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New Jersey Bans Landlords From Using RealPage-Style Rent-Setting Software
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a bill banning landlords from using RealPage-style algorithms to set rents, calling it collusion by algorithm. The law takes effect in July 2027.
Jennifer Han·Jul 21, 2026, 11:07 AM EDT
How to Break a Lease Without Losing Your Deposit
Breaking a lease does not have to cost you your security deposit. Here is how to read your options, use your legal protections, and walk away clean.
Jennifer Han·Jul 21, 2026, 11:02 AM EDT
Virginia Renters Now Get 14 Days to Pay Late Rent Before Eviction, Up From 5
Virginia's House Bill 15 extends the window renters have to pay overdue rent before a landlord can start eviction from 5 days to 14. A statewide diversion program and habitability protections come with it.
Henry Jo·Jul 20, 2026, 11:20 AM EDTLatest Studies & Reports
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Across the 50 largest US cities, no full-time minimum wage job covers a one-bedroom at 30% of income. In Atlanta, it would take 5 minimum wage earners to afford a single unit.
US cities where a teacher can't afford rent, ranked
A typical elementary school teacher in San Francisco, CA would spend +62.2% of income on the median rent — the steepest of any large US city, and rent-burdened in 198 cities nationwide.
The most and least expensive ZIP codes to rent in America
ZIP code 81611 in Aspen, CO is the most expensive in America at $18,041/month — about 26× the cheapest US ZIP, 65613 in Bolivar, MO.
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Learn more about our methodology →Understanding Rent Prices Across America
Median rent is the midpoint of all rents in an area: half the listings are above it, half below. Averages get skewed by a handful of pricey outliers; the median doesn’t. We pull from public housing surveys, private sources, and renter-submitted data to keep the numbers grounded in what people are actually paying.
A city’s median rent can hide a lot. One neighborhood might run $900/month while another a few miles away is $1,500. That’s why we track rent at the ZIP code level. You can compare specific areas side by side instead of relying on one number for an entire city.
When you’re looking for a place, search the city or ZIP on RentDataNow, check whether rents have been rising or falling over recent months, and look at nearby ZIPs. Moving a few miles can mean a real difference in what you pay. Data updates frequently and includes submissions from actual renters, so you’re not working from Census figures that are two years old.