Ranked list · Growth score
Fastest-growing rental markets
The markets in the national top quartile for Growth, ranked. The Growth category of the City Market Score combines population, jobs, incomes, rents and home values, each measured against every other market we track. Growth is what protects an exit; it is also what you pay for in a lower yield.
What this ranking is
1,084 of 4,812 scored markets meet the entry rule for this list (a Growth score of 64.6 or better, the national upper quartile, and a Confidence score of 70 or better). Across the 100 shown, the median Overall score is 63.0 out of 100 and 60 carry an A grade, so a strong showing on growth score is not the same thing as a strong market.
Every market below links to its own page, where the same numbers are shown with their source, their as-of date, and the exact arithmetic behind the score. A ranking is a screen for where to look; it is not underwriting and not a recommendation.
Fastest-growing rental markets, ranked
Showing the top 100 of 1,084 markets that qualify. Click any column to re-sort. The full 4,812-market ranking, with every filter, is in the market explorer.
| # | Market | Growth score | Grade | Overall | Confidence | Typical home value | Gross yield | Population trend | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmett ID | 94.8 | B | 51.5 | 73 | $463,537 | 3.7% ACS | +3.0% | #1744 |
| 2 | Lenoir City TN | 94.1 | A | 65.7 | 73 | $419,006 | 5.0% | +3.9% | #313 |
| 3 | Nampa ID | 94.1 | A | 63.2 | 100 | $415,249 | 4.7% | +3.2% | #457 |
| 4 | Rathdrum ID | 93.5 | B | 58.6 | 73 | $580,625 | 4.1% | +6.6% | #848 |
| 5 | Belgrade MT | 93.3 | A | 63.7 | 73 | $551,966 | 4.9% | +4.6% | #423 |
| 6 | Heber UT | 92.4 | C | 48.9 | 73 | $808,374 | 3.8% | +3.0% | #2123 |
| 7 | Bentonville AR | 92.0 | A | 58.8 | 100 | $492,753 | 4.0% | +3.2% | #829 |
| 8 | Pea Ridge AR | 91.9 | A | 76.8 | 70 | $344,927 | 5.8% | +9.5% | #25 |
| 9 | Tea SD | 91.8 | B | 52.9 | 73 | $388,858 | 3.9% | +6.1% | #1521 |
| 10 | Whitefish MT | 91.8 | D | 37.8 | 73 | $871,592 | 3.7% | +3.1% | #3687 |
| 11 | Elgin TX | 91.7 | B | 66.7 | 73 | $267,904 | 7.9% | +5.0% | #278 |
| 12 | Coolidge AZ | 91.3 | A | 69.7 | 73 | $268,534 | 7.4% | +6.7% | #145 |
| 13 | Sandpoint ID | 91.3 | C | 47.0 | 73 | $639,456 | 3.6% | +3.6% | #2429 |
| 14 | Lafayette TN | 91.1 | A | 59.1 | 73 | $268,449 | 5.0% ACS | +1.7% | #799 |
| 15 | Selma NC | 90.7 | A | 67.1 | 73 | $273,345 | 5.7% ACS | +2.3% | #254 |
| 16 | Meridian ID | 90.6 | A | 68.7 | 100 | $535,976 | 4.7% | +4.1% | #181 |
| 17 | Star ID | 90.6 | B | 57.0 | 82 | $579,749 | 5.0% | +11.5% | #1020 |
| 18 | Temple GA | 90.5 | A | 79.6 | 70 | $284,538 | 8.1% | +4.7% | #7 |
| 19 | Whitestown IN | 90.2 | A | 79.1 | 73 | $359,047 | 7.0% | +8.8% | #9 |
| 20 | Eloy AZ | 90.2 | B | 51.0 | 73 | $270,351 | 4.6% ACS | +3.0% | #1814 |
| 21 | Locust NC | 90.0 | C | 46.8 | 73 | $383,271 | 3.3% ACS | +6.0% | #2452 |
| 22 | Kuna ID | 89.5 | A | 73.5 | 100 | $458,461 | 6.1% | +5.6% | #61 |
| 23 | Heath TX | 89.4 | B | 61.5 | 73 | $706,780 | ≥5.4% ACS | +3.7% | #585 |
| 24 | Lowell AR | 89.0 | A | 78.8 | 70 | $354,791 | 6.8% | +3.8% | #12 |
| 25 | Troy MO | 89.0 | A | 63.1 | 76 | $321,122 | 4.8% | +3.2% | #458 |
| 26 | Jefferson GA | 88.8 | A | 63.0 | 76 | $413,411 | 4.9% | +5.2% | #465 |
| 27 | Columbia Falls MT | 88.6 | D | 39.6 | 73 | $610,243 | 3.3% | +1.3% | #3478 |
| 28 | Leesburg FL | 88.3 | B | 58.9 | 100 | $275,435 | 7.6% | +6.7% | #822 |
| 29 | Minneola FL | 88.1 | A | 67.9 | 82 | $420,800 ACS | 5.9% ACS | +7.7% | #215 |
| 30 | Harrisburg SD | 88.0 | A | 59.2 | 73 | $362,813 | 4.2% | +7.7% | #794 |
| 31 | Eagle ID | 88.0 | B | 53.0 | 100 | $792,638 | 3.4% | +2.9% | #1501 |
| 32 | Auburn AL | 87.9 | B | 60.6 | 100 | $419,162 | 4.9% | +2.6% | #650 |
| 33 | Social Circle GA | 87.9 | A | 57.8 | 70 | $365,776 | 4.2% ACS | +2.2% | #928 |
| 34 | Aberdeen NC | 87.7 | A | 69.8 | 73 | $350,159 | 6.1% | +3.2% | #142 |
| 35 | Commerce GA | 87.7 | A | 68.7 | 76 | $331,082 | 5.8% | +3.9% | #184 |
| 36 | Fayetteville AR | 87.5 | B | 57.5 | 100 | $383,552 | 5.0% | +2.5% | #964 |
| 37 | Fernley NV | 87.3 | A | 66.6 | 100 | $402,807 | 5.9% | +2.9% | #282 |
| 38 | Hailey ID | 87.3 | B | 58.4 | 73 | $911,502 | 3.8% | +2.0% | #869 |
| 39 | Auburn GA | 87.2 | A | 77.3 | 76 | $361,382 | 7.6% | +4.5% | #21 |
| 40 | Oakwood GA | 87.2 | A | 61.4 | 76 | $318,665 | 6.2% | +7.1% | #592 |
| 41 | Siloam Springs AR | 87.1 | A | 79.1 | 82 | $286,720 | 5.8% | +3.4% | #10 |
| 42 | York SC | 87.1 | A | 62.9 | 73 | $354,418 | 5.4% ACS | +3.7% | #480 |
| 43 | Alcoa TN | 87.0 | A | 67.1 | 73 | $321,448 | 6.3% | +4.3% | #255 |
| 44 | Cartersville GA | 86.9 | A | 65.2 | 100 | $324,788 | 6.4% | +2.1% | #341 |
| 45 | Bremen GA | 86.8 | A | 64.6 | 76 | $292,972 | 5.8% | +1.8% | #373 |
| 46 | Cumming GA | 86.8 | B | 60.3 | 82 | $595,137 | 4.5% | +9.6% | #683 |
| 47 | Caldwell ID | 86.8 | A | 59.9 | 100 | $399,412 | 5.1% | +4.4% | #717 |
| 48 | Sunbury OH | 86.8 | B | 52.3 | 76 | $490,594 | 4.3% | +5.6% | #1606 |
| 49 | Covington GA | 86.7 | B | 61.6 | 82 | $294,222 | 7.6% | +3.3% | #577 |
| 50 | Moncks Corner SC | 86.6 | A | 77.8 | 82 | $364,739 | 7.4% | +8.5% | #17 |
| 51 | Port Royal SC | 86.5 | A | 66.9 | 76 | $366,809 | 4.9% | +2.9% | #267 |
| 52 | Rogers AR | 86.5 | A | 64.2 | 100 | $385,478 | 4.7% | +1.9% | #397 |
| 53 | Monroe NC | 86.4 | A | 66.1 | 100 | $356,798 | 6.5% | +3.2% | #300 |
| 54 | Mascotte FL | 86.3 | A | 71.3 | 82 | $316,247 | 8.5% | +7.5% | #113 |
| 55 | Greenfield IN | 86.2 | A | 79.3 | 100 | $289,335 | 6.9% | +2.3% | #8 |
| 56 | Monroe GA | 86.1 | B | 54.5 | 82 | $376,255 | 5.5% | +2.1% | #1326 |
| 57 | Providence UT | 85.8 | B | 56.3 | 73 | $530,682 | 3.6% ACS | +2.9% | #1100 |
| 58 | Maricopa AZ | 85.6 | A | 69.5 | 100 | $341,392 | 6.3% | +5.7% | #153 |
| 59 | Senoia GA | 85.6 | A | 68.3 | 70 | $509,774 | 5.8% | +4.4% | #195 |
| 60 | Idaho Falls ID | 85.6 | B | 52.5 | 100 | $395,714 | 4.2% | +1.8% | #1574 |
| 61 | Loganville GA | 85.4 | A | 68.1 | 76 | $389,093 | 7.3% | +4.1% | #206 |
| 62 | Spearfish SD | 85.4 | B | 51.9 | 73 | $455,619 | 4.0% | +2.7% | #1667 |
| 63 | Bella Vista AR | 85.1 | A | 77.2 | 100 | $359,421 | 6.1% | +2.4% | #22 |
| 64 | Lancaster SC | 85.1 | C | 49.4 | 73 | $289,273 | 4.4% ACS | +1.5% | #2049 |
| 65 | Willow Park TX | 85.0 | B | 56.5 | 88 | $417,373 | 5.4% | +5.4% | #1072 |
| 66 | Richmond Hill GA | 84.9 | A | 63.0 | 85 | $419,999 | 6.4% | +4.6% | #473 |
| 67 | Dade City FL | 84.9 | A | 60.6 | 76 | $335,738 | 6.2% | +5.6% | #649 |
| 68 | Iowa Colony TX | 84.9 | B | 55.5 | 79 | $333,049 | 9.3% | +25.6% | #1194 |
| 69 | Centerton AR | 84.8 | A | 76.7 | 100 | $347,714 | 5.5% | +8.3% | #26 |
| 70 | St. Cloud FL | 84.7 | A | 71.3 | 100 | $389,676 | 7.0% | +4.8% | #115 |
| 71 | Ivins UT | 84.7 | B | 50.8 | 73 | $595,300 | 4.4% | +4.5% | #1842 |
| 72 | Brownsburg IN | 84.4 | A | 84.5 | 100 | $358,683 | 6.6% | +3.2% | #2 |
| 73 | Buckeye AZ | 84.3 | A | 76.4 | 100 | $391,351 | 6.1% | +6.7% | #29 |
| 74 | Perry GA | 84.3 | A | 75.6 | 94 | $276,152 | 7.5% | +4.8% | #37 |
| 75 | Winder GA | 84.1 | A | 74.3 | 85 | $340,237 | 7.3% | +3.2% | #48 |
| 76 | Goose Creek SC | 83.9 | A | 72.1 | 100 | $321,691 | 7.0% | +2.4% | #93 |
| 77 | Garden City ID | 83.9 | A | 63.5 | 82 | $476,420 | 4.9% | +1.2% | #438 |
| 78 | North Charleston SC | 83.9 | B | 56.7 | 100 | $310,134 | 6.8% | +2.0% | #1053 |
| 79 | Rio Rancho NM | 83.8 | B | 62.4 | 91 | $361,320 | 6.4% | +2.0% | #509 |
| 80 | Gulf Shores AL | 83.8 | D | 38.9 | 76 | $451,403 | 4.4% | +3.3% | #3572 |
| 81 | Mount Dora FL | 83.7 | A | 64.3 | 88 | $387,766 | 5.9% | +3.2% | #389 |
| 82 | Greer SC | 83.7 | A | 61.5 | 100 | $350,510 | 5.8% | +6.3% | #583 |
| 83 | Fuquay-Varina NC | 83.5 | A | 69.9 | 100 | $437,695 | 5.2% | +7.2% | #140 |
| 84 | Washington UT | 83.4 | C | 50.3 | 100 | $540,326 | 4.0% | +4.8% | #1927 |
| 85 | Woodstock GA | 83.3 | A | 67.0 | 100 | $456,827 | 5.6% | +2.8% | #262 |
| 86 | San Jacinto CA | 83.3 | A | 61.0 | 100 | $483,140 | 6.1% | +1.3% | #621 |
| 87 | Bend OR | 83.3 | C | 47.3 | 100 | $729,189 | 3.8% | +1.8% | #2383 |
| 88 | Groveland FL | 83.2 | A | 71.8 | 100 | $368,857 | 7.7% | +7.3% | #99 |
| 89 | Aledo TX | 83.2 | B | 60.8 | 70 | $534,468 | 6.6% ACS | +7.7% | #636 |
| 90 | Wendell NC | 83.1 | A | 69.1 | 82 | $367,247 | 6.0% | +13.3% | #171 |
| 91 | DeLand FL | 82.9 | A | 66.0 | 88 | $336,624 | 6.6% | +4.2% | #302 |
| 92 | Venus TX | 82.9 | B | 60.0 | 82 | $326,659 | 7.2% | +12.4% | #706 |
| 93 | Alton TX | 82.9 | B | 52.9 | 82 | $190,190 | 6.7% | +5.1% | #1525 |
| 94 | Tooele UT | 82.8 | B | 56.1 | 94 | $430,286 | 4.1% | +2.9% | #1123 |
| 95 | Danville IN | 82.7 | A | 77.3 | 73 | $343,236 | 5.8% | +4.0% | #20 |
| 96 | Perry IA | 82.7 | A | 73.5 | 73 | $172,729 | 9.2% ACS | +0.8% | #60 |
| 97 | Fruitland Park FL | 82.7 | B | 59.4 | 76 | $293,849 | 6.4% | +5.3% | #770 |
| 98 | Post Falls ID | 82.7 | B | 52.1 | 100 | $534,582 | 3.8% | +3.9% | #1635 |
| 99 | Freeport FL | 82.6 | A | 76.5 | 82 | $387,463 | 5.5% | +8.9% | #27 |
| 100 | Wildwood FL | 82.6 | B | 59.8 | 88 | $297,939 | 6.7% | +7.9% | #732 |
Figures marked ACS come from the Census American Community Survey (5-year), because Zillow publishes no index for that market: an ACS home value is the owner-reported median, and an ACS yield is the median gross rent over that median. 13 of the 100 markets shown carry one. Where the Census publishes a median only as an open-ended range (“$2,000,000 or more”, “$3,500 or more”), the value reads as that range and a figure built on it as a bound (≥ or ≤, rounded outward, or a dash when two ranges push opposite ways); the ranking still sorts on the stored value: 1 of the markets shown. Each city page names the source of every figure.
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