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Is the cost of living in Denver increasing? If you’re a renter, the answer is almost certainly “Yes.” A Trulia.com analysis of rental prices nationwide includes a roster of cities with the highest rent boosts from August 2013 to August 2014, and Denver has a prominent place on it despite overall prices remaining in the middle range — for now, anyhow. Count down the photo-illustrated, data-infused top twenty below, and to read the complete Trulia.com post, click here.
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Number 20: Boston, Massachusetts
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 4.9 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 3.3 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $2,350
Number 19: Orange County, California
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 5.1 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 2.8 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $2,100
Number 18: Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 5.7 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 4.7 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,150
Number 17: Las Vegas, Nevada
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 6 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 3 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,000
Continue to keep counting down the twenty cities with the fastest-rising rents.
Number 16: Riverside-San Bernardino, Califronia
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 6.3 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 4.9 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,550
Number 15: St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 6.4 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 5.9 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $950
Number 14: San Diego, California
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 6.6 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 11 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $2,000
Number 13: New York, New York-New Jersey
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 7 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 5.3 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $3,500
Continue to keep counting down the twenty cities with the fastest-rising rents.
Number 12: Atlanta, Georgia
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 7.7 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 8.7 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,250
Number 11: Chicago, Illinois
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 7.7 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 5.9 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,650
Number 10: Phoenix, Arizona
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 8.3 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 6.7 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,050
Number 9: Baltimore, Maryland
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 8.3 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 7.4 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,600
Continue to keep counting down the twenty cities with the fastest-rising rents.
Number 8: Seattle, Washington
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 8.7 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 8.4 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,850
Number 7: Los Angeles,California
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 8.8 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 5.4 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $2,450
Number 6: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 9.2 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 5 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,600
Number 5: Miami, Florida
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 11. 3 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 8.5 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $2,450
Continue to keep counting down the twenty cities with the fastest-rising rents.
Number 4: Denver, Colorado
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 13.1 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 10.4 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,550
Number 3: Oakland, California
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 14.4 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 10.7 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $2,600
Number 2: San Francisco, California
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 14.5 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 15.1 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $3,500
Number 1: Sacramento, California
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, August 2014: 14.9 percent
Year-over-year percentage change in rents, May 2014: 8 percent
Median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, August 2014: $1,250
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