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Explore the local data behind real estate investing: home values, rental trends, and market insights for 1,464 ZIP codes across 22 metro areas.

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Search 1,464 published ZIP pages by ZIP, city, or metro area (MSA).

Market rankings

Where rental demand is strongest

Each ZIP gets a 0–100 score from four rental measures, weighed against other Truehold ZIPs: 12-month rent growth (35%), gross yield (25%), days on market (25%) and rentals listed (15%). A ZIP needs at least 10 rentals in the last 90 days to be scored; 647 of 1,464 ZIPs (44%) qualify this edition.

Rent data through: Aug 31, 2026
Home prices through: Aug 31, 2026
Listings: last 90 days

How we score

Each measure becomes a percentile among the scored ZIPs, and the score is the weighted sum: rent growth over 12 months 35%, gross yield 25%, days on market 25% (fewer days scores higher) and rentals listed in the last 90 days 15%. Gross yield is 12 times the average estimated monthly rent divided by the average estimated home value.

Only the top 10 of each list is ranked. Ties share a rank, shown as “4=”, and a tie at 10th keeps every tied entry. Nothing below the cut is ranked.

Most improved. Annualized 3-month rent growth minus 12-month rent growth. A momentum indicator: it is seasonal, so a spring rise can look like improvement.

Top MSAs. A market is Truehold’s market area: the ZIPs it publishes in a metro, not the full Census metro. Markets need at least 100 rentals in the last 90 days, and rental volume is counted per 1,000 homes so large and small markets compare fairly. Rent growth averages the ZIPs’ own growth rates, so it is approximate.

Scores describe recent rental conditions. They are not forecasts or valuations of any property.

Hottest rental ZIPs

The 10 highest-scoring ZIPs: the strongest mix of rent growth, yield, leasing speed and rental volume among the 647 scored ZIPs.

1st: 44221Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Akron market area
88.5Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
6.6%
Gross yield
12.2%
Days on market
29
Rentals · 90 days
26
2nd: 46235Indianapolis, IN · Indianapolis market area
86.9Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
9.7%
Gross yield
11.1%
Days on market
29
Rentals · 90 days
21
3rd: 46218Indianapolis, IN · Indianapolis market area
86.3Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
6.4%
Gross yield
15.0%
Days on market
41
Rentals · 90 days
31
4th: 15235Pittsburgh, PA · Pittsburgh market area
86.1Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
6.1%
Gross yield
11.7%
Days on market
38
Rentals · 90 days
34
5th: 43207Columbus, OH · Columbus market area
85.7Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
4.1%
Gross yield
11.2%
Days on market
33
Rentals · 90 days
51
6th: 44105Cleveland, OH · Cleveland market area
84.8Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
6.3%
Gross yield
23.2%
Days on market
48
Rentals · 90 days
50
7th: 45439Moraine, OH · Dayton market area
84.5Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
7.6%
Gross yield
12.4%
Days on market
28
Rentals · 90 days
15
8th: 46203Indianapolis, IN · Indianapolis market area
83.8Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
5.8%
Gross yield
11.6%
Days on market
46
Rentals · 90 days
65
9th: 15120Munhall, PA · Pittsburgh market area
83.5Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
4.9%
Gross yield
12.9%
Days on market
32
Rentals · 90 days
21
10th: 15214Pittsburgh, PA · Pittsburgh market area
83.3Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
13.4%
Gross yield
12.2%
Days on market
31
Rentals · 90 days
12

Most improved ZIPs

Annualized 3-month rent growth minus 12-month rent growth. A momentum indicator: it is seasonal, so a spring rise can look like improvement.

1st: 28112Monroe, NC · Charlotte market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
10.2%47.6% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
8.3%
Score now
63.7
2nd: 63134Berkeley, MO · St. Louis market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
11.3%53.2% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
14.6%
Score now
68.7
3rd: 32223Jacksonville, FL · Jacksonville market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
6.9%30.8% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
5.2%
Score now
50.0
4th: 33584Seffner, FL · Tampa market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
6.5%28.5% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
4.3%
Score now
67.4
5th: 34667Hudson, FL · Tampa market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
7.0%31.1% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
8.1%
Score now
73.2
6th: 44135Cleveland, OH · Cleveland market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
7.0%30.9% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
9.1%
Score now
81.8
7th: 33774Largo, FL · Tampa market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
6.0%26.3% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
4.6%
Score now
49.5
8th: 76140Everman, TX · Dallas market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
5.7%24.6% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
3.5%
Score now
54.8
9th: 43017Dublin, OH · Columbus market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
6.1%26.6% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
6.4%
Score now
59.9
10th: 32751Maitland, FL · Orlando market area
Rent growth · 3 mo
5.8%25.3% annualized
Rent growth · 12 mo
5.3%
Score now
49.5

The list compares 3-month growth at its annual rate with 12-month growth. Only scored ZIPs are included.

Top MSAs

Truehold market areas with at least 100 rentals in the last 90 days, scored on the same four measures (19 qualify).

1st: AkronOhio market area · 31 ZIPs
81.4Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 6.1%Approx.
Gross yield
11.3%
Days on market
55
Rentals per 1,000 homes
1.25
2nd: PittsburghPennsylvania market area · 81 ZIPs
73.3Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 4.6%Approx.
Gross yield
10.1%
Days on market
56
Rentals per 1,000 homes
1.89
3rd: DaytonOhio market area · 25 ZIPs
70.6Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 3.8%Approx.
Gross yield
10.6%
Days on market
56
Rentals per 1,000 homes
1.99
4th: CincinnatiOhio market area · 78 ZIPs
66.4Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 3.3%Approx.
Gross yield
9.3%
Days on market
44
Rentals per 1,000 homes
1.09
5th: ClevelandOhio market area · 79 ZIPs
65.0Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 5.4%Approx.
Gross yield
10.5%
Days on market
61
Rentals per 1,000 homes
1.30
6th: IndianapolisIndiana market area · 66 ZIPs
64.7Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 3.6%Approx.
Gross yield
9.0%
Days on market
50
Rentals per 1,000 homes
1.73
7th: LexingtonKentucky market area · 15 ZIPs
63.6Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 3.9%Approx.
Gross yield
8.5%
Days on market
50
Rentals per 1,000 homes
2.19
8th: LouisvilleKentucky market area · 32 ZIPs
62.5Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 2.5%Approx.
Gross yield
9.1%
Days on market
48
Rentals per 1,000 homes
1.74
9th: LakelandFlorida market area · 25 ZIPs
47.5Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 1.8%Approx.
Gross yield
8.7%
Days on market
59
Rentals per 1,000 homes
3.23
10th: OrlandoFlorida market area · 81 ZIPs
44.4Score
Rent growth · 12 mo
≈ 1.0%Approx.
Gross yield
7.7%
Days on market
51
Rentals per 1,000 homes
3.27