India, May 2 -- If you are living in an apartment that is rented in the US, you may be paying a lot more now as compared to the previous years, a new study by SmartAsset using Zillow data has found. This analysis takes into account the most expensive cities in the United States, while also considering the rent trends of America.

This analysis has been conducted between February 2024 and February 2025, and highlights the top 10 cities that have experienced an unprecedented rent growth in those 12 months.

According to the analysis, Newark city in New Jersey, which is located in close proximity to New York City, has seen a sharpest rise in apartment rent. Although its rent trend has increased by a whopping 45.6% over the last five years, i...