Negotiate your rent.
Then tour.
Use local rent data to support your offer. Compare written terms before you tour. Track what you save.
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Median asking rent tracked today: $1,772 · see national rent trends
Which states have pricing data?
47 states and districts have live pricing data. Select any other state to request it.
Why Average Rent
How can you compare asking prices?
Estimated ranges
An estimated range is a spread of prices rather than a quote for one specific apartment. Other sites show wide ranges and cached data, so confirm the current quote with the leasing office. Average Rent lets you compare asking prices for up to 5 properties free. Check the exact unit's listed price before you book a tour.
Inconsistent quotes
A leasing quote is a price for an apartment at a particular time. Quotes can change depending on when you call, which makes prices from different dates hard to compare. Average Rent gives free access to 15 days of unit price history. Check the unit and date, then ask the leasing office to confirm the current quote.
Real asking prices
An asking price is the rent listed for an available apartment, and Average Rent keeps its recorded history. We update prices daily, so you can compare today's asking price with earlier prices for the same home. Free access includes the last 15 days of unit history.
Only on Average Rent
Price history nobody else publishes
Every rent site shows today's price. We keep the receipts: 8,000 units tracked daily, about 0.03% of the 23.4 million US apartment homes counted by the National Multifamily Housing Council.
Unit-level price history
Unit-level price history is a record of asking prices for the exact apartment you want to rent. Free access includes the last 15 days, and Pro includes the full recorded history. Compare prices for the same unit before you discuss a lease.
Building rent history
Building rent history is a chart of recorded asking prices based on that building's own listings. Average Rent tracks 600 buildings, with daily prices you can compare over time. Use the building chart to check its history before you review individual units.
ZIP & city rent history
Area rent trends are daily price histories for neighborhoods, ZIP codes, cities, and states with available data. Browse 622 city guides to compare asking prices and local trends before you choose an area. You can then open a building page to see its own recorded prices.
Building revenue estimates
A building revenue estimate is projected rental income for 1 month, based on that building's own listing activity. Use the estimate to compare buildings alongside their listed prices and availability. These figures are estimates of rental revenue, not records of rent that an owner collected.
See it live: national rent trends, the interactive map, or the press data kit.
Average Rent Pro
What does Average Rent Pro include?
Average Rent Pro is the paid plan for apartment price research, with full recorded unit histories and daily emails. A monthly plan costs $7.99, and an annual plan costs $79.99, saving 17% compared with 12 monthly payments. Members can use 26 listing filters to compare homes, check days listed, and review prices before they contact a leasing office.
Full price history for every unit
Compare a unit’s recorded asking rents over time. Check for past price cuts before you contact the landlord. Free shows the last 15 days.
Average Rent Pro includes the full recorded history, so you can compare earlier prices for the same apartment.
Days on the market
See how long each unit has been listed, plus the building average. Use this context when you ask about the terms.
On Average Rent, the 45+ day filter finds buildings where most units have been listed for at least that long.
26 more listing filters
Among them: private, attached or detached garages, EV charging, sauna, cold plunge, lap pool, no pet weight limit, no breed restrictions, pet rent of $25 or less, a den or office, two walk-in closets, a 150+ sq ft primary bedroom.
Daily price alerts
A price email for your cities every day, with neighborhood breakdowns. Free members get a weekly report.
Average Rent Pro sends 1 report a day so you can follow price changes in your chosen cities.
Or $79.99 a year, 17% less. Cancel anytime.
How renters use Average Rent
More negotiating power for renters
Support your offer
Compare nearby asking rents and the same unit's price history. Use comparable apartments to explain your requested rent.
Compare written terms
Ask for rent, fees, concessions, and lease dates in writing. Compare the full cost before you choose which apartments to tour.
Track what you save
Compare your starting quote with the final terms for the same apartment and lease period. Keep potential savings, signed savings, and credits you receive separate.
Gmail correspondence is in private testing. With separate permission, Average Rent can send inquiries to selected buildings and read matched replies. Google’s read grant covers the mailbox. Read our Gmail data policy.
Browse Markets
Where can you find local rent guides?
Browse 622 city guides. The 6 markets below are a starting point. Open a guide to see asking prices, history, and neighborhood data.
15,627 units tracked · from $544
9,375 units tracked · from $479
5,757 units tracked · from $681
4,764 units tracked · from $592
4,728 units tracked · from $855
2,123 units tracked · from $649
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Get 1 report each Monday. See which apartments dropped prices, which units are available, and the best deals we found. Unsubscribe anytime.
Know someone apartment hunting?
The Average Rent referral program gives you and your friend 1 month of Pro free when they sign up. Share your link so your friend can use it to join. Pro includes full recorded unit price history and daily price emails for your cities.
How it works
Three simple steps
Pick your city
Choose the city where you want to live and start with up to 5 properties free. Average Rent finds nearby apartment complexes and checks which ones have pricing data available. Use the city guide to compare neighborhoods before you open a building page.
We track the prices
Average Rent is a daily asking-price tracker with recorded price history for individual apartment units. Free access shows the last 15 days of that history, while Pro includes the full record. Check changes for the same unit as you compare your options.
Compare and save
Compare up to 5 properties free to check their asking prices before you contact a leasing office. See which buildings cost less per square foot and which ones dropped prices this week. Use those comparisons to choose the apartments you want to tour.