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Zillow Observed Rent Index (US, SA)

Latest value: $1,931.94 for September 2026, +2.9% year over year (against September 2025). 141 monthly observations from January 2015 to September 2026, in US dollars. Source: Zillow Research (CSV route); feeds the Nowflation CPI Gauge: a live source of the Shelter: Rent component (80% of the blend).

Latest observations

PeriodValue
September 2026$1,931.94
August 2026$1,925.29
July 2026$1,918.4
June 2026$1,911.65
May 2026$1,905.42
April 2026$1,899.93
March 2026$1,895.31
February 2026$1,892.27
January 2026$1,889.38
December 2025$1,887.12
November 2025$1,884.25
October 2025$1,881.38

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Cite: Nowflation, “Zillow Observed Rent Index (US, SA)” (zori_us), data from Zillow Research, retrieved October 18, 2026, https://nowflation.com/series/zori_us. The series at its source: Zillow Research.

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