
Top 10 Cities for Flatmates & Co-Living
Updated: 17 November 2023
1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 49.3%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 3,804,958
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 1,186,245
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.2
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 48.4%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 49.2%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 36.1%
 

2. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 48.2%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 1,200,386
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 346,975
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.5
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 31.3%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 38.2%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 37.4%
 

3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 45.8%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 1,592,256
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 453,038
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.5
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 39.5%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 49.8%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 37.0%
 

4. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 42.5%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 808,706
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 249,732
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.2
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 44.8%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 48.3%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 35.0%
 

5. New York City-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 42.0%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 4,776,256
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 1,666,237
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 2.9
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 47.1%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 46.0%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 41.0%
 

6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 41.8%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 478,640
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 154,180
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.1
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 45.1%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 42.2%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 39.6%
 

7. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 41.3%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 1,175,570
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 367,334
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.2
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 45.3%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 44.0%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 38.3%
 

8. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 40.4%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 583,046
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 163,489
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.6
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 38.8%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 39.1%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 41.4%
 

9. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 39.9%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 532,646
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 144,395
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.7
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 29.1%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 34.5%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 38.3%
 

10. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Share of adults living in doubled-up households: 39.3%
 - Total number of adults living in doubled-up households: 496,784
 - Total number of doubled-up households: 162,645
 - Average number of adults per doubled-up household: 3.1
 - Share of doubled-up households that are renter-occupied: 44.0%
 - Share of income spent on current market rent: 34.8%
 - Percentage of income saved by living with a flatmate in a 2-bedroom: 38.4%
 

