Many suburbs have more renters than owners

Dated: July 27 2025

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Renters outnumber homeowners in 203 suburbs across the nation’s 20 largest metros, according to Point2Homes. In five years alone (2018-2023), 15 suburbs flipped from having a majority of owners to a majority of renters — including King of Prussia, which went from having a 41.1% renter share to a 52.0% share. Other Pennsylvania suburbs that have more renters than owners include: 

  • West Chester (65.1% renters) 
  • Coatesville (64.2%) 
  • Chester (59.1%) 
  • Darby (50.2%) 

The number of renter households also more than doubled in 15 suburbs during the same time period. Read more at the JustListed blog.
Source: PAR JustListed; 7/16/2025

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