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Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI)
Consumer-price index for owners' equivalent rent.
441
Index 1982-84=100 · latest, Jun 2026
vs prior month▲ 0.2%
vs year ago▲ 3.3%
| Year | Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI) |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 100 |
| 1983 | 105 |
| 1984 | 110 |
| 1985 | 116 |
| 1986 | 122 |
| 1987 | 128 |
| 1988 | 134 |
| 1989 | 141 |
| 1990 | 148 |
| 1991 | 153 |
| 1992 | 158 |
| 1993 | 163 |
| 1994 | 168 |
| 1995 | 174 |
| 1996 | 179 |
| 1997 | 185 |
| 1998 | 191 |
| 1999 | 195 |
| 2000 | 202 |
| 2001 | 211 |
| 2002 | 218 |
| 2003 | 222 |
| 2004 | 227 |
| 2005 | 233 |
| 2006 | 243 |
| 2007 | 250 |
| 2008 | 255 |
| 2009 | 257 |
| 2010 | 257 |
| 2011 | 262 |
| 2012 | 267 |
| 2013 | 274 |
| 2014 | 281 |
| 2015 | 290 |
| 2016 | 301 |
| 2017 | 310 |
| 2018 | 320 |
| 2019 | 331 |
| 2020 | 338 |
| 2021 | 351 |
| 2022 | 377 |
| 2023 | 401 |
| 2024 | 420 |
| 2025 | 434 |
| 2026 | 441 |
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Source: BLS · CUUR0000SEHC · series · Dec 1982 to Jun 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from BLS.
Consumer-price index for owners' equivalent rent.
Consumer price index for owners' equivalent rent of residences, all urban consumers.
Source: BLS · Jun 2026 · Full lesson → Learn
About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.
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No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.
- Rent (CPI) Rent actually paid by tenants, the market-rent counterpart.
- Home Price to Income Home prices measured against incomes, the buy side.
- CPI Inflation (YoY) The headline index this is the largest single component of.