Cities with biggest rent hikes

Rent is rising across the country.

According to RentRage, prices are increasing more for families living in cities in the South and West.

CEO Wally Charnoff told CNNMoney, “the biggest increases were in the areas where the housing market was most depressed”.

According to the list below, seven of the top 10 cities with the largest rent increases were in Florida and California.

1.    Cape Coral – Fort Myers, Fla.
2.    Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, Calif.
3.    North Port – Bradenton – Sarasota, Fla.
4.    San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
5.    Charleston-North Charleston, S.C.
6.    Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
7.    San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.
8.    Denver-Aurora, Colo.
9.    Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
10.    San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.

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