Seven million people in Beijing - about a third of the population - rented their homes last year, a recent report said.

根据最近一份报告显示，去年北京的租房人口达到700万，约占全市人口的1/3。

Among those renters, people with Beijing hukou topped the list, accounting¹ for 18%, followed by people from Hebei, Heilongjiang, Shandong and Henan, according to the report released by Dingding Rent, an online rental² service provider.

根据在线租赁服务商丁丁租房发布的这一报告显示，在这些租户当中，京籍租客最多，占18%，其次是来自河北、黑龙江、山东、河南的租客。

Some of the renters have their own property in Beijing but choose to live in the rented places for various reasons, including proximity³ to a school for a child, saving commuting⁴ time to the workplace or for economic reasons, it said.

该报告指出，虽然一些租客在北京有房产，却因为各种原因，包括离孩子学校近、节省通勤时间或经济原因而选择租房住。

Last year, Liu Peng, who owns an apartment near the Fifth Ring Road, rented a two-bedroom apartment in Dongzhimen because his daughter started studying nearby at the prestigious⁵ Shijia Primary School. They live in the rented place on workdays, which costs them 7,500 yuan per month ($1,094), and spend the weekend in their own apartment.

去年，在五环路附近拥有一套房的刘鹏，在东直门租了一套两居室的公寓，因为她的女儿准备去非常有名的史家小学上学。他们在工作日住在租的房子里，房租每月7500元，而周末则住自己的房子。

"It does give us some economic pressure, but it is worthwhile because she can walk to school in three minutes," Liu said.

刘鹏表示：“这样做虽然会有一定的经济压力，但是还是值得的，因为孩子走路上学只要三分钟，”

Cheng Chen and her husband also live in a rented apartment next to her workplace in the central business district and spend weekends in their own home in Fengtai district. It takes an hour and a half one-way by public transportation⁶ from their own apartment to her workplace and perhaps even longer if driving during rush hour.

程晨和她的丈夫也住在离她工作单位较近的国贸，周末则会在位于丰台区的自己家里过。从他们自己家到工作地点坐公共交通单程需要花一个半小时，高峰期可能更甚。

"It would be too tiring to travel between the two places every day and could even be a bit dangerous, given that I sometimes have a night shift," said Cheng, a newspaper editor.

担任新闻报纸编辑的程晨说道：“两地来回太累了，可能还会有点危险，因为我有时候倒夜班。”

A home's distance from the workplace is the chief concern of 40% of the renters in Beijing, according to the report. According to a study by Beijing Normal University, the average daily commute⁷ for residents in Beijing in 2015 lasted 97 minutes, the longest in the country.

根据该报告显示，工作地点与住所的距离是40%在京租房族考虑的首要问题。据北京师范大学的一份研究，2015年北京市民平均每天的通勤时间是97分钟，为全国之最。

Other than saving time, saving money is also why many choose to live in a rented apartment.

除了节省时间，省钱也是许多人选择租房的原因。

Li Le bought an apartment in 2012 and makes a monthly mortgage payment of 7,000 yuan. Instead of living there, he rents it out, charging 5,500 per month, and spends 2,500 yuan a month for a rented two-bedroom apartment he shares with a colleague.

李乐在2012年买了一套房，每月要交7000元房贷。他不住在那里，而是以每月5500元租出去，并以每月2500元的价格和一个同事合租了一套两居室的公寓。

With the pay he earns every month as a public employee, it is difficult for him to pay the mortgage, Li said. "But I couldn't wait, because salary increases can't keep up with the rise in housing prices. I think I made the right choice."

李乐表示，作为政府职员的他，每月所赚的钱难以支付他的房贷。“但我不能等，因为薪酬的增长跟不上房价上涨的速度。我认为我的决定是对的。”