GOAT Apartment Markets™
America's 50 largest apartment-living markets — ranked by the people who actually live there. Not by advertising budgets, not by marketing photography. By verified resident experience, maintenance results, management accountability, and continuously updated intelligence.
Top GOAT Markets
All 50 markets are live as searchable intelligence pages. Sales and resident acquisition concentrate in our top 10 markets with the strongest combination of apartment inventory, management portfolios, relocations, and HOA communities:
New York
New York–Newark–Jersey City
Los Angeles
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim
Dallas–Fort Worth
Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington
Chicago
Chicago–Naperville–Elgin
Houston
Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands
Washington, D.C.
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria
Miami–South Florida
Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach
Seattle
Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue
Atlanta
Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell
San Francisco
San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont
Boston
Boston–Cambridge–Newton
Philadelphia
Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington
Phoenix
Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler
Minneapolis–St. Paul
Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington
Denver
Denver–Aurora–Centennial
San Diego
San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad
Austin
Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos
Detroit
Detroit–Warren–Dearborn
Orlando
Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford
Tampa–St. Petersburg
Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater
Portland
Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro
San Antonio
San Antonio–New Braunfels
Charlotte
Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia
Baltimore
Baltimore–Columbia–Towson
Las Vegas
Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas
Nashville
Nashville–Murfreesboro–Franklin
Riverside–San Bernardino
Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario
Columbus
Columbus
San Jose
San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara
Kansas City
Kansas City
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood
Sacramento
Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom
St. Louis
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Milwaukee–Waukesha
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk
Raleigh
Raleigh–Cary
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Providence
Providence–Warwick
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City–Murray
Richmond
Richmond
Louisville
Louisville–Jefferson County
Memphis
Memphis
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Tulsa
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids–Wyoming–Kentwood
Birmingham
Birmingham
Fresno
Fresno
National GOAT Housing Index™
Live comparison of markets with verified resident data. A market cannot purchase a higher position in any ranking.
| Rank | Market | Properties | Resident Responses | GOAT Score | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 31 | 74 | Insufficient verified data |
| 2 | Raleigh | 3 | 32 | 72 | Insufficient verified data |
| 3 | Seattle | 4 | 31 | 71 | Insufficient verified data |
| 4 | Dallas–Fort Worth | 4 | 33 | 70 | Insufficient verified data |
| 5 | Phoenix | 3 | 31 | 67 | Insufficient verified data |
| 6 | Nashville | 3 | 26 | 67 | Insufficient verified data |
| 7 | Denver | 3 | 27 | 66 | Insufficient verified data |
| 8 | Tampa–St. Petersburg | 3 | 32 | 65 | Insufficient verified data |
| 9 | Columbus | 1 | 3 | 54 | Insufficient verified data |
| 10 | Austin | 7 | 32 | 43 | Insufficient verified data |
| 11 | Atlanta | 15 | 28 | 13 | Insufficient verified data |
| 12 | New York | 13 | 0 | 0 | Insufficient verified data |
| 13 | Los Angeles | 16 | 0 | 0 | Insufficient verified data |
| 14 | Chicago | 15 | 0 | 0 | Insufficient verified data |
| 15 | Washington, D.C. | 12 | 0 | 0 | Insufficient verified data |
Market Size Ranking
Based on apartment inventory and residential scale.
Resident Experience Ranking
Based on verified resident results — independent of market size or prestige.