Demand Data — Rental Affordability
Median Monthly Price of Rental Housing in US
NOTE: The 2020 and 2021 Median Rental Prices (MRP) are partially based on CPS/HVS surveys conducted under COVID restrictions and should be viewed with caution.
Normal data collection procedures resumed for Q3 2021. The MRP is also based on annual ACS median rental price for recent movers data. ACS 2020 rental price data
are unavailable due to COVID data collection restrictions. Household rents are inflated to 2021 dollars using CPI-U All Items.
Median Annual Income of Renter Households in US
NOTE: Household incomes are in inflated to 2021 dollars using CPI-U All Items.
HUD Rental Affordability Index for US
NOTE: The 2020 and 2021 Median Rental Prices (MRP) underlying the RAI are partially based on CPS/HVS surveys conducted under COVID-19 restrictions and should be viewed
with caution. Normal data collection procedures resumed for Q3 2021. The MRP underlying the RAI is also based on annual ACS median rental price for recent movers data.
ACS 2020 rental price data are unavailable due to COVID data collection restrictions.
MRP = Median Rental Price
NOTE: The Q2 2020 - Q2 2021 MRPs are partially based on CPS/HVS surveys conducted under COVID-19 restrictions and should be viewed with caution.
Normal data collection procedures resumed for Q3 2021. The MRP is also based on annual ACS median rental price for recent movers data; 2020 ACS
rental price data are unavailable due to COVID data collection restrictions. The MRP is inflated to current dollars using CPI-U All Items.
MRI = Median Renter Income
NOTE: MRI is inflated to current dollars using CPI-U All Items.
RAI = Rental Affordability Index
NOTE: The Q2 2020 - Q2 2021 Median Rental Prices (MRP) underlying the RAI are partially based on CPS/HVS surveys conducted under COVID-19 restrictions
and should be viewed with caution. Normal data collection procedures resumed for Q3 2021. The MRP underlying the RAI is also based on annual ACS median
rental price for recent movers data; 2020 ACS rental price data are unavailable due to COVID data collection restrictions.