Money Where is rent going up? New York may be obvious, but the Midwest and South are close behind August 23, 2023August 23, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Where is rent going up? New York may be obvious, but the Midwest and South are close behind Of the 10 largest yearly gainers, only New York state, which saw 13% rent growth year over year, was outside the South or Midwest.