While hard data technically backs this up, it does not mean rental prices have not increased dramatically. Especially when compared to other major metros.
Chandler was not the most affordable city either, coming at 54. A high quality of life score in the top ten of all cities analyzed increased Chandler’s overall rankings. One major reason for the fall in competition, Rentcafe says, was a boom in new apartment construction, which make up a little over 1% of all rented properties.
Higher than any of the nation’s 25 largest metros. Tampa was the only other metro to see an increase in rental prices of over 100% in ten years.