Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Mission Bay — built from 63 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. Mission Bay is the 34th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 87% of them.
The median weekly rent in Mission Bay is $800, based on 63 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 29% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 14.6%, and it is up 10% on Q1 2020, when the median was $750.
Most new tenancies fall between $615 and $998 a week — the middle half of the market.
Mission Bay is the 34th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 87% 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 | $750 | 57 |
| Q2 2020 | $700 | 51 |
| Q3 2020 | $650 | 66 |
| Q4 2020 | $703 | 54 |
| Q1 2021 | $725 | 57 |
| Q2 2021 | $810 | 63 |
| Q3 2021 | $635 | 33 |
| Q4 2021 | $580 | 48 |
| Q1 2022 | $795 | 66 |
| Q2 2022 | $655 | 66 |
| Q3 2022 | $650 | 69 |
| Q4 2022 | $660 | 63 |
| Q1 2023 | $700 | 66 |
| Q2 2023 | $800 | 60 |
| Q3 2023 | $750 | 66 |
| Q4 2023 | $775 | 51 |
| Q1 2024 | $850 | 69 |
| Q2 2024 | $750 | 60 |
| Q3 2024 | $833 | 78 |
| Q4 2024 | $750 | 78 |
| Q1 2025 | $698 | 57 |
| Q2 2025 | $800 | 75 |
| Q3 2025 | $795 | 63 |
| Q4 2025 | $795 | 57 |
| Q1 2026 | $800 | 63 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $890 | 42 | 67% |
| Apartment | $835 | 15 | 24% |
| Boarding House | $400 | 6 | 10% |
Pre-filled with the Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohimarama | $850 | +$50 | 0.8 km |
| Orakei | $913 | +$113 | 1.3 km |
| Meadowbank | $682 | -$118 | 1.6 km |
| Saint Heliers | $936 | +$136 | 2 km |
| Saint Johns | $684 | -$116 | 2.4 km |
| Glen Innes | $678 | -$122 | 2.9 km |
Rent tells you what a Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Mission Bay median of $800 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $41,600 a year in gross rent.
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