Henderson, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach were the cities in the United States where the average size of rental apartments was the largest in 2024. In Henderson, NV, this measured at 984 square feet, whereas in Seattle, WA, the average apartment was much smaller at 689 square feet. When it comes to affordability, Wichita, KS, was the city where 1,500 U.S. dollars would get renters the largest apartment.

This statistic shows the average size of newly built one-bedroom apartments in the United States from 2008 to 2018. One-bedroom apartments built in 2018 were, on average, 757 square feet, down from 790 square feet in 2008.

In District of Columbia, the average rent per square foot was 2.95 U.S. dollars in 2018, whereas renters in Oregon were expected to pay half as much in rent per square foot. DC was the most expensive state for renters, followed by New York, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California.

Why is DC so expensive?

District of Columbia is the center of the U.S. political system with all three branches of federal government sitting there: Congress (legislative), President (executive) and the Supreme Court (judicial). The above average household incomes of its residents mean that high rents are still sustainable for the rental market.

Limited space in DC

DC has the largest share of apartment dwellers in the country. This is most likely due to limited space, as the federal district has a much higher population density than the states. The political importance of DC and the high population density suggest that the federal district is likely to retain its spot as the most expensive rental market in the future.

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Displacement risk indicator classifying census tracts according to apartment rent prices in census tracts. We classify apartment rent along two dimensions:The median rents within the census tract for the specified year, balancing between nominal rental price and rental price per square foot.The change in median rent price (again balanced between nominal rent price and price per square foot) from the previous year.Note: Median rent calculations include market-rate and mixed-income multifamily apartment properties with 5 or more rental units in Seattle, excluding special types like student, senior, corporate or military housing.Source: Data from CoStar Group, www.costar.com, prepared by City of Seattle, Office of Planning and Community Development

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Among the 20 largest cities in the United States, newly built apartments in Jacksonville, Houston and Fort Worth had the largest square footage. In Jacksonville, the average apartment in 2019 was 987 square feet, while in Seattle, it was 676 square foot. Compared with the national average, apartments in the biggest cities are substantially smaller, which reflects the competitiveness of these markets.

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