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 5.87 5.85 percent May 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.53 6.51 percent May 2026
Average House Prices 508800.00 505200.00 USD Apr 2026
Average Mortgage Size 381.94 383.57 Thousand USD Mar 2026
Building Permits 1423.00 1363.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Building Permits MoM 4.40 -11.50 percent Apr 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index 341.74 338.23 points Mar 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM 1.00 0.40 percent Mar 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY 0.80 0.90 percent Mar 2026
Construction Spending MoM 0.60 -0.20 percent Mar 2026
Existing Home Sales 4020.00 4010.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM 0.20 -2.90 percent Apr 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.30 65.70 percent Mar 2026
House Price Index MoM 0.10 -0.10 percent Mar 2026
House Price Index YoY 1.70 1.70 percent Mar 2026
House Price Index 441.50 441.20 points Mar 2026
Housing Starts 1465.00 1507.00 Thousand units Apr 2026
Housing Starts MoM -2.80 12.00 percent Apr 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 529.00 463.00 Thousand units Apr 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 930.00 1022.00 Thousand units Apr 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index 259.40 283.50 points May 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 753.70 920.20 points May 2026
MBA Purchase Index 169.70 170.40 points May 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications -8.50 -2.30 percent May 2026
Mortgage Originations 529.80 524.42 Billion USD Mar 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.65 6.56 percent May 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 37.00 34.00 points May 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 331.27 332.00 points Mar 2026
New Home Sales 622.00 663.00 Thousand units Apr 2026
New Home Sales MoM -6.20 3.40 percent Apr 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY 3.20 -1.10 percent Apr 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 1.40 1.70 percent Apr 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 133.60 133.10 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 0.90 1.22 Percent Dec 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 417700.00 409100.00 USD Apr 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1470.00 1390.00 Thousands Apr 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