Jacksonville ranks among the 10 least competitive rental markets in the U.S.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville is the ninth least competitive rental market in the U.S., according to a new Forbes Advisor report.

Forbes Advisor looked at data on the cost and availability of rentals in the 75 most-populated metro areas nationwide.

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Jacksonville received a metro area score of 30.9 out of 100.

The report noted there are 515 available rentals per 100,000 households.

The city has a 33.3% prospective renter population and a 7.5% rental vacancy rate, according to the report.

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The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, and Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro areas were also in the bottom 10.

Forbes Advisor said these are areas where renting can be done with ease despite hard rental conditions.

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area ranked in the top 10 at number 7.

It received a score of 84.48 out of 100, according to the report.

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