{"id":22414,"date":"2026-06-17T23:58:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junehomes.com\/blog\/?p=22414"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:58:55","slug":"tenant-survey-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junehomes.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/17\/tenant-survey-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Renters Looking for in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We asked, and our tenants answered. Earlier this year, June Homes and Outpost Group<\/a> ran a tenant survey to better understand what renters are actually prioritizing right now. The results confirm something we’ve seen firsthand: the traditional rental market keeps missing the mark on what today’s renter needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price, location, and flexibility: in that order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

97% of respondents rated price as very important. 93% said the same about location. 57% called flexible leasing a must-have or highly important. These numbers aren’t surprising in isolation, but the combination tells the real story: renters aren’t willing to trade neighborhood quality to save money. They want both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Outpost Group CEO Sergii Starostin put it: “Renters are telling us exactly what they want: affordability, desirable neighborhoods, and flexibility. That combination has been difficult to find in traditional housing, but it’s exactly what we’re designed to provide.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly three-quarters of respondents reported a monthly budget of $1,000\u2013$2,000, a range that barely covers a studio in most cities we operate in. Across our portfolio, fully furnished private rooms start around $775 in markets like Boston<\/a><\/strong> and D.C.<\/a><\/strong>, and from $1,175 in New York, up to 40% below a comparable solo apartment in the same neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Experienced, mobile, intentional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The survey also tells us who is renting today. About 65% of respondents are between 18 and 30. Full-time professionals make up 52%; students account for roughly a third. Only 20% are first-time renters, so these are people who know the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they’re moving with purpose: 81% relocated for a specific reason, like a new job, a school program, a city change. A rigid 12-month lease simply doesn’t fit that reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today’s renters are more mobile and more intentional. They expect housing to adapt to their lives, not the other way around.<\/div>