Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Murrays Bay — built from 33 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 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. Murrays Bay is the 16th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 94% of them.
The median weekly rent in Murrays Bay is $859, based on 33 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 38% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 4.0%, and it is up 20% on Q1 2020, when the median was $675.
Most new tenancies fall between $653 and $1,103 a week — the middle half of the market.
Murrays Bay is the 16th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 94% 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 | $675 | 36 |
| Q2 2020 | $663 | 24 |
| Q3 2020 | $678 | 36 |
| Q4 2020 | $672 | 30 |
| Q1 2021 | $716 | 36 |
| Q2 2021 | $725 | 30 |
| Q3 2021 | $756 | 39 |
| Q4 2021 | $696 | 36 |
| Q1 2022 | $739 | 36 |
| Q2 2022 | $738 | 30 |
| Q3 2022 | $738 | 33 |
| Q4 2022 | $720 | 39 |
| Q1 2023 | $715 | 30 |
| Q2 2023 | $832 | 33 |
| Q3 2023 | $823 | 33 |
| Q4 2023 | $756 | 33 |
| Q1 2024 | $768 | 30 |
| Q2 2024 | $774 | 33 |
| Q3 2024 | $766 | 36 |
| Q4 2024 | $726 | 30 |
| Q1 2025 | $895 | 36 |
| Q2 2025 | $863 | 42 |
| Q3 2025 | $750 | 27 |
| Q4 2025 | $877 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | $859 | 33 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Murrays 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 Murrays Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothesay Bay | $795 | -$64 | 0.9 km |
| Mairangi Bay | $797 | -$62 | 1.1 km |
| Windsor Park | $800 | -$59 | 1.4 km |
| Browns Bay | $753 | -$106 | 1.5 km |
| Pinehill | $890 | +$31 | 2.1 km |
| Campbells Bay | $955 | +$96 | 2.2 km |
Rent tells you what a Murrays 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 Murrays Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Murrays Bay median of $859 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $44,668 a year in gross rent.
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