"Published in the fall of 2025, RentCafe's analysis found that nationwide, the average renter holds onto their lease for 28 months (two years and change). The region where renters stay put the longest is the Northeastern U.S., where the average time someone stays in their rental is 36 months (three years). But that average is significantly higher in one place: Brooklyn, N.Y. The New York City borough has renters staying in their homes for an average of 49 months (just over four years)."
"RentCafe calculated Brooklyn's Rental Competitiveness Index (RCI) to currently be 85.1 out of 100, the highest in the Northeast. Over the summer, which is known as moving season, the nation's RCI score was 74.6. RCI is determined by looking at five factors: how long apartments were vacant, how many rental apartments were occupied, how many prospective renters are looking for homes, how many renters renewed their leases and how many new apartments were recently constructed."
RentCafe published analysis in fall 2025 showing the nationwide average renter holds a lease for 28 months. Renters in the Northeastern U.S. average 36 months. Brooklyn, N.Y., averages 49 months per rental, the longest among U.S. cities. Brooklyn's Rental Competitiveness Index (RCI) is 85.1 out of 100, highest in the Northeast; the national summer RCI was 74.6. RCI uses five factors: vacancy duration, occupied rental stock, prospective renter demand, lease renewal rates and recent apartment construction. Lease renewals are increasing, with Brooklyn and Queens averaging 15-month renewals. Brooklyn ranks seventh in overall demand while Manhattan ranks fourth and Miami ranks highest.
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