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CPI index for rent of primary residence (base 1982-84=100).
Rent of Primary Residence costs about $447 a month right now — 3% more than a year ago.
Rent of Primary Residence has increased 3.1% over the past 12 months, currently at $446.94 per month (up 0.1% month-over-month). Its all-time high in this dataset was $446.94 per month in June 2026.
United States vs Texas vs Dallas–Fort Worth.
How rent of primary residence fits into a typical monthly basket.
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The most recent national average price of rent of primary residence tracked by Basket Index is $446.95 per month. This figure is sourced from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) and updated monthly.
Over the past 12 months, the price of rent of primary residence is 3.1% more than it was a year ago, and it moved 0.1% up from the previous month.
In the time period Basket Index tracks, the historical high was $446.95 per month in June 2026, and the historical low was $337.83 per month in January 2020.
A standard Family of 4 spends roughly $1,918 per month on rent of primary residence — about 72.5% of their tracked household basket.
Rent of primary residence price data comes directly from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). We publish the source series ID on the Methodology page so every figure can be reproduced from the original government dataset.
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A scheduled job pulls the latest observation from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) once per day. Monthly observations are published with a short publication lag from the source. See /item/rent for the most recent figure.