New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas-Ft Worth were the metros with the most rental units in the United States as of 2022. In New York, there were more than 3.4 million rental units, the majority of which were in buildings with more than 50 units. In Los Angeles, on the other hand, single-family rentals were most popular.
Rental stock in select metros the United States in 2022, by type of building (in 1,000s)
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Construction
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Affordability
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NMHC. (July 27, 2022). Rental stock in select metros the United States in 2022, by type of building (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798230/share-of-rental-stocks-usa-by-type-of-building/
NMHC. "Rental stock in select metros the United States in 2022, by type of building (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798230/share-of-rental-stocks-usa-by-type-of-building/
NMHC. (2022). Rental stock in select metros the United States in 2022, by type of building (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798230/share-of-rental-stocks-usa-by-type-of-building/
NMHC. "Rental Stock in Select Metros The United States in 2022, by Type of Building (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798230/share-of-rental-stocks-usa-by-type-of-building/
NMHC, Rental stock in select metros the United States in 2022, by type of building (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798230/share-of-rental-stocks-usa-by-type-of-building/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Rental stock in select metros the United States in 2022, by type of building (in 1,000s) [Graph], NMHC, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/798230/share-of-rental-stocks-usa-by-type-of-building/