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The Hottest Rental Markets in the US 2026 - Business Insider 34%
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7/8/2026, 10:13:55 AM
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Zillow ranked the hottest rental markets heading into the summer by looking at metros where rents increased quickly, vacancies dropped, and rental concessions — like waived fees or a month free off the rent — were rarely offered.
It shouldn't come as a surprise that big cities like New York and San Francisco are regularly the busiest rental markets in the country; vacancies are low, and rents are climbing .
However, Zillow found that one Northeastern city with a population that's roughly 2% of New York City's took the cake for hottest market: Providence, Rhode Island.
"In Zillow's hottest rental markets, the math is simple: More people want to live there than there are homes to rent — whether for access to amenities, strong job markets or family ties, renters are competing over a limited supply," Ng said.
Providence, Rhode Island, a city with a population of about 195,000, is small, and its size plays a factor in its ranking.
It's recently been labeled an unaffordable place to buy a home, mainly due to its lack of housing inventory, which, in turn, can drive up rental prices .
Providence also has the lowest share of concessions in the top 10.
Read below to see the top 10 hottest markets for renters, according to Zillow.
Annual rent growth: 4.1%
Share of concessions: 40.3%
Vacancy rate forecast: 4.9%
Annual rent growth: 4.8%
Share of concessions: 28.8%
Vacancy rate forecast: 4.1%
Share of concessions: 27.5%
Vacancy rate forecast: 3.8%
Annual rent growth: 2.5%
Share of concessions: 29.7%
Vacancy rate forecast: 6.3%
Annual rent growth: 5.7%
Share of concessions: 22.4%
Vacancy rate forecast: 5.3%
Annual rent growth: 2.4%
Share of concessions: 29.4%
Vacancy rate forecast: 4.5%
Annual rent growth: 3.9%
Share of concessions: 22.3%
Vacancy rate forecast: 4.3%
Annual rent growth: 5.4%
Share of concessions: 33.2%
Annual rent growth: 4.5%
Share of concessions: 17.8%
Annual rent growth: 5%
Share of concessions: 12.9%
Vacancy rate forecast: 5.1%
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