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Rising Rents
This graph shows the U.S. cities where apartment rents rose the fastest in 2019. Phoenix, Arizona, is now the fifth-largest city in America, and although it used to be considered affordable, many residents are seeing housing costs rise. Why do you think rents are going up most quickly in these places?