $40,469 | -7.5% | $92 | Waukesha, WI | 3.3% |
| 16 | Columbus, OH | 878,553 | $44,561 | -9.4% | $86 | Westerville, OH | 5.6% |
| 17 | Atlanta, GA | 488,800 | $57,821 | -6.4% | $130 | Marietta, GA | 6.0% |
| 18 | Oklahoma City, OK | 643,692 | $42,985 | -10.6% | $65 | Edmond, OK | 21.3% |
| 19 | Seattle, WA | 724,305 | $74,857 | -7.6% | $188 | Bellevue, WA | 3.3% |
| 20 | Mesa, AZ | 499,720 | $42,859 | -5.4% | $89 | Phoenix, AZ | 13.7% |
| 21 | Indianapolis, IN | 864,447 | $41,983 | -8.9% | $79 | Greenwood, IN | 6.2% |
| 22 | Portland, OR | 645,291 | $54,387 | -9.6% | $148 | Beaverton, OR | 9.9% |
| 23 | Jacksonville, FL | 890,467 | $42,408 | -6.0% | $93 | Orange Park, FL | 9.2% |
| 24 | Nashville, TN | 663,750 | $44,695 | -10.4% | $108 | Murfreesboro, TN | 3.3% |
| 25 | Long Beach, CA | 466,776 | $47,801 | -8.5% | $177 | Los Angeles, CA | 15.4% |
| 26 | Boston, MA | 684,379 | $61,437 | -7.3% | $184 | Waldorf, MD | 23.8% |
| 27 | Detroit, MI | 674,841 | $34,750 | -18.1% | $154 | Royal Oak, MI | 4.5% |
| 28 | Cleveland, OH | 385,282 | $37,351 | -17.0% | $104 | Lakewood, OH | 3.7% |
| 29 | Louisville, KY | 617,790 | $44,592 | -10.8% | $88 | Lexington, KY | 3.2% |
| 30 | Colorado Springs, CO | 464,871 | $47,742 | -4.0% | $105 | Fort Carson, CO | 5.4% |
| 31 | Kansas City, MO | 486,404 | $45,363 | -5.0% | $107 | Kansas City, KS | 5.4% |
| 32 | San Jose, CA | 1,027,690 | $68,345 | -7.1% | $159 | Santa Clara, CA | 12.4% |
| 33 | Raleigh, NC | 464,485 | $49,749 | -6.7% | $82 | Durham, NC | 8.3% |
| 34 | Scottsdale, AZ | 250,602 | $70,293 | -6.9% | $157 | Phoenix, AZ | 22.1% |
| 35 | Virginia Beach, VA | 450,201 | $49,605 | -7.9% | $96 | Norfolk, VA | 23.1% |
| 36 | Baltimore, MD | 609,032 | $49,214 | -3.7% | $118 | Essex, MD | 6.6% |
| 37 | Madison, WI | 254,977 | $52,157 | -6.5% | $98 | Fitchburg, WI | 6.9% |
| 38 | Henderson, NV | 300,116 | $53,809 | -20.7% | $119 | Las Vegas, NV | 46.9% |
| 39 | Irvine, CA | 273,157 | $86,768 | -4.7% | $143 | Santa Ana, CA | 6.3% |
| 40 | Palm Bay, FL | 111,997 | $36,352 | -7.7% | $99 | Jacksonville, FL | 48.0% |
| 41 | Fort Myers, FL | 79,927 | $37,971 | -8.2% | $89 | Tampa, FL | 11.1% |
| 42 | Warren, MI | 134,797 | $42,220 | -19.6% | $116 | Detroit, MI | 60.1% |
| 43 | Albuquerque, NM | 559,374 | $43,721 | -5.4% | $98 | Rio Rancho, NM | 17.6% |
| 44 | Washington, DC | 692,683 | $74,936 | -1.8% | $160 | Arlington, VA | 5.6% |
| 45 | Riverside, CA | 326,414 | $43,487 | -5.1% | $114 | Moreno Valley, CA | 13.7% |
| 46 | Las Vegas, NV | 634,773 | $42,538 | -21.8% | $107 | Henderson, NV | 13.6% |
| 47 | Oakland, CA | 425,097 | $59,612 | -6.2% | $189 | San Francisco, CA | 23.2% |
| 48 | Spokane, WA | 217,353 | $42,702 | -10.1% | $112 | Spokane Valley, WA | 16.0% |
| 49 | Minneapolis, MN | 420,324 | $53,424 | -5.2% | $122 | Brooklyn Park, MN | 3.0% |
| 50 | Miami, FL | 454,279 | $33,537 | -4.7% | $137 | Hialeah, FL | 8.0% |
| 51 | Gilbert, AZ | 243,254 | $61,388 | -6.2% | $108 | Mesa, AZ | 24.7% |
| 52 | St. Petersburg, FL | 261,338 | $44,784 | -8.6% | $138 | Tampa, FL | 12.6% |
| 53 | Aurora, CO | 369,111 | $44,207 | -3.4% | $102 | Denver, CO | 39.6% |
| 54 | San Francisco, CA | 874,961 | $84,773 | -6.2% | $256 | Oakland, CA | 5.7% |
| 55 | El Paso, TX | 679,813 | $38,088 | -6.8% | $83 | Fort Bliss, TX | 10.0% |
| 56 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 180,124 | $47,828 | -8.8% | $128 | Miami, FL | 7.1% |
| 57 | Sacramento, CA | 500,930 | $50,004 | -5.3% | $141 | Elk Grove, CA | 11.1% |
| 58 | North Las Vegas, NV | 241,369 | $39,772 | -21.7% | $95 | Las Vegas, NV | 70.7% |
| 59 | Tempe, AZ | 187,454 | $44,710 | -6.2% | $101 | Phoenix, AZ | 22.7% |
| 60 | St. Paul, MN | 304,547 | $46,616 | -4.9% | $154 | Minneapolis, MN | 34.1% |
| 61 | Norfolk, VA | 244,601 | $37,824 | -6.6% | $86 | Virginia Beach, VA | 19.3% |
| 62 | Smyrna, GA | 56,268 | $58,907 | -6.6% | $101 | Atlanta, GA | 22.0% |
| 63 | Anaheim, CA | 349,964 | $42,965 | -6.4% | $163 | Garden Grove, CA | 8.0% |
| 64 | Tucson, AZ | 541,482 | $37,287 | -5.6% | $97 | Phoenix, AZ | 4.8% |
| 65 | Greensboro, NC | 291,303 | $41,165 | -7.9% | $73 | High Point, NC | 7.5% |
| 66 | Glendale, AZ | 247,813 | $40,865 | -5.3% | $100 | Phoenix, AZ | 39.8% |
| 67 | Tampa, FL | 387,916 | $46,721 | -6.6% | $102 | Riverview, FL | 5.9% |
| 68 | Tulsa, OK | 402,324 | $40,689 | -10.1% | $74 | Broken Arrow, OK | 21.7% |
| 69 | Wichita, KS | 389,877 | $42,764 | -14.7% | $78 | Derby, KS | 6.7% |
| 70 | Plano, TX | 287,064 | $63,796 | -6.2% | $91 | Dallas, TX | 20.1% |
| 71 | Tallahassee, FL | 191,279 | $40,418 | -3.2% | $103 | Miami, FL | 4.5% |
| 72 | Augusta, GA | 197,191 | $35,802 | -5.3% | $83 | Hephzibah, GA | 11.9% |
| 73 | Grand Prairie, TX | 192,565 | $42,838 | -7.2% | $101 | Arlington, TX | 29.0% |
| 74 | St. Louis, MO | 308,174 | $44,665 | -3.3% | $97 | Florissant, MO | 6.6% |
| 75 | Moreno Valley, CA | 207,289 | $40,578 | -4.8% | $115 | Riverside, CA | 16.3% |
| 76 | Chandler, AZ | 252,692 | $57,386 | -5.9% | $104 | Mesa, AZ | 14.2% |
| 77 | Toledo, OH | 276,614 | $39,461 | -19.4% | $82 | Sylvania, OH | 5.6% |
| 78 | Arlington, VA | 233,464 | $87,908 | -3.2% | $239 | Washington, DC | 16.0% |
| 79 | Eugene, OR | 168,302 | $42,864 | -10.4% | $117 | Springfield, OR | 13.1% |
| 80 | Tacoma, WA | 212,869 | $50,259 | -11.3% | $139 | Lakewood, WA | 11.3% |
| 81 | Omaha, NE | 475,862 | $47,189 | -7.3% | $79 | Lincoln, NE | 11.2% |
| 82 | Orlando, FL | 280,832 | $40,691 | -10.4% | $99 | Kissimmee, FL | 10.3% |
| 83 | Glendale, CA | 200,232 | $57,216 | -10.8% | $243 | Los Angeles, CA | 30.1% |
| 84 | Birmingham, AL | 212,297 | $37,485 | -9.1% | $92 | Hoover, AL | 10.1% |
| 85 | Huntington Beach, CA | 200,259 | $68,888 | -6.8% | $165 | Long Beach, CA | 7.7% |
| 86 | Chula Vista, CA | 268,920 | $52,739 | -7.1% | $159 | San Diego, CA | 39.3% |
| 87 | Irving, TX | 239,783 | $43,169 | -7.1% | $85 | Dallas, TX | 10.5% |
| 88 | Memphis, TN | 651,932 | $37,568 | -4.7% | $79 | Collierville, TN | 4.7% |
| 89 | Grand Rapids, MI | 198,401 | $40,072 | -21.0% | $95 | Kentwood, MI | 7.0% |
| 90 | Chesapeake, VA | 239,982 | $52,416 | -5.6% | $96 | Virginia Beach, VA | 20.1% |
| 91 | Lakewood, CO | 155,146 | $50,367 | -4.6% | $113 | Denver, CO | 32.9% |
| 92 | Largo, FL | 84,130 | $38,612 | -9.3% | $117 | Clearwater, FL | 17.3% |
| 93 | Pittsburgh, PA | 302,205 | $48,721 | -8.5% | $111 | New York City, NY | 2.7% |
| 94 | Bend, OR | 93,917 | $47,417 | -11.5% | $134 | Portland, OR | 10.6% |
| 95 | Centennial, CO | 110,218 | $69,856 | -3.6% | $101 | Denver, CO | 19.0% |
| 96 | Stockton, CA | 309,228 | $41,596 | -6.0% | $116 | Fresno, CA | 10.2% |
| 97 | Jersey City, NJ | 261,940 | $62,136 | -7.2% | $208 | New York City, NY | 47.9% |
| 98 | Huntsville, AL | 196,219 | $48,911 | -8.4% | $78 | Madison, AL | 15.2% |
| 99 | West Valley City, UT | 136,009 | $38,128 | -7.5% | $91 | Salt Lake City, UT | 45.8% |
| 100 | Cincinnati, OH | 301,394 | $44,831 | -9.1% | $94 | Loveland, OH | 3.5% |
About Alex: Alex is coming May 1, 2021. Deep Intelligence. Genius Real Estate. Alex brings personalized, data-driven intelligence to the high-end real estate market. Let Alex over-achieve on your behalf.
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