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20 Best Cities To Rent a Luxury Home
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The interest in renting single-family homes has increased in recent years, so many new construction homes have been built with the purpose of serving as rentals. In 2023, a total of 27,500 houses for rent were completed, representing a 75% year-over-year increase, RentCafe reported.
Some of these new-construction rental homes cater to those with a taste for luxury, allowing their residents to enjoy the high life without a mortgage and other homeowner costs. These high-end single-family homes tend to be clustered in certain major cities — namely in California, but in other states across the U.S. as well.
Here’s a look at the cities where the highest share of singe-family homes for rent fall into the luxury category, as identified by Point2.
1. Irvine, California
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 73.56%
2. Los Angeles
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 58.9%
3. Boston
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 42.69%
4. San Diego
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 40.75%
5. Anaheim, California
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 40.21%
6. San Francisco
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 36.92%
7. Honolulu
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 36.84%
8. Scottsdale, Arizona
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 34.05%
9. Miami
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 33.43%
10. Arlington, Virginia
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 29.67%
11. Washington, D.C.
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 29.09%
12. Chula Vista, California
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 24.1%
13. San Jose, California
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 22.49%
14. Seattle
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 20.97%
15. Santa Ana, California
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 19.61%
16. New York
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 18.12%
17. Oakland, California
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 16.59%
18. Dallas
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 15.71%
19. Phoenix
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 13.46%
20. Riverside, California
- Share of luxury houses for rent: 12.84%
Data is sourced from Point2 and is accurate as of June 11, 2024.
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