List of best cities for renters to live in includes Atlanta in 2nd place

Atlanta has topped the list of the best cities to rent in 2024.

According to the list of “Best Cities for Renters to Live in 2024” chosen by RentCafe.com, The Georgia city ranked 2nd out of 149 other U.S. cities. Charleston, South Carolina, got here in first.

Based on aspects equivalent to air quality, housing quality, economic strength, natural amenities, and traffic, the list of 150 cities was compiled into the next categories: cost of living, local economy, and quality of life. Atlanta scored high in the local economy section, with statistics showing the economic growth experienced by renters in the town over the past five years.

Renters in the town saw their income increase by 44.6% during that period. Atlanta also ranked second in the number of annual business applications, with a complete of 472, and had a 1% annual job growth rate.

No stranger to a city that tops the list, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was in 2023 awarded with the Airport Service Quality Award for Best Airport in North America. Additionally, the town has turn out to be a hub for firms equivalent to Delta Air Lines, UPS, Cox Enterprises and Home Depot. Hartsfield-Jackson previously won the Best Airport by Size and Region ASQ Awards two years in a row in 2021 and 2022.

In January 2024, Atlanta was named the No. 1 city for renters to watch, thanks to the firm’s Rental Activity Report, which revealed that Atlanta attracted the very best rental activity on the platform during the last 12 months.

Since the tip of World War II, Atlanta has been a middle for manufacturing and technology. However, it was not until the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta that it quickly became one of the biggest centers in the country. the fastest growing technology centersearning nicknames for the Georgia city equivalent to “Silicon Valley of the South” and “Silicon Peach.”

Compared to Atlanta, Charleston earned the highest spot thanks to high job growth, low unemployment and nearly a 3rd of its rental units being classified as “newly built.” Atlanta was followed in fourth and fifth by McKinney, Texas, and Scottsdale, Arizona. Overall, cities in the Southland landed in 38 of the highest 50 cities for rent this 12 months.