Comparing average rent throughout Baltimore area

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According to RentCafe.com, the average rent for an apartment in Baltimore City is $1,147 per month, as of February 2017. (Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun)

An analysis of U.S. Census data by RentCafe.com found that 52.5 percent of Baltimoreans — 310,945 people — lived in rented property in 2016, up from 45.5 percent a decade earlier in 2006. Here's how the average monthly rent in Baltimore compares to that of other communities in the area.