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What U.S. cities have the fastest growing rental rates for apartments?

Signing a rental agreement document, house keys in the background. / Getty Images/iStockphoto/fermate
Signing a rental agreement document, house keys in the background. / Getty Images/iStockphoto/fermate Signing a rental agreement document, house keys in the background. / Getty Images/iStockphoto/fermate

Among America’s 100 largest cities, Chattanooga ranked among the top cities for the biggest percentage increase in the median rental rate for one-bedroom apartments over the past 12 months.

1. Cleveland, Ohio, up 16% to $940 a month

2. Columbus, Ohio, up 15.7% to$810 a month

2. Lincoln, Nebraska, up 15.7% to $810 a month

2. Newark, New Jersey, up 15.7% to $1,330 a month