Rents have been on the rise in 2021, but in some smaller cities, one-bedroom apartment rents in particular have soared so high that it's actually a little bit (or a lotta bit) cheaper to spring for a two-bedroom. Meanwhile, in major cities, rents are up across the board.
Here are 15 US cities where you can actually save by upgrading to a two-bedroom:
Average rents are based on data collected from July 2020 to July 2021.
1. St. Petersburg, Florida
2. Ames, Iowa
3. Leesburg, Virginia
4. Auburn, Alabama
5. Fresno, California
6. Portsmouth, Virginia
7. Bakersfield, California
8. Upland, California
9. Green Bay, Wisconsin
10. Greenville, North Carolina
11. Waco, Texas
12. Syracuse, New York
13. Rancho Cordova, California
14. Ventura, California
15. Temecula, California
And here are 15 cities where upgrading to a two-bedroom apartment instead of a one-bedroom will cost you the most:
Average rents are based on data collected from July 2020 to July 2021.
16. Oakland, California
17. Medford, Massachusetts
18. White Plains, New York
19. Jersey City, New Jersey
20. San Francisco, California
21. Alhambra, California
22. Evanston, Illinois
23. Boston, Massachusetts
24. Palo Alto, California
25. Camarillo, California
26. Bellevue, Washington
27. Los Angeles, California
28. Santa Monica, California
29. New York, New York
30. Berkeley, California
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