Renting a home doesn’t need to be seen as temporary — especially if you live in one of the U.S. cities with the most in-demand home rental markets.
Apartment search website RentCafe investigated the rental market in cities all across the nation, and came to a number of fascinating findings; most interestingly, the research revealed which city has renters staying in their rental apartments the longest.
Read on to learn all about RentCafe’s report.
U.S. Renters Stick Around the Longest in This New York City Borough
Published in the fall of 2025, RentCafe’s analysis found that nationwide, the average renter holds onto their lease for 28 months (two years and change). The region where renters stay put the longest is the Northeastern U.S., where the average time someone stays in their rental is 36 months (three years)…