Has your monthly rent changed in the last 12 months, and if so, by how much?

Change in monthly rent over past year · Asked in 27 waves, 2022–2024 · 360,667 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Periods loaded: week46, week47, week48, week49, week50, week51, week52, week53, week54, week55, week56, week57, week58, week59, week60, week61, week62, week63, cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

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My rent increased by more than $5006%

My rent increased by $250-$500.10%

My rent increased by $100-$249.27%

My rent increased by <$100.20%

My rent decreased.2%

My rent did not change.35%

Shares in 2024

Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.

By group over time

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Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region

My rent increased by more than $500

My rent increased by $250-$500.

My rent increased by $100-$249.

My rent increased by <$100.

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region State

Wave

My rent did not change.My rent decreased.My rent increased by <$100.My rent increased by $100-$249.My rent increased by $250-$500.

Answers as the source codes them

My rent did not change.My rent decreased.My rent increased by <$100.My rent increased by $100-$249.My rent increased by $250-$500.My rent increased by more than $500Skipped (question seen but no category selected) (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable RENTCHNG. Universe: TENURE = 3.	2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16	web	51,280	11,028
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable RENTCHNG. Universe: TENURE = 3.	2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19	web	59,913	13,596
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable RENTCHNG. Universe: TENURE = 3.	2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22	web	70,429	14,628
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable RENTCHNG. Universe: TENURE = 3.	2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24	web	72,125	15,323
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable RENTCHNG. Universe: TENURE = 3.	2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27	web	72,162	15,188
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable RENTCHNG. Universe: TENURE = 3.	2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29	web	73,352	15,785

Group	My rent did not change.	My rent decreased.	My rent increased by <$100.	My rent increased by $100-$249.	My rent increased by $250-$500.	My rent increased by more than $500	n	MoE
All respondents	35%	2%	20%	27%	10%	6%	11028	±2
Less than high school	29%	3%	22%	27%	8%	12%	473	±8
High school	38%	2%	21%	26%	8%	4%	2010	±4
Some college	34%	1%	20%	28%	11%	6%	4019	±3
Bachelor's	33%	2%	19%	29%	11%	6%	2596	±3
Postgraduate	36%	1%	18%	27%	11%	7%	1930	±4