Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Maraetai — built from 15 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. Maraetai is the 81st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.
The median weekly rent in Maraetai is $720, based on 15 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 16% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 8.9%, and it is up 31% on Q1 2020, when the median was $578.
Most new tenancies fall between $625 and $793 a week — the middle half of the market.
Maraetai is the 81st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% 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 | $578 | 18 |
| Q2 2020 | $500 | 15 |
| Q3 2020 | $550 | 15 |
| Q4 2020 | $690 | 15 |
| Q1 2021 | $550 | 18 |
| Q2 2021 | $598 | 18 |
| Q3 2021 | $650 | 12 |
| Q4 2021 | $650 | 18 |
| Q1 2022 | $660 | 12 |
| Q2 2022 | $625 | 9 |
| Q3 2022 | $720 | 21 |
| Q4 2022 | $620 | 18 |
| Q1 2023 | $620 | 12 |
| Q2 2023 | $675 | 12 |
| Q3 2023 | $540 | 15 |
| Q4 2023 | $640 | 15 |
| Q1 2024 | $725 | 12 |
| Q2 2024 | $665 | 15 |
| Q3 2024 | $630 | 12 |
| Q4 2024 | $650 | 15 |
| Q1 2025 | $790 | 21 |
| Q2 2025 | $678 | 15 |
| Q3 2025 | $720 | 15 |
| Q4 2025 | $715 | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | $720 | 15 |
Pre-filled with the Maraetai 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 Maraetai, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Te Puru | $780 | +$60 | 3.3 km |
| Sunkist Bay | $650 | -$70 | 3.6 km |
| Turanga | $950 | +$230 | 8.4 km |
| Mellons Bay | $680 | -$40 | 9.6 km |
| Somerville | $810 | +$90 | 9.6 km |
| Howick | $677 | -$43 | 10.1 km |
Rent tells you what a Maraetai 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 Maraetai address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Maraetai median of $720 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,440 a year in gross rent.
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