Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Fruitvale — built from 27 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Fruitvale is the 59th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 76% of them.
The median weekly rent in Fruitvale is $625, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is almost exactly in line with the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 4.2%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $520.
Most new tenancies fall between $583 and $769 a week — the middle half of the market.
Fruitvale is the 59th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 76% of them.
Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.
| Quarter | Median weekly rent | New bonds |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | $520 | 30 |
| Q2 2020 | $560 | 24 |
| Q3 2020 | $540 | 21 |
| Q4 2020 | $590 | 27 |
| Q1 2021 | $575 | 24 |
| Q2 2021 | $500 | 18 |
| Q3 2021 | $540 | 21 |
| Q4 2021 | $560 | 21 |
| Q1 2022 | $580 | 30 |
| Q2 2022 | $590 | 30 |
| Q3 2022 | $575 | 33 |
| Q4 2022 | $580 | 27 |
| Q1 2023 | $600 | 30 |
| Q2 2023 | $620 | 21 |
| Q3 2023 | $610 | 21 |
| Q4 2023 | $590 | 21 |
| Q1 2024 | $700 | 21 |
| Q2 2024 | $660 | 27 |
| Q3 2024 | $600 | 21 |
| Q4 2024 | $590 | 33 |
| Q1 2025 | $600 | 33 |
| Q2 2025 | $580 | 36 |
| Q3 2025 | $640 | 24 |
| Q4 2025 | $595 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | $625 | 27 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Fruitvale median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.
Gross yield ignores rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancy. Net yield is typically 1–2 percentage points lower — the full calculator works both out.
The closest suburbs to Fruitvale, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lynn Seabrook | $650 | +$25 | 0.7 km |
| New Lynn | $611 | -$14 | 1.4 km |
| Kelston | $619 | -$6 | 1.6 km |
| Glen Eden | $604 | -$21 | 1.7 km |
| Glen Eden Woodglen | $630 | +$5 | 1.9 km |
| Glen Eden Rosier | $650 | +$25 | 2.5 km |
Rent tells you what a Fruitvale property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.
Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Fruitvale address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Fruitvale median of $625 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,500 a year in gross rent.
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