Bush 41
1989–1992
$817
- Rent
- $494
- 2026 $
- $1,242
- 30-year
- 9.52%
Brick is the monthly principal-and-interest payment on the median new house — 20% down, 30-year, that year’s average mortgage rate. Steel is median rent. Same units: dollars a month. The sticker price is not the cost. Cards show rent in 2026 dollars. 2022–23 is the rate shock. 2026 is through June.
To buy
P&I, 20% down
$2,034
6.35% · $408,800 house
To rent
median gross rent
$1,565
$1,578 in 2026 $
30-year
Freddie Mac average
6.35%
$408,800
At this year
2026*
Trump 2 · $2,083/mo
To buyTo rent
By administration
Clinton
1993–2000
$825
- Rent
- $582
- 2026 $
- $1,230
- 30-year
- 7.68%
Bush 43
2001–2008
$1,070
- Rent
- $760
- 2026 $
- $1,310
- 30-year
- 6.23%
Obama
2009–2016
$1,006
- Rent
- $941
- 2026 $
- $1,369
- 30-year
- 4.19%
Trump 1
2017–2020
$1,228
- Rent
- $1,143
- 2026 $
- $1,510
- 30-year
- 3.90%
Biden
2021–2024
$1,910
- Rent
- $1,354
- 2026 $
- $1,528
- 30-year
- 5.46%
Trump 2
2025–2026
$2,083
- Rent
- $1,548
- 2026 $
- $1,582
- 30-year
- 6.47%
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Source: Census new-home median · Freddie Mac 30-year · ACS rent × BLS rent CPI · 2026 through June