Looking for a roomy apartment? Come to Fort Worth where they are big and getting bigger
Across the country, apartment sizes are shrinking to a historic low. But that’s not the case in Texas.
Of the largest cities in Texas, only Plano saw a decrease in the average size of apartments in the last decade, according to a new analysis by apartment listing service RentCafe.
Meanwhile, apartments in Fort Worth increased by an average of 41 square feet or 5%.
Lubbock topped the list of Texas cities and was ranked sixth nationally. In Lubbock, apartments increased by 179 square feet or 17% in the last 10 years.
The average size of new apartments nationwide fell by 54 square feet in the last decade, and 2022 showed the largest year-over-year drop of 30 square feet. The report attributes the the drop to an increase in studio and one-bedroom apartments coming online last year.
According to the report, the average size of new apartments in Fort Worth is 910 square feet.
Here’s how the size of new apartments in Fort Worth compares to other Texas cities:
- Lubbock: 1,055
- Corpus Christi: 988
- Houston: 923
- El Paso: 922
- Fort Worth: 910
- Arlington: 908
- Plano: 907
- San Antonio: 901
- Irving: 898
- Dallas: 895
- Lewisville: 887
- Austin: 884
This story was originally published March 6, 2023 at 2:03 PM.
