May 13, 2026 | 11:47 am
Texas reigns as the country’s No. 1 magnet for renters. According to an Apartments.com analysis, Texas gained nearly 73,000 net new renters from 2023 to 2024.
That figure, pulled from U.S. Census Bureau data, takes into account people who moved to and away from Texas.
Apartments.com says Texas remains attractive to renters thanks to factors such as affordability, job growth, and apartment availability. Many of these renters arrive from high-cost states like California and New York…