Price data
How much does a 10x25 storage unit cost?
Per square foot, the 10x25 is the cheapest way to rent storage in America: $0.67 a month against a median of $168 for the unit. Measured across 1,812 locations.
| Measure | Online rate | Regular rate |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth of locations | $101 | $152 |
| Lower quartile | $128 | $192 |
| Median | $168 | $252 |
| Upper quartile | $236 | $354 |
| Dearest tenth | $337 | $506 |
What fits in a 10x25
250 square feet, roughly an extra-deep garage. A large family relocation, or a pickup parked with workshop tools alongside. At the median online rate that is $0.67 a square foot.
Cheapest markets for a 10x25
Georgia supplies three of the ten lowest medians (Fayetteville, Savannah and Lawrenceville), but Ocala, FL beats them, and every other one of the 69 markets with enough branches to report a 10x25, at $84.
| Market | Locations | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocala, FL | 11 | $84 | -50% |
| Mission, TX | 10 | $86 | -49% |
| Victorville, CA | 10 | $90 | -46% |
| Fayetteville, GA | 15 | $110 | -35% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 21 | $118 | -30% |
| Tulsa, OK | 15 | $119 | -29% |
| Savannah, GA | 8 | $121 | -28% |
| Columbia, SC | 8 | $122 | -27% |
Most expensive markets
Los Angeles, CA heads the table at $484, 5.8× what Ocala asks. The surprise is lower down: Fort Myers, FL, cheap for storage in general, marks a 10x25 up 50% on its own level, Vancouver by 35% and Atlanta by 34%. Sacramento, CA runs 21% the other side, Riverside 17%.
| Market | Locations | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 12 | $484 | +188% |
| Irvine, CA | 20 | $403 | +140% |
| San Francisco, CA | 15 | $397 | +136% |
| San Jose, CA | 15 | $390 | +132% |
| Miami, FL | 10 | $390 | +132% |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 14 | $373 | +122% |
| Alexandria, VA | 16 | $366 | +118% |
| San Diego, CA | 9 | $362 | +115% |
Is a 10x25 the right size?
No unit rents floor more cheaply, and the stretch just before it is the cheapest on the ladder: stepping out of a 10x20 costs $18 a month for 50 more square feet, $0.36 each. What argues against it is stock. 1,812 branches carry one against 4,042 for a 10x20, and the shortfall is worst exactly where demand concentrates: Los Angeles, CA has one in 8% of its 147 branches, beside 78% in Wichita, KS.
| Size | Sq ft | Median online | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5x5 | 25 | $35 | $1.40 |
| 5x10 | 50 | $55 | $1.10 |
| 5x15 | 75 | $78 | $1.04 |
| 10x10 | 100 | $95 | $0.95 |
| 10x15 | 150 | $123 | $0.82 |
| 10x20 | 200 | $150 | $0.75 |
| 10x25 | 250 | $168 | $0.67 |
| 10x30 | 300 | $221 | $0.74 |
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.