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People living in Orlando's metro area are seeing rent rise faster than any other big city in the country. "Everyone has roommates quite honestly. It's hard to find somebody who doesn't have a roommate," said Orlando renter Jessica Hoehn. "Sometimes, that's the only way to make it." Jessica Hoehn has lived in the same apartment on the edge of downtown Orlando for six years and stays there because she likes where she lives and her rent is reasonable, but she’s watched rent around her rise -- and fast."You can't get a one bedroom around here decent for $1,100," she said. New data from website Apartment List's Rentonomics report shows the average price of a one-bedroom apartment within the entire city limit of Orlando has risen to 1,060 a month.Overall, Orlando's jump is about 3.1 percent over last year. That's edging out Tampa's 3 percent, and outpacing Miami's 1 percent. The trend stretches the entire metro area -- with seemingly higher waves in neighboring cities. The increase is 5.3 percent year-over-year in Winter Park and it's 6.8 percent in Maitland."When you're renting, it's hard to buy something," realtor Beverly Dodds said. "People say they want to save another year to buy a house, but are you saving as much as the house is going to go up? Usually not." Dodds says while home prices have risen recently, just like rent, she's seen some people choosing to bring their monthly housing expense down some by buying a place instead."They start (close to downtown) and then slowly work their way out, then they're five minutes away, maybe 15 minutes, and they're fine," Dodds said. "When you rent, you're just paying someone's mortgage and not your own.""Places where the inventory is the lowest are also the places where prices are rising the fastest," said UCF Economics professor Sean Snaith. Snaith said he doesn't expect rent prices to recede anytime soon, but he does see indications of stabilization.The pace of new construction has gone up to help with demand, and Snaith says,after years of very weak wage growth promise is building. "The unemployment rate is extremely low in Florida and Central Florida, the labor market is getting tighter with each passing month, and that, in turn, is starting to put pressure on wages," Snaith said. "The ability to pay these higher rents is going to improve over the next several years."