These U.S. Cities Have Seen The Biggest Rent Increases Since 2020

CBS Bay Area

December 5, 2025

If buying a home today is financially out of reach for many Americans, affording the rent may also seem like an increasingly tall order.

In the 50 largest U.S. cities, the rent for a one-bedroom apartment climbed an average of $457 per month, or 41%, to $1,578 between 2020 and 2025, according to a recent study from loan marketplace LendingTree. Two-bedroom rents have surged an average of $505, or 37%, to roughly $1,858 per month over the same period.

Since 2019, rents nationally have risen 1.5 times faster than wages on average, according to a 2024 report from online real estate brokers Zillow and StreetEasy.

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