The states typically known for their affordability saw some of the biggest increases in housing costs in the last year.
States with the most affordable housing in the nation saw some of the steepest rent increases in 2025, reports Robbie Sequeira in Missoula Current.
West Virginia saw the country’s largest rent increase between 2024 and 2025 at 6 percent, while Minnesota, Missouri, and Illinois all saw rent increases above 5 percent. Other states with high rent increases were Mississippi, Jamsas, Indiana, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
According to Sequeira, “In many Midwestern and Southern states, a flock of residents moving from coastal areas see more affordable housing opportunities, and with that, cities are grappling with rising population growth amid a finite supply of housing.”
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