Rent of primary residence price history inflation (CPI), 1941–2026
450.4 CPI index (1982-84=100) (Sep 2026)
The CPI-U index for rent of primary residence measures the change in rents paid by tenants. BLS does not publish an average rent price, so this page shows the index and its percent change. The latest index is 450.4 for Sep 2026. That is +2.8% from a year earlier.
Annual averages
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 434.9 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 420.1 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 399.6 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 370.2 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 349.1 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 341.5 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 331.1 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 319.3 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 308.1 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 296.8 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 286.0 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 276.2 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 267.7 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 260.4 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 253.6 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 249.4 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 248.8 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 243.3 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 234.7 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 225.1 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 217.3 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 211.0 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 205.5 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 199.7 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 192.1 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 183.9 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 177.5 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 172.1 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 166.7 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 162.0 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 157.8 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 154.0 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 150.3 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 146.9 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 143.3 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 138.4 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 132.8 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 127.8 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 123.1 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 118.3 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 111.8 | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 105.3 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 100.1 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 94.6 | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 87.9 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 80.9 | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 74.3 | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 69.3 | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 64.8 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 61.1 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 58.0 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 55.1 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 52.5 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 50.3 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 48.6 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 46.5 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 44.6 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 43.2 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 42.2 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 41.5 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 40.9 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 40.5 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 40.1 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 39.7 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 39.2 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 38.7 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 38.2 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 37.6 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 37.0 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 36.3 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 35.6 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 35.1 | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 33.9 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 32.2 | +4.2% |
| 1951 | 30.9 | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 29.8 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 28.7 | +4.3% |
| 1948 | 27.5 | +6.6% |
| 1947 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 24.7 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 24.7 | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 24.2 | +0.0% |
* Partial year, averaged over published months only. 2025: 11 of 12 months (BLS published no October 2025 data because of the federal government shutdown; the average uses the 11 published months).