moving.town is a free information resource for people renting — or considering renting — in the United States. Our guides cover everything from understanding the national rental market to negotiating your lease, comparing costs between cities, and navigating the rental process for the first time.
We don't list apartments or take commissions. We research and write guides that help renters make better-informed decisions, citing primary sources — HUD, NAR, Zumper, RentCafe, Apartment List, and others — so you can verify everything we say.
Our guides are written for anyone navigating the US rental market:
The US rental market is large and complex enough that even experienced renters benefit from having current, well-sourced information in one place. That's what we try to provide.
Every article on moving.town cites its data sources explicitly. Our primary references include:
We update our market data guides quarterly to reflect current conditions. When significant market shifts occur (like the rent correction of 2023–2024), we revise content to reflect the new data.
Every market claim is backed by a named source. We don't publish opinions as facts.
Rental markets move fast. We refresh market data quarterly and flag the last update date on each guide.
We write for renters making real decisions — not for academic interest. Every guide answers a question someone is actually asking.
Sources are listed at the end of every article with links to the original data wherever publicly accessible.
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We specialize in the US rental market specifically — not general real estate content that could apply anywhere.
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