Built by a rent-by-room investor · Real market data
Find your next rent-by-room market. In minutes, not weeks.
Access real-time market indicators, estimate gross revenue potential, and find the most profitable rent-by-room opportunities nationwide.
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What's inside Pillow Markets
- Market Explorer
- Market Deep Dive
- ZIP Lookup
- AI Matchmaker
- My Watchlist
01 · MARKET EXPLORER
Rank 120 markets side by side.
Sort every rent-by-room market by active units, occupancy, 8-bed gross revenue, room rates, or 1BR rent. Switch months to see what's heating up and what's cooling off.
- Sortable national table - 120 cities, 6,780 ZIPs
- Month-over-month delta on every metric
- Click any row to drill into a full deep dive
02 · MARKET DEEP DIVE
Every zip, every metric, one page.
Pick a city and see every zip code side by side - occupancy, room rates, crime grade, conversion-ready inventory. Export a PDF or save it to your watchlist.
- Occupancy & month-over-month
- Live occupancy by zip with last-month delta arrows. Spot momentum before everyone else does.
- Crime grade A-F
- Neighborhood safety scored per zip so you can filter out markets that look good on paper but carry tenant risk.
- Conversion-ready homes
- Average price of 3+ bed, 1,750+ sqft homes in the market. We use it to estimate net cash flow so you know the numbers work before you go looking.
- Export PDF + Watchlist
- One-click PDF tearsheet for partners or lenders. Save the market to your watchlist to revisit it next month.
03 · ZIP LOOKUP
Got a ZIP in mind? Get the answer instantly.
Paste a ZIP and pull occupancy, shared and private room rates, crime grade and inventory in seconds. Perfect when you're already evaluating a specific block or listing.
04 · AI-POWERED MARKET MATCHING
Not sure where to start? Let's find your market.
Answer 5 quick questions. We'll rank every rent-by-room market in our database against your criteria - and explain exactly why each one fits.
- Answer 5 questions. Budget, location, risk tolerance, platform preference, cash flow target, and deal-breakers.
- AI scans the database. Every market is ranked against your profile using real occupancy, crime, and rental data.
- Get your top markets. Ranked results with plain-English explanations of why each market fits you.
05 · MY WATCHLIST
Track the markets you care about.
Save markets and ZIPs from anywhere in the app. Get a personal shortlist you can revisit, compare month-over-month and export as a PDF report.
Markets we cover
Pittsfield, MA · Tulsa, OK · Jacksonville, FL · Saginaw, MI · Idaho Falls, ID · Killeen, TX · Portland, OR · Oklahoma City, OK · Denver, CO · Baltimore, MD · Rochester, MN · State College, PA · Miami, FL · Olympia, WA · Tampa, FL · Cape Coral, FL · Dallas, TX · Orlando, FL · Rocky Mount, NC · Philadelphia, PA · Salt Lake City, UT · Flint, MI · Baton Rouge, LA · Detroit, MI · Deltona, FL · Clarksville, TN · Raleigh, NC · Sherman, TX · Milwaukee, WI · Tallahassee, FL · Fresno, CA · Columbus, OH · Richmond, VA · Nashville, TN · Indianapolis, IN · Honolulu, HI · Punta Gorda, FL · San Antonio, TX · Charleston, SC · Toledo, OH · Gainesville, FL · Shreveport, LA · Fort Wayne, IN · Kansas City, MO · Lakeland, FL · Lake Havasu City, AZ · Houston, TX · Reading, PA · San Diego, CA · Pensacola, FL · New York, NY · Worcester, MA · Sacramento, CA · Boston, MA · Oxnard, CA · Amarillo, TX · Tucson, AZ · Huntsville, AL · Scranton, PA · Minneapolis, MN · Bridgeport, CT · Tyler, TX · Columbus, GA · Hagerstown, MD · Decatur, AL · Providence, RI · Greenville, NC · Hickory, NC · Washington, DC · Savannah, GA · New Haven, CT · Warner Robins, GA · Las Vegas, NV · Rome, GA · Los Angeles, CA · Syracuse, NY · Macon, GA · Little Rock, AR · Cleveland, OH · Cincinnati, OH · Palm Coast, FL · Beaumont, TX · McAllen, TX · Vallejo, CA · Greensboro, NC · Dayton, OH · Augusta, GA · Memphis, TN · St. Louis, MO · Jackson, MS · Riverside, CA · Dothan, AL · Pittsburgh, PA · Great Falls, MT · Palm Bay, FL · Ocala, FL · Phoenix, AZ · Cedar Rapids, IA · New Orleans, LA · Durham, NC · Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · Port St. Lucie, FL · Prescott, AZ · Yuma, AZ · Sarasota, FL · San Francisco, CA · Jacksonville, NC · Chattanooga, TN · Charlotte, NC · Atlanta, GA · Fayetteville, NC · Montgomery, AL · Bakersfield, CA · Chicago, IL · Seattle, WA · Hinesville, GA · Virginia Beach, VA · Kingsport, TN · Gainesville, GA
06 · ABOUT THIS DATA
Real data. Refreshed every month.
- Where the data comes from
- Active inventory tracked across leading rent-by-room platforms, cross-referenced with Zillow rent and home-price data.
- How often it updates
- Every market and every ZIP is refreshed monthly so you compare apples to apples month over month.
- What it isn't
- Gross revenue figures are potential, not net. We give you the demand signal - you model the financials.