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Renters in Idaho Aren't Moving. Here's What the Data Shows.
A record-low share of U.S. households moved in 2024, and 33% of renters had stayed in the same home for at least 5 years, Harvard researchers said.
- Renter mobility has plunged in recent years, with just 18.3% of renter households moving in 2024 compared to 37.2% in 1981. Renters are increasingly staying in their current homes rather than relocating.
- Homeowners are reluctant to sell due to the mortgage lock-in effect; many hold rates near 2.65% and face current averages of 6.71%, making selling financially prohibitive. This reluctance limits housing inventory for prospective buyers.
- CBRE's 2026 outlook reports renewed leases now account for 57% of all U.S. apartment leasing activity. While renters aged 18 to 24 moved at 38.0% in 2024, those 65 and older moved at only 7.8%.
- Landlords benefit from stability, avoiding turnover costs like vacancies, cleaning, and marketing. Tenants who renew their leases save on application fees, security deposits, and moving costs, providing mutual stability benefits.
- Harvard housing analyst Riordan Frost warned that without fundamental changes, "lower household mobility will become entrenched." U.S. households changed addresses at a record-low 11.2% in 2024, suggesting these patterns will persist.
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Renters in Idaho aren't moving. Here's what the data shows.
PeopleImages // Shutterstock Tenants aren’t moving as often as they used to. According to U.S. Census data, Idaho renter mobility rates declined from 33.% in 2014 to 29.1% in 2024, marking a continued decline in renter mobility seen each time the Census publishes data. The states with the highest renter mobility are Utah (30.8%),
·Idaho Falls, United States
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Renters in Colorado aren't moving. Here's what the data shows.
PeopleImages // Shutterstock Tenants aren’t moving as often as they used to. According to U.S. Census data, Colorado renter mobility rates declined from 35.1% in 2014 to 29.2% in 2024, marking a continued decline in renter mobility seen each time the Census publishes data. The states with the highest renter mobility are Utah (30.8%),
·Colorado Springs, United States
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