Rookd Housing Research
Data-driven, state-by-state research on housing affordability, vacancy, and the gap between wages and rent. Every figure is verified against HUD, NLIHC, and Census sources.
West
Colorado
Resort towns, the Front Range, and the Western Slope, where workforce housing is scarcest.
Read the Colorado reportIdaho
One of the fastest-growing states in the Mountain West and what in-migration did to rents.
Read the Idaho reportMontana
Big Sky, Bozeman, and the mountain towns where wages have not kept pace with rent.
Read the Montana reportUtah
The Wasatch Front, the ski corridor, and the southern retiree boom.
Read the Utah reportWashington
Seattle's shadow, the tech corridor, and the rural counties left behind.
Read the Washington reportWyoming
Jackson, the energy towns, and outsized housing pressure in the least-populated state.
Read the Wyoming reportMidwest
South
Northeast
How we verify
Each report is built around figures cross-checked against HUD Fair Market Rents, NLIHC Out of Reach and The Gap, and Census ACS estimates. We publish nothing until the numbers clear our verification panel. Have a correction? Reach us at our contact page.
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