After attracting the highest number of online engagements on RentCafe.com in 2023, Atlanta is “the #1 city to watch” for renters in 2024, according to the internet listing service. 

Kansas City, Missouri, came in No. 2, followed by Cincinnati and Arlington, Virginia. By region, the Midwest dominated, with 12 cities among the top 30, followed by the South with nine cities, the Northeast with five and the West with four. 

Atlanta’s rental listings garnered the most attention from apartment seekers based on several factors, including the availability rate of apartments, with the lowest number of available apartments garnering the highest score, page views, properties added to favorites lists and saved personalized searches.  

In fact, RentCafe noted, renters favorited 60% more Atlanta apartments in 2023 compared to 2022, and the city ranked No. 1 among all 150 cities based on saved searches.