GoKawiilMillionaire renter households grew 229% from 2020 to 2024, RentCafe finds
A RentCafe analysis of American Community Survey data shows households earning $1 million or more annually that rent grew 229% between 2020 and 2024, outpacing a 193% rise among millionaire homeowners. Dual-income couples make up 75% of these millionaire renter households, with millennials representing the largest age group among them.
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The faster growth in renting versus owning among the wealthy suggests affluent Americans increasingly value flexibility and liquidity over the traditional markers of homeownership, according to RentCafe's framing of the data. Keeping capital in markets rather than real estate could reflect confidence in stock returns, though the report does not quantify how much money is being redirected this way.
- Millionaire renter households rose 229% from 2020-2024, versus 193% for millionaire owners.
- Dual-income couples account for 75% of millionaire renter households.
- Millennials represent the largest generational share of millionaire renters.
Source: entrepreneur.com — Sherin Shibu, 2026-11-02
Published there as: “These Millionaires Have the Cash to Buy a Home. Here’s Why They’re Renting Instead.”
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