{"id":4780,"date":"2019-12-18T13:24:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T20:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/?p=4780"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:24:58","slug":"self-storage-industry-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/self-storage-industry-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Storage Industry Statistics (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=contentlinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neighbor<\/a>, the leading self storage and parking marketplace in the United States, has researched and compiled the following&nbsp;U.S. self storage industry statistics and data. This yearly resource will be updated as new data becomes available and is intended to serve as the ultimate guide to self storage statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last Updated: Oct 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contents:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"#snapshot\">Industry Snapshot<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#Storage-Supply-Statistics\">Supply Statistics<\/a> &ndash; Construction, inventory, square footage, etc.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#Storage-Demand-Statistics\">Demand Statistics<\/a> &ndash; Occupancy, pricing, seasonality, duration, etc.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#Self-Storage-Industry-Data\">Industry Statistics<\/a> &ndash; Revenue, financials, performance, etc.<\/em><a name=\"snapshot\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"#sources\">Sources<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"self-storage-industry-snapshot\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self Storage Industry Snapshot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Industry revenue<\/strong><\/td><td>$58.3 billion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Construction spend<\/strong><\/td><td>$7.4 billion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Facility average occupancy<\/strong><\/td><td>91.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Facility count<\/strong><\/td><td>52,301<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Share of renting households<\/strong><\/td><td>11.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rentable square footage<\/strong><\/td><td>2.1 billion sq. ft.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Average storage unit price<\/strong><\/td><td>$114.51\/month<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Average rental duration<\/strong><\/td><td>14 months<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Profit margin<\/strong><\/td><td>36%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<html><body><div id=\"in_post\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/search\" onclick=\"rudderanalytics.track('press editorial cta button', {location: 'first in post', version: '2.0'}, () =&gt; { console.log('track call'); });\">\r\n  <div class=\"first-in-post-cta\">\r\n    <header>\r\n      <h2 id=\"how-neighbor-is-changing-storage\">How Neighbor is changing storage<\/h2>\r\n    <\/header>\r\n    <section>\r\n      <div class=\"service-option\">\r\n        <div class=\"service-option-icon\">\r\n          <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" fill=\"none\">\r\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M13.125 9.375C11.0539 9.375 9.375 11.0539 9.375 13.125V46.875C9.375 48.9461 11.0539 50.625 13.125 50.625H46.875C48.9461 50.625 50.625 48.9461 50.625 46.875V13.125C50.625 11.0539 48.9461 9.375 46.875 9.375H13.125ZM28.125 16.875C28.125 15.8395 28.9645 15 30 15C31.0355 15 31.875 15.8395 31.875 16.875V20.625H35.625C36.6605 20.625 37.5 21.4645 37.5 22.5C37.5 23.5355 36.6605 24.375 35.625 24.375H26.25C25.2145 24.375 24.375 25.2145 24.375 26.25C24.375 27.2855 25.2145 28.125 26.25 28.125H33.75C36.8566 28.125 39.375 30.6434 39.375 33.75C39.375 36.8566 36.8566 39.375 33.75 39.375H31.875V43.125C31.875 44.1605 31.0355 45 30 45C28.9645 45 28.125 44.1605 28.125 43.125V39.375H22.5C21.4645 39.375 20.625 38.5355 20.625 37.5C20.625 36.4645 21.4645 35.625 22.5 35.625H33.75C34.7855 35.625 35.625 34.7855 35.625 33.75C35.625 32.7145 34.7855 31.875 33.75 31.875H26.25C23.1434 31.875 20.625 29.3566 20.625 26.25C20.625 23.1434 23.1434 20.625 26.25 20.625H28.125V16.875Z\" fill=\"#005EB8\"><\/path>\r\n          <\/svg>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 id=\"transparent-monthly-savings\">Transparent monthly savings<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Renters save 30-50% on self storage, on average. 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Neighbor makes it easy.<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <footer>\r\n      <button>Search nearby options <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"25\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 25 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n          <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11 2.90625C9.4981 2.90625 8.02993 3.35162 6.78114 4.18603C5.53236 5.02044 4.55905 6.20642 3.98429 7.594C3.40954 8.98157 3.25916 10.5084 3.55217 11.9815C3.84517 13.4545 4.56841 14.8076 5.63041 15.8696C6.69242 16.9316 8.04549 17.6548 9.51854 17.9478C10.9916 18.2408 12.5184 18.0905 13.906 17.5157C14.4508 17.29 14.9646 17.0029 15.4382 16.6618L19.5132 20.7368C19.9892 21.2127 20.7608 21.2127 21.2368 20.7368C21.7127 20.2608 21.7127 19.4892 21.2368 19.0132L17.1618 14.9382C17.2137 14.8661 17.2645 14.793 17.314 14.7189C18.1484 13.4701 18.5938 12.0019 18.5938 10.5C18.5938 8.48601 17.7937 6.55451 16.3696 5.13041C14.9455 3.7063 13.014 2.90625 11 2.90625ZM14.7493 14.0398C14.9463 13.8311 15.1264 13.6054 15.2873 13.3647C15.8538 12.5167 16.1562 11.5198 16.1562 10.5C16.1562 9.13248 15.613 7.82096 14.646 6.85398C13.679 5.887 12.3675 5.34375 11 5.34375C9.98019 5.34375 8.98328 5.64616 8.13534 6.21273C7.2874 6.77931 6.62651 7.58461 6.23625 8.52679C5.84599 9.46897 5.74387 10.5057 5.94283 11.5059C6.14178 12.5061 6.63287 13.4249 7.35398 14.146C8.0751 14.8671 8.99385 15.3582 9.99407 15.5572C10.9943 15.7561 12.031 15.654 12.9732 15.2638C13.5557 15.0225 14.086 14.6777 14.5398 14.2493C14.5699 14.2108 14.6028 14.1737 14.6382 14.1382C14.6737 14.1028 14.7108 14.0699 14.7493 14.0398Z\" fill=\"#EFF5F8\"><\/path>\r\n        <\/svg>\r\n      <\/button>\r\n    <\/footer>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/a>\n  <\/div><\/body><\/html><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Storage-Supply-Statistics\"><span id=\"storage-supply-statistics\">Storage Supply&nbsp;Statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"self-storage-construction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self Storage Construction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Self storage construction spend (2023)<\/td><td>$7.4 billion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1-year spend change<\/td><td>29%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10-year spend change<\/td><td>1474%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20-year spend change<\/td><td>460%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, self storage facility construction spend in the United States skyrocketed to $7.4B from its recent 2021 low of $4.2B. With a 29% 1-year growth compared to 2022, a 1474% 10-year increase, and a lower 460% 20-year increase. As American <a href=\"#demand\">demand<\/a> for self storage has increased, peaking in 2021, construction has accelerated.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"641\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAKBAQMAAADz70uHAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAGdJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20MH6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM4GQxAAASlnhAsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Chart of U.S. self storage construction spend by year\"  class=\"wp-image-15369 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-1024x641.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-380x238.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-550x344.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-800x501.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-760x476.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor-600x375.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-neighbor.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking forward, however, supply in the pipeline has began to slow in 2024. Monthly mini-storage construction spend, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, has dropped 18% (as of August 2024) since the October 2023 peak of $692 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"641\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAKBAQMAAADz70uHAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAGdJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20MH6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM4GQxAAASlnhAsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Chart of U.S. self storage construction spend by month\"  class=\"wp-image-15371 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-1024x641.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-380x238.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-550x344.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-800x501.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-760x476.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor-600x375.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-construction-spend-2024-monthly-neighbor.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"data-facilities\"><span id=\"storage-facility-count\">Storage Facility Count<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Total facilities<\/td><td>52,301<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Most facilities by state<\/td><td>Texas &ndash; 5,564<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Least facilities by state<\/td><td>Hawaii &ndash; 94<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the increase of self storage construction over the last 8 years, the number of storage facilities has significantly increased. The estimated number of storage facilities in the U.S. is 52,301. Texas has the most storage facilities with 5,564 while Hawaii has the least amount of self storage facilities at 94.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"storage-facilities-vs-fast-food\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage Facilities vs. Fast Food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Count of Storage Facilities<\/strong><\/td><td>52,301<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Count of Selected Fast Food Restaurant U.S. Locations<\/strong><\/td><td>52,431<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> &ndash; Starbucks<\/td><td> &ndash; 16,386<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> &ndash; McDonald&rsquo;s<\/td><td> &ndash; 13,528<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> &ndash; Dunkin&rsquo; Donuts<\/td><td> &ndash; 9,689<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> &ndash; Pizza Hut<\/td><td> &ndash; 6,797<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> &ndash; Wendy&rsquo;s<\/td><td> &ndash; 6,031<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To put into perspective just how many 52,301 storage facilities actually is, there are as many facilities as all of the U.S. locations of Starbucks, McDonald&rsquo;s, Dunkin&rsquo; Donuts, Pizza Hut and Wendy&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"302\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAEuAQMAAAAqTfIhAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADxJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAuwGYLgABSWyCjwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"Chart of U.S. self storage facility count compared to fast food restaurant count\"  class=\"wp-image-15372 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-1024x302.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-1024x302.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-380x112.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-550x162.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-800x236.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-760x224.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor-600x177.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facilities-vs-fast-food-restaurants-neighbor.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"self-storage-rentable-square-footage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self Storage Rentable Square Footage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Rentable Square Footage<\/td><td>2.1 billion sq. ft.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rentable Square Footage per Person<\/td><td>6.1 square feet per person<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Most Rentable Square Footage by State<\/td><td>Idaho &ndash; 12.5 sq. ft. \/ person<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Least Rentable Square Footage by State<\/td><td>Hawaii &ndash; 3.2 sq. ft. \/ person<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is over 2.1 billion square feet of rentable self storage space in the United States. Idaho has the most rentable square footage per person at 12.5 square feet and Hawaii having the least amount with 3.2 square feet per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Storage-Demand-Statistics\"><span id=\"storage-demand-statistics\">Storage Demand Statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"self-storage-facility-occupancy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self Storage Facility Occupancy<a name=\"data-occupancy\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Facility Occupancy<\/th><th>Rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>91.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1-year change<\/td><td>-1.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10-year change<\/td><td>4.3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/the-storage-facility-managers-guide-to-occupancy-rates\/\">self storage occupancy rate<\/a> in 2023 decreased to 91.6%, roughly 2% lower than the year prior. Since 2000, the low was 76% in 2010 and peaked in 2021 at 95%.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"730\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAALaAQMAAACVprOzAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHFJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC8G2\/pAAG2GqD4AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Chart of U.S. Self Storage Unit Occupancy by Year\"  class=\"wp-image-15389 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-1024x730.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-1024x730.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-380x271.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-550x392.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-800x570.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-760x542.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor-600x428.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/self-storage-unit-occupancy-2024-neighbor.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"storage-unit-size-distribution\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage Unit Size Distribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Unit Size<\/th><th>Revenue Share<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>5&times;5<\/td><td>3.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5&times;10<\/td><td>13.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;10<\/td><td>26.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;15<\/td><td>16.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;20<\/td><td>22.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;25<\/td><td>5.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;30<\/td><td>0.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other<\/td><td>11.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to IBISWorld, the most popular storage unit size by revenue is 10-by-10 feet. 10-by-20 is a close second and then 10-by-15. Often a go-to unit for basic storage needs, 5-by-5 storage units are one of the least popular standard storage unit sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"988\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAPcAQMAAADliFsaAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAJFJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPBu8esAAWQhE7QAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Chart of self storage unit size distribution by revenue share\"  class=\"wp-image-15392 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-1024x988.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-1024x988.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-768x741.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-380x367.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-550x530.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-800x772.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-760x733.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1-600x579.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-size-distribution-by-revenue-2024-neighbor-1.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"storage-unit-rental-duration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage Unit Rental Duration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Rental Duration<\/th><th>Percent of Rentals<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>&lt; 3 months<\/td><td>12%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3 &ndash; 6 months<\/td><td>19%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7 &ndash; 12 months<\/td><td>20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 &ndash; 2 years<\/td><td>25%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3 &ndash; 5 years<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 &ndash; 10 years<\/td><td>5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10+ years<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average rental duration of a storage unit is approximately 14 months, with nearly half of tenants renting for over 1 year. Only 12% of storage unit tenants store for less than 3 months and about 3% store for more than 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"922\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAOaAQMAAAA8ibJrAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAIlJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC8G9CpAAF2IMAnAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Chart of U.S. storage unit rental duration\"  class=\"wp-image-15391 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-1024x922.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-1024x922.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-768x691.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-380x342.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-550x495.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-800x720.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-760x684.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1-600x540.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-rental-duration-2024-neighbor-1.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"national-average-rate\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Average Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>10&times;10 non-climate controlled national average<\/td><td>$114.51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;10 climate controlled national average<\/td><td>$145.09<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rental-rates-by-size-non-climate-controlled\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rental Rates by Size (non-climate-controlled)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Unit Size<\/th><th>Avg. Rental Rate<\/th><th>Price per Square Foot<\/th><th>YoY Change<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>5&times;5<\/td><td>$53.89<\/td><td>$2.17<\/td><td>-5.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5&times;10<\/td><td>$75.42<\/td><td>$1.52<\/td><td>-4.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;10<\/td><td>$114.51<\/td><td>$1.15<\/td><td>-5.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;15<\/td><td>$145.68<\/td><td>$0.98<\/td><td>-4.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10&times;20<\/td><td>$172.76<\/td><td>$0.87<\/td><td>-3.3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. national average cost of a climate-controlled storage unit in 2023 was $145.09 per month and $114.51 for non-climate-controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-climate-controlled storage unit rate decreased between 3.3% and 5.7% depending on the size from 2022 to 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"486\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAHmAQMAAADX9m74AAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFNJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMC7AfTmAAFdXYjbAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Chart of U.S. self storage unit price per square foot by unit size\"  class=\"wp-image-15383 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-1024x486.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-380x180.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-550x261.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-800x379.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-760x360.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor-600x285.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-unit-price-per-square-foot-by-size-2024-neighbor.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"highest-rental-rates-by-market\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highest Rental Rates by Market <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Market<\/th><th>10&times;10 Climate-Controlled<\/th><th>10&times;10 Non-Climate-Controlled<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>New York (Metro), NY<\/td><td>$325.91<\/td><td>$282.47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Francisco, CA<\/td><td>$270.27<\/td><td>$277.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Los Angeles, CA<\/td><td>$255.29<\/td><td>$210.76<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/new-york\/new-york\">New York City, NY<\/a> is the most expensive market for 10&times;10 climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled storage units, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/california\/san-francisco\">San Francisco, CA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/california\/los-angeles\">Los Angeles, CA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"highest-growth-rate-of-rental-rate-by-market\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highest Growth Rate of Rental Rate by Market<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Market<\/th><th>10&times;10 Climate-Controlled<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Las Vegas, NV<\/td><td>4.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minneapolis, MN<\/td><td>3.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fresno, CA<\/td><td>3.0%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a 10&times;10 climate-controlled self storage unit, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/nevada\/las-vegas\">Las Vegas, NV self storage market<\/a> saw the fastest 2023 annual compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.0%. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/minnesota\/minneapolis\">Minneapolis, MN<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/california\/fresno\">Fresno, CA<\/a> saw the second and third fastest CAGRs, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Market<\/th><th>10&times;10 Non-Climate-Controlled<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Phoenix, AZ<\/td><td>4.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Bernardino\/Riverside, CA<\/td><td>3.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indianapolis, IN<\/td><td>3.3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/arizona\/phoenix\">self storage in Phoenix, AZ<\/a> experienced the fastest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2%. This was followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/california\/san-bernardino\">San Bernardino, CA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/california\/riverside\">Riverside, CA<\/a> and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/self-storage-near-me\/indiana\/indianapolis\">Indianapolis, IN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"households-renting-storage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Households Renting Storage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>U.S. households renting storage<\/td><td>11.1%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 11% of households in the United States are currently renting a self storage unit, or 14,465,772 storage renting households out of 130,023,135 U.S. households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Self-Storage-Industry-Data\"><span id=\"self-storage-industry-data\">Self Storage Industry Data<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"self-storage-industry-revenue\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self Storage Industry Revenue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Industry Revenue<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>$58.3 billion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1-year change<\/td><td>0.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10-year change<\/td><td>14.9%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"facility-ownership\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facility Ownership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>By Facility Count<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Public Operators<\/td><td>22.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other Top 100 Operators<\/td><td>12.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Small Operators<\/td><td>64.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>By Rentable Square Footage<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Public Operators<\/td><td>37.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other Top 100 Operators<\/td><td>22.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Small Operators<\/td><td>40.2%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly 65% of all U.S. self storage facilities are owned by small operators that are not in the top 100 of business operators. Public companies and REITS own 23% of facilities and the remaining top 100 operators own 13% of facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When comparing ownership by square footage, however, public operators own a much larger share. Small self storage operators own 40% of rentable square footage in the U.S. Public companies and REITs own 38% and other top operators own the remaining 22%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public companies and REITs include Public Storage (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/PSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PSA<\/a>), Extra Space Storage (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/EXR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EXR<\/a>), CubeSmart (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/CUBE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CUBE<\/a>), U-Haul International (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/uhal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UHAL<\/a>), and National Storage Affiliates Trust (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/NSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSA<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"652\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAKMAQMAAABPcVhZAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAGdJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPBuSJsAAXDSu0YAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Charts of U.S. Self Storage Facility Ownership by Facility Count and By Rentable Square Footage\"  class=\"wp-image-15390 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-1024x652.png\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-380x242.png 380w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-550x350.png 550w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-800x510.png 800w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-760x484.png 760w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-1100x700.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1-600x382.png 600w, https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/storage-facility-ownership-2024-neighbor-1.png 1240w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"self-storage-industry-profit-margins\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self Storage Industry Profit Margins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Average profit margin of storage operators<\/td><td>36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Average profit margin of all industries<\/td><td>22%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the average profit margin for all industries is 22%, the self storage industry&rsquo;s profit margins are, on average, dramatically higher at 36%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"data-sources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Sources<a name=\"sources\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mini-storage Construction Spending, U.S. Census Bureau<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 Self-Storage Almanac, Modern Storage Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storage &amp; 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