Jacksonville rents surged post-pandemic. A new book examines why

When rents began skyrocketing across the country, Jacksonville didn’t just feel the impact, it ranked among the top five U.S. cities with the fastest rent increases. That surge prompted two local housing advocates to take a closer look at what’s driving housing costs in Northeast Florida and who is benefiting. Their findings are now laid out in a new book that examines Jacksonville as a case study in a growing national affordability crisis.