Atlanta built more apartments in 2025 than most U.S cities, according to a new study from RentCafe. By the end of the year, Atlanta will have added a total of 17,512 units.

Atlanta took 5th place, just below New York, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Phoenix.

Nationwide, 500,000 apartments will be completed this year. Nearly 52% will be in the South.

“This unprecedented level of new apartment developments is a direct response to the massive influx of people and capital into the Sunbelt states throughout the last decade, driven by job growth and a lower cost of living overall,” said RentCafe researchers. “In fact, the South has consistently seen the highest in-migration of any U.S. region since at least 2015, with more people moving in than moving out.”