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Buying a home has consistently trended toward unaffordable in the last few years, but so has renting: The median rent across the U.S. in January 2020 sat at $1,585 and peaked at $2,053 just 2.5 years later. While rent prices have begun to level out and even drop in some areas, it’s still a burden for many.