StorageSeeker's Self Storage Rent Index Increases 0.6% in April 2017

Dover, DE, May 4, 2017 (Newswire.com) - StorageSeeker.com, the nation’s leading online self storage reservation network, is pleased to announce the results of its sixth month of tracking self storage unit prices throughout the United States. In April 2017, self storage rental rates increased by 0.6% on average across the U.S. This month's increase follows a 0.7% rise in prices that the Self Storage Rent Index tracked in March 2017, which reversed a four-month trend of declining prices.

At the local level, there were some cities with larger rent changes during the same period, with prices both rising and declining. Below are the Top 10 major cities that saw self storage rent decreases or increases across the U.S. in April 2017.

Top 10 Average Self Storage Price Decreases in Major Markets
Baltimore, MD  -3.0%
Monroe, NY  -2.6%
Nashville, TN  -2.6%
Memphis, TN  -2.5%
Raleigh, NC  -2.1%
San Antonio, TX  -2.0%
Portland, OR  -1.8%
Austin, TX  -1.6%
Detroit, MI  -1.5%
Jacksonville, FL  -1.4%
Source: StorageSeeker.com and Sparefoot.com

Top 10 Average Self Storage Price Increases in Major Markets
San Francisco, CA  27.9%
Long Beach, CA  17.0%
Las Vegas, NV  12.9%
New York, NY  10.4%
San Diego, CA  4.9%
Plymouth, MA  4.4%
Fairfax, VA  4.4%
Jamaica, NY  3.8%
Omaha, NE  3.7%
Mesa, AZ  3.3%
Source: StorageSeeker.com and Sparefoot.com

About StorageSeeker.com’s Self Storage Rent Index
StorageSeeker.com’s Self Storage Rent Index looks at rent changes for same-store units in approximately 3,000 cities around the country to monitor the overall health of the self storage rental industry on both a national and local level. For an expanded view of additional major market self storage unit price changes, please see these Top 50 Self Storage Price Changes in April 2017, and for further information about individual cities’ market rent changes, please contact us using the below information.

About StorageSeeker.com
StorageSeeker.com is the nation’s leading online self storage reservation website with hundreds of thousands of self storage units available to reserve for rent from thousands of self storage facilities across the United States. StorageSeeker.com gives consumers the ability to compare storage prices for different unit sizes and locations while also typically providing discounted rental rates or a move-in special when a unit is reserved online. StorageSeeker.com is based in Dover, Delaware.

To learn more about rent changes in different cities, please visit our self storage blog.

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Source: StorageSeeker.com