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San Francisco's No. 1 rental-market ranking

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Where it stands

San Francisco has overtaken New York as the country’s most expensive rental market for the first time since 2019. Average asking rents rose 18% in under two years to about $3,728 a month, while vacancy fell to around 2%; only about 3,300 units are under construction out of a 74,888-unit pipeline. The ranking remains in place as of the report aired September 1, 2026.

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    1. Update 1San Francisco Overtakes NYC as Most Expensive Rental Market

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      San Francisco Overtakes NYC as Most Expensive Rental Market

      San Francisco passed New York on metro asking rent, but the $3,728 crown depends on the index — and a 2% vacancy rate explains the surge.

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      • No single agreed rent level exists across vendors, and city-level versus metro-level rankings give different leaders.

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    Places

    • 270 Brannan St270 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA1 report
    • 300 Howard St300 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA1 report
    • Mission BayMission Bay, San Francisco, CA, USA1 report
    • New YorkNew York, NY, USA1 report
    • San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA, USA1 report
    • SoMaSoMa, San Francisco, CA, USA1 report

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