Rents have been on a steady increase since 2008, according to a report out from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau analyzed data from 2006 to 2013 in the country's 11 most populous metro area: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
In Chicago, the rental population grew a total of 12 percent over that time period and rents rose together while vacancy declined.
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