About RentFrat

RentFrat helps people find and compare apartments and houses for rent across the United States, and know what a place is really like before they visit.

What we do

RentFrat brings rental listings from public rental platforms into one searchable place, then adds the answers a listing usually leaves out: is this rent fair for the area, what is on the street, how safe is the city, and what will it really cost each month.

How listings work

• We collect publicly available listing details such as price, size, location and a photo. Every listing links back to the original source, where you can contact the property directly.
• RentFrat is not a landlord, property manager, agent or broker. We do not take applications, collect rent or charge renters any fee.
• We cannot confirm that a place is still available. Always check the original listing before you act.
• Results are sorted by price. We do not sell placement in our listings.

How our tools work

• Price check. Compares a listing's rent with the average rent of listings that have the same number of bedrooms in the same city, once we track at least four of them. It is an estimate based on advertised rents, not an appraisal.
• Street check. Lists restaurants, bars, shops, transit stops and other places from OpenStreetMap, starting with a 5-minute walk and widening to 2 miles. OpenStreetMap is community-maintained, so it can be incomplete or out of date.
• City crime. Shows reported violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents from the FBI Crime Data Explorer, for the city's police agency where it publishes data, next to the state and national rates. These are city-wide figures; individual streets differ, which is why the street check exists.
• Verdict. A short summary of the pros and cons, generated automatically from the facts on the listing page, using AI when it is available. It can be wrong and is not advice.
• Ratings. Star ratings left by visitors. Stars only, no written reviews, and they are not verified.
• Budget planner and saved rentals. These run in your browser. Rentals you save stay on your device.

Where the data comes from

• Rental listings and photos from public rental listing platforms, always linked back to their source.
• Crime statistics from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
• Place data from OpenStreetMap contributors, delivered through Geoapify and the Overpass API.
• Public ZIP code and geographic reference data.

Fair housing

Everyone deserves fair access to housing. RentFrat does not discriminate, and we do not allow content that does. If a listing you find through us looks discriminatory, tell us and report it to the source and to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Get in touch

Found a mistake, own a listing you want changed or removed, or have an idea? Visit the contact page. You can also read our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.