Annual prepay finder
Filter for facilities that publish a real "pay for the year" discount — typically 5–10% off, sometimes a free 13th month. Most sites bury this.
Long-term self storage
The honest price of storing your stuff for the year, not the month.
The average self-storage renter stays 20 months — but every comparison site shows you a one-month headline rate. We surface annual-prepay deals, rate-lock guarantees, and the true 12-month cost across 6 U.S. metros.
Why this site exists
Three signals every long-stay renter wants — surfaced first.
Other comparison sites lead with the cheapest headline price. The headline rate is not the cost — it's the foot in the door. We lead with the three things that actually determine what you'll pay over a real stay.
Rate-lock detection
U-Haul markets a 1-year price lock. So do dozens of independents — they just don't advertise it the same way. We scrape the language and tag matches.
True 12-month cost
Existing-customer rate hikes average 10% per year. Our calculator shows the real number — headline × months is rarely what you pay.
Metros covered
All metros → 6 metros chosen for long-stay demand.
Banking & tech relocations
RelocationsClimate-controlledDrive-up mix
Music city relocations
RelocationsGear storageClimate-controlled
Snowbird & boat country
SnowbirdsBoat / RVClimate-controlled
Retiree & snowbird mix
SnowbirdsRetireesClimate-controlled
Snowbird capital
SnowbirdsClimate-controlledYear-round demand
Midwest steady
Stable demandLarger unitsDrive-up mix
Public facility websites only. No bot evasion. Honest defaults.
Our scraper reads each facility's own website. We never bypass anti-bot defenses, and chains that block scraping still get listed — they just don't show prices here. The calculator's defaults (rate-escalation, prepay, rate-lock) are based on industry research and clearly labeled wherever they're used.