2026 Self-Storage Appraiser Bundle

The 2026 Self-Storage Appraiser Bundle is a discounted bundle that includes the 2026 Self-Storage Expense Guidebook and the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac.

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The 34th edition of the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac features the most up-to-date data, trends, and analysis that self-storage owners, operators, investors, developers, and appraisers have come to rely on. Do you want to purchase only this product? Click here.

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The 2026 Self-Storage Expense Guidebook includes additional information on the operating expenses for self-storage properties. This is a digital-only product and is delivered as a downloadable PDF. Do you want to purchase only this product? Click here.

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About the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac

First published in 1992, the annual Self-Storage Almanac is known throughout the industry as the leading self-storage source for data, trends, and in-depth analysis. With information gathered from Noah Starr and his team at TractIQ, our data provider, the Almanac is continually referenced, cited, and relied on for its current and comprehensive statistics that self-storage owners, operators, investors, developers, and appraisers across the country utilize to make better informed business decisions.

Table of Contents

• A Note From The Publisher | 5
• Ad Index | 7
• Contributions & Credits | 9
• Regional Information | 9
  • Section 1 - Industry Numbers | 11 
  • Section 2 - Ownership | 15 
  • Section 3 - Self-Storage Supply Forecast | 23 
  • Section 4 - Economics & Demographics | 27 
  • Section 5 - Customer Traits | 39
  • Section 6 - Security & Smart Technology | 45 
  • Section 7 - Occupancy | 57
  • Section 8 - Rental Rates | 71 
  • Section 9 - Marketing | 87
  • Section 10 - Site Information | 95
  • Section 11 - RV & Boat Storage | 103 
  • Section 12 - Cap Rates | 109 
  • Section 13 - Market Conditions | 115
  • Section 14 - Finance | 123 
  • Section 15 - Valuation | 131
• Associations And Resources | 139

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About the DIGITAL EDITION of the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac:

Purchasing a digital or combo edition of the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac grants the purchaser access to an online-only version of the book. We do not offer a downloadable version of this content.

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MSM would like to recognize the following industry professionals for their invaluable contributions to the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac:

Noah Starr and Taylor Bills (TractIQ), Jason Mathew, Janus International, Sarah Beth DeFazio and Lou Barnholdt (Universal Storage Group), Tommy Nguyen (Storage Pug), Yardi Matrix, Adam Karnes and Shawn Hill (The BSC Group), Ben Vestal and Cole Carosella (Argus Self Storage Advisors), Poppy Behrens, Greg Isaacson, Erica Shatzer, Alejandra Zilak

This study, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of MSM, which has received one-time reproduction permission from the sources referred to herein.

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MSM • PO Box 608 • Wittmann, Arizona 85361-9997 • (800) 824-6864

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About the 2026 Self-Storage Expense Guidebook

Get the latest self-storage operating expenses!

Downloadable PDF Available

This product is digital only.

For nearly 40 years, real estate professionals, investors, brokers, owners, managers, researchers, appraisers, governmental agencies, and market observers have turned to MSM's educational publications for self-storage data, statistics, and information.

We developed the Self-Storage Expense Guidebook because so many readers of the annual Self-Storage Almanac requested additional information on the operating expenses for self-storage properties. Once again, we have partnered with the self-storage teams at Newmark to bring you the latest self-storage operating expenses.

The 2026 edition of the Guidebook is based upon responses from owners and operators of self-storage properties nationwide. Our Expense Guidebook has become one of the most sought after products produced by MSM.

Just as we continue to refine the scope of the Self-Storage Almanac, so do we strive to continually improve the scope of the data in the Expense Guidebook.

Once again in this year’s edition you will find the overall expense to income ratio on a national basis, as well as overall facility income and rental revenue growth and the traditional expense data broken down into more precise categories.

It is important to note that the data in this edition is not collected on a same-store basis; therefore, the numbers represent an average based on partner data.

For additional self-storage data and statistics, we suggest that you look to the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac (Buy Now) and the many other educational products offered by MSM. Above all, we hope you find this edition of the Expense Guidebook to be a valuable tool with which to pursue your self-storage endeavors. Major self-storage operating expense categories include taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance, administration, on- and off-site management, utilities, and advertising. Data is broken down by national figures as well as regions, including East, Mideast, Northeast, Midwest, East North Central, West North Central, South, Southeast, Southwest, West, Mountain, and Pacific.