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Auckland · Q1 2026

Mission Heights

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Mission Heights — built from 42 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$711
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -15.3% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 42 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$535–$791
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-15.3%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$36,972
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
42
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Mission Heights sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Mission Heights is the 88th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 65% of them.

Mission Heights $711 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Mission Heights is $711, based on 42 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 14% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 15.3%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $598.

Most new tenancies fall between $535 and $791 a week — the middle half of the market.

Mission Heights is the 88th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 65% of them.

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How the Mission Heights figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 2 statistical areas that make up Mission Heights — 42 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. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $36,972

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.

$520$720$900 $711 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$59839
Q2 2020$61627
Q3 2020$66339
Q4 2020$68442
Q1 2021$65539
Q2 2021$66736
Q3 2021$64024
Q4 2021$70245
Q1 2022$67024
Q2 2022$77733
Q3 2022$66739
Q4 2022$64630
Q1 2023$70448
Q2 2023$78427
Q3 2023$72636
Q4 2023$70442
Q1 2024$80236
Q2 2024$66639
Q3 2024$74254
Q4 2024$71636
Q1 2025$83960
Q2 2025$75151
Q3 2025$75342
Q4 2025$65739
Q1 2026$71142

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 $550 24 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 Mission Heights 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 Mission Heights, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Baverstock$830+$1191.5 km
Ormiston$639-$721.7 km
Dannemora$861+$1502.3 km
Donegal Park$620-$912.7 km
Chapel Downs$720+$92.8 km
Redcastle$770+$593.1 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 Mission Heights

Rent tells you what a Mission Heights property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.

Mission Heights zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Mission Heights address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Mission Heights median of $711 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,972 a year in gross rent.

Check Mission Heights zoning and development rules →

Schools in Mission Heights

There are 2 schools in Mission Heights. 2 of them operate 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 2 schools in Mission Heights →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Mission Heights?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Mission Heights is $711 (Q1 2026), from 42 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 Mission Heights going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 15.3% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +8.5%.
Is Mission Heights expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $711 a week, Mission Heights is above the Auckland median of $622. Mission Heights is the 88th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 65% of them.
What rental yield does Mission Heights produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Mission Heights median rent of $711 a week, annual rent is about $36,972. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $36,972 on a $900,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Mission Heights?

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Areas included in Mission Heights: Mission Heights North · Mission Heights South. See how we combine them.