This City is Where Renters Want to Be

The results are in from RentCafe’ s most recent look in August of where renters want to be, and Arlington, Va., near the nation’s capital, is the hands-down favorite. It has now led the top 30 list for two consecutive months. Gaining a ranking on this list indicates cities that experienced the most engagement on RentCafe.com due to high rates of rental properties saved to favorites, personalized searches, scarce unit availability and overall high listing views.

Though East Coast Arlington was the favorite and touted for its strong job market and good public transportation network into Washington, D.C., it’s the Midwest that’s the most popular region. In August, it had 10 cities on this list, including for second, third and fourth spots. Kansas City, Mo., came in second, moving up three places from No. 5 in July. The other two strong Midwestern contenders are Minneapolis and Cincinnati, taking third and fourth spots, respectively. Fifth went to Denver out West, which moved up six places from July.