Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Mount Eden — built from 216 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 5 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. Mount Eden is the 64th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 74% of them.
The median weekly rent in Mount Eden is $628, based on 216 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 0.8%, and it is up 8% on Q1 2020, when the median was $590.
Most new tenancies fall between $537 and $739 a week — the middle half of the market.
Mount Eden is the 64th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 74% 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 | $590 | 276 |
| Q2 2020 | $552 | 156 |
| Q3 2020 | $571 | 177 |
| Q4 2020 | $554 | 192 |
| Q1 2021 | $584 | 237 |
| Q2 2021 | $548 | 207 |
| Q3 2021 | $573 | 168 |
| Q4 2021 | $580 | 213 |
| Q1 2022 | $584 | 276 |
| Q2 2022 | $548 | 234 |
| Q3 2022 | $555 | 225 |
| Q4 2022 | $555 | 228 |
| Q1 2023 | $598 | 267 |
| Q2 2023 | $597 | 186 |
| Q3 2023 | $640 | 189 |
| Q4 2023 | $585 | 159 |
| Q1 2024 | $655 | 207 |
| Q2 2024 | $615 | 165 |
| Q3 2024 | $622 | 189 |
| Q4 2024 | $615 | 180 |
| Q1 2025 | $633 | 252 |
| Q2 2025 | $633 | 195 |
| Q3 2025 | $614 | 213 |
| Q4 2025 | $606 | 198 |
| Q1 2026 | $628 | 216 |
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 | $692 | 114 | 53% |
| Apartment | $587 | 72 | 33% |
| Flat | $526 | 18 | 8% |
Pre-filled with the Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Valley | $528 | -$100 | 1 km |
| Maungawhau | $790 | +$162 | 1.1 km |
| Epsom Central-North | $838 | +$210 | 1.2 km |
| Eden Park | $730 | +$102 | 1.4 km |
| Balmoral | $638 | +$10 | 1.4 km |
| Epsom | $508 | -$120 | 1.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Mount Eden median of $628 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,656 a year in gross rent.
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