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 102.50 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 5.50 5.49 percent Feb 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.11 6.10 percent Feb 2026
Average House Prices 498000.00 483500.00 USD Oct 2025
Average Mortgage Size 380.61 378.06 Thousand USD Dec 2025
Building Permits 1411.00 1415.00 Thousand Oct 2025
Building Permits MoM -0.30 6.40 percent Oct 2025
Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index 337.27 337.37 points Nov 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price MoM 0.00 -0.30 percent Nov 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price YoY 1.40 1.30 percent Nov 2025
Construction Spending MoM 0.50 -0.60 percent Oct 2025
Existing Home Sales 4350.00 4140.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Existing Home Sales MoM 5.10 0.70 percent Dec 2025
Home Ownership Rate 65.70 65.30 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index MoM 0.60 0.40 percent Nov 2025
House Price Index YoY 1.90 1.80 percent Nov 2025
House Price Index 439.30 436.80 points Nov 2025
Housing Starts 1246.00 1306.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
Housing Starts MoM -4.60 1.20 percent Oct 2025
Housing Starts Multi Family 347.00 468.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
Housing Starts Single Family 874.00 829.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
MBA Mortgage Market Index 329.90 330.80 points Feb 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 1284.60 1269.70 points Feb 2026
MBA Purchase Index 161.50 165.40 points Feb 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications -0.30 -8.90 percent Feb 2026
Mortgage Originations 524.42 512.15 Billion USD Dec 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.21 6.21 percent Feb 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 37.00 39.00 points Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 330.45 329.14 points Nov 2025
New Home Sales 737.00 738.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
New Home Sales MoM -0.10 3.80 percent Oct 2025
Pending Home Sales YoY -3.00 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Pending Home Sales MoM -9.30 3.30 percent Dec 2025
Price to Rent Ratio 134.04 133.46 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 1.22 1.78 Percent Sep 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 405400.00 410000.00 USD Dec 2025
Total Housing Inventory 1180.00 1440.00 Thousands Dec 2025


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
134.04 133.46 140.23 88.72 1970 - 2024 Quarterly
Price Index, SA