PSYCHOLOGY TODAY | Here’s what the research says about how our housing shapes our happiness. A poll of over 10,000 adults in the U.K. found that 40 percent of renters reported feeling lonely, compared with 29 percent of people who own their homes outright. Renters were also much less likely to know their neighbors (43 percent vs. 69 percent) and less likely to be satisfied with their friendships (Belonging Forum, 2024). However, renters tend to be younger, earn less, and move more often, and each of these could contribute to loneliness on its own since this report was a simple poll.

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