Top 10 trending rental markets in early 2026

1. Chicago, IL
+9.5
2025: 79.3
2026: 88.8
2. San Francisco Peninsula -
North Bay, CA
+6.1
2025: 70.9
2026: 77
3. Atlanta, GA
+6.0
2025: 69.9
2026: 75.9
4. Silicon Valley, CA
+5.8
2025: 79.6
2026: 85.4
5. Jacksonville, FL
+5.5
2025: 72
2026: 77.5
6. Suburban Twin Cities, MN-WI
+5.0
2025: 81.3
2026: 86.3
7. Broward County, FL
+4.7
2025: 80.4
2026: 85.1
8. St. Louis, MO-IL
+4.2
2025: 74
2026: 78.2
9. Eastern Virginia, VA
+4.0
2025: 78.7
2026: 82.7
10. San Diego, CA
+3.9
2025: 78.5
2026: 82.4
Hover over each dot to reveal the competitiveness score in 2026.
Data as of February 2026. All data is accurate as of the date of publication.
Source: RentCafe analysis of Yardi data
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