From Bert and Ernie to Will and Grace, roommate situations in cities are so familiar they’ve become ingrained in American popular culture. But now the housing affordability crisis is expanding roommate life far beyond the big cities where many Americans start their young adult lives. An analysis from SpareRoom, an online roommate search tool, shows that small cities are seeing more than double the number of users searching for roommates as in years past. Such inquiries are also booming in suburban areas and the commuter communities around bigger metros. “Sharing is the most affordable way to rent, and yet even roommates are migrating away from pricier cities and downtown areas in a bid to reduce living costs,” the company said in a release accompanying the analysis, which looked at more than 16 million roommate searches in 2025 compared to 2024. The trend is pronounced in a few key areas around the country, including the suburban communities surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth. Roommate searches are up 145% in single-family-dominated Rockwall and have roughly doubled in Tomball and Conroe. USA TODAY’s interactive rent tracker shows that rental costs in the DFW metro have risen 15% since the pandemic. Around Atlanta, where prices are up
Original Article: https://www.newsbreak.com/usa-today-560565/4684268230761-the-rent-is-so-high-even-suburbanites-are-taking-roommates
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