Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Schnapper Rock — built from 39 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. Schnapper Rock is the 115th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 54% of them.
The median weekly rent in Schnapper Rock is $680, based on 39 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 9% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 4.2%, and it is down 17% on Q1 2020, when the median was $620.
Most new tenancies fall between $565 and $1,100 a week — the middle half of the market.
Schnapper Rock is the 115th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 54% 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 | $620 | 36 |
| Q2 2020 | $668 | 21 |
| Q3 2020 | $575 | 27 |
| Q4 2020 | $850 | 30 |
| Q1 2021 | $815 | 42 |
| Q2 2021 | $690 | 30 |
| Q3 2021 | $810 | 15 |
| Q4 2021 | $700 | 45 |
| Q1 2022 | $880 | 33 |
| Q2 2022 | $650 | 18 |
| Q3 2022 | $750 | 33 |
| Q4 2022 | $655 | 42 |
| Q1 2023 | $660 | 33 |
| Q2 2023 | $665 | 39 |
| Q3 2023 | $700 | 30 |
| Q4 2023 | $740 | 33 |
| Q1 2024 | $680 | 36 |
| Q2 2024 | $820 | 27 |
| Q3 2024 | $880 | 30 |
| Q4 2024 | $603 | 30 |
| Q1 2025 | $710 | 27 |
| Q2 2025 | $820 | 30 |
| Q3 2025 | $953 | 18 |
| Q4 2025 | $650 | 30 |
| Q1 2026 | $680 | 39 |
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 | $1,050 | 27 | 69% |
| Apartment | $540 | 9 | 23% |
Pre-filled with the Schnapper Rock 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 Schnapper Rock, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhithe | $833 | +$153 | 1.5 km |
| Albany | $715 | +$35 | 2.5 km |
| Unsworth Heights | $539 | -$141 | 2.6 km |
| Bayview | $665 | -$15 | 2.9 km |
| Totara Vale | $694 | +$14 | 3.7 km |
| Albany Heights | $650 | -$30 | 4.3 km |
Rent tells you what a Schnapper Rock 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 Schnapper Rock address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Schnapper Rock median of $680 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $35,360 a year in gross rent.
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