Cincinnati apartments are getting smaller, according to a new report from RentCafe.
Over the last decade, builders in Cincinnati have shrunk the size of new apartment units by 52 square feet to a total 849 square feet, the August report from RentCafe shows.
This places the Queen City 67th on a list of 100 metros analyzed by RentCafe, an apartment search firm and multi-family housing data tracker. Most notably, the biggest new apartments from this period were built in the South.
For context, the average size of a new apartment across the U.S. in 2025 was 910 square feet.
Cincinnati studio apartments now average 460 square feet
In Cincinnati, studio apartment sizes have taken the biggest hit: Since 2016, developers have chopped 145 square feet from all new studios, which now average 460 square feet. This
is the ninth-steepest decline nationwide.
One-bedroom units also reduced in size to 698 square feet, but Cincinnati built more of these in 10 years than any other unit type. One-bedrooms counted for over half of all new construction.
More two-bedroom units coming
Developers have started building more two-bedroom units in Cincinnati, with 34% of all new apartments falling into this category. Their average size is 1,089 square feet.
According to RentCafe, this goes against national trends, with many cities focused on building more studios and one-bedroom units. It may suggest that Cincinnati developers see a strong market for roommates, or single renters and couples who want an extra bedroom for office space, or families who are renting longer instead of buying.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati renters are getting less space in newly-built apartments
