Top 30 cities to watch ahead of the 2026 rental season

*Renter engagement tracker. The final ranking is based on the sum of scores across all categories: availability of apartments (maximum of 40 points), page views (maximum of 30 points), apartments saved as favorites (maximum of 15 points) and saved personalized searches (maximum of 15 points). For each score, we considered year-over-year percentage change and overall volume.
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