Here's where apartment sizes are growing the most, according to report

The average size of apartments expanded in certain regions of the country last year giving renters ample living space to meet their needs based on data from a recent report from Rent Cafe.com.

Researchers noted in the study that studio and one-bedroom apartments made up 52.7% of new units.  Here’s what you need to know.

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Which cities have the largest and smallest apartment sizes in the U.S.?

Local perspective:

In 2024, the average apartment size in the nation climbed to 908 square feet, with one-and two-bedroom apartments growing between 4 and 13 square feet, according to Rent Cafe.com. 

U.S. cities with the largest apartment sizes

1. Tallahassee, FL (1,130 square feet)
2. Gainesville, FL (1,122 square feet)
3. Baton Rouge, LA (1,055 square feet)
4. Knoxville, TN (1,041 square feet)
5. Marietta, GA (1,041 square feet)
6. Greensboro, NC (1,040 square feet)
7. Columbia, SC (1,025 square feet)
8. Fort Myers, FL (1,025 square feet)
9. Wilmington, NC (1,022 square feet)
10. Henderson, NV (1,000 square feet)

U.S. cities with the smallest apartment sizes 

1. Seattle, WA (649 square feet)
2. Portland, OR (668 square feet)
3. Queens, NY (702 square feet)
4. Brooklyn, NY (708 square feet)
5. San Francisco, CA (716 square feet)
6. Detroit, MI (728 square feet)
7. Manhattan, NY (738 square feet)
8. Washington, D.C. (745 square feet)
9. Salt Lake City, UT (750 square feet)
10. Philadelphia, PA (759 square feet)

How was data gathered?

Dig deeper:

RentCafe.com collected data for its report by looking at the size of apartments in the 100 largest renter locations in the U.S. as of February 2025. Researchers looked at the cities with the biggest and smallest apartment sizes, and cities that had significant gains in square feet over the last 10 years.