Apartments.com ranks best football cities for renters

Apartments.com has released the ‘Renter Game-Day Scorecard’ to identify the best football cities for renters. The study evaluates various markets by analyzing the intersection of NFL performance and the practicalities of urban living.

To determine the top five cities, the analysis utilized data from the 2025 NFL regular season alongside rental and cost metrics. Key factors included home-game performance, average one-bedroom rent, average ticket prices, transportation accessibility, and tailgating environments. The study notes that the experience for renters is often complicated by the distance between a team’s official city and its actual stadium location, as well as the costs associated with commuting and housing near game-day venues.