{"id":504986,"date":"2024-08-05T14:47:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/research\/?p=504986"},"modified":"2024-08-05T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T20:09:18","slug":"los-angeles-ca-rentership-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/research\/los-angeles-ca-rentership-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Has the Highest Rentership Rate in the U.S. \u2013 Here&#8217;s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-over-50-of-residents-in-los-angeles-are-renters-the-highest-share-in-the-nation\">Over 50% of residents in Los Angeles are renters \u2013 the highest share in the nation.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/california\/los-angeles-apartments\">Los Angeles, CA<\/a>, is an iconic American hub of entertainment and technology famous for its movies, luxury, and diverse cuisine. Residents can enjoy Griffith Park, home to the Griffith Observatory and the Los Angeles Zoo, and Runyon Canyon Park, popular for hiking and city views. Other notable landmarks include the Santa Monica Pier, the Getty Center, and the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame, among hundreds of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what\u2019s happening with the rental market? And why do so many Los Angeles residents rent their home? Read on to learn everything you need to know.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-53-of-los-angeles-residents-are-renters-47-are-homeowners\">53% of Los Angeles residents are renters; 47% are homeowners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>53% of Los Angeles residents rent their home \u2013 the highest share in the country. 47% of residents own their home. Los Angeles also has the highest rentership rate when averaging over the past five years, at 52%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major reason for the high rentership rate is likely the housing market. House prices have been consistently rising across the country, and have been especially unaffordable in coastal metros like Los Angeles and New York. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/11203\/CA\/Los-Angeles\/housing-market\">median sale price<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/california\/los-angeles-houses\">home in Los Angeles<\/a> is $1,098,000, far above the national median of $442,000. In fact, <strong>house prices in L.A. have risen nearly $350,000 since 2019<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High home prices have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/income-needed-to-afford-home-february-2024\/\">priced out<\/a> many prospective homebuyers, who instead searched for homes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-migration-trends-Q2-2023\/\">in more affordable areas<\/a>. However, L.A.\u2019s population <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2024\/04\/30\/californias-population-is-increasing\/\">has continued to grow<\/a> overall despite the sky-high prices. Domestic migration into the city, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-migration-trends-Q1-2023\/\">reversal<\/a> of pandemic-era trends, is a primary cause, alongside legal immigration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-07-29\/california-exodus-continues-l-a-san-francisco-lead-the-way\">Tens of thousands<\/a> of people moved out of the city during the pandemic because of an unaffordable cost of living.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who left in search of better deals often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionglobal.com\/articles\/people-are-leaving-los-angeles-thats-great-news-for-home-sellers-in-these-cities-fab222af\">took their budgets<\/a> to states like Texas and Florida, boosting prices throughout cities in the south. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-markets-cooling-fast-florida\/\">there are signs<\/a> that this trend is cooling down, in part because house prices rose too much.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-happening-with-nationwide-rentership-rates-nbsp\">What\u2019s happening with nationwide rentership rates?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nationwide, the rentership rate rose 1.9% year over year to 34.4% in the second quarter of 2024, meaning over one-third of Americans are renters. In contrast, homeownership saw a modest 0.6% increase, but remains much more common at 65.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third-straight quarter that rentership outpaced homeownership. The last time this happened was in 2022, when mortgage rates rose to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/29\/business\/economy\/mortgage-rates-housing-market.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">highest level since 2008<\/a>. Rentership consistently outpaced homeownership from 2006-2017, as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-are-more-people-renting\">Why are more people renting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rentership rates vary widely throughout the country and are generally correlated to house prices \u2013 the more expensive houses are, the more people will be pushed into renting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One reason for the increase in rentership is because homeownership is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-affordability-at-record-low-2023\/\">historically unaffordable<\/a> and showing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-purchase-cancellations-june-2024\/\">little sign<\/a> of improving. Sale prices are also growing much faster than rents: 4% year over year compared to 0.7%. Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/renters-becoming-homeowners-2024\/\">two in five<\/a> renters don\u2019t think they\u2019ll ever own a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXc1laFf2jwi62EAXO8BfSWJv7RiN6QdgcWto6lU2BY9eAhGvVcVWXsSAsi_SEegqZzABAuOXXx9yjHmNhsBWHcX4TNGceGpwaTl2-vFaLicYtorawE8sudfJ1DE3D8VvhzMkAFFI_1iMpSeT-xbPiFZHaLl?key=ktjie18ryHh2o9K6HlddFQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reason is because rental supply has more or less <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/apartments-rented-slowest-pace-since-2020\/\">kept up<\/a> with increasing demand. New apartment construction skyrocketed to record levels during the pandemic and has only now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/america-building-fewer-apartments-2024\/\">started to slow<\/a>, helping keep rent price growth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/rents-fall-in-florida-austin-june-2024\/\">low<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXftKMiEafgFayxvfNXC0XkdDZrxFfX83pnDH4PZy-9yMxp5ZTCo3967z0gd3GXPmcN0ogtlpUnMIWRWM6BCg1dcHQlMtpCfgAN0pvmKhgWevLLMedqmwOehaoR9PjbvliGI9AicJNdZvst13bHM2miksKA?key=ktjie18ryHh2o9K6HlddFQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. has also been adding more renter households than homeowner households since 2022. The number of renter households grew at the second-fastest pace since 2015, while the number of homeowner households grew at the slowest pace since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfg1FY8hlLwH52ga42FRU5qh4_kFWkJlSZ3B4Rg17oUQDRkA4cp1Q2_GnnDSikClwqBZMs2jicG8ihxOkM9nJMMGCl4vn0BlzL2wW__vdnUUvE7Bf1e3qAK86e7ooSux3x77ZAeL_-4foNNZnCo2aAMoUc?key=ktjie18ryHh2o9K6HlddFQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-which-u-s-metros-have-the-highest-share-of-renters-nbsp\">Which U.S. metros have the highest share of renters?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rentership rates are the highest in expensive coastal metros like Los Angeles (53%) and San Diego (52%), where house prices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/11\/us-cities-most-million-dollar-homes.html\">regularly surpass<\/a> $1 million. Prices are also tied to available rental supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-metros-with-the-highest-share-of-renters\">Metros with the highest share of renters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Metro<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rentership rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Homeownership rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/california\/los-angeles\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Los Angeles, CA<\/a><\/td><td>53.0%<\/td><td>47.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/california\/san-diego\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">San Diego, CA<\/a><\/td><td>52.4%<\/td><td>47.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/new-york\/new-york\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">New York, NY<\/a><\/td><td>50.1%<\/td><td>49.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/california\/fresno\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Fresno, CA<\/a><\/td><td>49.0%<\/td><td>51.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/texas\/austin\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Austin, TX<\/a><\/td><td>46.3%<\/td><td>53.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/california\/san-jose\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">San Jose, CA<\/a><\/td><td>44.8%<\/td><td>55.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/hawaii\/honolulu\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Honolulu, HI<\/a><\/td><td>42.5%<\/td><td>57.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/california\/san-francisco\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">San Francisco, CA<\/a><\/td><td>41.8%<\/td><td>58.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/nevada\/las-vegas\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Las Vegas, CA<\/a><\/td><td>41.6%<\/td><td>58.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/texas\/san-antonio\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">San Antonio, TX<\/a><\/td><td>40.9%<\/td><td>59.1%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-which-u-s-metros-have-the-lowest-share-of-renters\">Which U.S. metros have the lowest share of renters?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In particularly affordable metros, like Worcester, MA (23%) and North Port, FL (23%), rentership rates are the lowest. A lack of rental inventory and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/articles\/2023\/04\/17\/more-flexible-zoning-helps-contain-rising-rents#:~:text=Research%20shows%20that%20rents%20rise,up%20home%20prices%20and%20rents.\">zoning restrictions<\/a> could also play a role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-metros-with-the-lowest-share-of-renters\">Metros with the lowest share of renters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Metro<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rentership rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Homeownership rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/massachusetts\/worcester\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Worcester, MA<\/a><\/td><td>23.2%<\/td><td>76.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/florida\/north-port\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">North Port, FL<\/a><\/td><td>23.3%<\/td><td>76.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/new-york\/albany\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Albany, NY<\/a><\/td><td>25.6%<\/td><td>74.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/new-york\/rochester\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Rochester, NY<\/a><\/td><td>25.7%<\/td><td>74.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/new-york\/syracuse\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Syracuse, NY<\/a><\/td><td>26.2%<\/td><td>73.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/florida\/cape-coral\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Cape Coral, FL<\/a><\/td><td>26.3%<\/td><td>73.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/ohio\/cincinnati\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Cincinnati, OH<\/a><\/td><td>26.8%<\/td><td>73.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/connecticut\/hartford\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Hartford, CT<\/a><\/td><td>27.2%<\/td><td>72.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/virginia\/richmond\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Richmond, VA<\/a><\/td><td>27.7%<\/td><td>72.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rent.com\/new-mexico\/albuquerque\/apartments_townhouses_condos_houses\">Albuquerque, NM<\/a><\/td><td>27.7%<\/td><td>72.3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-methodology\">Methodology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/renter-household-growth-2024\/\">Redfin analysis<\/a> of U.S. Census Bureau data for the 75 largest U.S. metros. A renter household is defined as one where the head of the household reports to the Census that they are renting out the property. A homeowner household is one where the head of household reports they own the property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rentership rates are rising nationwide, as housing continues to be unaffordable. Los Angeles is leading the pack, where 53% of people rent. 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