Price data
How much does a storage unit cost?
Median advertised prices for every unit size, measured across 4,617 Public Storage locations in 332 US markets. Not a national average from a press release: the actual published rate at each branch.
| Size | Sq ft | Roughly | Cheap end | Median | Dear end | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5x5 | 25 | a large closet | $12 | $35 | $88 | $1.40 |
| 5x10 | 50 | a walk-in wardrobe | $24 | $55 | $124 | $1.10 |
| 5x15 | 75 | a large garden shed | $37 | $78 | $177 | $1.04 |
| 10x10 | 100 | half a single garage | $50 | $95 | $206 | $0.95 |
| 10x15 | 150 | a one-car garage | $66 | $123 | $258 | $0.82 |
| 10x20 | 200 | a standard garage | $86 | $150 | $310 | $0.75 |
| 10x25 | 250 | an extra-deep garage | $101 | $168 | $337 | $0.67 |
| 10x30 | 300 | a double garage | $122 | $221 | $434 | $0.74 |
The three things that move the price
Where. A 10×10 runs a median of $95 nationally, but the gap between the cheapest and dearest US markets is several times that. Storage is a land business; the price tracks property values.
Which branch. Even inside one city, the same size varies sharply between locations because each one discounts against its own vacancy. This is the saving most people never capture, because no operator shows you its branches side by side.
Which rate you are quoted. The advertised figure is a promotional online rate. The regular rate it reverts to is 1.5× higher, consistently enough across thousands of listings to be a pricing rule rather than a coincidence. The measurement is here.
Online rate vs regular rate. Every listing publishes two figures and the regular rate is 1.5× the online rate at the median. That is a pricing rule, not a second quote. Figures here are the online rate (the promotional price for booking on the web) unless labelled otherwise. Budget on the regular rate.
Advertised rates for new rentals, not quotes; they move with availability. Insurance, admin fees and limited-time offers are excluded. This covers Public Storage only. Other operators do not publish per-location pricing in a form that can be read. Not affiliated with Public Storage.