Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Totara Vale — built from 51 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. Totara Vale is the 104th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 58% of them.
The median weekly rent in Totara Vale is $694, based on 51 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 12% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 0.7%, and it is up 11% on Q1 2020, when the median was $562.
Most new tenancies fall between $623 and $758 a week — the middle half of the market.
Totara Vale is the 104th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 58% 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 | $562 | 57 |
| Q2 2020 | $531 | 36 |
| Q3 2020 | $574 | 60 |
| Q4 2020 | $600 | 45 |
| Q1 2021 | $627 | 57 |
| Q2 2021 | $604 | 63 |
| Q3 2021 | $598 | 48 |
| Q4 2021 | $598 | 54 |
| Q1 2022 | $612 | 69 |
| Q2 2022 | $611 | 51 |
| Q3 2022 | $622 | 51 |
| Q4 2022 | $589 | 60 |
| Q1 2023 | $638 | 72 |
| Q2 2023 | $644 | 45 |
| Q3 2023 | $665 | 45 |
| Q4 2023 | $671 | 57 |
| Q1 2024 | $685 | 57 |
| Q2 2024 | $718 | 45 |
| Q3 2024 | $684 | 51 |
| Q4 2024 | $665 | 45 |
| Q1 2025 | $689 | 78 |
| Q2 2025 | $679 | 57 |
| Q3 2025 | $677 | 75 |
| Q4 2025 | $689 | 42 |
| Q1 2026 | $694 | 51 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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The closest suburbs to Totara Vale, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsworth Heights | $539 | -$155 | 1.2 km |
| Sunnynook | $709 | +$15 | 1.4 km |
| Forrest Hill | $754 | +$60 | 1.8 km |
| Bayview | $665 | -$29 | 2.2 km |
| Glenfield | $680 | -$14 | 2.2 km |
| Windsor Park | $800 | +$106 | 2.6 km |
Rent tells you what a Totara Vale 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 Totara Vale address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Totara Vale median of $694 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,088 a year in gross rent.
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