Charlotte is now one of the top cities on renters’ radar, ranking 3rd in North Carolina and 27th nationwide for its popularity among apartment seekers, according to a new report by RentCafe.
The city climbed 10 positions in the ranking since last month, emerging as a newcomer on their list of most desired cities.
The ranking takes into account the available apartments each month in a city, as well as how many renters search for rentals there now compared to the same month of the previous year. We also factored in the number of saved personalized searches and properties added to favorites to measure renters’ intent.
Here’s what pushed Charlotte so high in the ranking:
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Renters favorited three times more Charlotte apartments compared to last April, which translates into a staggering 226% increase.
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This impressive performance propelled the city to the 12th position among the most in-demand cities in the South.
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In April, renters found Charlotte more appealing than Greensboro, Cary or Winston-Salem, which came in 35th, 36th and 62th, respectively.
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Nationwide, Atlanta tops the list of the most in-demand cities by renters in April, as apartment hunters added twice as many listings to their favorites lists compared to this time last year. Kansas City, MO, and Albuquerque, NM, came in second and third, respectively, according to RentCafe.com’s listings activity data. They moved up 18 spots and 27 spots, respectively, since last month.
Top 30 U.S. Cities for Rental Activity in April
| Change in Rank vs. Last Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta, GA |
65.25
|
+ 1 |
| 2 | Kansas City, MO |
64.83
|
+ 27 |
| 3 | Albuquerque, NM |
63.46
|
+ 19 |
| 4 | Detroit, MI |
63.14
|
+ 84 |
| 5 | Manhattan, NY |
63.11
|
0 |
| 6 | Denver, CO |
61.46
|
+ 6 |
| 7 | Arlington, VA |
60.58
|
– 4 |
| 8 | Memphis, TN |
60.33
|
– 7 |
| 9 | Orlando, FL |
60.0
|
– 5 |
| 10 | Durham, NC |
59.36
|
+ 23 |
| 11 | Minneapolis, MN |
58.75
|
+ 25 |
| 12 | Cincinnati, OH |
58.68
|
– 6 |
| 13 | Philadelphia, PA |
58.67
|
– 5 |
| 14 | Long Beach, CA |
58.39
|
+ 60 |
| 15 | Bronx, NY |
58.0
|
– 2 |
| 16 | Chicago, IL |
57.93
|
– 9 |
| 17 | Portland, OR |
57.61
|
– 7 |
| 18 | Raleigh, NC |
57.47
|
+ 8 |
| 19 | Boston, MA |
56.83
|
– 10 |
| 20 | Nashville, TN |
56.63
|
– 4 |
| 21 | Wichita, KS |
56.12
|
+ 7 |
| 22 | Richmond, VA |
55.77
|
+ 22 |
| 23 | Birmingham, AL |
54.76
|
+ 20 |
| 24 | Milwaukee, WI |
54.75
|
+ 29 |
| 25 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
54.59
|
– 5 |
| 26 | Washington, D.C. |
54.3
|
– 12 |
| 27 | Charlotte, NC |
54.22
|
+ 10 |
| 28 | Jersey City, NJ |
53.4
|
– 11 |
| 29 | Virginia Beach, VA |
53.25
|
+ 34 |
| 30 | Indianapolis, IN |
52.99
|
+ 1 |