Map Shows Renters Versus Owners In DFW

Visualize rent/own rates in every city in America with one easy-to-use map. Using US Census data, former New York Times journalist and Web developer Ken Schwencke has created this useful tool to help visualize the status of housing units across the country.

Think you know where renters live in DFW? Now there's a handy dandy map to prove it. Former New York Times reporter Ken Schwencke used US Census data to create a heat map of renters (red) and owners (blue) of residential properties and homes.

Though the Dallas/Fort Worth map might not raise any eyebrows with its results, other areas of the country prove what commercial real estate folks already knew: renters make up city centers, owners make up the 'burbs. This is especially true in older suburbs like Mesquite and Garland.

Fort Worth renters and owners

The National Multifamily Housing Council tells us 37% of the US population rents and 63% owns. But renters make up 55% of the population in Dallas and 40% in Fort Worth.

Occupancy for multifamily units in Dallas remains about 96% and shows no signs of slowing down.

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