Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Massey — built from 99 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Massey is the 62nd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 75% of them.
The median weekly rent in Massey is $628, based on 99 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 fallen 2.0%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $534.
Most new tenancies fall between $563 and $696 a week — the middle half of the market.
Massey is the 62nd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 75% 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 | $534 | 78 |
| Q2 2020 | $561 | 51 |
| Q3 2020 | $559 | 87 |
| Q4 2020 | $557 | 72 |
| Q1 2021 | $575 | 93 |
| Q2 2021 | $589 | 81 |
| Q3 2021 | $594 | 66 |
| Q4 2021 | $597 | 111 |
| Q1 2022 | $614 | 93 |
| Q2 2022 | $601 | 87 |
| Q3 2022 | $597 | 99 |
| Q4 2022 | $594 | 93 |
| Q1 2023 | $598 | 102 |
| Q2 2023 | $605 | 72 |
| Q3 2023 | $635 | 66 |
| Q4 2023 | $658 | 102 |
| Q1 2024 | $675 | 60 |
| Q2 2024 | $664 | 75 |
| Q3 2024 | $639 | 81 |
| Q4 2024 | $639 | 90 |
| Q1 2025 | $641 | 123 |
| Q2 2025 | $649 | 111 |
| Q3 2025 | $631 | 120 |
| Q4 2025 | $617 | 99 |
| Q1 2026 | $628 | 99 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Massey 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 Massey, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massey Royal Road | $640 | +$12 | 1.2 km |
| Henderson Larnoch | $645 | +$17 | 1.7 km |
| Royal Heights | $672 | +$44 | 2 km |
| Henderson Lincoln | $632 | +$4 | 2.3 km |
| Ranui Domain | $585 | -$43 | 2.4 km |
| Westgate | $650 | +$22 | 2.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Massey 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 Massey address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Massey median of $628 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,656 a year in gross rent.
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