Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report for June, 2026. According to their data, median rent for 1-bedroom apartments was $1,526 (up 0.5%) and $1,905 (up 0.1%) for two-bedrooms. Be sure to check out their list of the 100 top metros.
“The biggest story in housing is still supply. The national average hides what’s really happening: rent trends are diverging sharply by market, and the common denominator is inventory. Where supply remains elevated, rents are still soft, although the declines are moderating. Where supply is constrained, rents are rising—sometimes aggressively. The national rent index is simply the midpoint between those two realities.” Said Zumper CEO Shawn Mullahy.
Click here to read the full report at Zumper.

