What does the US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area measure?

The US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area measures asking rents for new lease agreements across single-family homes, multi-family units, and apartments in the United States and the largest metropolitan regions, expressed in USD.

How often is the US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area published and how far back does it go?

The series is published monthly by Zillow Research and historical data goes back to January 2015 for the United States and covered metropolitan areas.

What geographic breakdowns are available in this table?

The table provides data for the United States nationally and across 40 major metropolitan areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston.

How does the Zillow Rent Index differ from official inflation shelter costs?

While the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks shelter costs reflecting all existing rental contracts, the Zillow index measures new lease transactions, serving as a leading indicator for rental inflation in the United States.

US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area

Name: US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area
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US Zillow Rent Index by metro area and the United States, published monthly by Zillow Research.

Source: Zillow ResearchLast updated: Sep 21, 2026, 15:03Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023
United States	1,947.97	1,944.17	1,938.66	1,931.06	1,921.72	1,911.28	1,900.77	1,893.66	1,891.58	1,894.18	1,897.52	1,899.69	1,900.74	1,917.85	1,915.02	1,910.03	1,902.9	1,894	1,882.8	1,874.85	1,870.63	1,872.78	1,875.99	1,879.52	1,879.81	1,876.81	1,869.84	1,860.59	1,850.04	1,839.67	1,829.36	1,821.77	1,818.7	1,821.02	1,825.99	1,829.51	1,829.29
BY METRO AREA40
New York, NY	3,615	3,606.04	3,576.85	3,544.44	3,506.23	3,474.19	3,443.87	3,425.58	3,427.64	3,438.81	3,458.21	3,468.51	3,469.88	3,471.99	3,442.8	3,413.54	3,386.31	3,357.95	3,327.73	3,309.19	3,297.2	3,300.72	3,308.88	3,321.01	3,328.93	3,322.63	3,305.99	3,279.49	3,249.69	3,221.99	3,193.41	3,174.8	3,168.77	3,180.34	3,199	3,212.16	3,212.31
Los Angeles, CA	2,940.55	2,935.39	2,932.77	2,926.15	2,916.49	2,906.08	2,892.43	2,885.99	2,883.34	2,890.83	2,894.94	2,895.73	2,894.44	2,901.48	2,896.98	2,892.26	2,888.97	2,889.07	2,867.84	2,847.49	2,829.06	2,834.89	2,839.85	2,842.96	2,838.69	2,831.25	2,819.16	2,807.34	2,796.63	2,788.36	2,776.69	2,767.33	2,763.51	2,768.59	2,777.8	2,781.06	2,778
Chicago, IL	2,209.96	2,212.2	2,204.05	2,187.99	2,168.78	2,149.3	2,127.33	2,109.61	2,098.35	2,099.21	2,101.97	2,106.01	2,107.02	2,142.7	2,132.48	2,114.76	2,095.39	2,073.97	2,053.8	2,036.76	2,027.74	2,025.39	2,025.85	2,027.36	2,027.77	2,024.15	2,015.48	1,999.78	1,983.17	1,964.04	1,949	1,934.45	1,925.36	1,922.65	1,928.85	1,935.82	1,939.32
Dallas, TX	1,659.49	1,657.83	1,657.8	1,655.09	1,650.56	1,641.65	1,634.9	1,631.54	1,632.96	1,637.22	1,642.26	1,647.54	1,652.36	1,664.75	1,667.33	1,666.91	1,662.66	1,653.61	1,643.67	1,638.89	1,641.18	1,647.54	1,656.31	1,662.35	1,667.85	1,667.59	1,664.14	1,658.16	1,652.25	1,647.43	1,643.94	1,645.14	1,648.49	1,656.97	1,664.5	1,672.94	1,677.11
Houston, TX	1,642.82	1,643.35	1,641.61	1,636.94	1,630.04	1,625.95	1,625.35	1,627.2	1,629.23	1,632.59	1,637.38	1,642.31	1,642.18	1,654.31	1,653.53	1,658.26	1,655.62	1,650.23	1,642.56	1,638.47	1,638.75	1,642.46	1,647.55	1,650.06	1,649.43	1,646.52	1,642.15	1,633.69	1,625.68	1,618.14	1,614.36	1,610.14	1,608.77	1,610.5	1,616.23	1,621.89	1,626.85
Washington, DC	2,432.51	2,427.23	2,419.88	2,413.92	2,404.56	2,392.56	2,377.82	2,366.71	2,364.92	2,374.84	2,390	2,404.11	2,414.32	2,447.27	2,447.2	2,442.67	2,434.53	2,422.08	2,401.32	2,385.35	2,376.87	2,382.48	2,392.73	2,402.31	2,405.19	2,398.15	2,381.19	2,360.15	2,339.62	2,319.89	2,299.55	2,285.29	2,282.08	2,289.06	2,297.95	2,302.64	2,301.36
Philadelphia, PA	1,911.1	1,903.39	1,896.45	1,886.19	1,880.35	1,872.05	1,865.62	1,855.72	1,852.93	1,851.2	1,850.31	1,850.3	1,845.53	1,861.74	1,851.22	1,843.95	1,838.06	1,832.01	1,827.49	1,821.04	1,815.94	1,812.23	1,810.77	1,809.63	1,808.35	1,805.09	1,799.22	1,790.39	1,780.7	1,769.56	1,758.44	1,749.18	1,747.55	1,749.82	1,752.2	1,751.46	1,747.31
Miami, FL	2,666.04	2,659.54	2,653.93	2,652.2	2,647.48	2,639.05	2,630.56	2,626.34	2,626.5	2,627.2	2,625.65	2,624.42	2,624.04	2,640.74	2,640.73	2,641.08	2,640.43	2,638.59	2,634.18	2,630.45	2,628.37	2,629.22	2,629.69	2,628.46	2,622.93	2,618.24	2,613.22	2,610.24	2,607.15	2,600.3	2,590.02	2,584.54	2,585.88	2,590.41	2,588.9	2,582.03	2,578.11
Atlanta, GA	1,852.99	1,848	1,839.4	1,828.9	1,819.52	1,813.66	1,808.09	1,805.25	1,804.32	1,810.32	1,816.37	1,818.9	1,816.25	1,818.12	1,812.23	1,808.67	1,805.42	1,798.94	1,787.69	1,776.11	1,771.71	1,777.46	1,783.79	1,790.03	1,791.03	1,791.21	1,787.08	1,779.84	1,775.42	1,769.74	1,763.11	1,753.73	1,751.45	1,761.15	1,773.51	1,785.47	1,789.02
Boston, MA	3,073.54	3,093.99	3,098.98	3,093.37	3,067.45	3,045.08	3,019.1	3,002.41	2,984.33	2,976.25	2,977.35	2,988.11	3,002.75	3,084.76	3,090.31	3,086.3	3,070.22	3,054.25	3,030.37	3,011.67	2,985.91	2,974.26	2,966.31	2,982.82	2,998.91	3,014.79	3,008.6	2,994.94	2,974.59	2,950.65	2,924.89	2,906.48	2,891.24	2,888.69	2,885.04	2,895.53	2,900.21
Phoenix, AZ	1,721.97	1,721.03	1,717.53	1,716.78	1,712.1	1,708.37	1,702.97	1,696.34	1,695.14	1,697.64	1,702.34	1,706.44	1,709.64	1,721.52	1,724.7	1,728.68	1,731.92	1,729.64	1,721.91	1,713.68	1,711.93	1,718.45	1,727.68	1,735.59	1,738.28	1,738.97	1,738.56	1,736.54	1,732.72	1,725.54	1,717.64	1,710.66	1,709.67	1,716.33	1,724.93	1,733.88	1,737.32
San Francisco, CA	3,408.78	3,353.06	3,294.13	3,237.8	3,196.41	3,163.78	3,130.43	3,099.82	3,086.7	3,089.43	3,093.91	3,086.36	3,075.18	3,074.94	3,059.18	3,038.43	3,018.97	2,992.47	2,962.54	2,944.75	2,933.08	2,935.96	2,936.64	2,943.82	2,947.24	2,941.73	2,930.85	2,917.95	2,902.7	2,885.2	2,862.63	2,848.85	2,846.06	2,858.23	2,878.97	2,894.28	2,902.44
Riverside, CA	2,540.84	2,534	2,530.89	2,524.1	2,516.41	2,504.79	2,496.26	2,485.58	2,480.57	2,478.17	2,479.07	2,476.34	2,471.95	2,485.92	2,487.84	2,485.48	2,478.94	2,470.19	2,461.04	2,450.81	2,443.78	2,446.08	2,448.07	2,448.85	2,437.1	2,430.06	2,417.78	2,413.28	2,404.12	2,392.42	2,375.72	2,364.67	2,367.87	2,373.22	2,377.12	2,370.71	2,367.44
Detroit, MI	1,523.73	1,518.3	1,511.79	1,503.33	1,491.01	1,483.13	1,479.14	1,475.89	1,471.99	1,467.55	1,469.61	1,468.69	1,468.31	1,478.03	1,477.47	1,473.29	1,470.15	1,460.93	1,455.47	1,448.17	1,447.7	1,444.37	1,443.9	1,441.17	1,438.99	1,433.73	1,426.11	1,418.35	1,405.48	1,395.76	1,385.47	1,383.08	1,379.03	1,379.5	1,376.78	1,378.42	1,375.26
Seattle, WA	2,277.6	2,272.41	2,261.04	2,245.71	2,231.87	2,219.79	2,210.45	2,205.23	2,206.19	2,215.16	2,224.35	2,233.4	2,240.32	2,250.1	2,240.94	2,223.71	2,209.77	2,195.9	2,179.88	2,165.56	2,159.74	2,166.55	2,177.54	2,189.93	2,196.25	2,195.71	2,184.23	2,168.55	2,148.67	2,131.34	2,113.4	2,097.37	2,091.18	2,097.89	2,115.66	2,127.91	2,133.1
Minneapolis, MN	1,719.2	1,717.07	1,710.76	1,702.56	1,693.74	1,682.91	1,676.7	1,666.48	1,663.55	1,658.96	1,660.39	1,660.34	1,660.85	1,666.58	1,662.35	1,652.57	1,644.53	1,633.41	1,622.14	1,609.61	1,601.82	1,601.96	1,606.54	1,609.81	1,609.97	1,608.88	1,609.07	1,605.26	1,598.31	1,587.71	1,575.37	1,563.87	1,558.19	1,557.18	1,560.67	1,564.25	1,569.08
San Diego, CA	2,993.63	2,984.44	2,976.32	2,963.44	2,951.79	2,941.69	2,929.54	2,915.51	2,912.13	2,917.66	2,929.94	2,932.77	2,935.55	2,954.27	2,949.6	2,940.82	2,932.06	2,922.93	2,907.53	2,899.82	2,897.18	2,904.49	2,907.26	2,910.1	2,910.62	2,908.51	2,898.69	2,883.37	2,866.69	2,847.79	2,832.1	2,823.25	2,830.51	2,848.83	2,870.16	2,883.84	2,886.73
Tampa, FL	2,001.34	1,998.42	1,997.42	1,995.76	1,993.17	1,986.54	1,982.43	1,977.95	1,979.49	1,981.83	1,989.6	1,996.64	2,004.31	2,022.52	2,025.79	2,029.02	2,031.82	2,030.79	2,022.8	2,015.4	2,008.55	1,997.09	1,986.52	1,981.19	1,980.79	1,979.87	1,974.37	1,973.44	1,970.39	1,967.1	1,961.42	1,958.95	1,959.65	1,962.65	1,969.45	1,971.62	1,970.22
Denver, CO	1,922.4	1,923.64	1,917.74	1,906.2	1,893.98	1,883.54	1,873	1,867.84	1,869.11	1,883.74	1,900.58	1,919.05	1,933.05	1,947.38	1,949.82	1,943.42	1,931.15	1,916.04	1,901.44	1,897.97	1,903.9	1,927.11	1,951.68	1,972.69	1,980.7	1,982.84	1,977.86	1,971.12	1,957.33	1,945.56	1,927.64	1,919.53	1,916.34	1,928.04	1,940.62	1,948.89	1,953.06
Baltimore, MD	1,947.82	1,942.37	1,930.44	1,924.22	1,918.14	1,915.6	1,911.91	1,906.96	1,898.62	1,897.79	1,898.81	1,902.06	1,898.34	1,898.61	1,892.69	1,889.92	1,883.66	1,878.67	1,868.23	1,859.97	1,853.39	1,852.24	1,855.71	1,855.6	1,856.31	1,851.64	1,844.5	1,831.74	1,816.32	1,802.95	1,791.57	1,784.72	1,781.13	1,783.96	1,787.67	1,794.89	1,797.58
St. Louis, MO	1,442.92	1,439.78	1,432.66	1,424.98	1,417.1	1,411.73	1,405.35	1,402.6	1,397.13	1,393.69	1,393.92	1,390.94	1,389.41	1,385.98	1,383.57	1,379.43	1,374.54	1,366.53	1,361.73	1,356.75	1,351.79	1,347.23	1,346.41	1,345.91	1,346.61	1,342.02	1,336.32	1,327.56	1,317.64	1,304.14	1,292.96	1,286.66	1,287.24	1,286.43	1,284.5	1,284.14	1,283.29
Orlando, FL	1,942.03	1,941.68	1,943.5	1,936.07	1,927.71	1,916.96	1,909.34	1,905.02	1,900.65	1,904.85	1,913.1	1,921.45	1,928.76	1,946.96	1,949.32	1,946.71	1,942.96	1,935.79	1,924.13	1,914.85	1,909.98	1,915.77	1,924.42	1,936.86	1,942.76	1,944.51	1,939.47	1,931.32	1,920.93	1,911.59	1,900.87	1,896.03	1,892.22	1,897.43	1,908.2	1,918.79	1,927.8
Charlotte, NC	1,748.83	1,744.63	1,741.64	1,737.5	1,731.4	1,724.23	1,715.18	1,710.65	1,710.89	1,716.63	1,721.47	1,727.39	1,732.12	1,745.88	1,745.27	1,740.69	1,736.82	1,728.26	1,719.9	1,710.41	1,706.46	1,709.44	1,714.56	1,722.93	1,726.86	1,725.97	1,720.51	1,709.91	1,702.03	1,695.2	1,693.36	1,687.34	1,688.05	1,690.75	1,702.79	1,709.56	1,714.21
San Antonio, TX	1,421.67	1,419.07	1,416.27	1,417.45	1,417.14	1,415.24	1,407.29	1,405.24	1,405.71	1,414.43	1,422.67	1,433.09	1,439.94	1,450.9	1,449.62	1,449.96	1,448.09	1,444.31	1,437.13	1,430.95	1,426.78	1,433.1	1,445.17	1,459.36	1,465.89	1,465.79	1,464.76	1,462.01	1,457.55	1,451.81	1,446.63	1,446.33	1,447.02	1,452.65	1,458.82	1,466.36	1,471.11
Portland, OR	1,817.79	1,812.6	1,808.5	1,801.48	1,794.89	1,785.82	1,778.29	1,773.87	1,777.04	1,786.41	1,796.26	1,803.8	1,807.25	1,803.53	1,797.17	1,787.3	1,777.92	1,767.86	1,759.08	1,754.14	1,755.91	1,767.16	1,775.57	1,783.18	1,783.43	1,781.76	1,773.09	1,758.12	1,742.45	1,725.74	1,711.85	1,701.44	1,700.41	1,709.51	1,722.8	1,733.73	1,737.98
Sacramento, CA	2,282.35	2,276.34	2,278.23	2,266.62	2,254.64	2,239.42	2,232.29	2,229.6	2,232.42	2,235.31	2,242.37	2,243.32	2,244.33	2,257.71	2,251.75	2,243.08	2,232.01	2,220.18	2,204.64	2,204.87	2,206.82	2,216.26	2,220.14	2,222.94	2,223.15	2,214.35	2,206.19	2,196.26	2,182.82	2,166.59	2,152.5	2,144.37	2,142.55	2,148.53	2,153.81	2,158.08	2,155.69
Pittsburgh, PA	1,468.85	1,468.13	1,464.84	1,459.2	1,449.32	1,440.08	1,431.29	1,427.89	1,422.77	1,424.23	1,419.28	1,421.26	1,420.87	1,450.39	1,443.85	1,432.19	1,424.22	1,414.05	1,405.76	1,399.84	1,396.51	1,395.89	1,399.18	1,398.28	1,397.38	1,391.96	1,384.74	1,373.79	1,365.56	1,361.17	1,357.43	1,349.71	1,342.86	1,338.94	1,339.41	1,339.07	1,338.84
Cincinnati, OH	1,521.83	1,519	1,515.27	1,512.77	1,507.87	1,501.48	1,489.24	1,479.26	1,474.55	1,477.09	1,482.05	1,483.08	1,482.6	1,511.1	1,504.73	1,497.97	1,487.31	1,479.64	1,469.88	1,469.91	1,468.6	1,470.57	1,469.88	1,468.43	1,467.62	1,459.33	1,452.43	1,443.36	1,433.95	1,425.67	1,417.53	1,409.16	1,406.58	1,401.13	1,404.64	1,400.58	1,400.25
Austin, TX	1,622.18	1,620.42	1,615.5	1,607.94	1,602.43	1,594.78	1,588.77	1,581.83	1,581.88	1,588.85	1,599.11	1,609.84	1,622.45	1,661.97	1,670.21	1,671.27	1,665.21	1,660.34	1,655.29	1,652.22	1,654.59	1,663.85	1,678.15	1,696.05	1,709.99	1,723.44	1,727.63	1,726.03	1,720.55	1,715.88	1,716.56	1,720.24	1,727.77	1,734.45	1,747.11	1,763.89	1,781.79
Las Vegas, NV	1,742.04	1,747.29	1,750.34	1,745.06	1,739.14	1,731.68	1,725.72	1,718.92	1,719.17	1,721.32	1,728.28	1,732.14	1,739.76	1,742.82	1,743.96	1,743.65	1,741	1,737.16	1,726.58	1,717.36	1,711.3	1,715.69	1,723.44	1,730.62	1,736.46	1,737.44	1,736	1,726.75	1,710.79	1,697.04	1,687.06	1,684.1	1,683.96	1,684.08	1,688.09	1,693.04	1,696.32
Kansas City, MO	1,528.63	1,524.33	1,516.1	1,508.75	1,497.23	1,487.29	1,479.38	1,473.23	1,470.69	1,469.71	1,472	1,474.13	1,475.3	1,491.56	1,487.12	1,478.56	1,469.37	1,461.25	1,449.18	1,440	1,429.17	1,427.96	1,432.61	1,435.68	1,437.44	1,433.04	1,424.23	1,412.53	1,399.54	1,389.55	1,382.47	1,375.93	1,372.65	1,365.35	1,364.15	1,363.25	1,366.48
Columbus, OH	1,521.49	1,513.43	1,506.21	1,500.11	1,492.25	1,483.32	1,472.11	1,465.27	1,470.01	1,477.9	1,485.13	1,481.74	1,483.35	1,490.28	1,491.11	1,484.97	1,473.91	1,464.34	1,451.33	1,447.6	1,442.35	1,445.62	1,447.86	1,451.85	1,451.37	1,445.94	1,436.83	1,421.96	1,409.91	1,396.1	1,389.89	1,385.04	1,385.47	1,385.6	1,388.41	1,392.69	1,394
Indianapolis, IN	1,551.89	1,546.73	1,537.16	1,528.3	1,519.35	1,515.9	1,507.41	1,506.48	1,504.25	1,504.99	1,501.24	1,500.66	1,502.59	1,529.67	1,524.23	1,517.78	1,506.8	1,501.2	1,492.43	1,485.32	1,474.8	1,472.47	1,473.43	1,479.97	1,477.49	1,474.03	1,462.2	1,454.34	1,444.25	1,436.19	1,426.04	1,417.59	1,413.39	1,414.34	1,414.19	1,413.5	1,410.88
Cleveland, OH	1,453.98	1,449.32	1,440.01	1,434.62	1,429.59	1,431.8	1,430.39	1,421.32	1,413.06	1,409.34	1,405.06	1,398.05	1,391.66	1,414.9	1,410.98	1,405.92	1,397.24	1,393.72	1,386.07	1,385.05	1,375.99	1,369.25	1,363.62	1,360.33	1,358.94	1,353.77	1,347.37	1,334.19	1,322.74	1,311.04	1,307.24	1,300.22	1,292.73	1,280.61	1,277.65	1,276.7	1,274.67
San Jose, CA	3,815.15	3,777.11	3,726.93	3,674.18	3,631.46	3,595.29	3,570.41	3,547.52	3,535.88	3,530.16	3,535.54	3,544.94	3,547.14	3,535.13	3,513.51	3,488.17	3,461.96	3,436.82	3,404.11	3,382.16	3,376.71	3,392.55	3,413.33	3,429.81	3,434.05	3,426.08	3,398.57	3,372.14	3,339.39	3,315.11	3,281.35	3,248.84	3,233.35	3,245.81	3,281.9	3,310.55	3,322.67
Nashville, TN	1,813.41	1,809.68	1,803.69	1,793.49	1,782.57	1,774.2	1,770.16	1,767.36	1,768.82	1,776.27	1,786.55	1,793.7	1,798.98	1,810.12	1,806.21	1,801.12	1,795.7	1,785.86	1,776.51	1,768.72	1,770.31	1,773.69	1,783.32	1,793.23	1,802.84	1,804.72	1,800.96	1,792.86	1,780.4	1,771.05	1,758.52	1,752.28	1,749.83	1,758.72	1,770.6	1,781.92	1,788.78
Virginia Beach, VA	1,891.03	1,873.15	1,858.3	1,848.88	1,837.21	1,827.58	1,814.44	1,806.55	1,797.17	1,787.77	1,781.51	1,777.37	1,774.24	1,772.84	1,764.74	1,751.64	1,738.2	1,728.1	1,719.43	1,715.55	1,709.12	1,712.54	1,712.76	1,718.3	1,714.16	1,706.7	1,692.21	1,681.78	1,666.27	1,650.8	1,636.67	1,628.28	1,629.43	1,631.47	1,634.8	1,636.33	1,627.41
Providence, RI	2,166.9	2,165.07	2,161.14	2,153.42	2,148.09	2,137.35	2,119.16	2,103.86	2,098.87	2,091.76	2,083.72	2,075.62	2,078.51	2,102.79	2,104.06	2,091.37	2,066.35	2,052.61	2,036.15	2,026.74	2,013.47	2,003.47	2,000.89	2,001.54	2,007	2,002.55	1,996.47	1,987.67	1,972.53	1,949.31	1,930.65	1,915.07	1,902.09	1,893.16	1,893.97	1,899.74	1,899.87
Jacksonville, FL	1,696.25	1,692.39	1,687.26	1,679.02	1,673.29	1,662.37	1,655.72	1,647.27	1,648.18	1,653.03	1,660.04	1,664.98	1,666.61	1,687.1	1,686.07	1,683.12	1,675.32	1,671.29	1,663.38	1,662.39	1,660.6	1,662.05	1,665	1,670.05	1,675.23	1,676.91	1,673.49	1,670.79	1,663.12	1,655.55	1,643.94	1,639.25	1,636.07	1,644.44	1,653.62	1,666.01	1,669.67
Milwaukee, WI	1,562.54	1,557.16	1,548.71	1,539.8	1,534.62	1,523.68	1,513.9	1,510.55	1,506.41	1,503.99	1,492.91	1,489.81	1,488.21	1,476.24	1,475.05	1,471.2	1,467.82	1,460.47	1,450.91	1,441.2	1,432.95	1,429	1,426.59	1,427.66	1,428.89	1,424.77	1,421.38	1,412.68	1,401.39	1,390.95	1,383.99	1,381.36	1,373.69	1,366.92	1,365.27	1,370.36	1,368.64

Latest reading

United States stood at 1,947.97 USD in Aug 2026. That is +0.2% from Jul 2026 and +2.5% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Aug 2026. Source: Zillow Research.

Latest: 1,947.97 USD; Aug 2026
vs previous period: +0.2%; Jul 2026
vs a year earlier: +2.5%

About this data

US Zillow Rent Index by metro area and the United States, published monthly by Zillow Research. This series tracks asking rents for new lease agreements across single-family homes and apartments, expressed in USD. Data series begin in January 2015 and update monthly.

Frequently asked questions

What does the US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area measure?: The US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area measures asking rents for new lease agreements across single-family homes, multi-family units, and apartments in the United States and the largest metropolitan regions, expressed in USD.
How often is the US Zillow Rent Index by Metro Area published and how far back does it go?: The series is published monthly by Zillow Research and historical data goes back to January 2015 for the United States and covered metropolitan areas.
What geographic breakdowns are available in this table?: The table provides data for the United States nationally and across 40 major metropolitan areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston.
How does the Zillow Rent Index differ from official inflation shelter costs?: While the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks shelter costs reflecting all existing rental contracts, the Zillow index measures new lease transactions, serving as a leading indicator for rental inflation in the United States.