U.S. Rent inflation: 2.8% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
Are rents still rising?
Yes. In September 2026, rents in the U.S. were 2.8% higher than a year earlier. That is a bigger rise than 2.7% in August 2026.
The latest rent inflation for U.S. is 2.8% (September 2026), according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value2.8% Reference period: September 2026
Previous (August 2026): 2.7% · +0.1 percentage points
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- rent prices (CPI, 12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
- The 12-month change is calculated by Vernumo from the official index; it is not a figure published by the source.
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 2.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-08 | 2.7% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-07 | 2.9% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-06 | 2.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-05 | 2.9% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-04 | 2.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-03 | 2.6% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-02 | 2.7% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-01 | 2.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-12 | 2.9% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-11 | 3% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-09 | 3.4% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-08 | 3.5% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-07 | 3.5% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-06 | 3.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-05 | 3.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-04 | 4% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-03 | 4% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-02 | 4.1% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-01 | 4.2% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Questions people ask
What is the latest rent inflation in the U.S.?
2.8% in September 2026, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Is the rent inflation in the U.S. rising or falling?
It rose by 0.1 percentage points from August 2026. A year earlier (September 2025) it was 3.4%.
How does the U.S. compare with other countries on rent inflation?
In September 2026, it ranked 10th of 19 countries compared here, from highest to lowest: Ireland 6.3%, Netherlands 4.4%, UK 4.2%, Austria 4.1%, Australia 3.6%, Norway 3.6%, Italy 3.4%, Sweden 3.3%, Belgium 3%, U.S. 2.8%, Canada 2.8%, Spain 2.5%, Denmark 2.5%, Germany 2.2%, France 1.6%, South Korea 1.34%, Switzerland 1.3%, Japan 0.5%, Finland -0.2%.