Key Stats

• 34 million renter-occupied housing units in the US. (Census Q3'06 Housing Report)
  
  
• 12.4 million rental homes, condos, duplexes, and small apartments (sub-10 units) owned by independent landlords. (Census Property Owners & Managers Survey)
  
  
• 9.9% rental vacancy rate nationwide, according to the most recent data. (Census AHS Data)
  
  
• The SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, Boston, and New York markets had among the lowest vacancy rates (below 7%), and markets such as Atlanta, St. Louis, Houston, Kansas City, San Antonio had vacancy rates exceeding 15% according to the most recent data. (Census AHS Data)
  
  
• 80% of renters who search for apartments are also interested in houses, condos, and small apartment buildings. (ApartmentRatings.com survey of 6,500 renters)
  
  
• 56,000 active renter profiles available on TenantMarket as of 1/30/2007.
  
  
• TenantMarket's Top 10 cities for renters are:
  
  Austin, TX
  Houston, TX
  Orlando, FL
  Atlanta, GA
  San Diego, CA
  Dallas, TX
  Washington, DC
  Philadelphia, PA
  Chicago, IL
  San Jose, CA