Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Owners' Equivalent Rent Of Primary Residence, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for owners' equivalent rent of primary residence are 1.25% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.25 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence experienced an average inflation rate of 1.25% per year. In other words, owners' equivalent rent of primary residence costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.25 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for owners' equivalent rent of primary residence was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 3.84%, which is above the average yearly change for owners' equivalent rent of primary residence during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for owners' equivalent rent of primary residence was higher.

Price Inflation for Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence since 1982

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2023 (7.47%), 2022 (5.74%), and 1986 (5.50%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	3.84%
2026	$20.25	1.25%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence:

Year	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	100.000	102.492	107.308	113.158	119.383	124.825	131.125	137.400	144.800	150.425	155.525	160.517	165.783	171.333	176.775	181.892	187.800	192.925	198.658	206.283	214.700	219.925	224.925	230.150	238.175	246.235	252.426	256.610	256.578	259.553	264.813	270.661	277.808	285.889	295.329	305.092	315.162	325.669	334.808	343.419	363.125	390.266	411.584	427.373	432.722

Adjust owners' equivalent rent of primary residence prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence was 427.373 in the year 2025 and 432.722 in 2026:

432.722 / 427.373 * $20 = $20.25

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.25 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence in 1982. In addition to owners' equivalent rent of primary residence, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.