Demographic Tailwinds • High Search Volume for Rental Real Estate

Top Residential & Apartment REITs: Multifamily & Rental Housing (2026)

High-barrier coastal and sunbelt apartment communities with dynamic annual lease repricing.

Residential REITs own modern garden-style and high-rise apartment communities and single-family rental homes. With 12-month lease cycles, residential landlords rapidly reprice rents to keep pace with wage growth and consumer price inflation while enjoying 95%+ occupancies.

Collection Average Yield 3.88%

Average Safety Score 86.2 / 100

Constituent Count 8 REITs

Audit Year 2026

Ranked Institutional Leaderboard

Real-time quantitative scoring • SEC EDGAR

AVB

Residential Multifamily

#1 Ranked

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC

Yield 3.84%

Safety 88/100

P/AFFO 18.5x

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Residential Multifamily properties....

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EQR

Residential Multifamily

#2 Ranked

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Yield 3.83%

Safety 88/100

P/AFFO 18.5x

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Residential Multifamily properties....

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INVH

Real Estate

#3 Ranked

INVH

Yield 4.50%

Safety 75/100

P/AFFO 18.0x

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MAA

Residential Multifamily

#4 Ranked

MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC.

Yield 3.83%

Safety 88/100

P/AFFO 18.5x

MID AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Residential Multifamily properties....

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CPT

Residential Multifamily

#5 Ranked

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST

Yield 3.83%

Safety 88/100

P/AFFO 18.5x

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Residential Multifamily properties....

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AMH

Single-Family Rental

#6 Ranked

American Homes 4 Rent

Yield 3.48%

Safety 87/100

P/AFFO 19.0x

American Homes 4 Rent is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Single-Family Rental properties....

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UDR

Residential Multifamily

#7 Ranked

UDR, Inc.

Yield 3.85%

Safety 88/100

P/AFFO 18.5x

UDR, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Residential Multifamily properties....

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ESS

Residential Multifamily

#8 Ranked

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Yield 3.84%

Safety 88/100

P/AFFO 18.5x

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Residential Multifamily properties....

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