Generation Z is coming of age, working, setting out into the world and driving rental demand, according to a recent study by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies . Not only is Gen Z almost as big a generation as the biggest generation, millennials, they’re still in their early income-earning years, thus most of them don’t have the income to afford to buy a home, leaving them to rent.
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Gen Zers may also have the advantage of having not yet started families, which makes them more mobile; so they can move to affordable yet bustling places, such as Arizona, where rental prices are still low in some cities.
GOBankingRates recently looked at the average apartment rent across the U.S. to find the cheapest cities to rent. While Arizona has a reputation as a place for retirees, the rent in the following seven Arizona cities should appeal to Gen Zers too .