What a 5×10 costs nationally.

Triangulated 2026 national median: $72/mo. The figure is a triangulation across three primary-source approaches.

Source triangulation

• Public Storage 2026 guide: $74/mo (cleanest single source) ↗
• Yardi Matrix April 2026: $16.22/sqft/yr = $1.35/sqft/mo. On 50-sqft base = $67.62/mo (low end of triangulation). ↗
• SpareFoot 2026 guidance: $35-$60 small-unit band (covers 5×5 and 5×10; includes promo pricing not standard rolling) ↗

YoY trend: -2.7%

5×10 prices softened ~2.7% YoY through April 2026 — consistent with the broader Yardi/RentCafe storage rent reports showing 0.8% to 4.3% declines on 10×10 over the same period. Sun Belt oversupply (Phoenix, Florida, Texas) pulls national averages down; Boston / NYC / SF tightness keeps the top end stable.

Ratio to 5×5: 1.6x

5×10 nationally runs ~1.6x the 5×5 rate ($72 vs $45). This ratio holds at the portfolio level despite ~2x cubic capacity — meaning 5×10 is the better $/cu-ft value if you have the inventory to justify it. The same ratio applies at individual facilities (Public Storage operator data shows ~1.5-1.8x range within a facility).

Highest / cheapest metros

• Highest: San Francisco, CA — $440/mo. Marin St 10x10 standard (non-climate proxy). True 5x10 in-city likely $180-$300.
• Cheapest: Jacksonville, FL — $24/mo. Fort Caroline Rd 5x10 standard, non-climate drive-up.

Honesty note: $72 is triangulated. It's not a single-source published 5×10 figure. Public Storage publishes $74 in their 2026 guide (the cleanest single source); we report it as the cohort anchor. Yardi's derivation gives $68; SpareFoot's lower number reflects promo pricing not standard rolling. $72 sits in the middle of the realistic standard rolling band.