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Auckland · Q1 2026

Fruitvale

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Fruitvale — built from 27 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$625
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +4.2% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 27 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$583–$769
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+4.2%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$32,500
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
27
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Fruitvale sits in Auckland

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.

Fruitvale $625 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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.

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How the Fruitvale figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Fruitvale — 27 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Publish the released median unchanged — Fruitvale is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $32,500

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

$440$600$740 $625 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$52030
Q2 2020$56024
Q3 2020$54021
Q4 2020$59027
Q1 2021$57524
Q2 2021$50018
Q3 2021$54021
Q4 2021$56021
Q1 2022$58030
Q2 2022$59030
Q3 2022$57533
Q4 2022$58027
Q1 2023$60030
Q2 2023$62021
Q3 2023$61021
Q4 2023$59021
Q1 2024$70021
Q2 2024$66027
Q3 2024$60021
Q4 2024$59033
Q1 2025$60033
Q2 2025$58036
Q3 2025$64024
Q4 2025$59527
Q1 2026$62527

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $623 9 bonds
2 bedrooms $585 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $690 9 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

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.

Gross rental yield

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Fruitvale, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
New Lynn Seabrook$650+$250.7 km
New Lynn$611-$141.4 km
Kelston$619-$61.6 km
Glen Eden$604-$211.7 km
Glen Eden Woodglen$630+$51.9 km
Glen Eden Rosier$650+$252.5 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Fruitvale

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.

Fruitvale zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Fruitvale zoning and development rules →

Schools in Fruitvale

There is 1 school in Fruitvale. 1 of them operates an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 1 school in Fruitvale →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Fruitvale?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Fruitvale is $625 (Q1 2026), from 27 bonds lodged with Tenancy Services. We use the median rather than a simple average because it is not distorted by a handful of very high or very low rents.
Are rents in Fruitvale going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 4.2% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +8.7%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Fruitvale?
A one-bedroom is typically $623 a week, a two-bedroom $585, a three-bedroom $690.
Is Fruitvale expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $625 a week, Fruitvale is above the Auckland median of $622. Fruitvale is the 59th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 76% of them.
What rental yield does Fruitvale produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Fruitvale median rent of $625 a week, annual rent is about $32,500. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $32,500 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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