Price to Rent Ratio in the United States increased to 134.04 in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 133.46 in the third quarter of 2024. Price to Rent Ratio in the United States averaged 102.49 from 1970 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 140.23 in the second quarter of 2022 and a record low of 88.72 in the third quarter of 1982. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.54 5.50 percent Mar 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.22 6.11 percent Mar 2026
Average House Prices 499500.00 530900.00 USD Jan 2026
Average Mortgage Size 385.51 380.61 Thousand USD Jan 2026
Building Permits 1386.00 1455.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Building Permits MoM -4.70 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index 336.89 337.34 points Dec 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM -0.10 0.00 percent Dec 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY 1.40 1.40 percent Dec 2025
Construction Spending MoM -0.30 0.80 percent Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales 4090.00 4020.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM 1.70 -5.90 percent Feb 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.70 65.30 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index MoM 0.10 0.70 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index YoY 1.80 2.10 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index 440.40 439.70 points Dec 2025
Housing Starts 1487.00 1387.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
Housing Starts MoM 7.20 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 524.00 406.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 935.00 962.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index 347.10 389.60 points Mar 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 1341.00 1646.30 points Mar 2026
MBA Purchase Index 172.90 171.30 points Mar 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications -10.90 3.20 percent Mar 2026
Mortgage Originations 524.42 512.15 Billion USD Dec 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.30 6.19 percent Mar 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 38.00 37.00 points Mar 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 332.04 330.65 points Dec 2025
New Home Sales 587.00 712.00 Thousand units Jan 2026
New Home Sales MoM -17.60 -6.80 percent Jan 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -0.80 -0.40 percent Feb 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 1.80 -1.00 percent Feb 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 133.60 133.10 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 1.22 1.78 Percent Sep 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 398000.00 395000.00 USD Feb 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1290.00 1260.00 Thousands Feb 2026


United States Price to Rent Ratio
The price to rent ratio in the United States measures the nominal house price index divided by the housing rent price index.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
133.60 133.10 140.23 88.72 1970 - 2024 Quarterly
Price Index, SA