This week the Radius+ team took a closer look at the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CBSA. Historical Supply Growth in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CBSA: 2020: 1.6% 2021: 3.4% 2022: 4.1% 2023: 2.3% 2024: 3.9% 2025: 5.4% 2026: 1% (YTD) Detroit has added supply every year...
Balancing Tradition and Tech to Grow Your Self-Storage Business
Independent self-storage business owners often feel pulled between traditional values that built trust, clear communication, fair policies, a clean and safe property, and modern expectations for speed, convenience, and consistency. The core tension is plain: clinging...
Syracuse Self-Storage Market Update: Rates Hit an 18-Month Low as the Pipeline Goes Quiet
Sep 28, 2026 · @James McLean This week the Radius+ team took a look at the Syracuse, NY CBSA. Earlier this year we flagged Syracuse as a New York market to watch, and the latest data shows why it deserves a closer look now: a quiet development pipeline, rates at their...
What Self-Storage Can Learn from Hotels and Airlines
Self-storage may not seem to have much in common with hotels or airlines, but the industries share an important challenge: they all sell limited inventory into constantly changing demand. A hotel has a fixed number of rooms. An airline has a fixed number of seats. A...
Three Takeaways from SSA Vegas
I spent last week at SSA in Las Vegas, but this year, instead of staying near the booth, I spent both days in private conversations with groups from across the industry. Most of the fifteen-minute meetings ran thirty or forty. A few themes came up enough times to be...
Self-Storage’s Invisible Competitor: Household Inertia
When self-storage operators think about competition, the first place they usually look is down the street. They watch nearby facilities, compare rates, track promotions, monitor new development, and pay attention to how much inventory competitors have available. All...
Three New York Markets Still Building in 2026
This week the Radius+ team looked at supply growth across New York. Each figure below is new supply delivered that year as a percentage of that market's total supply. Most of the state has gone quiet. Three markets are still building, each for a different reason....
How To Light Self-Storage Lots For Security Cameras in 7 Steps
Strategic LED lighting and motion controls are essential to eliminate dark spots, improve camera visibility, and strengthen security throughout your facility. A security camera is only as effective as the lighting supporting it. If you review footage after an incident...
Colorado Springs Storage Market Analysis: Supply Growth & Demand Drivers
This week the Radius+ team took a closer look at the Colorado Springs, CO CBSA. Historical Supply Growth in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA CBSA: 2020: 10.6% 2021: 3.5% 2022: 2% 2023: 2.7% 2024: 5.2% 2025: 3.1% 2026: 1.1% Colorado Springs saw a large influx of...
How Small Storage Businesses Can Refresh Their Brand on a Budget
For owners and managers of small storage businesses, the toughest challenge often isn’t operations, it’s being overlooked when every facility looks and sounds the same. When signage, photos, and messaging feel dated or inconsistent, even a clean, well-run property can...










