Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Saint Marys Bay — built from 27 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. Saint Marys Bay is the 82nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.
The median weekly rent in Saint Marys Bay is $720, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 16% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 7.5%, and it is up 7% on Q1 2020, when the median was $850.
Most new tenancies fall between $543 and $1,094 a week — the middle half of the market.
Saint Marys Bay is the 82nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% 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 | $850 | 30 |
| Q2 2020 | $595 | 18 |
| Q3 2020 | $880 | 33 |
| Q4 2020 | $800 | 24 |
| Q1 2021 | $673 | 33 |
| Q2 2021 | $585 | 36 |
| Q3 2021 | $630 | 24 |
| Q4 2021 | $595 | 39 |
| Q1 2022 | $775 | 36 |
| Q2 2022 | $610 | 27 |
| Q3 2022 | $580 | 42 |
| Q4 2022 | $628 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | $655 | 30 |
| Q2 2023 | $588 | 30 |
| Q3 2023 | $695 | 21 |
| Q4 2023 | $870 | 24 |
| Q1 2024 | $635 | 24 |
| Q2 2024 | $730 | 27 |
| Q3 2024 | $800 | 24 |
| Q4 2024 | $680 | 21 |
| Q1 2025 | $670 | 27 |
| Q2 2025 | $750 | 27 |
| Q3 2025 | $615 | 36 |
| Q4 2025 | $750 | 33 |
| Q1 2026 | $720 | 27 |
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 | $775 | 18 | 67% |
| Apartment | $595 | 9 | 33% |
Pre-filled with the Saint Marys 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 Saint Marys Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynyard-Viaduct | $810 | +$90 | 1 km |
| Victoria Park | $515 | -$205 | 1.2 km |
| Freemans Bay | $750 | +$30 | 1.3 km |
| Herne Bay | $755 | +$35 | 1.4 km |
| Ponsonby | $892 | +$172 | 1.4 km |
| Hobson Ridge | $468 | -$252 | 1.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Saint Marys 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 Saint Marys Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Saint Marys Bay median of $720 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,440 a year in gross rent.
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