Rent Increase Calculator

Use our Rent Increase Calculator to see what a rent increase really means — the new rent, the change in dollars and percent, and what you’d pay over the years if the rent keeps rising.

Pick what you want to find. For a new rent, enter your current rent and the increase as a percentage or a dollar amount: $1,850 plus 4.5% is $1,933.25 a month, $999 more a year. For a percent change, enter the old and new rent — the change is (new − old) ÷ old × 100 — and, if they’re more or less than a year apart, the months between them to get a yearly rate.

To look ahead, enter a yearly increase and a number of years. Each year’s rent is the year before plus that percentage, rounded to the cent, and the first year is paid at today’s rent: at 3% a year, $1,500 grows to $1,738.91 after five years, and over those five years you’d pay $5,564.40 more than if the rent stayed the same.

How much and how often rent can go up depends on your lease and local rules, so check them before you sign; treat the results as an estimate. To see how the rent fits your income, use our Monthly Budget Calculator; if you share the home, our Split Rent By Income Calculator.