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In the aftermath of a historic housing bust, rented single-family homes are on the rise in communities from coast to coast.
At least a fifth of all occupied single-family homes were rentals last year in 32 of the nation's top metropolitan regions, according to a USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. That's up from seven metros in 2006.
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