Report: Rent increases in Midland among highest in state

ReNew Scotsdale Apartments at 2613 Midland Drive.Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-TelegramYearly rent increases are as high in Midland-Odessa as anywhere in the state of Texas, according to apartmentlist.com.The online apartment guide shows an 18.7% increase in median rents in Midland. That is only topped inside the state by the 22.5% increase in Odessa. The median increases across other larger metropolitan areas in West Texas range from 0.2% in San Angelo to 6.4% in Lubbock. Across the largest metropolitan areas in the state, the range is 2.