Money Renting an apartment? Rents during COVID are already high and they are only going higher August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY Comments Off on Renting an apartment? Rents during COVID are already high and they are only going higher Rent prices have soared in 2021. The national median rent jumped by 11.4% and rents may go even higher as markets rebound from COVID-19.